hi all, can anyone help ? I am in the process of buying a secondhand scooby seen one advertised mvi services for £9700 38,000 miles wrx silver ingood condition offered them 9k, opinions appreciated ,as it will be my first scoob !cheers !

 

No real advice about the cost. Just a few general things.

Get some insurance quotes before you buy. Insurance has gone up dramatically recently. Also Subaru authorised dealers will not service your WRX as its a grey import as they are not allowed by Subaru UK. So you need to find a specialist. If you post your location "roughly" I am sure someone will point you to a specialist.

A friend of mine was going to deal with MVI services and seem to have a big turnover of stock.

cheers

chrisp

 

Sounds very cheap.

How old is it?
Is the mileage reliable?
Service history?

The Japanese don't tend to keep their cars long (2-3 years max) and because of this may not look after them too well. Some of these dodgy cars end up in this country as cheap imports, so be careful.

D.

 

Just had a look at the web site its a 1995 model. Looks nice from the pictures

cheers

chrisp


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as regards servicing grey imports a friend of mine gets his scooby wagon serviced at lex, says they do an excellent job?

 

p.s. i live in warwickshire !

 

Is the reg L231 XCV?

 

as regards reg it is in japan !

 

I know an Official dealer who services grey imports. Depends where you live. I don't want to post their name on here in case it gets them in trouble.

 

As you're a bird be very carefull, a lot of these cowboys will try and (excuse the expression) Shaft You.. Make sure you get a bloke to check the car over before you make the final descion!! Shouldn't you go for a Fiesta 1.1 or something... LOL

 

lol

 

You'll have to excuse him, sourob, but he's just some R.Sole who's wandered onto the board recently....can't see him staying for long though!

 

Well said Oz.

Sourob, please ignore this R.S.s comments, he appears to be from the shallow end of the gene pool and this isn't typical of the majority of users.

 

One key area to check over....the upper face of the rear bumper could have numerous paint repairs on the outside chance that the previous owner was also a lady....and the shopping bags just weren't lifted high enough...Any guy will spot this.

 

nice to hear you got your computer working sourob.....

good luck with the wrx - BTW don't put Rob on the insurance, just Ollie and Jazz - it should lower the premiums.

cheers

marcus

PS don't worry if you don't understand this mail :-)

 

sourob, well done for taking that how it was meant. Its refreshing to see some humour on the board, people not taking life too seriously isn't it Oz???

Good luck with the car sourob, look forward to meeting you at some of the events..

 

Moray, displaying the 'famous' Scottish sense of humour there... chill out, don't take life so seriously. Celebrate your wonderfull Rugby prowess.. LOL

 

Hmmm.....Mr Phill Rick (aka R.Sole).

I do wish I had such a wonderfully developed sense of humour as you but, I'm afraid I will never scale the dizzy heights of your comedic talent....

And, if anyone is unclear as to the comic genius now in our midst, please take a moment to peruse RoShambo's thread 'the lord giveth & he taketh away' for a sterling example....

 

Oz or should I call you Mr T. Wat, I've laughed more at using the withdrawl method on your mum than I have at your sad attitude, you need to get out and realise there is a life out there. Sticking up for women on your little board is not going to get one armed jack wet is it..

 

I really can't see any point in making a fool of you. You seem to be doing such a fine job all by yourself....

 

You weren't 'making a fool of me', all you were doing was displaying what a complete **** you are. Well done for keeping quiet though, though I wish your mum had kept it quiet about the milkman.

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Marcos:
<B>nice to hear you got your computer working sourob.....

good luck with the wrx - BTW don't put Rob on the insurance, just Ollie and Jazz - it should lower the premiums.

cheers
hi , marcos finally got it working goddamn computers give me an unruly dobermann anyday !!!!!(at least i can kick his **** ) anyway all i need is finance anyone know the best deals ? looks to me like directline ??
marcus

PS don't worry if you don't understand this mail :-)[/quote]

 

Phill, darling,

I refuse to get involved in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.

See you further up the evolutionary ladder, when you choose to join us!

Moray

 

now , now boys ( lol) i never get shafted unless i want to be !!!!!!!!!!! i have had quite afew fastish cars (merc cosworth fastest to date) pug 306 gti 6 at the moment, but i had a spin in a friends wrx wagon and i loved it.Now i am positive that i need one !! thanks for the advice iwill let you know when i get one.soula

 

A girl in a scooby ??

surely your kidding ??

stick to Ford ka's and fiestas
luv, and leave the "REAL" cars to
"REAL" men, like me.

Women must be banned from driving anything
over 1.0 ltr

Thrustin Justin

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Justin Foden:
<B>
A girl in a scooby ??

surely your kidding ??

stick to Ford ka's and fiestas
luv, and leave the "REAL" cars to
"REAL" men, like me.

Women must be banned from driving anything
over 1.0 ltr

Thrustin Justin

[/quote]

This is outrageous! This type of comment is irresponsible. What it should say is 'Women should be banned from driving'

 

rea l did you say REAL men !!!!!where?

 

rea l did you say REAL men !!!!!where? p.s. my honda lawnmower is more powerful than a kaa !

 

realdid you say REAL men !!!!!where? p.s. my honda lawnmower is more powerful than a ka !also on a race day at silverstone afew years ago i thrashed several REAL men (it was sweet)

 

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