peteneedham

Thinking of buying a 1993 import wrx , never had a subaru before so i dont no much about imports, am i best payiying more for a uk 1994 with less power.What do you have to look out for on an import ! Can you get parts ok for imports or am i best to stay clear. Thanks hope someone can advise me.

NotoriousREV

Parts aren't a problem generally, the main bugbear is extra insurance, but thats balanced against more power and AC as standard.

Having said that, the only place I could get a bloody alternator belt was from Graham Goode racing and they wanted £25 as opposed to £3.98 from Halfords for the UK belt

There's loads of independant specialists and a fair few breakers so you honestly won't have a problem.

Plus, there's always Scoobynet if you're stuck (it's like having a huge dysfunctional family in your living room).

mark@wrx

Pete, I own a MY93 WRX. Most parts are the same as UK cars. The only problem I found was changing a widow as the UK tints are a different colour. Other than that there are loads of breakers now and people who specialise in import parts.
When you are looking, just look for all the usual things, as with any car. Bodywork is usually pretty resilient but be aware of any damage that may have been repaired.
Depending on age, you may have problems with insurance. These cars are classed as Group 20, whereas the UK cars are Group 17.
Hope you get sorted. Enjoy...

peteneedham

Thanks for info,i have had a quote for insurance £488 thrid party thats for 2 people 30year old,do all wrx have abs ?

barge

not all wrx's have abs

my 93 does, got my insurance down to under £700 this year, ring a lot of companies for insurance before you purchase so you donw get a shock.

check the normal car buying things, I love mine, had it 4 years now

Turkish1

I have owned a my 96 UK turbo, which I wrote off a couple of years ago, but now have a 93 wrx. The differences are not really as much as you would think, the wrx is quicker off the mark but not a great deal. Though the seats in my wrx are great, lets just say that the farmer spec (lol) ones in the UK car werent. Personally if as said earlier insurance is not much of a bother, then I would have the import every time. All imho of course.


Turkish1

peteneedham

Looks like i am looking for a 1993 import then,nobody has anything bad to say about them ?

Rich Tee

Pete, i've had a 93 wrx import for best part of 2 years, and not a bad word to say about it, parts are never a problem and loads of people tune them who know what they are doing so go for it.

PS thats a good insurance quote, where was that from ??

R.

peteneedham

The quote was from Directline,you can get an online quote from there web site.That quote was with no legal protection,and no protected no claims.

oj

you won't regret it.. I imported my 95' and still smiling when I see it.. I wished I brought one years ago now...
Are you doing the importing yourself..?? if you get a 10 year old plus import, you won't have to worry about the sva..!! anyway best of luck with your car...

oj