davegtt

Hi Guys, Im seriously interested in this car advertised ont he autotrader... whats your opinions?? it seems a little on the cheap side to be what it is? anything I should watch for???

and lastly does any1 know the owner, Im guessing its nottingham/leicester area...

http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_web/servlet/media?id=45440292

1994 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX RA, 1994,
63000 miles, 1 owner, T&T, immobilizer, 18 Kahn alloys, STI bumpers, Turbo timer, filters, Evo spoiler, Lexus lights, ICC water spray, etc, immaculate, no time wasters. £4,995

thanks guys.

ohhh and can u ell from that is it UK or Import?

Phil

Its an IMPORT

davegtt

thank you thats answered 1 question, just easier to start getting proper quotes on it now

wanted

Give the owner a call and ask if it is on the insurance register,
ie.class c or d insurance write off or stolen/recovered.Either way it would be worth alot less than a "straight" one and any future payout by an insurance company will not be for the going value, as the car will already have had a claim on it (at least as far as a write off is concerned).

Although it could just be a decent cheap motor, but a HPI check is worth it's weight in gold

Paulo P

iTrader: (42)

RAs are very nice cars and it is up cheap. Maybe it's because it's got Lexus rear lights Have you got a picture?

[Edited by paulpalmer - 9/23/2003 10:05:10 AM]

davegtt

picture here

http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_web/servlet/media?id=45440292

it does seem cheap for what it is... I wanted to sound like I know what Im talking about first thats why Im asking for info on the car in advance... I dontwanna rig up and start asking is its an impor tif u guys can tell me it is... if I sound more clue'd up on things Im less likely to be fed bull****e when I see the guy

thanks again ..
3any specs on the type RA, I hear its the lightened version?

IPALMER

iTrader: (5)

most of your questions about spec. etc will be answered here ..

sidc faq's

Paulo P

iTrader: (42)

davegtt

thanks lads

Soobmeister

Where in grantham r u? might be able to get it hpi'd for u if u mail me the reg number.

Scooby96

Is it just me - I think this looks like a shed!

davegtt

Soobmeister, Im up near the price william barracks at the mo working... or at least supposed to be .

live in gonerby hill foot?

do I know your car??? I may have seen it around, I drive a mango saxo (its the girlfriends so no laughing) and a gold/pink flip renault 5

I dont have the reg number but I could give the guy a ring later and get some more details off him, including the reg number

Paulo P

iTrader: (42)

I thought it looked ok.

davegtt

so did I, its unbelievable that you can pick up a car such as a scooby for the lowly price of 5k... dont it scare some off you owners what sort of people it mite start to attract.

Soobmeister

U might have seen my car about, it's a 1.6ts wagon in silver ( company car) and bloody slow!!! Used to live gonerby hill foot now on barrowby gate. My missus has a saxo too, good fun cars so i won't be laughing!!!!

Scooby96

Think its the Lax Power mounting position of the number plate that puts me off - petty I guess but only IMHO

Melina

I have got an STi and my boyfriend's got an EVO 7

Melina

Sorry meant to continue the message -not that I wanted to highlight it.

I use both to ferry auto journalists around

The car you describe sounds too cheap and I would not even look at it. If it has been driven anyway like "our" EVO has it will be knackered and for that price it sounds likely.

Boro

iTrader: (1)

A wiseman once said...

"Never look a gifthorse in the mouth"

They never found a wise woman that said anything

Check it out, go look at it, if its too good to be true it will be pretty obvious. If you DONT look you will never know

wanted

I think i've seen this car before around Broadmarsh in Nottingham,certainly looks the same Lreg, red, lexus lights,type RA. If it is the same one, I spoke to the (then) owner, 21 years old, who really didn't have a clue about scoobys.
The car looked in good nic but the engine sounded a bit rough, very "metalic", not smooth and quite. We had a bit of a play and my 280bhp ish (maybe a bit more) uk turbo beat it by a bit of a margine. We spoke after and he said his car was 330bhp cos that's what he was told when he bought it!, but didn't have a clue what mods were on it. I mentioned that his car sounded rough and he was asking me what to do about it!!!!
He said that he had paid 7.5k for it but was selling it to his mate??

Make of this what you will , I'm not slagging the car that you are going to look at, as it may not be the same one, but it is definatly a dead ringer for it.
Hope this helps if you do go to look at it.

Boro

iTrader: (1)

Oi b!tch this is my corner so back off before i scratch your eyeballs out!

calgonis

I recently bought a 1994 WRX RA IMPORT, mine is post sep 1994 (checked via the vin number), apparently the post Sep ones are 260bhp standard. They have for sure light weight boot and bonnet - not sure if the doors are different/lightened.

The original RA version does not have things like, central locking, air con, electric windows and stereo, although mine has had the central locking, AC and stereo added to it (This is speculation on what I have read, someone more knowlegable can correct me if im wrong).

If its an RA it will have (on what I have read) an uprated suspension and a close ratio gearbox. I can testify to this as 90Mph = almost 5000rpm in 5th (on my private airfield )
It soldiers on to 140mph at 7500rpm (however I will never do this from what I have read on the boards a few scoobs seem to die on prelonged running at high rpm, if their mixture is running lean )

Run on optimax plus octane booster.

Had a service last Sat, its on 84000Kph and am aiming at replacing all the belts on next service.

Hope I have been a help

Andrew

EDIT: forgot to add mine cost me more than that and its been very well looked after, I would be very careful at that price.

[Edited by calgonis - 9/23/2003 11:09:33 PM]