Sorry if this question has been asked before just wanted some opinions for my circumstances....!! I am 28 with 7yrs NCB but the car will be on the drive/street.

I like the look of both styles, is the handling as good on the wagon also which one is easier to re-sell...? i have got quotes for insurance on UK (approx £800 ) or import (£1200 ) are the extra running cost worthwhile for an import ? ( i am movin up from a 95bhp saxo so anythin over 200 bhp will be scary...!!! )

Thanks for any help......

 

Are you looking to mod it up??

If so, IMO go for the import. More power to start with than the UK, gives you a better starting base.

If you're not bothered about modding, then the UK will be your better bet. Cheaper insurance, and dealer servicing, instead of only Subaru specialists for the imports.

Going to annoy the wagon owners here, but I'd always plumb for a saloon. Better looking IMO. Wagon's are more practical however. Depends what you want it for. Put it this way, I could never go and buy our Xmas tree in my saloon

Andy.

 

no family so really only looks im concerned about, quite like the lines of the wagon IMO but un-decided on style. Not lookin at modin the car (how many people have said that tho...!!!)

 

wagons rule, it's a stealth thing

 

I used to prefer saloon, now like wagon so have one. If you are buying an early car (pre-97) and it is a wagon then go for the UK as they have the TD05 turbo in them I believe.

With Jap cars you have to worry about using octane-booster unless you get a VOS chip or scoobyecu (which is probably a good idea to get even if a UK car (for performance)).

Jap cars are much lower milage though and generally in better nick. I bought a jap wagon (1994 model) and it's got only 50k miles on it and looks like its in great condition. Also better choice of colours and a few optional extras as standard.

 

After talkin with a few mates tonight in the pub (always found a few beers help when makin such an important decision ) i am startin to prefer the wagons, e-mailed a few dealers to answer a few specific questions....!
As long as your the 1st owner in the UK i take it you dont have to worry about the previous owner running it on optimax..? also is it true jap cars have a limited top speed..?

 

they have limiters on them but quite easy to remove.

 

also, I have heard people say that the wagons handle a bit better as they have more weight in the back (but then I am biased eh)

 

another thing for me is it will be left on the street, its a dead end but i think the wagon will atract a little less attention...!!!

 

Speed is limited to 112mph.

http://vtr1000.sytes.net/Impreza1/IMG_0007.JPG

Go on you know you want to

 

LOL yer i want to...!

Semi decided then its going to be a wagon ( i think ! )

just gota decide import or uk...

Got to go to a dealer as i need to px, any one no a good one in the midlands area

 

Oh yes.It's the Devil's ride.

Mark

 

Get a Wagon and stand out from the crowd.

Details are from the Northern Big One held at Lightwater Valley in June this year

 

I'm in the Midlands but bought private & sold private.

It's a win - win situation. Private cars are cheaper to buy and you get more selling private. Just no warranty..... which some people might not like, especially on a Scoob.

Mine's an import which made it even cheaper and offsets the insurance premium hike. Plus it's 250PS where the UK model is 218PS, quite a difference

Main dealer wont touch it, but plenty of specialist around who probably know as much if not more than the dealer anyway - and seem to be cheaper so no worries there.

My only concern is fuel but should be getting it remapped soon to sort that.

 

Nice...! Dont think i will be able to afford to get one as nice as yours maybe a " nearly a devil's ride...!"

 

Totally agree with what your saying, i have just done on-line quotes for insurance so want to call just to check some of the policy wording on the imports...!! I dont mind buying private its just the hastle factor of selling my french hunk of s**t...!

 

Wagon or three

 

I want one...!!

 

I got my my98 reddish blue uk wagon last november after looking at loads,its all standard apart from a centre decat and scooby sport rearbox.
I didnt want to be a target for all the chavs that want to race at every set of lights,plus i can really shift some gear about with the seat down.
The only drawback if there is one is that you feel a bit of a poor relative at meets because it doesn't have the same street presence of a saloon,but then again you can still hoon around and suprise people, where as with the saloon that kind of behavior/performance is expected.
Just a thought though i dont think i would have got it if it was just called an estate.

 

There are quite a few chavs around notts, havin a look at some of the pics in the gallery you can get the wagon lookin very smart...!

I sort of like the idea that its less impossing ..

 

Thanks for the info Suli, YHM

 

get a wagon, and beat everyone coming out of ikea full of flat pack and kids on a sunday morning!



from a well satisfied uk wagon owner

 

Cheers c7, hopefully going to see a couple, Everyone seems to be going for the wagon.......

 

I love my MY98 uk wagon

I have had it re-mapped, and its now giving 275bhp and 277lb/ft.

Not bad for an estate



Have you contacted scoobyclinic.

They may be able to point you in the right direction for a scoob

 

I've an MY94 wagon (uk) and I love it, I was 23 when I got it and don't have a family, just thought that saloons were to common.... I couldn't insure an import so went for a U.k that's now putting out 246bhp...
Cheers
John

 

Not as yet Greg, but have a couple of days of work so am going to get on the net early and start havin a good look, i will start with scooby clinic

 

There's a nice silver WRX wagon for sale in a garage in Stone next to Langleys pub. It's a P reg, and I think it was up for sale at £6k which I thought was a good price.

I paid £7500 for my UK V reg about a year ago and that had done 82k. The car had been well looked after and was straight, a lot better than some of the c**p I looked at from Autotrader.

Pics of mine in case you are interested, you might have seen it around Stafford/Derby:
pic1
pic2

 

I bought a MY94 import wagon with 60000 km on the clock for £4250 in Feb this year.

2 weeks earlier I sold my 100000 km MY95 import 4 door for £5500 and the mods for £1300

Cheap as chips these wagons

 

I am of to look at a my94/95tom £4500 standard apart from exhaust

 

Very nice, dont think i have seen you about but will keep my eyes posted, i will be in a green saxo or more hopefully a WAGON....!!!

I will check the P plate out ASAP cheers