Colinj

Hi im looking to buy a 4dr UK Turbo 2000 and was wondering what year the facelift occured (nicer interior and front) was it MY97? and what kind of money these are changing hands for roughly?

What sort of things should I look out for when going to view one of these, common faults etc?

Cheers, Colin.

davegtt

http://www.sidc.co.uk/faq.htm#3.14

for all your needs, think the facelift was MY98.... a GOOD average mileage R plater should go for around 7k, maybe less maybe more.... depends on mileage and condition....

Colinj

Thanks for that Dave, some good info on that site.

Yeah I thought around £6.5-£7k but am finding it hard to find one.

davegtt

yeah not a bad site, I bought mine about 3 months ago MY98 terzo on a R plate, I paid £7.5k for it at the time and seemed a bargain as alot were asking closer to 9k although that didnt last long, its realistically worth £7.5k now and has 65k miles on the clock with FSSH....

if u find 1 less than 7k think you'll probably looking at a car with 100k miles on the clock, if that doesnt bother u then you can pick some good bargains up

good luck

si97

colin i have MY97 for sale PM if interested.

Tractor

MY97 got the facelifted bonnet, old style interior, but better seats
MY98 got new Forrester based interior
MY99 got new facelifted front end, better lights, better brakes, high rise rear spoiler (lots of nice things really)

Colinj

I was hopping to buy this one

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www...00432155439470

From a garage near me but when I phoned up the geeza told me its an Import? I thought it looked UK spec! This is the dash, seats, front etc that I want............has to be UK tho! What year should I be looking for?

Colinj

Any pic's, spec mate???

16vmarc

Colin!!!!!!!

you miss me?!

fitzscoob

There are a lot of uk spec cars that are imports, mine is a my99 uk (parallel import) imported from holland from new. These are uk spec cars and are classed the same for insurance purposes. When he says import ask him to clarify japanese import (you wont get insured easily until you are 25++ even 30) or parallel import (uk spec)

Colinj

hahahaha 48hrs eh...think im gonna be following you soon!

Colinj

What do you think looking at that car? the guy seemed to not have a clue what he was talking about! So if its a Euro import it shouldnt affect insurance then????

fitzscoob

If its a euro import its the same insurance group as a normal uk car!!!!!

Ask to see a copy of the V5, it will say on that.

good luck, happy shopping

16vmarc

hehe

Good job i can still view

Colinj

Hmm think I might need to check it out!

Cheers, hopefully I will find one soon

Colinj

hehe, Told you I was next to go

Colinj

What about Catalunya Turbo's??? Ive found one for sale near me with 80k for £5.5k whats different with these to normal Scoobies? Will insurance be same as UK?

Fitzscoob - I called back up about that red car.....told me its a Jap Import right enough!?!

davegtt

info on the catalunya :-

Catalunya
In 1996, Subaru again won the manufacturers title in the FIA World Rally Championship, finally winning the title with the points gained on the Catalunya rally of Spain. To celebrate this, another limited edition run of 200 cars (again with no number 13) was produced, this time going by the name of the Catalunya (I wonder why?) The main features of the "Cats", as they are commonly known as are:

Special black mica paintwork (red metallic flecks)
Colour matched door mirrors
Gold Alloys (same ones as fitted to 2.0 Sport, but painted gold)
Front and rear seats and side door panelling re-trimmed in black with red highlights
Short rally style gear **** (initial sales blurb promised a quick shift!)
Carbon fibre effect dashboard
Air conditioning
Special floor mats (black with red trim and Catalunya logo)
Side and rear Catalunya decals
Interior numbered Catalunya plaque
The first examples were registered during March 1997, for an on the road price of £21,610. Note that some dealers decided to cash in on tremendous demand for "Cats", and fitted leather seats, sunroof and other options to all their Cats, forcing buyers to hand over significantly more money than the list price, increasing their profit margin on each car sold.

davegtt

Ive got a terzo (similar in respect of being ltd edition) and insurance cost me best part of £200 more than what it would have done with a std turbo2000 depends on the insurance company I suppose

Colinj

Price good at £5.5 ono with 80000?

What sort of things do I want to know off the seller?

Hopefully Insurance wont be any different

davegtt

always best to get a quote before hand mate insurance is expensive anyhow let alone when they lump another £200 on there

things to ask the seller? dunno really, had any major work done like clutch etc replaced? check though all the receipts and question anything that looks like a strange thing to have had replaced (i.e. any glass?) etc...

£5.5k sounds reasonable presuming its on a MY97 P plate, plsu going off the spec of the cat could well have stuff like leather etc which gives u the extra value for money...

ask what sort of mileage he gets to a full tank, should give u an indication of how its driven (presuming its a private sale) 200 miles should be minimum, any less and its probably being driven hard alot or its overfueling and at 80k miles might be wiser to walk away

minor_threat

All of the insurance quotes I received for Cataluyna/Terzo's when I was looking for a Scooby came out a few hundred pounds more than the quotes for the standard UK 2000 turbos. When asked why, nearly all of the insurers said they treated the car as a limited edition and therefore non-standard UK car. (Which is odd, because they are "standard"!)

fitzscoob

definately get insurance quotes first, atleast then you can decide what model car you can or want to afford.

Where abouts are you? May be worth heading to a meet near you and speak with a few of the regulars. You will probably find someone selling a car or knowing of someone doing so.

Check out the for sale section on here to, there are always some bargains floating around. Most of the people on here are genuine enthusiasts and treat their cars better than their partners

Colinj

Yeah ive had ins. quotes for UK 2000's I suppose I best phone see what they say about the cat.

Doesnt mention Leather or that so I think this ones std http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www...00432156088899

On those miles what sort of things would be starting to wear? Turbo? Cambelt change? anything else?

davegtt

dunno tbh still only on 65k miles myself, Id expect a clutch change might not be far off though at that mileage and beware that another 10k miles the 90k mile service will be due, from a dealer think your looking at the best part of £800.... thats the major 1 with the cambelt etc

Colinj

Im located Central Scotland mate Not many around here for sale atm. Dont know about any local meets.

fitzscoob

Check out the regional areas on the bottom of the main page. Should throw some light on any possible meets

stevem2k

80k is only 10 away from a ££££ service btw. Cambelt + all fluids. £750 ish from a dealer (less from a specialist)

You may want to bear this in mind if discussing prices ...

Steve

si97

Colinj i have sent you a PM with details of the car. happy hunting

Colinj

Ah main service, will mention this if I go and see this one....try and knock a bit off the price.

Si97 - Thanks for the info on your car but its too far away to consider and (i know everyone says it) green aint my colour. Thanks all the same for PM