Stueyb

Hi folks,

As some of you may know, I recently sold my 92 WRX. I bitched about the fuel consumption etc but hell, Im addicted. Seriously.

So I went to the local "sports" dealer and they have a 53 plate STI with PPP and a verified 11,000 (including roadside assistance and outstanding warrenty) on the clock for a bargained down price of 16,500. So my question, does this represent reasonable value for money?

aurora

offer 15k and settle for 15.5k

corradoboy

For that money, bite their hands off ! 27k car for 16k just 1 year on If you don't buy it, I will.

Stueyb

ok, i shall see if I can get it asap
insurance is ok too, at just over 1k

gso

thats cheap as chips...when buying my 04wrx i was offered a 53 Sti WITHOUT PPP, doing 23K miles for £18,700, reduced form a window price of 19995 i think.... so yeah... sounds like a price!!

sounds a bit too good to be true?

Stueyb

Well, it has a screen price of 17,495, with a BHP readout of 301 BHP ?

scoobchrissy

iTrader: (1)

Sounds realy cheap ****** it up

AndyC_772

iTrader: (2)

Sounds suspiciously cheap actually - I looked at 1yr old STI/PPP cars a few months back and the going rate at a main dealer was £22k. Private sales weren't much cheaper.

I think you'd do well to try and establish why the car is so cheap. Make sure it's not been a write-off at least, or in any other serious accident. It may well be a Euro import but that's no reason to avoid it. If it checks out OK (an HPI check is a must, maybe an AA/RAC inspection too) then bite the seller's arm off and enjoy

ethanrob

iTrader: (3)

If its hpi clear and no suspect issues,then rip that mans hand off,i paid £16500 for my 03 sti ppp with 45000 miles on and i bought it without question(from a main scooby dealer

regards mark)

anc-sti

Very cheap, check it out, ask the dealer if it has been bumped they have to tell you the truth. If its clear rip his hand off.

GRIFF007

I take it that all references here are to a BUGEYE 03 reg not later BLOB?!

mpr

That sounds way too cheap - a quick search on autotrader will tell you that. I'm currently staring down the barrel of 23k for the same car (8k on the clock PPP and the prodrive alloys - PF7 i think they're called). Granted that is a main dealer price and I haven't haggled yet, but its still 29k worth when bought new and I dont expect to get it for less than 21k.

GRIFF007

speculative price - private for £18.5 after haggling? - £20k Dealer, with 18" + PPP IMHO

Huge variance between speculative / naive (sp?) prices for scoobs and true market values - just get quotes from Dealers as to how much they would buy same car for (allow for exageration prior to payment..)