laser ed

hi all,

i am trying to get some info on this car IMPREZA WRX STI V7 JAP SPEC 310 BHP.

has anyone got one, how are they as a daily driver,

is there a down side to buying a jap import i.e., engine going pop or anything ells that might go wrong.

any info welcome and appreciated.

thanks
eddie

laser ed

come on where are all the experts.????

Gutmann pug

There are plenty of owners around and about of jap imports and no the engines dont go pop unless you mistreat them big style. In effect they are pretty similar to the UK cars but with a little more grunt

laser ed

dos this sound ok for £17000.

25000 Milles, 310 BHP STI , FULL STI SPORTS TRIM , CD, MINI DISC PLAYER, BREMBO BRAKES, CARBON STRUT BRACE, INTERCOOLER WATER SPRAY, HID LIGHTS, PRIVACY GLASS, 17" ANTHRACITE ALLOYS, SERVICE HIST, Electric Windows
Power Steering,ABS,Central Locking,Air Con,
Colour coded bumper,Alarm,Electric Follding Mirrors,Mud Flaps,Rear Wash Wipe

Gutmann pug

I guess for that money you could have a UK sti7 or maybe STi8 with PPP which gives 305bhp. But there wont be much difference in either I shouldnt think.

Sounds ok though.

Its a buyers market for sure. Have a look in the for sale section on here and you will see what you can get for your money.

Gary

laser ed

would there be any difference in the handling from a jap speck STI and a uk STI or are they both the same

SPEN555

IIRC,

A version 7 JDM scoob is the round headlight (bugeye) and in which case I would say £17k is a bit steep. There are people selling 2003 JDM STi's (STi9/10) for around £19k which has a lot more features.

You need to be careful with the numbering as it can get confusing. When the V7 came out in japan the UK did not get one. When the UK got the STi people started calling it the V7. By that time Japan was onto another model which in number terms you would call the V8. It can get very confusing!

HTH.

Anyone correct me if I am wrong.

Damian.

ScoobyTal

They are 280BHP Standard btw so 310bhp (unless its modified) is bollox

Tal - JDM MY03 STI GL - 370BHP 360 lbs/ft (full exhaust, RCM/K&N Induction kit 2 port boost solenoid remap and tinkering by Bob Rawle)

brian potter

i have a sti ppp uktype 52plate (bug eye) which has 305bhp,299ft lb of torque,0-60 in 4.6 secs and 0-100 in 12.2 secs very nice car had it a few weeks now, ive come from a evo6rsx 350bhp and i would say this is a better all round car, very quick off the mark (cant believe i'm saying this after 5 years of evo ownership) i paid 17k but mine is the wr blue car with the big spioler on the back
chris

donutman

iam sure that there was a couple of jap spec sti in the car for sale section b4 xmas for around 14k-15k.

i would not pay 17k for a bugeye when a blobeye can be had for a little more.

btw

the jap cars get more goodies and more bhp than there uk counterparts.



cheers


JDM MY04 owner

brian potter

ive not seen any for that price,unless you mean private which i didnt want if you look on autotrader my car wr blue stippp and kit are going for 16750.00 up to 18ish the blobeye i seen were all 20k

forest172

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=391328

brian potter

i assume thats a private sale, but still very cheap i'm suprised some one hasnt bitten your hand off
good luck with the sale

donutman

i paid £18900 in november for a 04 JDM sti from a garage. after i had bought it they put another up for sale for less than what i had haggled mine down to. I was not worried as i well happy with the price i paid for a nearly new car. i took a blobeye My03 sti out with ppp from a main dealer and that was only £18995 b4 you had haggled with them.

laser ed

thanks lads.

rexanova

jst boughta 2002 pro drive sti jdm. how kan i get 300 hp out of it ???

rexanova

it got a 3 inch all the way to turbo and dat it

Tidgy

right section would help

but, remap should see 300 easy on the spec you have.

ditchmyster

iTrader: (7)

Holy thread revival.

The car you speak of does not exist, and if it did, it would be running pretty much that power out of the box.

rexanova

kool is it got sum ***** 4 sure. i also own a v2wrx and bought a v2 sti from internet and got it piggy computer out of a limited ed v2 1994 slap it in and insant power it gose nuts i got it up to 7400rpm in 5 gear, top speed not to sure wud any no wat that speep wud be. cheese

PADDYHOEY

iTrader: (24)

**** take ? ???

rexanova

lol yip it was down hill 2 lol cheating i no but it did it

rexanova

hi mate i jst bought 1 2002 sti pro drive jap spec red line 8000rpm it realy nice az i use it az a daily driver around hea in new zealand nice soild power curve comped to my 1995 sti. nice body kit standed and i looove the roof vent..

Rob Day

iTrader: (78)

rexanova you need to start you own thread, your comments on another members thered from near 8 years ago are misleading, and to be honest your grammer is hard to understand, no personal insult intended

Rob

rexanova

algud mate jst learning the ropes in hear..

Arkynsei

I couldn't understand why someone was paying 17 grand for a bugeye. Jesus. Did you come from a time machine? Did they speak English where you came from?