Chris_Kokopelli

I am looking to upgrade to a classic STI Version 5 and have found a MY00 that at face value appears to be a bargain.

However, the log book states that the car was registered in 2000 but on closer inspection I have found that it is a GC8E4ED (MY98 STI Version 4) rather than a GC8F4ED / GC8G4ED.
The car appears to have done very low milage (22K) and appears to be in good condition. It has also just had a full engine rebuild less than 5K ago?

Why / how would this happen and what does this mean? Should I steer clear or am I worrying about nothing?

Cheers

Chris

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

Hmmmm
It sounds a bit doubious, its 2 years old before it was registered?
Right the rules about this are the following:-

Registration from another country, registered abroad, the car should be registered to the date of manufacture or first registration.
So really, if its not a s or an early t reg, id be suspicious about the car.

Things to look for......
How many owners?
Does it have a service history that you can trace back to a speciallist?
Does it have the crystal headlights etc?

You may need to do some digging, and it may not be worth it in the end.

Tony

Chris_Kokopelli

Its on an X plate and has had 4 previous owners. All the work has been carried out at a Subaru dealer in Sheffield. I think I will give them a call.

Thanks

Chris

shaunywrx

Why would it have needed a full engine re-build at only 22k?

Chris_Kokopelli

Good point, I did ask this and alledgedly the previous owner didnt have a clue and used std unleaded petrol.

shaunywrx

I would'nt have thought using 95 ron petrol would cause the need for a full engine re-build, i would look at the overall appearance of the car, could it have been around the clock, or dare i say it even "clocked"?

dazc

22k and 4 previous owners?
That means every owner has done a max of 5k/year. Law of averages says that at least one of them will have put normal mileage on it, ie 10-12k pa, which means the other 3 owners have even less miles to share out.
If it was a 1 or 2 owner car I could believe it.
I would tread carefully.
Daz

leonpoole

Personally id walk away. They are other good genuine scoobs out there so look around and find one of them

RON

As far as I'm aware, a 98 car will be more difficult to modify easily than a later one due to the ecu being different, all the things that you've said about sounds like too many coincidences...


WALK AWAY!!! There is no such thing as a 'Real' bargain.....