eng622

Looking to buy and confused with terms. Many cars for sale state 'type UK', on further enquiry it appears these can be a genuine UK car or a European import. What are the differences, if any, on a MY03/53 Sti? Would it be reasonable to pay less for the Europoean import as I guess they cost less to start with but are they more difficult to sell? What about dealer warranty, upgrades like PPP and tracker. I read the market appears to be dead at the moment but do not really see any bargains. Been looking for a newer car over the last year and I remember a 52 reg Sti at a dealership with 16k for £15.75K 12 months ago, their does not appear to be much difference in price for a 53 reg. now.

pslewis

European Imports are about 33% cheaper than a UK Equivalent.

UK cars are the ones that hold their money.

Jap Imports are pretty much worthless after 3 years old.

A proper UK car with one owner and not messed about with will always be the best buy, but it will also be the most expensive ..................... there are no bargains!!

Pete

wrxseeker

iTrader: (1)

There have been some real bargains advertised on here STI's of that sort of age - do a search, I am sure you will find something good for the right price especially at this time of year!

hades

"Type UK" refers to the model. An "STi Type UK" has a few things that are slightly different to the STi designed for the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM). Japanese imports will tend to be the JDM model rather than the Type UK. There are often some advantages with the Japanese model (twin scroll turbo, more power), although they are sometimes harder to insure and service.

A Euro (or "parallel") import car - if supplied with a full EU certificate of conformity - is an identical car to what you would have bought from a UK dealer. The only two things to watch out for is that Subaru UK fit the alarms and locking wheel nuts - these aren't factory fit. Therefore, if you're looking at a Euro import car, check that they have these. The Euro import car (as long as it has the certificate of conformity) should be the same for insurance as the UK car, should cost the same to service - although some dealers get awkward about it, and post 2002 should be warrantied for three years.

Whilst the Euro import car will have cost less new, they are fundamentally an identical car. Therefore, second hand they tend to be a little cheaper until after the warranty has run out - but after that they won't be very much cheaper as they are after all an identical car!

Moray

Apart from the EU import doesnt have the rust proofing underneath, that UK one has so it will become rust bucket

wrxseeker

iTrader: (1)

Er not quite. Most EU cars will have some underseal applied.

It is said that UK cars have extra underseal applied at the point of import in the UK when the alarms and locking nuts are fitted.

I think that the Jap Imports can have no underseal at all.

LitchfieldImports

Japanese cars are undersealed, the Spec C has "reduced" underseal

Iain

wrxseeker

iTrader: (1)

Thanks, so am I right in saying they basically all have some underseal ??

GC8

They do; theres so much bollocks talked about JDM cars, mostly by people who know f*ck-all about anything.

LitchfieldImports

They all have some form of protection. We get extra underseal/wax oil applied when the cars arrive. It only costs £60-80

Some of the old RA's and Evo RS had no underseal and a myth began that all imports miss out. Unfortunately the internet is littered with incorrect statements which get taken as fact, there is also a lot of mis-information designed to confuse the UK buyer

WR 1mposter

iTrader: (1)

sorry mate i disagree if you put our car next to a type UK after the 3 year warranty is up, and both having full subaru service history,and ours is just say for example a grand cheaper.... i think you will find ours will sell before
type uk .......... i've asked a few type uk owners and they agree...

infact some have said ours is worth more???

pslewis

A Jap Import worth MORE than a UK car!!???

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ....... sorry couldn't help myself

Some poor souls illusions

Pete

WR 1mposter

iTrader: (1)

euro import petter solberg ltd ed

pslewis

EU Import kills it I'm afraid ................

Any mods done?? That reduces the value by twice the cost of the mod.!!

Pete

WR 1mposter

iTrader: (1)

why i have the warranty from IM and also fullsubaru service history

and i don't intend on selling

pslewis

Thats a good job then .............. you would have been in for a hard landing back on planet earth!!

Pete

WR 1mposter

iTrader: (1)

well i have the warranty at the moment ......... unless i get a letter from IM telling me otherwise

pslewis

Pete

WR 1mposter

iTrader: (1)

by the way its modded too

pslewis

IM monitor this site you numpty!!!!!!!

Pete

WR 1mposter

iTrader: (1)

ah well s**t happens

HOWY

Prove it?

GazTheHat

Also the STi Type EU doesn't have the tracker on as the Type UK does. Or well mine doesn't anyway. It's just the security issues mainly, wheel nuts, alarm, tracker.

I had a quick ding-dong with the insurance company explaining the EU/parallel import thing, they wanted to put it as a japanese import at first. But after that was sorted, it was the same to insure.

UKScoobGS

Blah blah, all i hear on this site is my car is a uk, yours is an import, mine is worth more than yours, my dick is bigger that yours.

Fecking hell just enjoy the car who gives a **** where it came from and that pish about euro imports worth 33% less than a uk one.

I have bought and sold many cars and i have come to realise a car is only worth what someone is prepared to offer regardless if it is a UK, euro or import.

Enjoy your subaru, you never buy a car to make money anyway.

Gordon.

GC8

Pete is a troll who will talk cod**** to anyone foolish to acknowledge him. Id ignore him because what he knows about imported cars you could write on a stamp.

pslewis

And your useful contribution to this thread can be written on the Queens nose on that stamp!

Stop following me around you freak!!

Pete

pslewis

Tell you what??

You prove they don't if you are that interested.

Pete

GC8

Jog on Pete.

pslewis

You get alerts whenever I post, don't you??

You seriously need your brain seeing to ............ promise me you will book into the doctors? I do worry for saddos like youself!!

Pete

GC8

No I dont Pete; Im reading ScoobyNet eating my lunch.

When have you ever made a positive contribution to a thread? When did you last genuinely try to help someone? All you posts consist of is boasting; childish name calling; feeble slurs, gain-saying and making general pointless remarks intended to undermine people. If you could sort yourself out you wouldnt get on peoples **** so much.