Hi
Will be looking at buying a subaru end of jan ,
i have a car to trade in still owe money on it so will have to buy from trade,
I will be looking at around the 10k mark ,
Dont know much about the different subarus but would like a sti version any advice would be great and what sort of vehicle i would get for the 10k mark cheers

 

Welcome to SNet

For £10k you could be looking at Bugeye (00-03) WRX's. Another £2k will see you into Blobeye (03-05) WRX's and Bugeye STi's. If you're looking at newage Scoobs, aim for ones with the PPP (Prodrive Performance Pack) as you may soon tire of the standard performance, and PPP's make the cars so much better to drive. If you want a classic shape then you could be looking at UK special editions such as the RB5, or imports such as the '98 Type R's.

If you can sell your car privately you would be better off as a dealer will rip you off on the trade-in value and then you'll be paying their over-inflated prices on the replacement. This double whammy could lose you a lot of money

If you can raise some extra ca$h, I know of a rather good '03 WRX PPP for sale CLICKY

 

You'll get a good, low mileage MY01 bugeye WRX (2001/2002) for £10k, though you'll want to spend another £600+ getting it ecutek remapped to boost the power to ~260bhp and 256lb/ft torque. The standard WRX will soon feel sluggish with "only" 215bhp (225bhp in later models).

Alternatively you would get yourself a really nice MY99 or MY00 classic WRX for that money.

I would recommend buying a car that is as near to standard as possible, although some subtle mods like bigger or better wheels, detango, backbox, etc. is fine.

A car that already has ecutek or PPP will also save you some serious cash but check who did the mapping or that the PPP was fitted by the main dealer.

I bought mine in May and have spent a fair bit on it since. I could've bought an STi with the original £££ plus what I've spent since but I've enjoyed choosing my own mods and it now has my own look and feel

 

Traded my MY01 WRX into dealer and got £8500 for it. Was well smart example with lots of STI goodies on it and Prodrive wheels. Think he sold it on for £9000. Shows that certainly up north and even more so in Scotland a good Scoob can be had for 10k easily. I found a MY01 STI in Autotrader for £8000 with damage to paintwork on door!!

 

thx for the advice guys ,
i would love to buy one private save some money ,
But driving a focus zetec 2002 reg with 70k on clock in like new condition ,still owe just over 3k on vehicle ,depends how quick i could sell it , A couple of dealers have said they would take it in px they would just pay off wats owing and sell me a car at screen price i guess

 

hello and welcome mate.....

 

Hi mate and welcome to the forum

Mark

 

thx guys, always liked the looks of the scoob ,A friend had a nissan pulsar he said it was running about 280 to 300 bhp must admit it went like a rocket ,
so hope the scoob can live up 2 it ,

 

Welcome to ScoobyNet
Good luck with the 'ideal Impreza' hunt. I hope you find one that ticks all the necessary boxes and is within budget!!