I have seen a nice impreza sti, and according to the owner it was imported into the uk by main dealer from new, However when i have done a Hpi report on it, its come back as a GL and the owner said this is due to dvla not having sti registered??

Is this fishy?

Thanks for your time

 

Does sound a little bit?
If your not 100% about it walk away....

What type of sti is it? classic or newage?

 

Its a 98 version 4 mate. What should it say on the log book? and what should i look for to make sure its a genuine sti?

Thanks

 

I don't think it is that unusual for the DVLA to get it wrong, but the owner should have had it corrected...

But do the usual checks to be sure it is an Sti, AFAIK the chassis number will give you the answer in addition to checking for the usual Sti bits and pieces.. buyer beware and all that

 

What the owner has said is true to a point. Some imported Imprezas are down as GLs because the DVLA didn't know how to classify them - don't forget the people inputting the data probably have no idea about different versions of Impreza.

Whether this applies to this car I don't know - I thought it only happened to a few in the early days.

As an Aside my GFs Astra 98 is down on the DVLA register as 16 valve - I opened the bonnet and find an 8 valve staring at me - DVLA made a mistake and no amount of letters will make them change it.

 

Have owned a couple of import scoobs and both were down as GL's so I'd say its very common !!

 

Brilliant, whats should the chassis number say then? will it have an sti placque or anything and was intercooler spray an option as my mates doesnt have it because it has abs?

Cheers chaps

 

I've heard of it with Euro imports - people get them registered as 2.0 N/A and insure them accordingly...

 

Its not the chassis number you want but the model number - found on the plaque under the bonnet nr the passenger side suspension
i/c spray was standard on the Impreza STi Type-R but if its a Saloon V4 STi it wont have the I/C..

Cheers - Raf.
p.s. everything you need to know should be here - happy reading...
http://www.sidc.co.uk/faq.htm