Andy M3

My colleague at work has decided that his Golf 130 TDI isn't doing it for him anymore. So he wants to get a Impreza Turbo, but he wants a blob eye STI for £8k-£9k

So - he has found this car, and me personally I wouldn't touch a Jap import, but that's me. So he has found what appears to be a bargin. Can anyone add comment re the following car:

http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD...a?id=254436353
http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD...a?id=254436358
http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD...a?id=254436362
http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD...a?id=254436366

51 Reg SUBARU IMPREZA WRX
31,000 miles, WRC BLUE. full spec, imported 2003,triptronic, steering shift,full electrics, 2.5 sti conversion, hks downpipe and full ss exhaust, tein suspension,all work done profesionaly,full bodykit,big wrc boot spoiler,mot and tax,cd and md player,bucket seats all history, hpi clear,cat 1 and tracker, very fast and smooth,runs and drives fine,unfinished project,little jobs needed to finish,must sell this week,hence .no more timewasters,no p ex, you cant get this spec for this price,cash only £7,800 ovno

Andy

Deano1983

been looking at that myself, i'd get a mechanic to check it over, you dont know thats been done or how. But it looks in condition from the pictures 2.5 nice

bobsru

thats been for sale for ages...... if it was as good as they say it would have been sold a long time ago. if it was me id carry on looking

Deano1983

Yeah thats what i did, if it seems too good to be true it probably is!!

MikeCardiff

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'unfinished project' 'little jobs needed to finish'

RUN AWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

The Zohan

Sometimes a good this but often a bad thing, if it needs a few unfinished jobs to complete then if it was me i would complete them and sell the car for a bit more £££'s or just to make it an easy sale. But thats just me

Andy M3

Sounds pretty ropey then. How do people feel about the tiptronic bit in general ?

P.S Is £9k MAX too little for a blob eye STI ?

lightning101

Yep - £13500 for a mid to high milage IMO or you are buying a dog.

Andy M3

Ok

So to get a £9k low millage minter, is he realistically looking at a bug eye WRX ? Or can he get in bug eye STI for that ?

kris55

Isnt it an Auto
form the look of the 4th pix its got an Auto box on it

Neilo

it has bugeye rear lights, its a 51 plate (both suggesting its a bugeye), blobeye front lights, blobeye "WRX" scoop....and foglights (both of which suggest its not an STI either.....

avoid!

Neilo

curiosuly enough though, its got blobeye dials....albeit non sti ones and a bugeye steering wheel.....who the hell bodged this together!!

lightning101

Yep you'd get a decent milage well cared for 51 plate WRX for that, there have been a few on here at 8500 to 9500 lately with under 40k on the clock and FSSH

Daniel-S

Wouldn't touch it with yours tbh

Andy M3

Cheers for the input so far. I think my colleague like the idea of a UK 300. Better looking than a stock WRX but not STI money. Sensible choice ?

Daniel-S

http://pistonheads.com/sales/75334.htm

lightning101

^^^ Christ I was spot on

lightning101

Because there were only 300 made they are a rarity, so yes it should hold its price better. Still just the same power as a standard one though.

Daniel-S

Am to please

Andy M3

http://pistonheads.com/sales/81244.htm

Right then, the chap in question is getting organised now. Is looking for something around the £8k - £9k mark i guess. He isn't a massive fan of the stock bug eye WRX - but will consider some modified examples - STI is preference, UK300 i think is a nice in between model that might be realistically what he is looking for. Either way, post your suggestions.

Ta

Andy

Andy M3

Sport160

Litchfields have this
http://www.litimports.co.uk/stocklist.asp?inc=85

52 plated PPP WRX (Bugeye) in black 38.5k miles, Defi gauges for £8995

Andy M3

In the end, he talked himself into a 2.5 y/o STI