Darren king

I am looking for another impreza and someone local has one for sale, it is a facelift 97P only 34K and I know it has been looked after.
I have always wanted a white one cause I personally think they look the biz but I don't want to have trouble selling it as I have been told they are slow to sell in white.
I would very much like to hear you're opinions on this matter, should I buy it.....buy the way it's up for 11.5k

Cheers Daz

Ian E

iTrader: (1)

Down to personal taste - white is about the only Scoob colour I wouldn't consider. The car trade in general don't like white cars. I'd say its a bit pricy at 11.5k in todays market even if it was a decent colour

Cheers,

Ian.

P.S. maybe I'm biased after a bad experience with a white Scoob....Cop Car

P.P.S. I've got Gold Wheels so who am I to comment!

monkeytennis

Personally I like the Impreza in white. A mate of mine has one & he keeps it looking very clean.
Not sure I'd want one myself though - I'm a bit lazy on the cleaning duties

Darren king

Thanks and keep the opinions coming I sold my WRX in april and I don't think I can wait much longer for another Impreza you all know how addictive they are! (just read the post 'how do you lot afford these cars')

Daz

bennetm

White is best.

MB

http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/thread.asp?threadid=51050

Spudgun GTR

i think white looks fine, with either gold or anthracite wheels, but not silver/chrome wheels.
am i the only one here who DOESNT like dark blue mica?

Martin J Stirling

I think you know the answer to this one already. I agree that white looks cool on rally type cars, but without a doubt, white cars fetch considerably less at resale in this country and are a lot harder to shift.

When I was looking for an Evo 6 last year, the white ones were going for up to 4 grand less than other colours, so although I liked them in white, I went for silver to be safe.

The car market as a whole isn't brilliant at the moment, so buying a white car may not be too sensible. The only exception of course is if you get the car very cheap to start with, then you'll be able to sell it cheap later on without losing too much.

I would say that £11.5K isn't an amazing price for any colour turbo of that year anyway. Have a look at www.autotrader.co.uk to see what you might get for your money. Don't forget, prices are more flexible than ever, if you're clever you should be able to negotiate a grand or so off the asking price quite easily..

Good luck mate.

MS

LeeMac

iTrader: (1)

a mate in the trade said to me keep away from white scoobies/cars wont sell?, missus has a white Mx5 and its filthy all the time.
Ive been looking at white ones myself and probably would have one.

starship impreza

iTrader: (1)

White is the only colour to have takes a bit more time to keep it clean but when its washed and polished looks the dogs 8ollocks

Gold or Anthracite wheels on a white scoob YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUK

Gary

MichelleWRX1994

Spudgun, I don't dislike DBM, but I would never have one that colour.

I am a fan of silver.

Darren, it is up to you, have it in whatever colour you wish

And enjoy

scoobylover

we have a white one and i must say its a b****r to keep clean, altho it does look stunning with gold wheels, i donlt think we would get another white one

the link

White cars in general are harder to shift thanother colours but at the end of the day as Cilla would say "the choice is your". But i must agree with the other guys 11.5k for any coloured car of that age is a tad bit on the expensive side low mileage or not.

davyboy

http://www.dave.malings.btinternet.co.uk/subaru.htm

TRIGGER

Except special editions, the Type RA that I have only came in white, so once I decided I wanted that model there was no choice - but after 1 year with it, although as you all say it looks great when clean, I am concerned over resale. But then again, I am not selling yet, so sod it.

Diablo

Spud, have to agree, don't like DBM, but its a personal thing

Had a couple of white cars. No worse to keep clean than black.

White is aboslutely and unequivocably THE best colour for hiding day to day scratches, etc. Unless you are a total bodge, the way light reflects from white means that touched in stone chips are easily hidden too. Its also a fairly strong paint pigment generally and easy to match and blend in event of damage due to resistance to fade.

Personally I like Scoobs in white

D

blf21

I've always thought Scoobs in white look cool!

Ben. Green MY99

Brian Swan

White is hard to keep clean, but then my Silver / Grey one is also a dust magnet (& birds of the flying type).

I looked at a couple of white ones before i bought it and saw that you can see stone chips from miles away. The front of the Scoobs seem to chip easier than other cars and the undercoat on the white ones i've seen were, get this, black.

If you get a white one, put a couple of coats of Teflon polish on it quick and you'll get along better.

bss

JoeyDeacon

My last car was white and I have to say it was totally excellent for covering up scratches and stone chips etc. It is now 8 years old (my mum drives it now) and when it has had a good wash it still looks pretty good. There is a 2 inch scratch on the door which is totally invisible unless you are a foot away from the car and loking in the exact right place. Imagine getting away with that on a DBM car!!

The other good thing is that once you have washed it you don't even really have to bother drying it off properly as you can't see the water marks on it. Compare that to my DBM Impreza which unless you dry it off properly looks as dirty as when you started in sunlight.

Afraid it is going to have to be Silver cars for me from now on as they seem the best compromise between scratches/swirl marks and even older silver cars look much tidier and newer than an equivalent dark coloured car. Black cars are a definite no-no as I am concerned as they always look dirty and show up every tiny scratch. Try looking at a black car in direct sunlight to see how easily they get covered in swirl marks.

Roger The Cat

In Rogers world all cars are blue (every car I've ever owned...) so DBM wa sthe only way to go. That said whatever lights your candle mate!

DanTheMan

nearly as cool as blue:

Steve001

iTrader: (7)

White is ok if you keep it nice and clean (but that goes for any other colour!)

There is one 1 scoob i would consider in white and thats a P1

Yes there is a single development car somewhere out there in white! SIDC FAQ mentions this car and i saw it for sale recently (cant remember the asking price thou)

NAP6W

Totally personal thing - I dont like and neither does the trade but if you do then buy one.

strongbow

white is cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and i have one for sale anybody interested
R98 pro-drive extras.
e-mail for info.

Spudgun GTR

does this car look ok in white?

http://secret.lab6.com/upload_files/1004122089.jpeg



i actually PAID to get it resprayed this colour
she was white originally though. not my first choice of colour, but now i wouldnt change it for the world. i also PAID to have them wheels painted that colour
pete, can you actually believe that?


just looked and ive got a feckin red cross in a box...b0ll0cks!

[Edited by Spudgun GTR - 10/26/2001 8:02:59 PM]

Darren king

Firstly a big thanks to everybody for the great advise and opinions I'm going to look at the car tommorow and I think he will shift on the price cause I know he wants to sell. As for keeping it clean, that don't bother me in the slightest I have had 2 series 1 rs turbo's(sorry to mention this on a scooby site I know how passionate you all are about them!)and as you might know they only came in white but when polished you can see them coming a mile off.

I'm starting to get excited now cause I'm going to be in the driving seat soon, and I love talking to people on the bbs cause you all know and understand the buz you get when driving one.

And guess what.........it has gold wheels!!!

Cheers Daz

Ian Cook

Mines white, well mostly ! and has gold wheels too !

bug-eyed wonder

Think fully colour coded white with gold rims looks the dogs danglies! Personally a DBM man myself. Just for interest, got my MY01 serviced yesterday and they still have a white MY00 sitting in the showroom 8 months after i bought my "b.e.w.".

bug-eyed wonder

ps always found previous white cars a hell of a lot easier to keep clean than 2 DBM's.

Darren king

Lets face it white cars get don't get any more dirty than black, blue, green, or any other colour its like clothes do you want them clean or just to hide the dirt?

daz

Steve Perriam

if u like white, like the car, get it for a good price and are gonna keep it a good while then ok.

otherwise be careful.

white cars are not popular. how many white scoobs do u see ? or for sale? how much they going for if u do?

personally i'd never touch a white car. 90% of people dont want them. resale value will be bad compared to metallic colours.