The Rig

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T reg. 82000 miles, white, dump valve, rear Evo spoiler, big bore exhaust, alloy wheels, tax/test, never been on track, T&T, pop-off stereo system, Recaro seats, lots of money spent. Dont miss it, first to see





sound about right ?

i like the never been on track bit tho, must of owned it all his life LOL

cheers

[Davey]

Looks clean.. But you know what.. I would refuse to buy that because of the sun-strip

They just make me think "This car has been thrashed around tesco's car park every saturday night"..

nathanb

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£4700 sounds reasonable!

Crosstalk

It is a Sport rather than a turbo though, yes? It's from Imprezasport.com...

The Rig

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nope, turbo, i only hosted the pic there, why u trying to get properties of it ?

pslewis

£4700 is TOO cheap!!

It's white, not good news .....

But, if its one owner then sounds good to me ....

Pete

The Rig

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this guy has owned it for 1.5 yrs, he`s the 3rd owner.

white, why isnt that good news,only color for them to be in my eyes !!

each to their own and all that, i hate green, but some love them.

New_scooby_04

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Probably worth further enquries, but I'm with Davy on this one: beware the boy racer!! The ad just seems geared to appeal to that audience

DO NOT BUY ANYTHING WITHOUT FIRST GETTING IT PROPERLY INSPECTED. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

Ns04

The Rig

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to be honest, scoob and boy racer go hand in hand, its like my gixxer, if i sold it stating never been to redline or over 140 or never been revved high blah blah i think i would get called a liar !!

morris ital go together with old men, scoobs go together with young boys, wahoo, i mean, young men, i mean, young people, i mean, oh i`ll shut up !!

TonyBurns

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Its a 7 year old car Pete, originally 21k? so 50% after 3 years is 10.5k, its doing ok

Tony

New_scooby_04

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Scoobies aren't really a boy racers car yet, certainly not in the same way as a Corsa or similar anyway. Some of the cheaper, older, tatty ones maybe, but that is inevitable for any any marque that doesn't charge the earth for new cars. Many will find their way into the hands of professionals and enthusiasts and be cherished. Even some of the youn un's I know with an older scooby in good nick look after them very well.

That's not too say they're not enjoyed, just to say there is a difference between use and abuse!

Ns04

The Rig

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Couple of pics of it, one thing tho, why doesnt the boot lid line up with the end of the rear panel, my old sport was like that slightly.
i`ll have to get buffing in that engine bay for sure !!!!

The Rig

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any reason some engines are rusty i places, others arent, the same age etc ?!!?!?!

pslewis

Some cars live by the coast ... rust is always on exposed metal then.

With that NumberPlate, isn't this the car that NASEEM smashed up and was sent to prison for????

Pete

The Rig

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any ideas of rear panel/boot lid not lining up ?

ben1413

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I paid £3900 for an MY99 UK TUrbo in DBM, 1 owner but 95k.

I think it's worth looking at and making further enquiries as stated in this thread. Just got into it with your eyes open. Make sure you do all the usual checks, get it HPI'd and then inspected for peace of mind.

Good luck with it mate.

Ben

The Rig

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will do, with hpi do they give you a mileage reading, i did a check on a wrx other week via mycarcheck.com, pretty crap really, just said not listed as stolen/written off and that was that,no mileage reading,colour etc.

pslewis

If any panel does not line up then its had work, maybe accident.

Take a pen along with you - slide in into the space between panels, hold at one position along the pen and run it around the space between panels.

The pen will tighten, or stick, or go loose .... if work has been done.

Remember these cars come off the production line perfect in fit and finish - any deviation requires answers.

But, if its a car for a few £1000 you are going to expect 'some' inperfections.

Pete

john banks

That lining up of the boot lid is common on uncrashed cars. Mine was like that and I had it from new. But CHECK for accidents.

Throttle cable isn't clipped down properly.

Would benefit from a fresher intercooler, removal of sun strip.

[Davey]

Better to test pannel gaps with coins... If you can get the thick end of a pen in the gap walk away and if your using the writing end then durrrr

Most older cars will have slightly off pannel gaps, even a very light prang can give you problems.

MikeCardiff

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One odd thing on the engine, my car is an S reg ( early 1998 ) and the coil packs are mounted roughly in line and behind the alternator - but on this car they are over to the right ( as you look at the pic ) - did Subaru change it a year later ?

Quite possible that it had the old spoiler stolen ( or damaged while someone tried to steal it ) - doesnt take much pressure to bend the boot lid slightly, and you'll only really notice it where it doesnt quite line up anymore. Might explain why it has the Evo spoiler on there as well.

Seems a good price, but bear in mind it'll need the major cambelt service doing in 8,000 miles, which could be less than a year depending on how much you drive, and this can cost £600 - £700.

Also, check the condition of stuff like the brake discs and pads - I had to change mine recently and it was over £500 for them all fitted, so if the ones on this car are needing doing soon, then that can be another big expense.

This is one problem with cars like the Impreza - all the parts are expensive, and they dont get any cheaper to run and maintain just because they are cheap to buy !

The Rig

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bloody hell, i asked for proof of the cambelt being done and any service proof, he cant find any

he has alot of receipts for stuff like the gearbox being refurbed and mots and other receipts i can see in the photo,but i asked for the service book with stamps, cant find it, cambelt job receipt which was done according to him,5000 miles ago,cant find it, the guy at the garage can call me tho confirimng he did it !!!!!!

god damn,every one im going for is like this, maybe im paranoid,but with 80k on a uk model with no service proof, im a bit wary !!!!!!!!!!

The Rig

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Can anyone shed any lite on the coil pack ?!?!!?

Suresh

If there's no service history just walk away. If a car hasn't been looked after, there's a big chance that the money you think you are saving now by getting it on the cheap will be spent later and then some.

All IMHO of course.

Suresh

The Rig

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there was some history,but from the pic, the car is 200 miles away so i am trying to get as much info as i can before i go,i couldnt tell what its for and when i ask about oil changes etc he says theyve been done but cant find any stuff for it,but with his accent i cant understand him much, ithink he said he was gonna contact the main dealer for the booklet ?!?!?

Rich_B

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Yes, it's the same position as my MY99.

StiX

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I paid £5k 2 months ago for a MY00 with 95k, pretty much standard apart from Magnex cat-back.

So price seems about right.

Foot_Tapper

Pete is obviously right if a panel does not line up, possible accident etc.
But just another idea to explain it. A lot of people, when they want a big rear spoiler have been buying the whole boot lid with spoiler attached, as sellers feel they may damage the boot lid when removing spoiler ( ie maybe glued as well as bolted), hence slightly imperfect fit.

The Rig

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ive seen the rear panel, boot lid bit not line up on a few scoobs, ones that havent been in accident, like this one.....



im trying to get some history out of him, so far, ive received antifreeze job done 3 mths ago, gearbox rebuilt receipt and, um, a load of paper spread out, cant make any of it out, 1 last attempt at an oil/filter receipt,then i can gauge a price to drop him down too, as long as it wasnt at 20k that is, about 60k max i think. otherwise, phook it !!

Daniel-S

looks okay to me