jasonleeds

UK300 with PPP.

Want to sell it.

its got 10250 on the clock in my garage.

How much is it worth?

Does anybody have a contact that could give me £21k for it?

Cheers

JoanUK300

Yeah, Peter will be selling his one soon if I don`t get my Peugeot 206 before Christmas!!!
Joan.

S6OOBY

Ive been offered a std one with 6k on for £19k.....I'll buy yours tomorrow for cash but wouldn't want to give more than £17k.....

Chins

Its a tough one to call. My guess its 20-20.5k. Look at most dealers and they have them up at £23.5k with PPP. My old UK300 is on the forecourt for £26,500

The new STI prices have hurt the UK300, but then I think they have affected all prices. It would be interesting to see what P1 owners get their car underwritten for Jan/Feb at. Assuming a 3k mark up for any car in this bracket, getting over 21k would seem good for them. The new WRX can be bought for under 20k new as well. Please all thank Listers for bringing us good UK dealer prices. Add PPP and 18" wheels, and for 23k you have a 2002 model year car on your drive brand new.

Not a good time to be selling a 6 month to year old WRX, but a good time to buy.

Jonathan

Rum*

Peter....

I'm in the same boat...I was offered £18k for mine!!!!! 3 mths old....6k on the clock...and a mods list as long as my arm...

Luckily I have now been offered a better price....but still a little over £20k!!!!

Chins

So whats next Tom ?

DrEvil

Chins - hes taking a step up, same thing I want to do, but have to save for a house so have to stick with the familly turbo! what is it with us lot, only keepin' a car for 6 months before upgrading!

DrJP

Why are people selling their UK300's? Is it because you are disappointed with them?

BuRR

It's only like having a REALLY expensive PC!

rik1471

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jasonleeds

interesting...dealer has offered me £21k so I'm taking it.

Love the car but am changing jobs.

Interesting when you look in the mirror after taking off at the lights....every car seems to disappear!

pslewis

Except, of course, the MY2000 Standard UK model Wagon that is right beside you!! The MY 2000 does it without looking like a Corolla however!! ha ha

When will you lot learn that adding all the mods in the world will make it LESS valuable come re-sale time??

The VERY same dealers that sold you that £1000 thingamyjig that makes it go 2mph faster, that £1699 whatsit that makes it able to go around right-angles at 80mph (instead of the standard 79mph!!) and the £599 Widget that lights up the next 6 miles of road instead of the really important naext 300 Yards. THEY are the ones saying, 'hmmm, not sure about those mods, sir, you should have kept it standard' so we will give you 9p for it!!!

Pete

fdpxfunix

Good point Pete.

Every since owing my MY99 (3 months today) people having been asking me when am I going to get the mods done.

I've thought about exhaust's and filters, but my cars got 215BHP as it is.

Do I really want to fork out £300 for a back box and £150 for a K&N just to see my insurance go up, and my trade in value go down?

You do the math.

J.

The Maive

Pete,

Must admit thats a good point, the MY2000 I have is rapid as many of you know and for my use of the car I wouldnt need it any quicker. I realise for people who go on track days then fair do's.

However, engine mods would defo put me off buying a car as to me it says " I thrashed it and it wasnt quick enough, so I tweaked it and thrashed in some more" I prefer standard always, new wheels cant do any harm though.

The Miave

Scooby_Maxus

The question is: Would you buy a modified car in preference to a standard one? The extent of the mods and the impact on manufacturuers warranties & insurance costs appears to be key.

IMHO less is more.

scoobynutta555

fdpxfunix
"math" think u been watching too many yank sit coms. In any case, back boxes and air filters can be sold on again, especially desirable items like a ss back box. The main reason for changing these items IMHO is for noise not for any increased performance as gains would be minimal. Without at least the backbox i hate the quietness of imprezas, drive an impreza with at least the scoobysport backbox and youll forget the "math" and insist on purchasing one.

pslewis

You dont think it says to everyone, 'Look at me I am a complete and utter 4rse?' OR 'I can make a big, big noise wooohooo!' OR 'Watch where I park my car so you can nick it!'

Dont you think thats what everyone thinks as you drive by?? What do YOU think when a NOVA boy comes past with boombox and big exhaust? EXACTLY ....................... and thats what you look like, only you are doing it in a more expensive and much better car! ................. its the ONLY difference!!

Maybe you are just compensating for something???????

Pete

chrisp

To be honest when I see a standard impreza go past I think, that guy/girl just doesnt get it or hasnt been introduced to the owning experience , or maybe is driving back from the garage after picking it up.

Funnily enough its the non modified ones which dont seem to wave as well . Anyway nothing wrong with a few tasteful mods, like a nice set of gold wheels, 18's of course and residuals I have stopped worrying .

fdpxfunix

Scooby Nutta 555

Noise thing? You could drill a hole in the standard back box and get the same level of noise as a SS box ;-)

With previous cars I've owned, I've modified them. Suspension, exhaust's, filters, hoses, fuel injectors etc etc etc. I declared all these to my insurance company and guess what .... my insurance went up, and when I came to trade in the car in no f**ker wanted it!

I know that modifying a 'Scoob' is different. It's a beast of car to start with, and I know you can get some tasty results from some quality modifying. e.g PPP

My simple point is ... it cost's you more in the long run when making mods. If you can afford the mods, insurance costs and possible loss on a trade in, then good luck to you.

I would agree with you on one point. The back box. I'd change mine because I think the standard box looks sh*te. A nice oval pipe would be luuvverly .... oh f**k, sounds like I'll be eating my words sooner than I thought!

J.

[Edited by fdpxfunix - 12/31/2001 11:57:57 AM]

AlexM

Mod your car as you wish, but return it to standard spec and sell the car and the parts seperately.

There are very few aftermarket (or even OEM) options which add value - in fact they usually make them more difficult to sell.

Cheers,

A.

zilch

Jason

not sure if you have sold yours yet, but I was told one was on a
certain forcourt for an astonishing price (by a terzo owner looking for a newer model). Checked it out myself
today, 26995 for a 6-8 month old UK300 6K miles (they quote 25.995 via subaru UK site), but thats not the price on the car. As an interested owner, I asked the salesman how come it was so high, his argument was that it was prodrived, pointed out mine brand new was 26.5 with the PPP pack option, so whats the real story,
and what would they really give me against a brand new STI. Dumb *** looks and told to come back later.

Begs the question, does Subaru understand its own market, and why are they selling UK300s secondhand for more than the brand new STI, which I was quoted 25K for. If someone can answer this and the meaning and life, then its not a bad start to the year, no wonder its hard to put a price against something ourselves.

Cheers

Jim

Chins

That would be my old steed. Its the number plate S300 UK that I put on it that makes it more valuable , as well as me as the first registered owner

Jonathan

jasonleeds

Zilch,

I was offered 21k by the dealer...presume he was wacking a cple of K onto it.

I've kept it now....sick of dealers offering silly money. Glad I did though....bloomin having a great time in it.

zilch

Jonathan, any reason for getting rid of it early ?? you could not have had it for more than 6 month(ish). what have you got now.

Jason, glad to hear your enjoying it.

tonybooth

Jason

Glad you kept it. You know it makes sense

See you at Halfords again soon.

Cheers

TONY

Chins

Zilch

My M3 turned up. I had only planned to keep it 6 months when I bought it.

Jonathan