Im new to the scooby scene and am looking at making my 1st purchase, i only have £4500 so am looking at an older model - which i prefer the shape of anyway, i found these guys on auto trader and cars seam ok priced, and are serviced and mot'd. tell me what you think.

its the 2 wrx sti's that im intrsested in the n and the p reg

also is 280 bhp a true figure for a jap import?

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Those seem to be unmodded cars, so for the price they're ok. With japanese imports there will be no service history, so if you know any mechanics etc get them to have a look at them?

280BHP is standard for Jap import STI's.

Check the clutch point isn't very high, mine was (95 WRX, 72k miles) when I got it, clutch only lasted a month before slipping....

Edit: get an insurance quote too before you buy, if you are on a tight budget, as they are group 20. Running costs are relatively high, £50 of petrol will take you about 180-220 miles depending how right foot happy you are. Oil changes every 3k miles is recommended.

 

petrol isnt an issue as i noe no longer have to commute, hence i can afford a scoob. anybody got good reccomendations for insurance? i found tesco's to give the cheapest quotes so far?????

 

Yes. But is that for an Import model? Most insurance companies won't touch High Performance imports.
Have alook on the 'Insurance' Forum. I personally have my MY03 STi UK with A-Plan.

 

had a quote for around the £700 mark fully comp with no-claims protected from tesco (for import sti), i have been paying this for a heavily modified mk3 golf and the scooby seems more exciting!!. im 28 and have no points and 8 years no claims, how much do you guys and gals pay?

 

Try direct line or greenlight . You should be looking at just over £600 ... depending on how dodgey your area is