ortontom

is £17,995 a good price for a rb5 t reg with 27k on the clock.


if not which it may be what could i do for that sort of cash?

i want a uk car, and nothing in ceramic white

mattski2

is the RB5 a WR car (with PPP etc)?

davyboy

You could get a brand new Euro import delivered to your door, and have change. Or go and get one from a Car supermarket!

All will have a years warranty!

IMHO of course!

RB170

Davyboy

You couldn't get a RB5 WR new from europe or new from anywhere for that matter. You have to remember that it is a limited edition Impreza. Saying that it's only worth that money if it is a WR.

Mike

ortontom

dont know have a look

its at romford, essex subaru garage sorry cant copy the link

SJobson

Seems you might be able to get a high mileage, private sale P1 for that price - which will still be under warranty for, what, at least 18 months?

http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/threa...threadid=62646

davyboy

RB170.

Shall I rephrase I meant a Brand New WRX.

Dont think RB5's are worth the extra (just for a bit of exclusivity, that only impreza enthusiatst understand, nah I will spend the extra on something else)

IMHO of course!

ortontom

...is a new scooby worth it....or should i hang out for an sti wrx at £26k

or could i get the same power output from a "tuned" new wrx scooby?

Scooby-Doo

Well I paid a lot more than that 8 months ago for my WR although it doesn't have a mark on it and only 12,000 miles. Go for it, if it is a WR

Louise

Hmm, I'd save up and get the new STI. Has to be the bargin of the year

ortontom

no saving....just a bigger loan

mattski2

personally I would get the RB5 if I where you, but I'm biased heh ;-)

I have just bought a RB5 WR for a similarish amount of money from Listers in Worcester, you won't be disappointed. As for comments like 'you could get an STi5, new Import yadda yadda' yes you can and those thoughts crossed my mind. I nearly got an Evo 5/6 or an STi5 but the fact that an RB5 is a very limited UK car has it's benefits:-

UK servicing,
Dealership support,
exclusivity,
widely acknowledged as being one of the best around,
etc
etc

I think I made the right choice imho, the other cars are great cars but ultimately it is upto you, go and have a spin and see what you think.

ta,
Matt

Plantie

A top notch RB5 WR car usually goes for about 21,000k from a dealer and a top notch RB5 standard will go for about 17,500k but you can get both for less.

Having said that my dealer said they would give me an extra £2,000 for mine since Burns won the title! so that means 23,000 and 19,500 (theoretically).
But I would consider a P1 for that money...

The New STI 7 is also very good....

davyboy

Can I just get this right:

An RB5 WR is no different mechanicly to a MY99/01 with PPP?

UK servicing - my MY01 has no problem being seviced by Anthony Betts of MK.

But have a drive and you deciede

davyboy

oops my MY01 is a euro import, could have edited, but need a higher post count

Cblack

I bought my standard RB5 from a dealer and paid £18000 the car had 13K on the clock and still is in A1 condition . Look at parkers price guide

SKELBO

The RB5 is fab and I have never regretted buying mine. However, I am now having to sell it.

Full details are on the For Sale bulletin board, but briefly:

T-reg, April 99. Warranty until April 2002. Just turned 29k miles, I have put it through the 30k service and it has new disks/pads all around and new Pirellis on the front, which cost me £1100, so that'll help you. All the usual RB5 spec, plus 6 stack CD and Navtrak system.

I'm only selling because my mileage is about to go through the roof. Call me if you would like to know more, 07736 174515. Cheers, Nick.

Yex

If it's the one at Wilson's in Chadwell Heath it is standard RB5 without the WR (read PPP) conversion.

Have a rummage around www.subaru.co.uk to compare prices and milage etc.

Regards

Yex - RB5WR and very happy with it

SKELBO

oops, forgot to say, I am looking for £16500.

ortontom

interested in the rb5, if you can do something with a 172? and dont say the obvious.

SKELBO

Give me a call on 07736 174515 and I will fill you in, cos we may be able to do something with the 172. Cheers, Nick.

ortontom

nick I'm away for the weekend this afternoon, lets talk next week. What have u got planned for the clio?, and what part of the country are u in?
I'm islington, london

SKELBO

Tom, I have mailed you on your hotmail with some info. Cheers, Nick.

Dennisi

Hang on...I just paid 25K for my P1 with 10K on clock....Have I bin ripped off??? It was from a dealer...

wilf

Dennisi,

I wouldn't worry the prices people are quoting are for selling a P1 back to a dealer without purchasing a new car.

Pointing out the obvious you try and sell any car back to a dealer like this and you will get trousered. This is no special reflection on P1 prices. M3s Elises Porsches its all the same.

For best look at P1 prices I would look at Subaru website as it lists all cars in the dealer network. When I last looked 25k was about going rate. True some high milers have been mentioned at lower prices but were talking 50k on the clock and cars which in some cases were not in great condition.

The point on P1 prices were that they were expensive at 31.5k new. Buy one sensibly secondhand and it will be a good long term bet.

Great~taste~Bloke

Paid smudge over 25k for a 5 month ex demo p1 with 3k on the clock
Matthew