What scoob can I get for 3K?
07 October 2008, 09:31 AM
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What scoob can I get for 3K?
I'm a little out of touch with Impreza prices at the moment. I have had 3 classics before and loved them. (Never could quite understand why a sold the buggers 
) I have around £3500 to spend and I am led to believe that this buys quite a bit of scoob these days.
I will be looking at condition rather than power. Looking at pistonheads £3000 should buy around an s/t plate uk turbo with around 80000 miles on the clock. Is this about right, or can I expect more?
Any help appreciated.
) I have around £3500 to spend and I am led to believe that this buys quite a bit of scoob these days. I will be looking at condition rather than power. Looking at pistonheads £3000 should buy around an s/t plate uk turbo with around 80000 miles on the clock. Is this about right, or can I expect more?
Any help appreciated.
07 October 2008, 09:47 AM
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£3k will get you a good car, potentially a great car.
My 99 T Classic Turbo saloon was £2.5k with one owner and FSSH. It's done 100k, but drives really tight.
Its got a couple of hundred pounds worth of "dent mans" panel work, but it's a nice straight old thing.
If you've had them before, you won't need reminding of the need to be patient, I looked at 6 lemons before I found my one.
Good luck mate, but with the current climate, and £3k, you'll get a blinding car.
Rob
My 99 T Classic Turbo saloon was £2.5k with one owner and FSSH. It's done 100k, but drives really tight.
Its got a couple of hundred pounds worth of "dent mans" panel work, but it's a nice straight old thing.
If you've had them before, you won't need reminding of the need to be patient, I looked at 6 lemons before I found my one.
Good luck mate, but with the current climate, and £3k, you'll get a blinding car.
Rob
07 October 2008, 10:30 AM
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I paid £3,100 for my sti v2 555 and its a fantastic car to drive,brings a smile to your face every time,looks like the prices on the ltd edition classics are going up,grab one if you can 
good luck fella
good luck fella
07 October 2008, 10:40 AM
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I was looking for one about 2 months ago, nearly got a 01 bugeye with 80k on for 3500 but missed out on that!! so then looked at classics with low miles on for around 3500-£4500, hardly any would budge on price and some looked (on paper) to have not been looked after, just a feeling I had
then seen a french reg'd RHD (was W plate) year 2000 wagon 1 owner with 115k miles
made a mad offer and bought it without seeing it!!
turned out well for £1500, would have cost me a few hundred reg'in it here in France as well
the thing that did it for me was it was totally standard and I noticed (off pics) it had headlight protectors on and it was at a LHD dealer so knew it was part ex'd for a LHD, this said to me it probably had been looked after
it had and I was a little lucky, done over 4000 miles in it and apart from the MAF its been bang on
you should be able to get a low mileage minter for your money
best to start with looking for one owner motors
then seen a french reg'd RHD (was W plate) year 2000 wagon 1 owner with 115k miles
made a mad offer and bought it without seeing it!!
turned out well for £1500, would have cost me a few hundred reg'in it here in France as well
the thing that did it for me was it was totally standard and I noticed (off pics) it had headlight protectors on and it was at a LHD dealer so knew it was part ex'd for a LHD, this said to me it probably had been looked after
it had and I was a little lucky, done over 4000 miles in it and apart from the MAF its been bang on
you should be able to get a low mileage minter for your money
best to start with looking for one owner motors
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The only issues I see with that car are looks like tinted fronts, dump valve, and not a late facelift model, ie no colour coding and possible ecu issues if remapping. I don'tlike oval exhausts either
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Now if you had asked in June Chris... 
Remember my tidy red uK turbo i had to sell. Gearbox, suspension and exhaust cost the best part of £3k, you'd have got the car for free
Remember my tidy red uK turbo i had to sell. Gearbox, suspension and exhaust cost the best part of £3k, you'd have got the car for free
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08 October 2008, 10:32 AM
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Just starting to miss having some horse power under my right foot. I'm torn between eith a S14A 200sx or another scoob.
09 October 2008, 12:58 PM
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Theres an MY99 on PH for £2.2K which I suspect is either a scam or hiding something.
I'd go upto 4 for a very tidy MY99/00 low number of owners, low - ish miles and cosmetically close to standard.
I'd like to hold out and get a V4 STI RA. I want DCCD and the little roof vent thingy - why I don't know, I just want it.
This I really like. Its on fleebay too
Subaru : Subaru Impreza STI-RA V4
I'd go upto 4 for a very tidy MY99/00 low number of owners, low - ish miles and cosmetically close to standard.
I'd like to hold out and get a V4 STI RA. I want DCCD and the little roof vent thingy - why I don't know, I just want it.
This I really like. Its on fleebay too
Subaru : Subaru Impreza STI-RA V4
09 October 2008, 01:09 PM
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My biggest problem is space at the moment. I've got a Jeep Cherokee I'm trying to shift for £1500 (1999, 67K, black 4.0L should you wish to experience oil sheik style MPG )
The Jeep could go on a scoob but I could do with the money to finish my model railway (no, I'm not joking either!)
)The Jeep could go on a scoob but I could do with the money to finish my model railway (no, I'm not joking either!)
