rapid.STI

iTrader: (5)

hi guys,, well after going to the darks side of vauxhall again im looking at going bk to the scoobs? this will be my 3rd sti. can some 1 plz tell me if this is a version 5?? its what im thinking of going for but ive seen v4 on 1998 and this is v5 1998??
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1609785.htm
any 1 no wat to look out for?(differances?)

cant wait to be bk in a proper motor!!
wayne.

Splitpin

We can't tell you for absolute certain whether that's a 5 or not from those pics. The first STi version 5's were manufactured in September 1998 so it's perfectly legitimate for it to be a '98 registered car and a 5.

There's certainly nothing in those pictures that suggests it isn't a 5. It has the right bumper/grille, climate control, seats etc - although of course all of that stuff can be bolted onto an older car.

However, the one obvious questionmark concerns the claim that it has DCCD. If it does, it has clearly been retrofitted as there's clearly no thumbwheel, and it doesn't appear to have the fairy lights on the dash. If we're to believe the description it's a standard STi5 not a Type RA, so it should have a viscous centre diff as standard. Always possible that the current or a previous owner has retrofitted a DCCD box and either left the diff unpowered or used a third party controller. Either way you'd want to know before considering buying.

If you want to know for sure whether it's 5 (or whatever), ask the owner to post up a pic of the engine bay, or tell you what the applied model code is.

rapid.STI

iTrader: (5)

thanks matey!! thats wat ive been thinking? the DCCD? thought that was on the 555, type r, ra's? i was looking forward to this 1,, i'll txt the owner tomorrow.. see what he says about the dccd and the model code..
thanks for the reply..
wayne

rapid.STI

iTrader: (5)

right. i got a txt bk from the guy today,, he said the dccd all works,, wasnt sure if it came from factory like this? but was on when he bought it, said you can feel it when its switched on? cant work that out? do the v5's have some sort of traction control button or slip diff button?
cheers.
wayne.

chassis no is:GC807**** if that helps with the confusion of version 4 or 5..

rapid.STI

iTrader: (5)

also checked the mileage & mot history via the vosa website,, seems it only did 400mile from 2007-2009.

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

If in doubt, walk away, too many sh1tters out there or trying to con you
As split said, dccd on a v5 sti, no wheel, abs? (dccd classics dont have abs as it wont fit), give this one a miss and find a decent one.

Tony

rapid.STI

iTrader: (5)

thanks for that tony,, you made me a little worried now he seems a genuine guy like and sent me the test no so i could check mot history and the mileage is correct,, all he said was "u can notice differance in diff when switched on and taking corners so guess itsworking fine, havent noticed any issues with it"

Phildodd06

Yes it is a V5