Classics more expensive than bugeye. Why?
06 June 2010, 10:46 PM
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Classics more expensive than bugeye. Why?
My mate sold his 01 remapped bugeye on saturday for 4 grand.
70k, brembos, brand new innovit alloys, 280/300 mapped by andy forrest. The car wanted for nothing yet I'm on the verge of going to look at a remapped classic which is up for 4500 albeit slightly more modded??
I've been looking on Pistonheads at WRX's and facelift classics and it seems the prices of WRX'x are dipping below classics now.
Am I daft for going to look at an older car with more miles or are the classics starting to become exactly what their name suggests?
70k, brembos, brand new innovit alloys, 280/300 mapped by andy forrest. The car wanted for nothing yet I'm on the verge of going to look at a remapped classic which is up for 4500 albeit slightly more modded??
I've been looking on Pistonheads at WRX's and facelift classics and it seems the prices of WRX'x are dipping below classics now.
Am I daft for going to look at an older car with more miles or are the classics starting to become exactly what their name suggests?
06 June 2010, 11:02 PM
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It seems like as time goes on the classics that had been ragged and modded from Halfords are getting broken and its leaving a slightly better stock.
Bugeyes are in the bracket that classics used to be in a coupe of years ago and it does look like the prices are suffering due to it.
Market dictates.....
Bugeyes are in the bracket that classics used to be in a coupe of years ago and it does look like the prices are suffering due to it.
Market dictates.....
06 June 2010, 11:08 PM
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Its only when you look at what you can get for 4g that you really see what a bargin it was!!
Yes there are better built cars out there for that money but definately not one quicker or equally bullitproof. If there is, let me know and I'll let him know!
07 June 2010, 02:28 PM
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http://www.svaimports.com/cars.php?make=Subaru
Some really tasty stuff on here. Low miles and all Jap Spec. Equally the prices are just as tasty due to the ****e exchange rates.
Some really tasty stuff on here. Low miles and all Jap Spec. Equally the prices are just as tasty due to the ****e exchange rates.
07 June 2010, 03:46 PM
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http://www.svaimports.com/cars.php?make=Subaru
Some really tasty stuff on here. Low miles and all Jap Spec. Equally the prices are just as tasty due to the ****e exchange rates.
Some really tasty stuff on here. Low miles and all Jap Spec. Equally the prices are just as tasty due to the ****e exchange rates.
07 June 2010, 04:20 PM
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07 June 2010, 06:39 PM
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Really, come on, what a hideous pile of smelly stuff ... the beginning of the end for Subaru started with this abortion.
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07 June 2010, 08:28 PM
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I'm told it's a S302 or something like that, means less than nothing to me I'm afraid - it's just a really, really, really ugly car .... so, I use it to illustrate the point that bugeyes are amazingly ugly.
07 June 2010, 08:54 PM
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You're right ... it's not a Civic Oil Burner - the Civic looks 100 times better.
I'm told it's a S302 or something like that, means less than nothing to me I'm afraid - it's just a really, really, really ugly car .... so, I use it to illustrate the point that bugeyes are amazingly ugly.
I'm told it's a S302 or something like that, means less than nothing to me I'm afraid - it's just a really, really, really ugly car .... so, I use it to illustrate the point that bugeyes are amazingly ugly.
As an ex S202 owner they are a very good car, fast, raw and the handling is exceptional and rare as hens teeth.
07 June 2010, 09:00 PM
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I thought the S202 piccie and a few choice comments would get you out 
Do you know something really bad? Those great triangular exhaust outlets do nothing (on the diesel at least) as the exhaust outlets bend to the floor before they reach the rear bumper!!
Do you know something really bad? Those great triangular exhaust outlets do nothing (on the diesel at least) as the exhaust outlets bend to the floor before they reach the rear bumper!!
07 June 2010, 09:07 PM
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I don't think that the new shape Civic is exactly a design classic either Pete, is looks like a wedge of cheese, the only really redeeming feature are the triangular exhaust outlets. It may be a good car but my comments about the Civic could also be applied to yours about the Bugeye ie not to my/your taste but nonetheless a good car.
As an ex S202 owner they are a very good car, fast, raw and the handling is exceptional and rare as hens teeth.
As an ex S202 owner they are a very good car, fast, raw and the handling is exceptional and rare as hens teeth.
07 June 2010, 09:12 PM
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That remapped bug eye definately seemed a bit of a bargain and they are probably a better car as such, but the classics are getting on to be real classics and as someone said the sh1tty ones modded by halfords are thankfully dying out and the ones in good nick are getting more scarce and this pushes the price up. Worth Paying if you know your getting a good classic I would say,
07 June 2010, 09:12 PM
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I knew about the triangular outlets being a bumper trim as when I test drove one I had a look and they were blanked off, talk about a waste of a design feature.
Give a car a good design feature and then fail to use it, perhaps they were afraid about it being sooted/oiled up!
07 June 2010, 09:17 PM
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Imagine trying to line up the exhaust outlets in those triangles?
Honda make some cracking cars .... but even their tolerances wouldn't allow such a thing on a production car
Honda make some cracking cars .... but even their tolerances wouldn't allow such a thing on a production car
07 June 2010, 09:39 PM
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Beauty alas is in the eye of the beholder good man! the Bugeye is retro,not like the old Subarus,that looked old Nissan.I probably have the rarest BUGEYE ever built but I do not like the **** end lower skirt is crap.I like the look of any Scooby old and new,I just love the engineering,like a cross between a Swiss watch and a rocket sledge
07 June 2010, 09:48 PM
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) and was built at a time when Subaru could still build reliable cars before the hype and marketing men got hold of things.
07 June 2010, 10:13 PM
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Beauty alas is in the eye of the beholder good man! the Bugeye is retro,not like the old Subarus,that looked old Nissan.I probably have the rarest BUGEYE ever built but I do not like the **** end lower skirt is crap.I like the look of any Scooby old and new,I just love the engineering,like a cross between a Swiss watch and a rocket sledge
07 June 2010, 10:52 PM
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I wanted a classic originally when i first started looking but I realised as per original poster you get more for your cash with a Bug and with the right mods they can look good
I'm quite chuffed with the looks of mine now although a classic is prettier I dont regret the bug decison
they grow on you (like mould
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I'm quite chuffed with the looks of mine now although a classic is prettier I dont regret the bug decison
they grow on you (like mould
)