StokeMart

Hi,

Thinking about buying a new car and was thinking about a 2001 impreza P1.

Anyone got any advice on what to look for.

Ta,

Mart

seddomyster

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get a type r mate. just as good with dccd also

Saalro

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Depends what your plans are really modification wise i would say!

Thanks
Sam

Steve T

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I second this.

Terminator X

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Just be aware fella that a lot of P1s have been rebuilt ... I love em albeit would always go for a rebuilt engined car.

TX.

ThePoorMansScooby

as above, no chance would i buy a p1 that hadnt been rebuilt.

seddomyster

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even though there a uk made car they don like he uk fuel. i think the map they come with is too aggressive so buy the p1 an few k miles down the line an the engine could be knocking. my cousins p1 engine went. total engine rebuild.

allsop83

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Knew it wouldn't take long before the old "get a type-r" comment was made......

Depends what you are looking for from your car and what level you intend to modify to before you can say one car is "best", that's a pretty subjective thing.

I ran a P1 alongside a 22B (basically a Type-R with arches) and both cars had good and bad points, very similar cars but also very different and I wouldn't say either was "better" than the other.

Get along to www.p1woc.co.uk and if it is definately a P1 you are looking for they will give you all the info you need to find a good one

Fat Boy

Plus P1 / Type R have identical engines - so don't buy into the myth that P1 engines are made of a different chocolate. Both need mapping for UK fuel ideally.

SamP1

I'd recommend buying one with 18 inch wheels and a big brake uprgade.

+Doc+

I have a standard P1 with a standard engine, unmapped and unmodified.
Treat them correctly, service and put the correct fuel in and you will be fine.

Check P1 woc there are some special cars for sale at the moment!

stevie1982

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Rubbish they were brought over from japan, prodrive made the changes and rather than remap them popped some fuel aditive thing in the tank, it did not do the job.

Same block and map as a sti or type r, just as much chance as going pop as the next sti not looked after or mapped for uk fuel. Being it was sold as a UK car I think people expected them not to go bang and as they did it has been made into a really big reason not to buy one, I am sure just as many if not more sti and type r have gone pop but it's not made a big deal about as they are a jap import and it is almost acceptable if it happens, crazy as so is the p1 just sold from Subaru uk.

The argument against the p1 is prodrive removed te dccd and the rear 2 po calipers which you get with the type r, that is a big deal to some but not to others.

In my opinion the p1 is still the best looking classic out there 22b excluded and still looks as fresh as it did the day t was released.

Would I have one over a type r, well as I have owned one already and I am now not fussed soo much of having a build number and being a limited edition probably not and would get a well sorted type r for the same money, yes p1 have come right down in price but I think that's just owners panicing and getting rid quickly rather than holding out. A good clean and tastefully modified p1 will still fetch near 10k Mark, were a type r can be had for a lot less and the change spent on making it better.

The thing for the p1 favour is it's suspensin set up, it's regarded as one of the best out of the box so to speak for the uk roads, if you are wanting to buy a car and leave it almost as is the the p1 would et my vote but if you want to change a few bits then get a type r.

Also I think the changed the ratio on 5 th to suit the motorway driving,

As said get over to the p1 owners club, plenty of stuff to read on there

AndyC_772

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Subaru4You had one for sale when I took mine in for servicing a couple of weeks ago. It certainly looked decent enough to me - and yes, it was up for about £10k.

vindaloo

As a P1 (or a Type R) is going to be 10-11 years old now. You have to ask what components are likely to be worn out and the likely replacement parts and costs. Standard suspension of either model is not cheap. You can get very capable coilovers for less money.

Standard brakes, at least are cheap and the calipers are cheap to refurb. However, lots will have aftermarket big brakes and they copst £££s to replace pads and disks or rotors.

IMO, buy the best car you can for your money. It might be a P1 or a type R, depending on what you find when you're out looking.

J.

stevie1982

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lenn is finally selling his off then, at least you know or hope it would of been looked after