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Old 29 April 2011, 09:47 AM
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just wondering what the differences are between these scoobs, just had an insurance quote and the STI was double the cost compared to the same value/yr Uk300.

i didnt think theres was that much difference between these cars, they look pretty much the same?
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Isn't the UK300 a WRX with a few cosmetic changes, and possibly PPP?

If so the STI is a different animal
Old 29 April 2011, 09:56 AM
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as above, wasn't it to fill a gap when there wasn't a uk sti at that time?
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Originally Posted by Moley_WRX
Isn't the UK300 a WRX with a few cosmetic changes, and possibly PPP?

If so the STI is a different animal
Excatly, WRX with different lights and spoiler and an STI-esque interior - and in limited numbers. I believe the PPP was an option exactly the same as any other WRX.
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might be same spec as a WRK as on the quote it came in at the price as a WRX and half the price of a STI

was quoted £680 for the uk 300 and £1200 for the STI both standard, thought both quotes pretty expensive as im 43 9+ yrs ncb clean license no claims parked on private drive in a small Essex town wife on policy as main drive with same ncb etc as me :/
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If you have at least 1 years experience driving performance cars than you'll be able to smash that £1200 price, if you speak to the right companies.

Depends on your driving experience though.
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Moley

we have had a scooby before about 5 yrs ago, also had a 206 GTI special edition, currently a 4.0 V8 Discovery. have vast experiance in off road driving and road and track superbikes.

i did have a quote from your company yesterday and i did speak to you at about 430 and got put on hold then someone else took over but they didnt seem keen to do me a quote but said ball park figure of £700 for a standard car and +50 percent for non standard, they said as its been 5yrs since last owning a Scooby you may not be able to cover me...

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Originally Posted by Cempa
might be same spec as a WRK as on the quote it came in at the price as a WRX and half the price of a STI

was quoted £680 for the uk 300 and £1200 for the STI both standard, thought both quotes pretty expensive as im 43 9+ yrs ncb clean license no claims parked on private drive in a small Essex town wife on policy as main drive with same ncb etc as me :/
You need to change your company - speak to Moley^^^^

I'm just outside London, heavily modded WRX with protected NCB and only 38, £520 a year, but I have had the car for over 5-years so I have experience on the marque as Moley says, although it wasn't much dearer when I first bought the car and insured it through Moley
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Moley works for Keith Michaels Insurance (who insure my Impreza, Citroen and Transit van)...........he's just a bit shy today with the Royal Wedding and all that

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see my last post above above, i have spoken to Moley...
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Patrick did your quote, but i think he just gave you a ballpark figure
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Originally Posted by Midlife......
Moley works for Keith Michaels Insurance (who insure my Impreza, Citroen and Transit van)...........he's just a bit shy today with the Royal Wedding and all that

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even a ball park figure of £700 is a lot better than the £1200 you mention in post 5

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Originally Posted by Moley_WRX
Patrick did your quote, but i think he just gave you a ballpark figure

yeah he did say it was only a ball park figure mate.

to be honest its all a bit confusing, is a JDM car dearer to insure than a UK car?
does tracker make a big difference?
im guessing most UK cars have Thatchem 1 alarms as standard?

seems theres a big shortage of standard cars about, most are heavily modified.
we have 5k to spend and ideally a fairly standard new age STI would suit us with a good history and sensible mileage or a UK300 if we can find one or..

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No real difference between UK and JDM really.
Tracker doesn't make any difference, enless the vehicle valve is over £20k or you live in a high rated postcode.
All Newage UK cars will have a Cat1, but imports would need one fitted.

Modified cars don't really cost that much more really. We find we get less claims on modified ones than standard ones.

For £5k i'd be going for this (which you have obviously seen)...... https://www.scoobynet.com/subaru-444...1k-5200-a.html
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Chalk and cheese...

WRX/UK300 is nice car for family duties, more comfortable and less thirsty.

STI is more harsh, focused, and likely to be mod'd to be even faster.

IMHO.

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