Advice on jap imports...
31 July 2011, 11:37 PM
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Advice on jap imports...
hi, new to this forum and the world of scoobys,
we curently have our eyes on a scooby, its a jap import, the seller seems really genuine, but there are a few things that are making me ponder, its a 1996 wrx sti first reg in uk in 2003, we have quite a few details of of the car, when we did a text check the last 4 digits of the vin differ by 1 number... and the vin starts with gc8, which seems wierd to me and is only 9 charachters long (the seller sent us a photo of the plate) could any one with a jap import shed some light....
cheers ...
ruby
we curently have our eyes on a scooby, its a jap import, the seller seems really genuine, but there are a few things that are making me ponder, its a 1996 wrx sti first reg in uk in 2003, we have quite a few details of of the car, when we did a text check the last 4 digits of the vin differ by 1 number... and the vin starts with gc8, which seems wierd to me and is only 9 charachters long (the seller sent us a photo of the plate) could any one with a jap import shed some light....
cheers ...
ruby
01 August 2011, 12:27 AM
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Yep, as above. GC8 followed by 6 numbers on a classic import.
There will also be another code underneath the VIN which also begins 'GC8'.
That number can be used to verify the exact model as many early cars get dressed up to look like STI,s. And as a novice it can be very easy to get caught out.
If you want, stick this number up so one of the guru's can verify the model for you. It will begin GC8 and then have 4 digits.
There will also be another code underneath the VIN which also begins 'GC8'.
That number can be used to verify the exact model as many early cars get dressed up to look like STI,s. And as a novice it can be very easy to get caught out.
If you want, stick this number up so one of the guru's can verify the model for you. It will begin GC8 and then have 4 digits.
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Yep, as above. GC8 followed by 6 numbers on a classic import.
There will also be another code underneath the VIN which also begins 'GC8'.
That number can be used to verify the exact model as many early cars get dressed up to look like STI,s. And as a novice it can be very easy to get caught out.
If you want, stick this number up so one of the guru's can verify the model for you. It will begin GC8 and then have 4 digits.
There will also be another code underneath the VIN which also begins 'GC8'.
That number can be used to verify the exact model as many early cars get dressed up to look like STI,s. And as a novice it can be very easy to get caught out.
If you want, stick this number up so one of the guru's can verify the model for you. It will begin GC8 and then have 4 digits.
hi thanks for your help, where should i post this number?
ruby
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01 August 2011, 12:46 PM
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Each model of impreza has a unique model code like the one you posted i.e GC8C48D for a wrx or GC8C4ED for a 96 wrx sti and so on and so forth if you look here http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/wrx.html you will get an idea
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as its what i have 
heres what mine is like (scroll down to the non stickered up pics.)
http://www.eclipse-performance.com/s...?id1=100&id2=2
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