old or new does it really matter
19 October 2011, 10:36 PM
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old or new does it really matter
after owning a few subarus in the past new age and classics, thing have come to a point where i cant afford to spend huge amount on a car and i cant stay away from subarus i always get drawn back
at the minute im looking at a wrx classic with low miles 50k very clean its a 96 reg
so my question is does it really matter about age of a car with fairly low miles, compared to a newer car with higher milage.
its always been a bit of a issue with me and get scared of one thing going wrong after another.
what are other scoobynet users veiws on this ??
at the minute im looking at a wrx classic with low miles 50k very clean its a 96 reg
so my question is does it really matter about age of a car with fairly low miles, compared to a newer car with higher milage.
its always been a bit of a issue with me and get scared of one thing going wrong after another.
what are other scoobynet users veiws on this ??
20 October 2011, 07:46 AM
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nowt wrong with older cars Adam, there are still a few tidy examples knocking about.....go for it.
Heres some pics of my WRX I sold a few months back, it was like being back in the 90's and drove faultless ! Very very nice example!
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Heres some pics of my WRX I sold a few months back, it was like being back in the 90's and drove faultless ! Very very nice example!
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20 October 2011, 09:08 AM
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I'm a classic fan, i just love the seat of the pants feel, had a new age and they are just a bit too sanitised for me, as regards age i don't worry too much about that, i just judge each car on it's own merits, as long as there is no rust you should be fine the only thing that goes wrong with cars that don't do many miles is usually the exhaust and bushes, as long as it has spent it's life undercover it should be fine good low mile classics are getting hard to find, and they are cheaper to run and more fun.
And it may have the closed deck block, i would just give it a really good going over,looking for all the usual stuff, but that sounds sweet,and if you don't go for it send me the link.
And it may have the closed deck block, i would just give it a really good going over,looking for all the usual stuff, but that sounds sweet,and if you don't go for it send me the link.
20 October 2011, 09:17 AM
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mines for sale (well unless we can fined a buggy that will fit) only 50k on the clock witch i can prove full engine 3k ago with forged everything and new gearbox 3 weeks ago and clutch no rot or rust but 2 new rear arches that are in primer oh it's a sti
20 October 2011, 10:01 AM
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20 October 2011, 10:07 AM
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It all comes down to how it's been driven / looked after. Me and the missus have a Fabia VRS each. Mine is an 04 plate with 156k miles which has spent much of it's life on the motorway and drives better than the wives which is a 56 plate and has 24k miles. Newer ain't necessarily better
20 October 2011, 10:54 AM
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going into town now to try some more will have a look
very true my sister has my old celica gt4 witch i used to commute from devon to hook daily for 3 year has over 350k on the clock and still 1st engine and box been in the family since imported new and never missed a beat and my grandad's Citroen c4 is in the garage agen for the 5th time and only 3 month's old
It all comes down to how it's been driven / looked after. Me and the missus have a Fabia VRS each. Mine is an 04 plate with 156k miles which has spent much of it's life on the motorway and drives better than the wives which is a 56 plate and has 24k miles. Newer ain't necessarily better
20 October 2011, 05:16 PM
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thanks for all the replys i totally agree with prefering the drive of a classic, defintaly more connected, i think i may take a little trip to look at this classic sat, watch this space ill post some pics up if its the 1
20 October 2011, 05:44 PM
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After owning a classic for 5 years then buying a hawk,its as if your not driving an impreza anymore.The classic had a more mechanical raw feeling about it,where as the hawk is so smooth & easy to drive.That said though i know which i prefer & sadly the classic is what it is an old car.(waits for all the classic owners abuse)
20 October 2011, 05:47 PM
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After owning a classic for 5 years then buying a hawk,its as if your not driving an impreza anymore.The classic had a more mechanical raw feeling about it,where as the hawk is so smooth & easy to drive.That said though i know which i prefer & sadly the classic is what it is an old car.(waits for all the classic owners abuse)
20 October 2011, 07:04 PM
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really ? i had a bug eye when they 1st come out and never got on with it have said before it mite have been dew to getting my *** handed to me by a cavalier turbo the 1st day after the prodrive kit was fitted of that my ex-wife made me part ex my 400bhp escort cos for it and i never drove it much after that in protest. i did take a bug eye wrx out about a week before i got my classic sti that i have right now and thats what got me to take the impreza i got right now as part payment for my beloved vr6 ( yes part payment ) and it is alot quicker and was before i stared on it that my mate's bug eye wrx
20 October 2011, 08:00 PM
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got a 93 wrx and am tempted by a blob sti. ill prob keep the 93 wrx off the road cos i can always go back to it if i dont get on the sti and its worth far more to me than the 1500 quid id have to let it go for.
20 October 2011, 08:25 PM
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thats the thing with classics there hard to sel cos so many people out there saying there something they aint it's driving the price down cos people are worrryed there not getting what it's ment to be just seen a wrx listed on ebay as a sti when it's clearly not it's a 1993 1st off with a td04 lol
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20 October 2011, 08:39 PM
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had a bloke come last night to look at mine said he's seen 8 now and this was the 1st one the was a proper sti and not a fake. i was looking for age's for a good car before this one turned up and the bloke approached me wanting to put it in on my vr6 when i still had the garage could not believe my luck he new nothing about the what so ever
20 October 2011, 09:18 PM
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it says it's got a td05 in the add but the pic is of a td04 lol
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-SUBAR...78419802518036
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-SUBAR...78419802518036
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