£6000 what to buy?
22 December 2011, 01:51 PM
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£6000 what to buy?
Hi all.
New to the Impreza scene (had Evos for the last 5 years). I'm looking at buying an impreza next year after selling my forged evo IX due to the imminent birth of my first baby.
Got about £6k to spend but am confused by the amount of models available!
Currently I like the look of the:
type-R V5/6
Sti bug
Anything with a bit of tunability for circa 400 ponies, but should I watch out for anything?
Cheers in advance,
Kezzo
New to the Impreza scene (had Evos for the last 5 years). I'm looking at buying an impreza next year after selling my forged evo IX due to the imminent birth of my first baby.
Got about £6k to spend but am confused by the amount of models available!
Currently I like the look of the:
type-R V5/6
Sti bug
Anything with a bit of tunability for circa 400 ponies, but should I watch out for anything?
Cheers in advance,
Kezzo
22 December 2011, 01:54 PM
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If you want tunability to 400bhp then forget the classics, your looking at BIG money to get those there reliably, so its the STI bug.
Lots to look for, there is a check list on www.subaru-impreza.org to follow
Tony
Lots to look for, there is a check list on www.subaru-impreza.org to follow
Tony
22 December 2011, 02:11 PM
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Don't waste your cash on a Subaru get a decent VW Golf diesel or similar, with a young baby you should be trying to move away from the image that a nedded up impreza will afford you.... 
22 December 2011, 02:18 PM
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Already got a decent family car for the daily duties, just want a cheap ish car for weekend blasts
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If you want tunability to 400bhp then forget the classics, your looking at BIG money to get those there reliably, so its the STI bug.
Lots to look for, there is a check list on www.subaru-impreza.org to follow
Tony
Lots to look for, there is a check list on www.subaru-impreza.org to follow
Tony
cheers some good stuff on there
22 December 2011, 02:24 PM
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Arguably no more so than a Type R of the same year being in the UK and not mapped for our fuel.
You'll get rebuilt P1s with correct maps for your budget.
IMO, Prodrive Bugeye STI and a few pounds left over for mods/repairs.
You'll get rebuilt P1s with correct maps for your budget.
IMO, Prodrive Bugeye STI and a few pounds left over for mods/repairs.
so you may as well start with a better base model 
22 December 2011, 02:49 PM
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Fancy a change from the Evo scene and you seem to get a bit more for your money compared to a V/VI.
What model onwards can be remapped?
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What model onwards can be remapped?
Specialists - Scoobyclinic, Zen, RCM, Enginetuner. Any others?
22 December 2011, 03:21 PM
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22 December 2011, 03:39 PM
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For £6k i would say up your budget slightly and get a 05 blob UK STI, it will save you a fortune in the long run and 400/ 450 bhp is quite easy and cheap to get to from that base, it is the best uk car to date for modding to those power levels out of the box and being relatively new you won't be replacing things that break due to fatigue/age.
Type r is a fantastic week end toy, but it is just that, and if you want to take it to a reliable 400bhp you will need another 10k on top, unless you find one already done, but i emphasise properly as that is the crooks of it, there are many out there that will claim 400 and maybe they are close but no cigar and it's a case of when will it go pop if it's not done right.
Having both i wont be going back to a classic and am about to sell/ break my type r and i'm now back in a blob and loving it
Type r is a fantastic week end toy, but it is just that, and if you want to take it to a reliable 400bhp you will need another 10k on top, unless you find one already done, but i emphasise properly as that is the crooks of it, there are many out there that will claim 400 and maybe they are close but no cigar and it's a case of when will it go pop if it's not done right.
Having both i wont be going back to a classic and am about to sell/ break my type r and i'm now back in a blob and loving it
22 December 2011, 04:44 PM
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Classics can't cope with big power, thats about the only thing i prefer about Evo's. Although you could buy an STI type R that has had an engine rebuild thats within your budjet, mod it to 350bhp and due to it being pretty light it will feel alot quicker, it will feel like a 400bhp newage.
But if your really wanting 400+ i'd go for the 2005 Ver 9 blob Sti, very capable car considering most only came with 265bhp out the box. My old man's took a hell of a beating.
Anyway, i'd be happy with a car that only had 350bhp but handled superbly, so i'd say Type R.
But if your really wanting 400+ i'd go for the 2005 Ver 9 blob Sti, very capable car considering most only came with 265bhp out the box. My old man's took a hell of a beating.
Anyway, i'd be happy with a car that only had 350bhp but handled superbly, so i'd say Type R.
22 December 2011, 05:05 PM
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I completely agree on the reliability point. Newage cars are by far the superior car when talking about engine strength and box strength.
Bud lads, we all got to admit that for pure fun and adrenaline pumping driving nothing beats a 400 bhp classic on a windy road on a dry Sunday afternoon.
For everyday use then a newage is by far the best bet, but for shear fun and excitement a well sorted classic wins hands down.
So many people are trying to get out of cars like ours at the minute and bargains are becoming more and more common. If I was in the OP's position I'd wait and find a well sorted classic with either a forged build or newage bottom end linked with a 6 speed.
This way he will get newage reliability with classic excitement.
I currently have a pretty well sorted classic that is used solely as a weekend toy (covered less than 2K this year for instance) and I will honestly say its the most fun I've ever had in a car. It's noisy, bumpy, aggressive and generally not easy to drive, but would I swap it for a similarly powered newage.....would I ****.
Whatever you decide to buy OP I'm sure you'll love it. Good luck with the hunt.
Bud lads, we all got to admit that for pure fun and adrenaline pumping driving nothing beats a 400 bhp classic on a windy road on a dry Sunday afternoon.
For everyday use then a newage is by far the best bet, but for shear fun and excitement a well sorted classic wins hands down.
So many people are trying to get out of cars like ours at the minute and bargains are becoming more and more common. If I was in the OP's position I'd wait and find a well sorted classic with either a forged build or newage bottom end linked with a 6 speed.
This way he will get newage reliability with classic excitement.
I currently have a pretty well sorted classic that is used solely as a weekend toy (covered less than 2K this year for instance) and I will honestly say its the most fun I've ever had in a car. It's noisy, bumpy, aggressive and generally not easy to drive, but would I swap it for a similarly powered newage.....would I ****.
Whatever you decide to buy OP I'm sure you'll love it. Good luck with the hunt.
22 December 2011, 05:50 PM
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Yip what ditchmyster said. I would of thought you will find a nice 04 plate STI for that money and might web find one with 400 ish already. They are out there and not being in a rush to spend is a good thing. Just keep looking and you'll find one, and blob eyes look the best, IMO
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i bought an 53 plate sti 2 months ago, my 1st scoob and absolutely love it. paid 7.5k for it, but had only recently been modded and mapped to 330bhp
sure whichever you go for in the end you will have fun with
sure whichever you go for in the end you will have fun with
22 December 2011, 06:37 PM
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For £6k i would say up your budget slightly and get a 05 blob UK STI, it will save you a fortune in the long run and 400/ 450 bhp is quite easy and cheap to get to from that base, it is the best uk car to date for modding to those power levels out of the box and being relatively new you won't be replacing things that break due to fatigue/age.
Type r is a fantastic week end toy, but it is just that, and if you want to take it to a reliable 400bhp you will need another 10k on top, unless you find one already done, but i emphasise properly as that is the crooks of it, there are many out there that will claim 400 and maybe they are close but no cigar and it's a case of when will it go pop if it's not done right.
Having both i wont be going back to a classic and am about to sell/ break my type r and i'm now back in a blob and loving it
Type r is a fantastic week end toy, but it is just that, and if you want to take it to a reliable 400bhp you will need another 10k on top, unless you find one already done, but i emphasise properly as that is the crooks of it, there are many out there that will claim 400 and maybe they are close but no cigar and it's a case of when will it go pop if it's not done right.
Having both i wont be going back to a classic and am about to sell/ break my type r and i'm now back in a blob and loving it
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I think I must have got a good deal then, got MY03STI ppp with mods and mapped to 323 HP about 5 months ago for £5500
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I will be picking up a mint P1 shortly and will be out of pocket by 7500. In some peoples eye's i am mad but i want a pretty car that looks great in the garage and hold a fair value and is still fun to drive
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Great advice chaps keep
It coming!
I think what drew me to the sti bug was the potentially stronger engine. They do look great with the right set of wheels and blacked out de tangoed front lights.
With it being a 2nd car for weekends only I can afford to forget the luxuries too and get a rawer feeling car.
It coming!
I think what drew me to the sti bug was the potentially stronger engine. They do look great with the right set of wheels and blacked out de tangoed front lights.
With it being a 2nd car for weekends only I can afford to forget the luxuries too and get a rawer feeling car.