gaz590

Hi,

I currently own an ep3 civic and am looking to upgrade in the next few weeks. Im a common poster on the civictype-r.co.uk forum

I have in the region of 5-6k to spend, but dont tell the missus
Question is, which impreza?

Which is the best, sti type UK? How can I tell whether the car Im looking at is a genuine and not just a kitted up version? I belive there was an upgrade year on the type UK but what year?


Ive owned an old wrx wagon back in the day. It was a P reg if I remember correctly. Loved it!

Any help would be great in the meantime ill do my usual investigations on the forum

thanks in advance guys

jayallen

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That sort of money will get you a nice Bug STI....

gaz590

how can i tell whether its a genuine sti and not a copy/rep?

will it state this on the log book?

chopperman

Best way is to check against vin numbers. Im sure someone here will soon tell you which numbers the sti has.
At a glance i'd look out for Brembo brakes, red intake manifold, larger inter cooler and STi on the clocks.

jayallen

iTrader: (31)

The newage sti cars are easy to spot, 6 speed, brembos all round, IC spray, blue seats, higher rev limit, bigger intercooler amongst other things.

The best thing to do is find a car and post a link to the advert on the board, the chances are someone will be able to tell you if its the real deal.....Fairplay to you for being cautious, there are alot of Imprezas being advertised as something they are not.....its a fricking minefeild for someone looking to purchase their first!

T5NYW

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+1

L&G.scooby

5 to 6 k will see you in a nice blobeye mate. That the budget I had 6 months ago and I love MY03STI ppp.

Terminator X

iTrader: (7)

That's a great looking car fella

TX.

gaz590

Thanks for all your help so far. Now the fun starts in searching for one. Beautiful car by the way l+g scooby

sharpy2010

iTrader: (1)

Welcome mate, enjoy the search and let us know what you find!

DanLad

I'm in the same boat as you mate came from a few type r's Wana change now and came here great guys helped me out alot good luck mate