AJ_Rimmer

Afternoon all, this is my 1st post so be gentle.

I'm looking for a classic impreza and have owned a few in the past. I'm not rushing into buying anything and have looked around several sites like Pistonheads, here, ebay and gumtree. Ideally i'm looking for something thats had the performance side of things done, like brakes, suspension, remap/engine mods so I can then concentrate on looks, wheels etc as I work in a bodyshop. Ideally i'd like an Sti, cant stretch to a type r unfortunately.

Ive noticed a place in Rochdale selling quite a few modified imprezas but theyre all priced the same, £1888. All the ads look the same and they appear on gumtree about twice a day. Is this a scam?

They've also got a v5 sti listed on there and ebay but its scary cheap for £2650. I'd love to know if anyone has dealt with this guy?? Too good to be true?

urban

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Welcome along

Personally I'd stay well away from something so cheap - even if it is a genuine ad.

craigo

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Welcome mate,

A Rimmer

AJ_Rimmer

Red Dwarf fan mate

Urban, i'm like you, very sceptical about the prices/cars but i've looked around on here and the net in general and cant find any bad press about the seller. The Sti has a mods list a mile long so even if it was a nail, surely it would be worth buying just for the bits?

craigo

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It would be a very good idea mate to post up a link to the car. Let the guys on here throw some advice

AJ_Rimmer

not sure on posting links but try this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350-BHP-SU...ht_1144wt_1263

and heres the ones on gumtree, all the same seller, ABZ. He always puts "extremely fast" as the title but seems to get about 5+ imprezas a week.

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-m...e-uk/105970296

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-m...-r32/105961323

AJ_Rimmer

I asked him if he's got any proof of the power he's quoting and he said no and none of his cars mention being mapped but the mods list on that sti speak for themselves. I just dont want to buy a lemon but the price of it seems tempting. I'm also looking at others, v3 sti's for under 2500 that seem to have a lot of history etc but ideally would like as much car for my money as poss. Seems to be a lot of people struggling to sell sti's at the moment, lots being relisted daily/weekly on gumtree and ebay.

MattyB1983

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One thing is for sure, it won't be making 350bhp...

I've seen that car advertised on eBay before a while ago, by a different seller I think. Was advertised at quite a bit more than it is now also.

It does seem pretty cheap.

craigo

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First question i would ask, who mapped it ! If no direct reply hmmm Be suspicious

urban

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No proof of power (which its got no chance of achieving), and no remap
To be honest - I'd run the other way.
Plus, look at the ad on Ebay.
Can't spell things they are purposely pointing out that have been done.

thunder8

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seems cheap enough i bet its only 300bhp if that

AJ_Rimmer

I agree lads, clearly he just buys them in and sells them on without knowing the full spec etc BUT in some cases the car has enough done to it to make it a viable buy. Its a tricky one, that sti could be a genuine car that someone has put the time/effort/money into and its just being sold by someone clueless. The ads have been running for months and i've done a search on here but no-ones said anything bad about them, and the feedback on ebay is ok. At the end of the day, i'm only about an hour from Rochdale so might go up and suss the place out for myself. Are there any Impreza sellers from around Manchester/Rochdale way that spring to mind, Ive read about a few places up north with a bad rep on here but cant remember the names.

The Pink Ninja

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Stay away from anything/anyone associated with KTC- Keighly Trade Centre

AJ_Rimmer

Ahh yeah thats one of the names I remember seeing, thanks Gaz

jonesy81

i bought mine off this seller he had loads on auto trader then went down to look at two off them that were advertised and bought one off them mate he was only selling out of his house then that was over a year ago

Markyscoob

If you really want a car that age you can rely on to be without skeletons in the cupboard-buy a shall and make your own!

These things have all been nicked/rebuilt/painted/bumped/nicked again/blown engine and cheap rebuild/blown again/ crap remap/rebuild/remap/neons and big stereo/tinted/painted/remap/proper rebuild/nicked/traded in so you'd be so very lucky to find an original car if ever one still exists.

Make your own I say. API engine/gearbox and a rolling shell and you'll at least know what you have.

Other than that best of luck.

craigo

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There is a fresh import option. Mine for example came into the uk just over a year ago. That is a costly one though the same as yours...

nick172sport

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i live in rochdale never heard off them might have a look highley populated asian area round there i have many asian friends but if there anything to do with ktc stay well clear

Rob Day

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I assume you have looked at the cars for sale on here?

Rob

ps - Welcome to the site

Rob Day

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This will not be anything to do with KTC, their based in Keighley (Cross Hills to be exact), yet the Rochdale in question is in Glasgow, not Rochdale near Manchester.

Rob

nick172sport

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think you are wrong rob entwistle road is in rochdale see the add

donny andi

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There's some right sheds for sale in Rochdale .......they sell rotten evo's cheap aswel
And they are Asian lads selling them from back gardens pretending to be full time traders

Lol.......just clicked your link
Google the traders name.......they are famous for selling piles of **** !! Also search on the mlr....there is loads of threads on them

Run forest.....run ..........don't look back boy keep running!!!

Seriously if it's for sale @£2k it's worth £500 tops......they are knackers

Rob Day

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I was only assuming it was from Glasgow, an area called Rochdale ? Simply by judging by the heading. Obviously now I have looked at the advert properly your right
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How many miles?
Size engine? bound to be a 2.0, but still!
Remapped by who, after market ECU?
What turbo?
Dump Valve (please!)

It seems like a very cheap car, and for the money it looks like its worth a look, but im guessing here, bodywork shoddy, interior dated and ripped, probably 100+K miles... those lights look shocking!

Each to their own, just expressing my views.

Rob

AJ_Rimmer

This is the kind of advice I was after. Seemed to good to be true and price and quantity of cars made me suspicious.

Seems odd that theres not much info on them via google tho, good job I asked on here.

Ive got around 3k to spend on something and have had classics in the past but 3k seems to buy a reasonable spec bugeye these days so I might look at them. Had a look in the for sale section but couldnt see anything in my budget that suits me.

Rob Day

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You'll get a STI specd bugeye for 3k.

Rob

AJ_Rimmer

really? where? i've looked in the usual places and can proberbly stretch to 3.5k but cant make my mind up wether to get a decent classic sti or a bugeye with mods etc.

Rob Day

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Pm me your email address

craigo

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must say ive never saw a bug sti under 4 k

Bealescooby

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i'd take a look at the black sti if it's a nacka then u can easily walk away if its a shed , u could be missin a decent car or viewing a shed but i would look at it and u know what your lookin at that will help

Rob Day

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You would be surprised, I've told the OP where there is one. Might not be ideal, but Avcs sti lump, jdm 6 speed box, interior, lights etc it's on the money

No brembo, but that was the case with some JDM Bugeye Stis

Rob