Matt23

Right at the moment I currently drive a 2006 blobeye STI. As it stands the car is more or less stand apart from an afterburner exhaust and K+N air filter. The car is in fantastic condition having only covered 29000 miles.

My problem is, that lately I have been really considering swapping it for a P1 as I have always liked the 2 door look for many years. I don't use the car everyday, but at the same time I don't have a garage to put the car. With the P1 being a limited edition I'm not sure about parking it on the street.

Opinions and advice please guys.

Am I mad to want a classic over a newage.

bigsinky

yes. P1 is raw and unrefined compared to the Blobeye. Classic will also cost a lot more to tune if and when you want more power. new shape cars are a much better base to start from as they have all the right bits in already i.e. 6 speed gearbox, brembo brakes, better suspension, larger intercooler

matt-c

iTrader: (5)

That's a good car you have there.

A few carefully chosen upgrades will make it great and a much nicer drive than the older cars IMHO.

Best bet, test drive a classic, i reckon you will get over this hankering pretty quick.

I've done that a couple of times, makes you realise what you have got!

Adam-M

You'll need to spend alot less on the P1 to have a more enjoyable car over the Blobeye.

This is the way i see it 400bhp newage = 340bhp classic

Go for it mate.

matt-c

iTrader: (5)

If you do it, make sure its a nice tight car, or you might end up with some rattle bucket.

Matt23

That's what I'm afraid of mate. Still I'm sure there are a fair few nice P1s around. I think your right tho, I need to have a drive of 1 first.

stevie1982

iTrader: (16)

It's a hard one, the newage cars are better base cars for tuning and do feel more stable / planted on the road but there is something about the feel of a classic impreza. It depends on what you are willing spend on the p1 as you could pick up a tastefully modded one for 8-10k with a 6 speed, forged engine and supporting mods.

Or throw a few grand at yours and it may out the smile back on yours.

Hard one mate

Matt23

That's a very good point you make there mate. The state the used car market is in at the moment a decent P1 would proberly be worth about the same as mine if not a bit more.