What is your opinion overall opinion of this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUBARU-WRX...item2a34291e8c

 

Pretty sure a member in here used to own that, it's lovely

 

That is one beautiful car IMO, but i just couldnt bear the thought of knowing that if i came up against a £2000 classic wrx with around 300bhp, and a descent driver, it would wipe the floor with me.
Yes you could take it to more power but it aint ginna be cheap, and id be petrified of parking it up and leaving un-attended.

Lovely car and cant see it would be for sale for long.

 

Over 45k spent, of which 35k was the original sale price?

So if my car cost 23k new and i paid 7k for it, does that mean 30k has been spent on it lol

 

Not a lover of it myself but everyone is different I suppose that's what makes the world go round lol. I can think of better cars out there I could spend that kind of money on.

 

Great looking car
Best colour and very high spec
Real petrol heads car

 

I wouldn't spend it on that, tacky inside, ugly outside.

 

I have the 320bhp version and its a great car, yes u can buy other cars like audi or bmw but they don't have the attitude like a scooby 😁

 

If i had 26k id be driving a porsche 911 turbo....

 

R34 gtr

 

Hughy's car!!

he's not had it 5mins.. gets board easy and has a very understanding wife!!

 

Its owned by a member on here.

Its not worth 26K imo. Maybe 20 at a push but even at 20 theres no way I'd ever buy it.

 

^ This sums it up. If I had 26k I would buy an M3 CSL

 

I think its lovely. Do I think its worth £26k? No idea, I'm not up on these things.

 

Can't you get a JDM Spec C for this money?

 

Almost as funny as that guy who wanted 22b money for a P1.

The mods ad no value. After 3 years, it will have lost 50% of it's 'new' value, so around £13k. And he wants £26k?

Yeah, ok.

Problem is that some idiot will pay it. Probably a rich kid with no idea of the value of money.

 

You will struggle to find a 60 plate saloon for £13k.

Lovely car but can't help thinking 10 grand would have been better spent preparing the engine so it doesn't go pop, rather than getting the seats trimmed in quilted leather and adding some jdm badges.

 

RS4 or S5 for that money... wait for someone else suffer the depreciation! Best way

£26k? Naaah

Worth £19,995 IMO

 

Its stunning in the flesh but not something that would have my 26k

 

That's a bit harsh, not everyone shares your opinion of the stuff. And it looks like a dealer is selling it that would most likely be bought on finance. I'm sure by the time a good haggling was done you'd be looking at £23k with a gourd thrown in.

I would not buy that for £26k though, I'd be aiming at spending a little more on the considerably faster and higher specced car with a stronger engine, it is possible to pick up Codsworths in the low 30s now.

Just out of interest how much more would you need for an S206?

 

The Codsworth sound fishy to me

 

Let me know where you can buy a new WRX STi for 26k
Ditto 26k sounds a lot. 19-21k is more realistic but you are taking the **** saying it is worth 13k.

 

The latter end models were coming out at 27 grand brand new apparently. So this one at 3 years old is massively overpriced.
If you take into consideration the 'average' depreciation of a new car then the price tag is even more rediculous.


This is better priced and also from a dealer, same age, similar miles and almost 10 grand cheaper.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...--2010/1825573

Or for just a few more quid you could own a cosworth with uber low miles...

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...--2010/1843786

 

Harsh, but fair

Buy this for £26K and you get an ugly over modified car virtually no one wants that will be worth £10K in 3 years time.

Or buy a 22B, you get an icon, the best looking Impreza made, oodles of respect from petrolheads and in 3 years time it will be worth what you paid for it and you will easily sell it if you need to.

As Kevin would say... it's a no brainer!

 

 

IIRC Subaru had a limited offer giving 5k discount on new WRX STis so they came to around 28k from memory.

Still, the 50% depreciation on a 3yo old car applies on the official price not the discounted price. That's what the market tells you if you search around, as per your example above.

Personally, I would not buy a Cosworth.

I prefer the Recaros and Spec C suspension a >2010 WRX STi has and if it went pop it wouldn't cost an extra 12k to make the engine forged.

 

Lovely looking car but I dont think I could spend that much on it. As said before thats RS4 money. End of the day though if someone pays 26k for it then fair play its their hard earned. Slightly off topic- those seats look AMAZING. Wish my hawk came with them standard.

 

If I'm coming across as rude it's not my intention but have you actually driven one?

The Bilsteins are also far better set up for road use than the more uncompromising Spec C suspension on the Saloons IMO. It can be adjusted to suit the owner's taste though, I have mine firmer than stock. Do not confuse it with the setup on the stock 2008 car, which left a lot to be desired.

The pillow ball can be bought and installed for a few hundred pounds if it means that much, I'll let you know how much better the car is when I get round to fitting it. I have already added a host of 20th anniversary and R205 bits such as cross member support braces and I can't tell the difference.

By the way the Cosworth has re-upholstered recaros and very comfortable they are too

I don't get the last comment about £12k, the engine on the Cosworth is fully forged.

 

For me there's a lot more cars I would buy over that!

 

£26k would buy a LOT of better cars....