Scooby purchase April / May 2005
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Scooby purchase April / May 2005
Hi folks - not said much on here as a bit of a noobie on the Scooby net, however, some of the guys, Cal, Chasar, Keevster, Norry et al know me through Type R Scotland.
Anyway - recently sold my Accord Type R which was purchased in favour of an Imprezza last May. Cracking car, superb engine and gearbox - loved it to bits, however it's now gone. Due to new baby and house move, I'm currently running around in a MkIII Golf gti which serves as a prem carrier and no more .
Anyhow - am planning to purchase an Imprezza next April and will have a budget of £6,000 or so. Not much I know, however the car will basically be a weekend play thing for me, and will let me get a taster of AWD before potentially commiting to a more significant Scooby purchase.
After doing a bit of research it looks like, for that kind of money, I'll get a 1993-ish, Import with 60,000 miles with majority history.
I'm not going to ask the question "What should I look out for when buying an Imprezza" 'cos that's just lazy and there's more than enough info for me to look at out there. However - was wondering if any local knowledge (ie West of Scotland) might be of use - ie good source of used Imprezzas / local servicing dealerships etc etc ...... Any hints / tips would be appreciated
Cheers folks
Anyway - recently sold my Accord Type R which was purchased in favour of an Imprezza last May. Cracking car, superb engine and gearbox - loved it to bits, however it's now gone. Due to new baby and house move, I'm currently running around in a MkIII Golf gti which serves as a prem carrier and no more .
Anyhow - am planning to purchase an Imprezza next April and will have a budget of £6,000 or so. Not much I know, however the car will basically be a weekend play thing for me, and will let me get a taster of AWD before potentially commiting to a more significant Scooby purchase.
After doing a bit of research it looks like, for that kind of money, I'll get a 1993-ish, Import with 60,000 miles with majority history.
I'm not going to ask the question "What should I look out for when buying an Imprezza" 'cos that's just lazy and there's more than enough info for me to look at out there. However - was wondering if any local knowledge (ie West of Scotland) might be of use - ie good source of used Imprezzas / local servicing dealerships etc etc ...... Any hints / tips would be appreciated
Cheers folks
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Have a look here www.powervehicles.com
just waiting for delivery of my WRX STI RA from the guys at JVS
just waiting for delivery of my WRX STI RA from the guys at JVS
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Dream on Sparky ..........put that lub. away & give yer arm a brief respite
Seriously mate - good luck with purchase. I could be hot on your heels if I shed my Vtec addiction. Thinking of getting a Spoon N1 exhaust - it will sound SO sweet @ KH @ 100 mph +
Catch ye later dawg
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Seriously mate - good luck with purchase. I could be hot on your heels if I shed my Vtec addiction. Thinking of getting a Spoon N1 exhaust - it will sound SO sweet @ KH @ 100 mph +
Catch ye later dawg
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If you stretch to £7000 you could get a MY99 UK car which would IMHO be a better option for 90% of people.
An 11 year old WRX may not be at all funny for maintenance bills. A cheap old WRX may just be that. Some of them are nice if looked after though, but it can be a minefield.
An 11 year old WRX may not be at all funny for maintenance bills. A cheap old WRX may just be that. Some of them are nice if looked after though, but it can be a minefield.
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Originally Posted by Civic Type R
Dream on Sparky ..........put that lub. away & give yer arm a brief respite
Seriously mate - good luck with purchase. I could be hot on your heels if I shed my Vtec addiction. Thinking of getting a Spoon N1 exhaust - it will sound SO sweet @ KH @ 100 mph +
Catch ye later dawg
[b]Cal[\b]
Seriously mate - good luck with purchase. I could be hot on your heels if I shed my Vtec addiction. Thinking of getting a Spoon N1 exhaust - it will sound SO sweet @ KH @ 100 mph +
Catch ye later dawg
[b]Cal[\b]
PS Got the car back last weekend
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Hi folks - not said much on here as a bit of a noobie on the Scooby net, however, some of the guys, Cal, Chasar, Keevster, Norry et al know me through Type R Scotland.
Hi Chris
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