nickbb

Hi

New to all this - looking into buying a Subaru, got £12K budget which has to inclued insurance, any advice welcome on the best place to buy and what to look out for.

Been reading posts for a few weeks, would like to come along to a meet.

Thank you in advance for any help.

Silver Scooby Sport

iTrader: (15)

Hi Nick and welcome

First question for you... are you looking to buy a standard car or a modded car ?

We can spend your money for you

Daily driver or weekend toy ?

It does make a difference trust me

KJD Mk1

iTrader: (3)

Welcome to the forum

Your more than welcome to pop along to any of the meets you see on here hope to see you soon

12K is a decent budget and shop around you will get a very nice car for that, just depends on what your looking to do with it

kev

mervil

iTrader: (5)

Welcome buddy

As Si said, we're good at spending other people's money Let Si go with you, you wont come back empty handed

Come to a meet and get some ideas if you like

DAVE-W

There's a very nice looking champagne coloured wagon with prodrive alloys on an 04 I think in the new Pinetree cars in Llanelli £9900 ish.

WR1JLD

Welcome to Scoobynet

You have come to the right place for help and advice.

You are more than welcome at any of the meets.

The next march meets :

There is one on Sunday 16 @ M4 Jct 30 services 3pm

and at the "Toby" M4 Jct 30 on 27 starts @7pm


Julian

matscooby

iTrader: (3)

Welcome Nick,

£12k for a budget is very nice, but as its been said already, it all depends on driving style.

I could say a nice V5 or V6 Classic type R for a raw performance car if its just a weekend car, or a nice V8 or poss a V9 STI.

I will say though once you've start spending money on it, there is no end to it as alot of peeps will tell you.

WRX RCY

Hello and welcome.

turboDean

iTrader: (4)

Really need to know ur age, NCD etc to estimate how much the insurance is going to cost if thats got to be inc in the budget

As long as ur over 25 then it would be a 99/00 Type R or a P1 or a Newage STI (bugeye or blobeye) if it were my choice.

big daz2

hi ya mate glad to have you aboad type r,s are the way to go id loved mine but dont get one if moneys an issue.i also had a green uk and the type r was way better.

Black-Hawk

iTrader: (4)

, 12k nice budget unless you are 17, then you,ll be looking at a 93wrx and 9k on ins, if your in your L8 20's or 30's id be tempted by a 99 type r, spec-c bug, or an early blob sti, depending on daily drive or toy.

evil.soup

iTrader: (1)

Welcome aboard mate

As most have already said, it all depends, but 12k will get you a lot of car. Type r's are seriously cool kit but a little hardcore but the blobeye Sti would be my choice as an all round car.

Something like this:
Subaru : Impreza STi 53 plate UK Model

nickbb

Thanks everyone for the responses.

To answer the questions-

I am 31 looking for a standard car - might then do some mods.
Need to use the car everyday.
12k has to include insurance - got full ncd.

I might come along to the next meet if that's ok with you guys and have a look round the cars.

Cheers

matscooby

iTrader: (3)

Your more than welcome to the meets, it will give you some good ideas of what different variants of impreza there are available.

Though I must say, every new person that joins the club has to buy the first round of drinks, well I reckon they should anyway.

ashmask88

well just for an idea on insurance depending on ur age, im 19!

ive got a 2.0 litre GX and i ay £2,100 P.A!! if ur around my age with any points or anything suspicious u r llooking at this fgure or upp, as i have no points (touch f***ing wood) and nothing to dodgy im not to bad, but still a sore point

evil.soup

iTrader: (1)

To give you an idea of insurance, im 31 with full NCD insured to cover 15k a year with business use and the wife on the policy and all my mods are declaired and covered like for like.

I had a new policy on the 3rd March and it cost me £500!!!!!

Try Keith Michaels or A-plan.

Oh ye, i drive an 06 WRX.

Hope this helps mate!

mervil

iTrader: (5)

Just renewed my insurance with A Plan,

700 notes with all mods declared on my MY05 STi (28 with 3years NCD)

Not bad at all I thought

Classics are more to insure bizzarely even though they are a group 17 and Newage WRX's are 19 and the STi a 20.

So, 11k will get you a nice Prodrive Edition Bugeye STi and room for insurance I think