February 24, 201510 yr Author £5k is getting into sti range bud. With 86k miles I paid £5.5k for my sti and thats from a dealer that deals with performance cars. I have used gum tree and auto trader and that one i seen for £6.5k is the only decent one i have seen i want one under 80k on the clock at least.
February 24, 201510 yr Author why is that ? I cant find a decent scooby wrx turbo for less than 6k, they all appear to be at that price range found this one near liverpool :http://www.gumtree.com/p/subaru/subaru-impreza-wrxm-57-reg-low-milage/1099796262Looks like an STI but doesnt say, has the badges Do i have to declare those alloys ?
February 24, 201510 yr Its not an sti bud. This one is wrx and some nob put sti badge on it. Note its 2.5 meaning roadtax of around £400 A year.
February 25, 201510 yr Ive owned a few turbo'd scoobys and 1 na scooby. If youve ever driven a turbo scooby a na one does feel very slow. I had a na bugeye sti rep with every sort of extra. Coilovers, antilift kit, sti brakes and i loved how the car looked but for me, just wasnt in the same level as the turbo version. The black one does look very nice though I have to admit. As others have said, servicing is no more to do on na as turbo. It can be difficult to find a decent scooby though. Had a few dogs before i found a really good one. As the buying guide states. Go with your head.
February 25, 201510 yr My little old 1800cc punto is quicker than a n/a impreza. I couldn't deal with the embarrassment. Food for thought [emoji5]
February 25, 201510 yr My little old 1800cc punto is quicker than a n/a impreza. I couldn't deal with the embarrassment. Food for thought [emoji5]In a straight line very well possible due to its power/weight ratio.
February 25, 201510 yr my mate had a NA impreza couldnt keep up with my vectra in a strait line or round bends
February 25, 201510 yr hatch for sub 6k http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-SUBARU-IMPREZA-WRX-GREY-/221692602232?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item339de8a778 blob http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Impreza-WRX-TURBO-/291387967608?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43d8138878 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-SUBARU-IMPREZA-WRX-86K-MILES-SILVER-STAGE-2-MODIFIED-TOP-SPEC-/321677747035?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4ae57ce35b hawk http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-56-Subaru-Impreza-2-5-Sports-Wagon-WRX-/181446167404?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a3f08cb6c http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-SUBARU-IMPREZA-WRX-2-5-HAWKEYE-PRO-DRIVE-PX-COSWORTH-MK1-OR-2-ESCORT-/231489367684?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35e5d76e84
February 25, 201510 yr Its not an sti bud. This one is wrx and some nob put sti badge on it. Note its 2.5 meaning roadtax of around £400 A year. Not all 2.5's are the higher tax. If you can find a 55 plate or 06 hawkeye they are £285 it's to do with emissions so if they still sold a 2.0 turbo in the UK in 2007 it would still be £400 plus to tax
February 25, 201510 yr If it's registered before 23rd March 2006 it'll be £285after and its err £450 or something like that
February 25, 201510 yr Yea just read up on it to make sure a wrx would be either £285 or £485 depending on whether it was registered before or after that date but an sti 2.5 hawkeye is a filthy polluting car :) so it's £500 no matter what
February 25, 201510 yr Oh wait I misread it the same rule applies to sti's I thought all cars over 255 CO2's were £500 but that's not how it worked
February 25, 201510 yr Nah...they made new tax bands active from that date...and a way to incentivise the industry/public...they weren't evil enough to sting people with dirty cars already [emoji2]
February 25, 201510 yr I can't understand how the bands go from £285 to £485 then £500 surely the £485 band should be somewhere more in the middle of the other 2 prices.
February 25, 201510 yr Just the govt being complete fools considering the most polluting vehicles on our roads are busses takes the ****. Just another way to do over the motorist. Trouble is all your sports high end sports cars don't get driven that much so in real world terms they don't pollute that much
February 25, 201510 yr If it was my money, I'd go for this... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Legacy-Spec-B-/321669309137 mmhmmmmm mmhmmmmm
February 25, 201510 yr Very nice...not driven a Legacy. How do they drive compared to an Impreza? lol no idea, never driven an Impreza before haha
February 25, 201510 yr [emoji3] Slicks to the road, can't stop yourself grinning like a loony when it hits 3.5k RPM, noisy (road/wind noise) and quite a hard ride compared to Your usual family car [emoji16] Most fun car I've driven
February 25, 201510 yr Author Thanks for the advice guys, so i looks like i need one regestered over 2005 to avoid the tax bracket and idealy a 2.0 turbo hatch for sub 6k http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-SUBARU-IMPREZA-WRX-GREY-/221692602232?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item339de8a778 blob http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Impreza-WRX-TURBO-/291387967608?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43d8138878 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-SUBARU-IMPREZA-WRX-86K-MILES-SILVER-STAGE-2-MODIFIED-TOP-SPEC-/321677747035?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4ae57ce35b hawk http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-56-Subaru-Impreza-2-5-Sports-Wagon-WRX-/181446167404?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a3f08cb6c http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-SUBARU-IMPREZA-WRX-2-5-HAWKEYE-PRO-DRIVE-PX-COSWORTH-MK1-OR-2-ESCORT-/231489367684?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35e5d76e84 I want a hawk shape, but they are all over 50k, is 117k reliable ? how many miles can you put on these things ? I have never bought a car with a mileage over 55k I always sell my cars when they get to 70k http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-SUBARU-IMPREZA-WRX-2-5-HAWKEYE-PRO-DRIVE-PX-COSWORTH-MK1-OR-2-ESCORT-/231489367684?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35e5d76e84that one looks great but 117 is a lot to meFor me it has to be an Imprezza Hawkeye WRX 2005 and above 2.0 ltr now to avoid taxSeen this :http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Impreza-2-0-WRX-PRO-DRIVE-RALLY-BLUE-2005-FACELIFT-/141576418044?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20f69cb2fcBut i can say to the insurance that that is standard and has no mods ? or can i ?http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-06-REG-Subaru-Impreza-2-5-WRX-TURBO-4WD-227BHP-4-DOOR-LOW-87-000-MILES-/151587692653?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item234b54a06dThat ones caught my eye but the millage is a little bit high - 87k http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/subaru/impreza-wrx/subaru-impreza-im5-wrx-type-uk-2006/3677339Too many mods to run past insurance as unmodified
February 27, 201510 yr I'm looking at buying my first Subaru too, so very interested in this thread. I definitely want a turbo version but should I go for the 2L turbo or 2.5L turbo?
February 27, 201510 yr Personal choice mate. I went for a 2.0 just because the 2.5 engines do suffer from failures....and I didn't want to pay the £500 tax a year...just couldn't convince myself to give the tax man more money.
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