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£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. 

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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/1099796262

Looks like an STI but doesnt say, has the badges

 

Do i have to declare those alloys ?

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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.

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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

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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

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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

 

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=item35e5d76e84

that one looks great but 117 is a lot to me

For me it has to be an Imprezza Hawkeye WRX 2005 and above 2.0 ltr now to avoid tax


Seen this :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Impreza-2-0-WRX-PRO-DRIVE-RALLY-BLUE-2005-FACELIFT-/141576418044?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20f69cb2fc

But 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=item234b54a06d

That 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-2006/3677339

Too many mods to run past insurance as unmodified 

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