Gregolasos Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Hi everyone, looking for information and advice on buying my first scooby looking for a nice classic STI looking forward to getting stuck in to the Subaru world, I've had a few cars since I was 16 mainly BMW's and Seat's so this is a big change :) cheers, Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Hello &welcome, There's a buying guide in the faqs, Like most cars really look for rust in the usual areas,rear arches especially with jap cars, Knocks rattles & smoke on start up, Although piston slap is common but it goes away when warm. Just have a look at as many as you can as there are some right lemons around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Welcome ! Great fun car to own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregolasos Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 Awesome! Thanks! I live on the Isle of Man and there's nothing decent on island for sale so buying cars from England is a real pain but I think it'll be worth it 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Hello mate welcome to S.O.C had a few of your fellow island residents here :) one had a non turbo. He did say the decent ones aren't for sale :( But here's the bedtime reading Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Wotcha and welcome - keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregolasos Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 10 hours ago, Gambit said: Hello mate welcome to S.O.C had a few of your fellow island residents here :) one had a non turbo. He did say the decent ones aren't for sale :( But here's the bedtime reading Link Yea I'm not suprised to be fair, the Island is pretty much an ideal playground for scoobies or evo's or anything along those lines! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I know few of the chaps on here want to go across for a meet :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregolasos Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 would be awesome! especially during the practise week of TT week when the mountain section goes one way and theres a lot of super cars and sport cars come over! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Yeah I'd love it on tt week. I'm a Guy Martin fan so I'd go just for that lol. Guy doesn't live far from me either seen him a few times around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregolasos Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 even just the TT atmosphere is brilliant well worth it! Its just the prices are a bit steep to get here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 And back off the island if your local it's extortionate, i'm over for a friend's wedding soon, was gonna bring the car again but may just have to be a flying visit instead [emoji20] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregolasos Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 indeed! sometimes, if your want to go to say spain or greece or somewhere like that, the plane tickets to get on and off the island cost more than the ones to get abroad! not to mention bringing a car over as you say its horrendous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Last time I did the 5 day deal on the boat, wasn't too bad. Since they stopped flying from leeds it's the only option otherwise it's train foot/boat /taxis, friends used to live in Douglas so wasn't a problem but since the moved down castletown driving is easier not to mention soo much fun, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Is it that bad I really didn't think it was. Apart from tt week I expected it to go up then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregolasos Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 It certainly can be however I've just been looking at the boat today and to go over as a foot passenger and come back in a car is only £150 which is a very good price in my books! I suppose it depends on the time, like obviously school holidays are going to be dearer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I'm booking now for £153 going on the 26th returning 28th Feb, unfortunately I can't get the time off work to make a propper trip out of it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Wow I never imagined it cost it that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregolasos Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 It's a shame really, the island genuinely does have so much to offer, if the costs were cheaper the island could see a massive increase in tourism 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I'd love to go over just to drive round it :) I see Guy Martins pulled out of the tt this year :( mind you not too shocked I know after his crash last year he said he's going to change what he does this year and have a year off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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