GO05EJR Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 hi all I am a qualified technician and have been for 17 years and always fancied a impreza but never bothered until now basically I am wanting some advise as with now started working on roadside and not having full use of a workshop I have some issues I am wanting to know what the best impreza is to buy sub £8k but lower if possible I am going to use as my daily however only doing 30 mile a week want a totally standard one only things I will be doing is a budget full exhaust system purely because am not after performance just to free up the standard one and to have that lush tone they all have more likely to ad a filter weather it be cone or pannel will upgrade radiator and hoses to silicone not after power as just want a pretty reliable car that looks n sounds the part and can have good fun in I love the hawk eye shape and blog eye but not fussed so whats the pro's and cons ie 2.0 or 2.5 turbo and even if the frog eye was the most suited for my needs i'd have one of those and of course needs to be a saloon as looking in the rear view and seeing that big spoiler puts that smile you had when you 1st past passed your test at 17 and picked ur 1st !Removed! up haha so all comments pics etc welcome cheers Goose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggysniffer Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Go for a 2.0 or a forged 2.5 if you want peace of mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Not sure of current prices, but a while back you could pick up a my03/4 sti for 7-8k Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GO05EJR Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 So sti or wrx? Much difference? Also are all 2.0 from frog to hawk aye the same and are the engines pretty solid if standard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1972 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Hawks will all be 2.5 unless imported JDM which are 2.0 Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GO05EJR Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 Found a lovely blue 2005 on eBay for £5600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeyBakey Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 ever thought of a forester STI quicker to 60 than the normal STI due to 330HP only imported though. See mine which was imported by litchfileld. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoodedLime Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Basically: 1. Sti - stronger engine + running gear, more power, higher tune possibilities. WRX - still fast and fun but much cheaper to buy 2. 2.5 engines - quite high failure rates (google "impreza ringlands"), same power as 2.0 but higher torque. Also majority are higher tax bracket although you can ocassionally find an early 05 Hawk registered still within old tax bracket, very rare though. If you buy 2.5 it would be best if you put money aside for engine rebuild / forging (unless you buy already forged but unlikely under 8k). 2.0 - really good engines, with panel filter and decat exhaust after remap you'll get extra 50-60bhp. I think that's basically sums it up unless someone adds something else. My advice: if you are not bothered about big power and mods go for clean WRX and see how you like it. That money will easily get you late, clean, low mileage Blobeye and you still should have some spare change for a few small mods and a remap. Hope that helps :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GO05EJR Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 Cheers mate top advise and taken now to sell me fabia monte or trade it in for an impreza!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil97rs Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Buy a classic would be my choice especially if you want a standard one Prices are going up so would likely not lose money on it. With only doing 30 miles a week you are not going to increasing the mileage huge amounts. Difficult to find a good one though and prices are all over the place Type r 8-15k Sti 5-10k Failing that a hawkeye wrx are more comfortable to drive but 2.5 litre Oh by the way im bias I love the classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GO05EJR Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 I love the classic but finding a tidy one is hard seem to have corrosion on arch issues tho don't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoodedLime Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Just spotted nice low tax bracket hawkeye within your budget ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 about 2k overpriced, very strong money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage bulldogs Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I love the classic but finding a tidy one is hard seem to have corrosion on arch issues tho don't they? The rear arches are the first thing the salt attacks on classics but the early classics are nearly 25 yrs old . You can always get round rust by either buying a clean 1 , buying 1 that had them repaired or buying a recent / fresh jdm import . Your probably less likely to loose as money on a classic, say over 3yrs but they are a raw drive and less refined than a bugeye onwards (newage) . If its just rust thats putting you off ,Id suggest to drive both classic and newage to see what suits you best My classic takes my family of 4 to the airport laden with cases (practical enough ) but my mum don't like it apparently " it's like being in a go cart" [emoji4] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GO05EJR Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262798691450 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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