Tomce

Right, haven't bought this car as I could see it had accident which wasn't recorded in DVLA database. I hope this will be usefull for potential buyers / owners. REG number: RV10DRX (RV10 DRX) My advise - don't buy this car guys as something is wrong with it :) P.S. "Junction 25 car sales" - scammers and liers.. When I proved that car had accident - sales man - told "but it drives alright". So what ??? It had accident and it wasn't recorded.

Right after some detective work found that car had 1 previous owner who sold this car to dealer on 30/04/2013 and settled his finance. Car has mileage of 12k (according to v5) - which is good. Subaru insurance will expire on 30/06/2013, so I still will have some extra time for free car and car engine diagnostic after purchase at subaru dealer. Bad things: Nobody told me exactly, but I managed to figure out – 3rd major service will be due soon on 07/2013 which according to dealer will cost me £385 inc VAT(http://www.mangoletsi.com/) That seems too expensive for max 2 hours job. Can't believe that! VW, BMW charged me 180 - 240 for same job! Any cheaper dealers in Northwest? :P) I decided not to waste my money with RAC or AA guys, cos let's be honest - they won't check engine compression or electronics, what they would do - simple MOT like test (as you guys mentioned in your responses). But even me and my friend - we can do this ourselves. I got "device" for £13 from ebay already and it seems does job very well for its price. My mate was laughing from me - but when we tested on his Audi A6 bonnet - he was surprised :D However this device will not work for plastic bumpers as it has magnet inside of it, still nice toy to have for inspecting car body. I am excited, but not too much as if something will be wrong with this car – I won’t buy it. I noticed that is not very popular car in UK market and to find immaculate one – it is a hard job for such a price range.

Cheers Jay, I wish I would have mate like you next to me prior buying this car. In a meantime I am planning to do some work through online to find about car past.

Good point matey, but does they will be able to check ECU mods, engine? I haven't seen this so don't know how these guys working. Alternative to this deep inspection of my list + your recommended checks + paint inspection device (which seems cheap on ebay :) ) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CEM-DT-156-Paint-Coating-Thickness-Gauge-Meter-Tester-F-NF-Probes-1250-Im-/230990025674?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement_Equipment_ET&hash=item35c81413ca Interesting stuff, nice to have I think.

Thanks for links Jay762, I already contacted AA and RAC. I have spent some time on the phone, It is funny - they can check, but they "cannot guarantee" about car :) Well it is also expensive - for basic car review min price was like £139 or for comprehensive £229, however good thing is that they can do full inspection without me and send report after.

Thank you for responses guys, much appreciated. I had bad experience in the past when was buying vw passat, DVLA results were positive, car was clean inside and outside, however after 3 months of driving- rear arch started rusting. Went to VW dealer and they identified (after very deep inspection) that car had an accident in the past. They told me - that somebody smashed it and re-sprayed. I must admit - neither me, neither my friend couldn't spot that, somebody made nice re-spray job :) Anyway, I sold it eventually. I really worry buying this car as it is performance car and with such a low mileage this look damn cheap to me (maybe because of colour such a low price :) ) I may try contact Subaru dealer and ask them if they can check their database about any registered issues with this car, but this will be difficult to check. Impreza WRX was one of my dream cars, but I couldn't afford it due to insurance cost, but now I am 28 years old, so insurance price went down a little :) from 1800 to 500 :)

Thanks Jay762, good advises. Is it worth to bring car to independant garage to check engine and electronics?

Hi Guys, I am already paid deposit and next saturday going to view / buy my future car - Subaru Impreza WRX 2.5l reg 2010 5DR Hatch. I am not a fan of light blue color, but mileage on the car and exterior condition - I would believe is a great deal. It is 2010 reg, has 12000 miles and 1 previous owner. Dealer asking price was £10k, he ensured me that car is in imaculate condition, but I was kind of surprised as it seems cheap to me (?), as I was looking into other similar models - and all of them were more expensive and with higher mileage. Off course I did DVLA lookup and results shows that car is "clean" and had only one owner. Can somebody advise - what I need to look before paying full amount - any common subbaru issues? Dealer will give me 6 months waranty, but shall I try to inspect car in third parties garage after purchase? I cannot find original advert as I think dealer removed it already, but I found very similar picture of this car. I would appreciate for any comments / advises. Many thanks