Non turbo Subarus
Discussion
Hi,
I'm at the point where I am looking to change from my 2005 Mazda 3 Sport to something else. As a new parent of our first child I had been looking at something sensible and family based, Isofix a must and enough luggage space to fill with baby crap and anything else we may need to take with us when we go to see friends and family. All sense says an Avensis estate, dull, looks OK in an estate, reliable workhorse, but I'm not sure I'm ready for that yet, although I'm not quite ready to take the petrol hit of a turbo yet either.
I've been looking through autotrader and there are a few non turbo options that look OK;
Legacy estate
Impreza estate
Impreza hatch (although at 97k I'm not sure how they hold up with the bigger miles in comparison, sense would say well but there's a sacrifice for luggage space
Impreza saloon
I don't want to spend a lot, I go to the office 2/3 times a week which is about a 40 mile round trip, it will need to do similar mileage when we go to see friends but we'll be using the wifes car for that as well (although we still have to find her something to replace the Fiat 500 that she currently has. Budget probably £3.5k but ideally less, would need to be trade really so that I can part ex and finance it conveniently.
2008 Impreza hatch
http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
Impreza wagon
http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
The above are a couple of examples I've found.
What do I need to know? What crops up with age or miles? I'm guessing suspension bits are usually a bit worn and belts need staying on top of to keep it reliable. I know mpg isn't going to be great but to be honest it's not a huge drop from what the Mazda does and I'll be doing less miles this year, similarly performance won't be at WRX or STI levels but that's OK when I'll have my daughter in the car most of the time. Safety and reliability are really important.
I'm happy to do most service and consumable bits myself although belts I would prefer a decent independent to do.
I'm sure there are more things to consider but that's what springs to mind at the moment.
I'm at the point where I am looking to change from my 2005 Mazda 3 Sport to something else. As a new parent of our first child I had been looking at something sensible and family based, Isofix a must and enough luggage space to fill with baby crap and anything else we may need to take with us when we go to see friends and family. All sense says an Avensis estate, dull, looks OK in an estate, reliable workhorse, but I'm not sure I'm ready for that yet, although I'm not quite ready to take the petrol hit of a turbo yet either.
I've been looking through autotrader and there are a few non turbo options that look OK;
Legacy estate
Impreza estate
Impreza hatch (although at 97k I'm not sure how they hold up with the bigger miles in comparison, sense would say well but there's a sacrifice for luggage space
Impreza saloon
I don't want to spend a lot, I go to the office 2/3 times a week which is about a 40 mile round trip, it will need to do similar mileage when we go to see friends but we'll be using the wifes car for that as well (although we still have to find her something to replace the Fiat 500 that she currently has. Budget probably £3.5k but ideally less, would need to be trade really so that I can part ex and finance it conveniently.
2008 Impreza hatch
http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
Impreza wagon
http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
The above are a couple of examples I've found.
What do I need to know? What crops up with age or miles? I'm guessing suspension bits are usually a bit worn and belts need staying on top of to keep it reliable. I know mpg isn't going to be great but to be honest it's not a huge drop from what the Mazda does and I'll be doing less miles this year, similarly performance won't be at WRX or STI levels but that's OK when I'll have my daughter in the car most of the time. Safety and reliability are really important.
I'm happy to do most service and consumable bits myself although belts I would prefer a decent independent to do.
I'm sure there are more things to consider but that's what springs to mind at the moment.
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