P1 vs. M3... cant decide!
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Speak to Gary Moulson here : - http://www.keithmichaels.co.uk/
Not guaranteed he'll be cheaper than Elephant or Confused, but they've done some good deals on high value German stuff I've insured recently.
Not guaranteed he'll be cheaper than Elephant or Confused, but they've done some good deals on high value German stuff I've insured recently.
S3_Graham said:
i may well call elephant on this.... as when i did it through confused and actually listed it as an import (they have a yes no) then it jumped to £2.5k!!!
Quite confusing
That is the problem with mainstream companies, databases don't hold the info on imports. Best to try a specialist insurance company, will probs work out cheaper too.Quite confusing
Elephant was £2307.10 for me on a standard STI Type R, and I'm 21, so you shouldnt' be paying more then I would!
Edited by Riknos on Friday 15th February 10:03
im 22 nearly 23 with 4years NCB so i thought 1423 was a bargain... im tempted to just take out the insurance but... trouble is it just gives them one more excuse to get out paying if i had an incident!
even 1800 isnt too bad on a P1 tbh!
http://dealerservices.autotrader.co.uk/GetDealer.d...
They have a white Sti 5 type R for £6995 totally standard 59k miles....
tempted but its up north'like
even 1800 isnt too bad on a P1 tbh!
http://dealerservices.autotrader.co.uk/GetDealer.d...
They have a white Sti 5 type R for £6995 totally standard 59k miles....
tempted but its up north'like
Edited by S3_Graham on Friday 15th February 13:14
Not really got any recomendations myself, but FWIW if I were spending £5k+ on a Jap import I'd probably be looking at importing it myself.
A good mate of mine used a company called Nikkyo, they sourced a car to his spec/price and by all accounts it was an easy and hassle free experience.
The main contact there is a guy called Toshi Muira, I've had him price up some cars for me in the past and he's always been very quick and friendly.
www.nikkyo.gr.jp
ETA: Only thing I suppose you need to factor in is the model report situation, not sure what the story is with Type Rs.
A good mate of mine used a company called Nikkyo, they sourced a car to his spec/price and by all accounts it was an easy and hassle free experience.
The main contact there is a guy called Toshi Muira, I've had him price up some cars for me in the past and he's always been very quick and friendly.
www.nikkyo.gr.jp
ETA: Only thing I suppose you need to factor in is the model report situation, not sure what the story is with Type Rs.
Edited by Marf on Friday 15th February 16:08
Very true 
But even so - The P1 was very adjustable with the throttle and on *normal* tarmac UK roads you probably won't touch the DCCD
The 22b is quite tail happy with it set to the rear, so I tend to drive with it notched forwards a little unless I'm in full hooligan mode. (not sensible on most roads!)
But even so - The P1 was very adjustable with the throttle and on *normal* tarmac UK roads you probably won't touch the DCCD
The 22b is quite tail happy with it set to the rear, so I tend to drive with it notched forwards a little unless I'm in full hooligan mode. (not sensible on most roads!)
Smifffy said:
Very true
But even so - The P1 was very adjustable with the throttle and on *normal* tarmac UK roads you probably won't touch the DCCD
The 22b is quite tail happy with it set to the rear, so I tend to drive with it notched forwards a little unless I'm in full hooligan mode. (not sensible on most roads!)
But even so - The P1 was very adjustable with the throttle and on *normal* tarmac UK roads you probably won't touch the DCCD
The 22b is quite tail happy with it set to the rear, so I tend to drive with it notched forwards a little unless I'm in full hooligan mode. (not sensible on most roads!)
I don't really know what the P1 is like as it was UK-only but have heard its nicely balanced for a 50:50 Sub. The tail happy comment sounds about right for a DCCD car. With the DCCD set to open, once the rears light up they behave pretty much as a RWD car until you regain traction.I don't have a DCCD Sub (yet) but I do plenty of driving on gravel so would lock it up a bit (wind forwards) to be quicker/safer in those situations, except for (as you say) hooligan mode
. Also gets a fair bit of snow/ice round here in winter which could be a good time to fully lock the diff.DONT BUY THE P1 THEY ALL GO BANG!!! OIL PICK UP PIPES BLOCK AND KILL THEM....HONEST I GAVE £17K FOR 1 18MONTHS AGO FSH 1 OWNER 4OK........THE LIST WENT ON 2K LATER BANG..... PHONE CALL TO SUBARU AND 'WELL SIR WE'VE HAD ALOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS.........BUT AS YOUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED....BEND OVER!!' BUT ON THE OTHER POINT M SERIES LOVE THOSE VANOS UNITS!! MY M5 WENT AND BMW WANTED £3K JUST FOR THE UNITS THEN THE LABOUR AT LEAST THE M3 ONLY HAS 1! THEY ALL BREAK!
THEY ALL BREAK!
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