6500-7000 budget, What's the best Impreza to buy?

6500-7000 budget, What's the best Impreza to buy?

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DanielSan

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Sunday 19th October 2014
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I've been looking at Impreza's and Evo's and have decided an Impreza seems the better purchase for the cash, there certainly seems more tidy cars for the same money anyway. So the next question is, which is the best to go for? I've looked at everything from 2 door V3's to blob eye STI's.

Any suggestions are helpful to be honest, I'm pretty open to the car itself, the intention is to pretty much buy on condition.

DanielSan

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Monday 20th October 2014
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Blob eye STI does seem like the way to go, seems a kind of best of all world's with one, looks good, goes as well as an Impreza should, though I may do a PPP style upgrade on it at some point anyway, and you get the DCCD like the earlier JDM cars but without the potential rot issues.

DanielSan

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Monday 20th October 2014
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I've looked at RB5's, I'm too picky with them though frown I want a PPP version, and the only ones I've seen are all rotten as pears.

DanielSan

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Monday 20th October 2014
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http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/s...

Any opinions on this? Seems a good car for the money.

Edit. Just done a check, no history of any accidents etc, mileage checks out to the advertised number. If it's still for sale I might arrange a viewing for the weekend.

Edited by DanielSan on Monday 20th October 10:21

DanielSan

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Monday 20th October 2014
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Just waiting on a reply back from the owner now. The search continues regardless smile

DanielSan

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Monday 20th October 2014
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Blob eye one was sold alresdy. stflaps! I've looked on scoobynet but I'm either looking somewhere wrong or there's been no cars go up sale recently, newest one is about 3 weeks old and of the few that have gone up in the last few months they're all pap.

DanielSan

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Tuesday 21st October 2014
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Found another one fairly local last night, going to view that Saturday afternoon smile 04 plate, 95k 2 owner car, recently had cambers, power steering pump and clutch done, full history. Looks really tidy so will see how good it is up close. If it's as good as it seems then I'll be making a purchase smile

DanielSan

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Saturday 25th October 2014
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jbaddeley said:
You selling the s2000? I had an rb5 for a few years, brill cars. Don't think you can beat a scooby for smiles per pound. My pal has an old blob eye and it's very quick over the welsh back roads. Kept up easily with my m3 despite all my suspension mods.
It got a bit broken frown my own fault, stopped at a crossroads as I heard sirens (lights had gone green) checked there was nothing with flashing blue lights coming, nothing to be seen so turned and a Corsa appeared... One broken s2000. The only positive is that the insurance actually paid out £100 more than I paid for the car. Will miss it though.

Have looked for a wide track dccd model but they all seem to be an extra 1-2 grand. Going to view an 04 STI this afternoon, insurance is sorted for if I bring it home, and I have ordered an STI style lip spoiler and Scoobyworld race box this week ready for whichever car I do buy hehe

DanielSan

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Saturday 25th October 2014
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paulmoonraker said:
Good lad. A good exhaust is a must. You can always sell the race box and get an Afterburner in due course hehe
hehe I've done daft loud stuff in the past, a buddy club spec 4 on my Civic Type R gave me what seemed like partial hearing loss lol. Trying to go a bit more subtle this time, but that may change biggrin

DanielSan

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Saturday 25th October 2014
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jbaddeley said:
Just noticed the first one is in Ireland so no use. That p1 is nice though!
Did look at P1's, my original plan was a 2 door of some description, then this happened....


More pics uploaded tomorrow of the outside biggrin

DanielSan

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Sunday 26th October 2014
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My new toy biggrin



DanielSan

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Sunday 26th October 2014
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jbaddeley said:
Nice toy! If you fancy it I'm off to wales with a few folk next Sunday for an early morning blast. Back by 1pm. You can give it a good run out on the rally stages of snowdonia!
That doesn't sound like a bad plan to be honest smile don't think I have anything planned for next Sunday, certainly nothing that can't be cancelled for a blast to Wales anyway. Count me in. I'll give Chris a shout see if the Mrs/work will let him out for a few hours biggrin

DanielSan

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Sunday 26th October 2014
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hehe I'd love to disagree but I know you're right haha. That sounds good to me dude. Will PM you now smile

DanielSan

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Monday 27th October 2014
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Ved said:
Congrats on the car, looks like a peach.
Pleased with it so far biggrin not had much chance to use it over the weekend sadly, picked it up late Saturday afternoon, was out Saturday night in a drinking capacity, and ended up being out all day with a friend yesterday so it's just sat looking shiny hehe

Might well have to take it out for a run tonight if I'm not too late back from work.