Buying an Impreza Hawkeye, blind, from Scotland...
Discussion
Thanks F1nn.
CarlosSainz100 said:
I didn't realise this was the same chap who owned the green gta and used to post on alfaowners. Small world!
What happened to the green bogie?
I used to have a gtv 3.2. Used to be on there all the time.
Yep, that was me. Sold it in 2012, and it was written off a short while later. Owned quite a few things since then. A rusty 405, XM, Xsara VTS, XC70, C5 estate, Xantia Activia X2, V70R, C4 VTS, Panda 100HP and my current XC70. Don't think I've missed anything.What happened to the green bogie?
I used to have a gtv 3.2. Used to be on there all the time.
You are but I bet you won't do that again...
Honestly, what possessed you? In my experience, anything sub 5k from a dealer is going to be rough af.
...and you buy a cheap high miler Impreza unseen from a dealer? Tbh, I'd have been amazed if the outcome had been the opposite and you ended up with a great car.
Honestly, what possessed you? In my experience, anything sub 5k from a dealer is going to be rough af.
...and you buy a cheap high miler Impreza unseen from a dealer? Tbh, I'd have been amazed if the outcome had been the opposite and you ended up with a great car.
Edited by TheJimi on Tuesday 7th August 20:49
S100HP said:
TheJimi said:
In that case, I'd seriously chomp their hand off.
I've no doubt it will be battered down when they see it, but whatever happens I'm losing a s
t ton on this.It works , it has a long mot just run it until the mot runs out then at least you've had some use out of it .
S100HP said:
Thanks F1nn.
Slight thread derailment.....what were the XM and Panda 100hp like?CarlosSainz100 said:
I didn't realise this was the same chap who owned the green gta and used to post on alfaowners. Small world!
What happened to the green bogie?
I used to have a gtv 3.2. Used to be on there all the time.
Yep, that was me. Sold it in 2012, and it was written off a short while later. Owned quite a few things since then. A rusty 405, XM, Xsara VTS, XC70, C5 estate, Xantia Activia X2, V70R, C4 VTS, Panda 100HP and my current XC70. Don't think I've missed anything.What happened to the green bogie?
I used to have a gtv 3.2. Used to be on there all the time.
I was down at Autolusso a few weeks ago....they do fantastic better than new gtas' now for big money....
I love how many commentators get into the swing of things when the thread starts, and then if things go a bit south everyone jumps on their high-horse!
I'd rather be one of those people who takes chances at things and risks it for a biscuit, rather than commuting in a silver Audi TDi in a suit listening to Coldplay and judging those who stick their neck out occasionally. And, if this car was as believed, it wouldn't have been a massive risk. Tatty paint and higher miles, but a good runner? It's not that big a risk, really. Not unless tatty paint and high miles means rusty and incontinent. I didn't think it did, but many people seem to think it could do.
Sometimes things work out, sometimes things don't. It won't be the last daft car he buys sight-unseen, because life is too short to live on PCP.
I'd rather be one of those people who takes chances at things and risks it for a biscuit, rather than commuting in a silver Audi TDi in a suit listening to Coldplay and judging those who stick their neck out occasionally. And, if this car was as believed, it wouldn't have been a massive risk. Tatty paint and higher miles, but a good runner? It's not that big a risk, really. Not unless tatty paint and high miles means rusty and incontinent. I didn't think it did, but many people seem to think it could do.
Sometimes things work out, sometimes things don't. It won't be the last daft car he buys sight-unseen, because life is too short to live on PCP.
CarlosSainz100 said:
Slight thread derailment.....what were the XM and Panda 100hp like?
I was down at Autolusso a few weeks ago....they do fantastic better than new gtas' now for big money....
Have a read:I was down at Autolusso a few weeks ago....they do fantastic better than new gtas' now for big money....
XM - https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Panda - https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Quick summary:
XM was cool but old and not very exciting. Coming from a GTA to an Auto XM wasn't going to go very well.
Panda was fun, but ride and size got tiring fairly quickly.
Kitchski said:
I love how many commentators get into the swing of things when the thread starts, and then if things go a bit south everyone jumps on their high-horse!
I'd rather be one of those people who takes chances at things and risks it for a biscuit, rather than commuting in a silver Audi TDi in a suit listening to Coldplay and judging those who stick their neck out occasionally. And, if this car was as believed, it wouldn't have been a massive risk. Tatty paint and higher miles, but a good runner? It's not that big a risk, really. Not unless tatty paint and high miles means rusty and incontinent. I didn't think it did, but many people seem to think it could do.
Sometimes things work out, sometimes things don't. It won't be the last daft car he buys sight-unseen, because life is too short to live on PCP.
Surely the flip side of that argument is that life is too short to waste time and energy on a rough old banger, that you'd still, as the OP puts it "lose a sI'd rather be one of those people who takes chances at things and risks it for a biscuit, rather than commuting in a silver Audi TDi in a suit listening to Coldplay and judging those who stick their neck out occasionally. And, if this car was as believed, it wouldn't have been a massive risk. Tatty paint and higher miles, but a good runner? It's not that big a risk, really. Not unless tatty paint and high miles means rusty and incontinent. I didn't think it did, but many people seem to think it could do.
Sometimes things work out, sometimes things don't. It won't be the last daft car he buys sight-unseen, because life is too short to live on PCP.
t ton of money on" when you wanted to move it on. There's a happy medium somewhere between leasing a boring silver Audi and buying an absolute pup unseen.
That happy medium starts with viewing a prospective purchase. Or at the very least asking the seller for detailed close up photos of any problem areas. Even then it's a risk.
To go through this experience and to say "I'd do it again cos life is too short" would be a bit daft, but each to their own.
Losing the sort of money that would take his wife and kid on holiday cannot be fun.
I bet he'd rather be doing that than crawling around an old Impreza to lose a grand plus, as I guarantee WBAC will not pay £2000 once they inspect that car.
I like these daft threads. They're good for a laugh and I can relate to them, but this was me aged 18. I'm 40 now and have left that sort of car buying behind me.
And no I don't drive a leased silver Audi.
I drive old stuff, new stuff, cheap stuff and expensive stuff. They all have one thing in common though. I view them first.
marky911 said:
Kitchski said:
I love how many commentators get into the swing of things when the thread starts, and then if things go a bit south everyone jumps on their high-horse!
I'd rather be one of those people who takes chances at things and risks it for a biscuit, rather than commuting in a silver Audi TDi in a suit listening to Coldplay and judging those who stick their neck out occasionally. And, if this car was as believed, it wouldn't have been a massive risk. Tatty paint and higher miles, but a good runner? It's not that big a risk, really. Not unless tatty paint and high miles means rusty and incontinent. I didn't think it did, but many people seem to think it could do.
Sometimes things work out, sometimes things don't. It won't be the last daft car he buys sight-unseen, because life is too short to live on PCP.
Surely the flip side of that argument is that life is too short to waste time and energy on a rough old banger, that you'd still, as the OP puts it "lose a sI'd rather be one of those people who takes chances at things and risks it for a biscuit, rather than commuting in a silver Audi TDi in a suit listening to Coldplay and judging those who stick their neck out occasionally. And, if this car was as believed, it wouldn't have been a massive risk. Tatty paint and higher miles, but a good runner? It's not that big a risk, really. Not unless tatty paint and high miles means rusty and incontinent. I didn't think it did, but many people seem to think it could do.
Sometimes things work out, sometimes things don't. It won't be the last daft car he buys sight-unseen, because life is too short to live on PCP.
t ton of money on" when you wanted to move it on. There's a happy medium somewhere between leasing a boring silver Audi and buying an absolute pup unseen.
That happy medium starts with viewing a prospective purchase. Or at the very least asking the seller for detailed close up photos of any problem areas. Even then it's a risk.
To go through this experience and to say "I'd do it again cos life is too short" would be a bit daft, but each to their own.
Losing the sort of money that would take his wife and kid on holiday cannot be fun.
I bet he'd rather be doing that than crawling around an old Impreza to lose a grand plus, as I guarantee WBAC will not pay £2000 once they inspect that car.
I like these daft threads. They're good for a laugh and I can relate to them, but this was me aged 18. I'm 40 now and have left that sort of car buying behind me.
And no I don't drive a leased silver Audi.
I drive old stuff, new stuff, cheap stuff and expensive stuff. They all have one thing in common though. I view them first.
This 'life is too short to live on PCP' b
ks is more amusing because a lot of these stbox sheds were once someones PCP - not every car on PCP is a boggo Mondeo.Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff