subaru wrx or accord type r???

[ktmwes]

Newbie here after advice!!

I commute 50 miles a day, mostly motorway miles to work, but also use my car to transport my enduro bike most weekends which means I need to fit a towbar a crime I know but its a must!!

I am after a sporty decent sized car, which will suit me....

I have a price range of up to £4000 for the right car, and I have been looking at either a subaru wrx turbo, blob eye model with around 90k miles with FSH..... or a honda accord type r, slightly older car with similar mileage but around £800 cheaper than the subaru.

Insurance is similar for both cars, I assume tyres and servicing etc for the subaru would be more expensive, and the subaru will do less mpg. I plan on keeping the car for at least 3 years (so approx. 30k miles) so is the accord with legendary reliability a safer option?

What are your opinions on each of these cars?

[mmcd87]

The Impreza is probably the more suitable car IMHO, and I have considered both pretty seriously in the past. More flexible power delivery (especially for towing), decent ride quality for motorways and probably just as reliable as the Honda. Unless you are thrashing it everywhere, the Impreza would be faster under most situations too, although the Accord is probably just as quick or faster if driven flat out. I have seen some videos of the ATR in the past and it seems much quicker than I thought it would be.

They are totally different cars really (The Accord is pretty hardcore despite what its saloon body tries to tell you).

I'd say if the are equally well kept, they will be equally reliable - the Impreza has no issues with big miles either. You also get that degree of tunability with a turbo engine. Get a wagon and it's even quite practical. Can you even get a towbar for the ATR?

Sorry I've probably told you nothing new here!

Edited by mmcd87 on Sunday 26th December 18:15

[theturbs]

A tow-bar can be fitted to the ATR.

The ATR will be cheaper to run than the Subaru. I have scant experience of the Subaru but I would imagine that it would be a more relaxed tow-car on account of its engine's characteristics.

The ATR is a great ownership proposition and £4k should buy a pretty good example. It's worth looking at www.accordr.org for more info/classifieds.

HTH

[davebell1984]

I've got an ATR at the minute, Although it is for sale for something smaller! was considering a subaru but went from a pulsar to the accord, havent looked back, truely amazing car, handles like a hatchbatch, goes very well fairly good on fuel considering its 2.2 engine! way better than a subaru on fuel However one of the biggest issues is the 5th/reverse syncro Failing, like mine did, make sure you get one thats been fixed with the uprated parts as its a costly job, the later model ATR's had the uprated parts but id advise checking on the forums first as some facelift models had earlier box's fitted, You can get a tow hitch but i think it ruins the look, so i got a 306td to use daily and pull my ktm 200 around

Any questions you may ask feel free to ask, also accordr is a great owners forum,

Cheers

[NorthDownsScooby]

I'd go for a blobeye Wagon and shove the bike in the back matey.....although they do make good tow cars because of the ooodles of torque.

Maybe even consider a Forester XT (2.0 or 2.5 turbo) - some bargains about at the mo.

Rich

[markCSC]

NorthDownsScooby said:

I'd go for a blobeye Wagon and shove the bike in the back matey.

Rich, he has a motorbike not a pushbike. I really doubt it would fit(unless he is into minimoto enduro bikes )

+1 for the Forester though

[NorthDownsScooby]

markCSC said:

Rich, he has a motorbike not a pushbike. I really doubt it would fit(unless he is into minimoto enduro bikes )

Ah.

Scrap the car idea and get a donor card instead