Can I Get a Decent Impreza For £5000
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Morning all,
Since I was a young lad growing up, I've always wanted to own a Subaru. This was down to reading stuff like Max Power etc but mainly down to watching Colin McRae. However, a combination of working (where I needed a diesel car) and money meant that it wasn't a realistic buy.
I'm now working much closer to home and thinking about selling my Astra SRi, thus fulfilling my dream! However, I really don't want to spend much more than £5000 or £6000 and whilst there are plenty for sale withing that price, I don't want to get landed with a bag of bolts thats going to cost me the earth every month.
So, is it possible to get a decent Impreza WRX for this sort of budget?
Since I was a young lad growing up, I've always wanted to own a Subaru. This was down to reading stuff like Max Power etc but mainly down to watching Colin McRae. However, a combination of working (where I needed a diesel car) and money meant that it wasn't a realistic buy.
I'm now working much closer to home and thinking about selling my Astra SRi, thus fulfilling my dream! However, I really don't want to spend much more than £5000 or £6000 and whilst there are plenty for sale withing that price, I don't want to get landed with a bag of bolts thats going to cost me the earth every month.
So, is it possible to get a decent Impreza WRX for this sort of budget?
In a word, yes. Hawkeye models with c.80k on the clock can be picked up for this kind of value, but of course there are going to be a few examples out there at this price which are looking a bit sorry. Be sure to test drive, check and re-check service history and a good examination, who knows what bargain you could find!
They're strong cars with strong engines, this is a realistic budget for a tidy blob-eye/hawk-eye example.
Good luck!
They're strong cars with strong engines, this is a realistic budget for a tidy blob-eye/hawk-eye example.
Good luck!
There's a nice STi wagon here.... http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I reckon if your lucky, and find a car that has been cosseted by it's owner, then you should be able to find a good one for that money. I would start looking on enthusiast sites like this one, or a Subaru owners website.
Mine is an '04 Blobeye WRX with 68k on it. It is absolutely immaculate, carefully driven, and well maintained, but it's probably only worth around £5k now. (Unfortunately not for sale though)![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/oTXBMk93.jpg[/img]</a> <a href="http://thumbsnap.com/1LtdT5tt" Target="_blank">[img]http://thumbsnap.com/sc/1LtdT5tt.jpg)
Mine is an '04 Blobeye WRX with 68k on it. It is absolutely immaculate, carefully driven, and well maintained, but it's probably only worth around £5k now. (Unfortunately not for sale though)
Edited by Scooby72 on Saturday 2nd February 17:25
Finally found one I was happy with for 5 1/2: 2005 wagon WRX PPP blue with 19k on the clock. Really happy with it and feels like a new car.
I had been looking for a few months and kept seeing cars with significant crash damage, mechanical failures, too much wear and tear...etc
So yes, if youre after a saloon youll find one for <=5k no problem. If its a wagon, you'll have to look but Im sure youd find a good'un for 5k.
I had been looking for a few months and kept seeing cars with significant crash damage, mechanical failures, too much wear and tear...etc
So yes, if youre after a saloon youll find one for <=5k no problem. If its a wagon, you'll have to look but Im sure youd find a good'un for 5k.
embeddedbob said:
Finally found one I was happy with for 5 1/2: 2005 wagon WRX PPP blue with 19k on the clock. Really happy with it and feels like a new car.
I had been looking for a few months and kept seeing cars with significant crash damage, mechanical failures, too much wear and tear...etc
So yes, if youre after a saloon youll find one for <=5k no problem. If its a wagon, you'll have to look but Im sure youd find a good'un for 5k.
Sounds like a excellent buy!I had been looking for a few months and kept seeing cars with significant crash damage, mechanical failures, too much wear and tear...etc
So yes, if youre after a saloon youll find one for <=5k no problem. If its a wagon, you'll have to look but Im sure youd find a good'un for 5k.
Lee
Ordinary_Chap said:
I paid 4k for my RB5 which I adore but to be fair its cost me another 3k in general maintenance over the past year.
Lee
In 3 or 4 years I have only had to do servicing, brakes and rocker cover gaskets.
Probably spent £3k including a full respray, but thats not general maintenance.
rb5er said:
Ordinary_Chap said:
I paid 4k for my RB5 which I adore but to be fair its cost me another 3k in general maintenance over the past year.
Lee
In 3 or 4 years I have only had to do servicing, brakes and rocker cover gaskets.
Probably spent £3k including a full respray, but thats not general maintenance.
Some of the work has been body and some mechanical.
Scooby P1 said:
Sounds unlucky. My P1 costs me about £600 a year, if that.
But Subaru service history from day one and only 2 owners helps!
Yeah, probably less unlucky and more my own lack of inspection skills. It's ok, I love the old girl and figure each time I replace something its something else that is less likely to go wrong! It's like I'm slowly rebuilding the car! But Subaru service history from day one and only 2 owners helps!
I would say go for the WRX blobeye with the facelift interior, from about 2005 I think.
This avoids the March 2006 Tax increase (£470) on the hawk eye.
A lot are over priced but seem to be on the market ages, £5k will get you a lower milage one in a sellable colour like blue or black too.
Just looks better than the earlier cheaper switches, and of course its the same as the hawkeye.
This avoids the March 2006 Tax increase (£470) on the hawk eye.
A lot are over priced but seem to be on the market ages, £5k will get you a lower milage one in a sellable colour like blue or black too.
Just looks better than the earlier cheaper switches, and of course its the same as the hawkeye.
Edited by nottyash on Sunday 10th February 16:35
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