RE: SOTW: Subaru Impreza Wagon
Discussion
@ PH
Have bought two Impreza's, first was a 5 door which I planned to strip and use for the track, ended up selling it a month or two later without doing anything with it, the new owner later told me that it had needed a new clutch a few hundred miles later.
The second was a stripped out imported STI which managed one lap of Oulton Park before the clip on the Rad top hose went - bit of a laxative effect as the dirty brown water (pun)escapes from the engine bay onto the windscreen while doing 80-90. Lost faith after that and quickly sold it. Both cars nice and quick but too expensive if they go wrong
The second was a stripped out imported STI which managed one lap of Oulton Park before the clip on the Rad top hose went - bit of a laxative effect as the dirty brown water (pun)escapes from the engine bay onto the windscreen while doing 80-90. Lost faith after that and quickly sold it. Both cars nice and quick but too expensive if they go wrong
forzaminardi said:
Repost! 
elephantstone said:
What are the non-turbo ones like? newer generation ones with the 2.0litre engine?
Not very fast by hot hatch standards but nice to drive and comfortable too, suprisingly good ride quality.I had one from 80k on the clock which I almost doubled and which felt and looked like it would go on for ever. Fuel economy poor too, not sure it costs much more to have a WRX in truth.
But not really in the same league as a turbo, think Focus ST170 compared to the current ST.
Would I buy this wagon? No, but a saloon version at similar price would be worth a punt as once you'd fixed it might well be a long term "future classic". Perhaps...
We've got a 2.0 NA Impreza. A very useful shed, although I am wondering if we should have got rid instead of fixing that wheel bearing. It's probably going to need headlight adjusters doing to get through the next MOT, it's due a cambelt change, and I know Imprezas of this age can be rotten underneath. It's at the point now where we just run it until something goes wrong or it fails an MOT and take a scrap/repair decision at that point.
Looks like an ok deal to me. I would have thought you would get similar money selling all the spares. I bought a car for £500 with an engine rattle once...turned out to be a loose water pump lol, £40 and my mechanic brother and we had a fully working car. Not going to put my money where my mouth is with this one though, as I have no money. Would put someone elses money there if they are kind enough 
I just love the fact that on top of the "engine knock" admission in the ad, the seller has gone to the trouble of showing the Car Scrapper's truck that is obviously about to take it off to oblivion. Like the remark "WAS BEING USED REGULARLY UP UNTIL LAST WEEK". So was the Space Shuttle...
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