A tricky question

[mat777]

A question here that is hypothetical now but may be applicable when I finish uni in a few years.

You are 23 or so have roughly £1500 burning a hole in your pocket from your first paycheck. Impreza or 850 T5? And, saloon or wagon?

[lankybob]

Volvo all the way.
Q-car ish and I also just don't like Imprezas.

[vixen1700]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3562159.htm

[tercelgold]

£1500 won't get much of either.

If you like low mpg and high insurance along with big bills and low reliability inherent in that price range for 200bhp+ cars.

Then why not go the whole hog and get a german.

[mat777]

Id rather sacrifice mpg to some extent for performance and noise

I hadnt considered an M5 but I must say Im not that big a fan of German cars. I had just thought of an SD1 or Jag XJS but I presume thats a recipe for spending a lot of time on the the back of the big orange taxi

[DukeDickson]

Presumably at 23 you'd pay rather a lot of money to the insurance man to sit behind some 80's Jap plastic, albeit capable plastic?


Out of the two I'd go Volvo of some description all the way for 5-ness, the flying wardrobe factor and moon mile potential. Then a bit from wages 2+ for something which likes corners.

[yorkieboy]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3523370.htm You won't regret buying a scoob It has more cred than some old phart in a volvo.

[yorkieboy]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3523370.htm You won't regret buying a scoob It has more cred than some old phart in a volvo.

[Fleckers]

yorkieboy said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3523370.htm You won't regret buying a scoob It has more cred than some old phart in a volvo.

sorry but this is a crock of SSSS

[bikemonster]

PH: MX-5 Matters!

[WolfieV8]

yorkieboy said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3523370.htm You won't regret buying a scoob It has more cred than some old phart in a volvo.

written buy a true Impreza owner / fanboy.
I have had three Imprezas, Never again! get the Volvo, loads more fun!

[motophoenix]

Having owned both... and having 1500 notes to burn... For me its gotta be the Volvo

I have owned an 855 T5, S50 T5 (ex police) and an Impreza Turbo 2000.

You cant argue with the swede's build quality and the amount of luxuries you will get especially if you can find an 850 T5 GLT. Mine was an automatic and you can waft around in comfort and cruise around to your hearts content. And when the need arises you can stick that right pedal to the floor and hear the 5 cylinder lump burst into life and catapult you forward. You'll get a better return on your fuel too and tbh, its one of the best sleeper cars you can get. The look on peoples faces when a big old bus powers off the lights is amazing.

But then you have the burble of a flat 4 engine that comes in the impreza, I miss the noise.

[soad]

Volvo has to be a wagon, shirley?

[XitUp]

yorkieboy said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3523370.htm You won't regret buying a scoob It has more cred than some old phart in a volvo.

Yup. Most people love young men in Imprezas.

[VB]

Impreza, but keep it clean & original- no stick on tat.

http://pistonheads.com/sales/3563128.htm
Like that but bin the rep graphics, roof scoop & hideous exhaust

I think they're a really nice car.

I do dream of having a 90s rally rep garage with Escort Cosworth, Series Mcrae Impreza and a Delta Evolution, Evo 6 Mak.

Edited by VB on Saturday 21st January 10:26

[williredale]

I'd get the Volvo! But I'm not 23 though and I've turned into a bit of a Volvo fan...

[ShayneJ]

Would have thought that at 23 insurance on an impreza would be horrific if not
dam near impossible!

[hairykrishna]

The same with all the very quick, slight chavvy image Jap metal is the same; the insurance is insane. You might have £1500 for the car but have you got another 2 or 3 grand for the insurance?

[mat777]

Thanks guys, I can see there are very good for and against cases for each!

As for insurance..... didnt it used to go down appreciably when one turned 21? Oh well, I still have 3 years to save up some money for it to go with my first paycheck :P

[hairykrishna]

mat777 said:

Thanks guys, I can see there are very good for and against cases for each!

As for insurance..... didnt it used to go down appreciably when one turned 21? Oh well, I still have 3 years to save up some money for it to go with my first paycheck :P

It goes down appreciably but, in the case of the Impreza, it goes down from a very large number to a large number. I'm the wrong side of 30, keep my car in a very safe postcode and have no points but insurance on that wagon posted earlier is still a grand.