Impulse Purchase - GB270!
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A few years ago I bought a GB270 wagon and loved it. It was a slightly ropey version and needed new shocks, clutch, brakes to get it where I wanted it, but unfortunately a couple of weeks after completing the work I got asked by my work to move to the USA and so sold it having not reaped the benefits of the money I'd put into the car. Fast forward nearly 3 years and I'm now planning on returning to the UK (Hopefully in May/June).
I was loosely starting to look at Legacy / Forester STIs as I couldn't see any decent looking Wagons for sale, and in any event I'm not coming home for 4/5 months. Then this morning my dad emailed me about a fantastic looking car up in Scotland. GB270 wagon on 39,000 miles with the right seats etc and looking stunning.
I called the dealer, seemed like a great guy, knowledgeable and passionate. A couple hours later I've put a deposit down pending the balance being transferred from the US! The chap's going to hold the car in his showroom for me until I return home and give it a thorough going over from a service perspective but the belts were done 1000 miles ago and it already has MOT until December. He'll give it a full 12 months MOT from when I pick it up and is going to give it a full underseal etc as well.
It looks in amazing condition and I can't wait, although part of me is slightly bemused that I just bought a car sight-unseen from across the water but hey-ho...what's the worst that can happen?!
In terms of the "what's the worse that can happen" I now need to get 3rdPF&T insurance whilst it sits in his showroom. Is there anything else I need to consider around that?
I was loosely starting to look at Legacy / Forester STIs as I couldn't see any decent looking Wagons for sale, and in any event I'm not coming home for 4/5 months. Then this morning my dad emailed me about a fantastic looking car up in Scotland. GB270 wagon on 39,000 miles with the right seats etc and looking stunning.
I called the dealer, seemed like a great guy, knowledgeable and passionate. A couple hours later I've put a deposit down pending the balance being transferred from the US! The chap's going to hold the car in his showroom for me until I return home and give it a thorough going over from a service perspective but the belts were done 1000 miles ago and it already has MOT until December. He'll give it a full 12 months MOT from when I pick it up and is going to give it a full underseal etc as well.
It looks in amazing condition and I can't wait, although part of me is slightly bemused that I just bought a car sight-unseen from across the water but hey-ho...what's the worst that can happen?!
In terms of the "what's the worse that can happen" I now need to get 3rdPF&T insurance whilst it sits in his showroom. Is there anything else I need to consider around that?
Edited by Mannginger on Wednesday 20th January 20:43
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