bobthebodger

im currently bidding on this car, reserve is met so im hoping i win it at this price but willing to up the price some more, would this be a good choice??? edited, forgot to mention...does anybody know the car?? thankyou

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUBARU-IMPREZA...QQcmdZViewItem

ScooBStu

I know its obvious but make sure you test drive it and have a look at it before bidding!!!

bobthebodger

he does describe it as a very good car etc, if i win i will go to see it and if its not what it was described as(a good car) i will walk away and complain to ebay.

ps: its a good 4hrs away from me acording to route planner so i will go with his word and like i said if its not what its supposed to be then i walk.

thankyou

bobthebodger

does anyone know of a cheap hpi company, ebay charges £6.99 , surely theres somebody cheaper??? sorry to be a pain but im really paranoid.

Nick_Cat

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MY97 has exterior facelift.
I have a catalunya and they are nice, but I would say than. If you are on a limited budget, however, I would say a MY97 UK standard turbo. The special editions cost more and unless they have PPP don't offer anything more in terms of performance.
I would strongly recommend an inspection.
Nick

bobthebodger

does the 97 not have the interior facelift ???????

Nick_Cat

iTrader: (5)

Yes, sorry it does. But the MY98 has a nicer dash.

bobthebodger

but the dash in a 97 is better than the ealy ones???.....is the 98 dash out of the forreter or sumut???

cheers m8

Nick_Cat

iTrader: (5)

AFAIK the dashes are similar, but somebody should be able to confirm this.
I don't think the MY98 dash is from another car? BTW the steering wheel is much nicer in MY98 too and centre consol is different, also get cup holders.

Colinj

<98 dash - http://www.ukcar.com/road_tests/suba...a/big/dash.jpg

>98 dash - http://www.realdriver.com/gallery/al...eza_dash_s.jpg

Just to give you an idea......

Colinj

That sounds cheap if its the real deal!!! RAC charge £25!!!!!!

Nick_Cat

iTrader: (5)

They (Ebay) do three for £13.99 but only covers the major points.

bobthebodger

thanks colin, yeah theres a big difference....from what nick is saying then....there must be 3 dashes in total in the classic range????? im pretty sure they took the forrester dash and put it in the impreza. but whats this 3rd change, just the console with cup holders lol. or just little tweaks to the 2nd edition. "bob scratches his head"

Colinj

Only 2 dashes as far as im aware, one running from 93-97 & then 2nd one from 98 - 01.

There was a change between 95 - 97 on the old type dash where they put a different bit in where the hand brake is - older cars have a usless coin tray I think its for...newer ones get a flip up hide away storage holder.

Colinj

That car your looking at seems ok, I wouldnt pay much more for it however!! I can tell from the interior photo it has the old style dash!!

bobthebodger

damn, i thought with it being an r reg it would have the dash upgrade, why does he say rare, any ideas?

Colinj

Think the reddish blue paint is abit rare, thats all!! Subaru only ran that colour for a year or so!!

bobthebodger

ive just found a site that explains everthing to do with exterior/interior make overs, damn im a bit gutted now. thanks colin top man.

Colinj

You can tell from the steering wheel on the pic....its deffo the old one!!

Yeah bit unfortunate but at least your wiser to it now & know what your bidding on!!

any more questions just ask

Colinj

How about this - http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=469593

MikeCardiff

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My car is a MY97, but is an early 98 registered car and has the later dash, console and Momo steering wheel - I think all the later MY97 ( from late 1997 onwards ) got the nicer dash with the white dials etc... so possible some R reg ones will and some wont.

With the car on Ebay, try putting a message on http://forum.scoobywales.co.uk/ and see if it belongs to anyone on there.

bobthebodger

well i didnt win that one (glad) someone bid with only 2 seconds left lol...really was gettin paranoid as i didnt want it, i now know everything about the facelift and upgrades etc.

that seems a very nice car colin, hmmmm wonder if i can stretch my budget a bit further.

Colinj

I dont think I could bring myself to buy a car from ebay.....would feel weird


Nice car at a nice price, I wouldn't worry about the re-built gearbox, with an up-rated clutch & fly it will be an improvement!! Just make sure he has the receipts to prove whats been done!!

Is he far from you???

bobthebodger

lol i aint got a clue, wheres dartford.

Colinj

kent!

bobthebodger

ermmmmm.....**** that, too far for me i live in manchester m8 lol

bobthebodger

hi all, just been browsing for cars again!....can anyone tell me what this means ?

2000SUBARU Impreza 2.0 Turbo,
W reg. 53000 miles, uk car in silver, Tested till July 06, all the usual extras, flip front stereo and 10 disc CD changer, 17 low profile alloys, on "Vcar hence". £4,850. ono.

accident damaged???? if so never heard v.

thanks

MikeCardiff

iTrader: (2)

VCAR = Vehicle Condition Alert Register - means it has been recorded as a write off - for the price I wouldnt bother as its not that cheap, and you'll always have problems selling it at a decent price in the future.

bobthebodger

yeah i will stay clear of that one, thanks mike.

bobthebodger

i was wondering with all these higher octane fuels avalible can you stick any fuel in these engines??? lets say i fill up with optimax one week then this tesco 99 fuel the next....can this cause engine damage or do you have set the engine up to a particular fuel???????

when i had my rs turbo i put normal fuel it one week and if i was happy i would put optimax, sul in the next, dont think there was any difference in power to be honnest.