Brun

I currently own an Elise, but miss my old Scoob. I will get back into the fold and i just can't see me getting anything other than a Classic. Another thing to take into account is the £400 tax that the Blob will have as opposed to the P1 which wont. On the other hand, the Blob will be on 10k services whereas the P1 will be on 7.5k services.
Swerve ball - Do a search on Scooby23 who is selling an STi V for £7k and the car is currently having a re-build at API. The extra that this will cost to insure will surely be offset by the way cheaper asking price, and the fact it's on a new engine will promote some confidence in it lasting a while
Financially, selling my Elise at 8 months old would be stupied but that STi is tempting

bighead

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yes classic are the best looking imprezas.....but My P1 road tax will be 400 as it was
registered after march

bighead

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no brainer really, in a few year's time the P1 will be a true classic , cant imagine that of the blobeye that is why you get more car for the money with the blob !!, the hawk eyes are much better looking though !

Bikebloke

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uK STI. As you say you like to drive your cars.More reliable hence more time on the road.P1's look fantastic and should only come out at meets so we can all drool over them

motormadj

Thanks for all your thoughts guys, i think the blob sti ppp is probably the best idea.
I would only worry about the p1 going pop everytime i gave it some.
Ill let you know when i hopefully get one [next month or 2] and ill get some pics up.
Thanks again.

p12mem

wrong choice but good luck

Flaps

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I'd go for the Blob STI too, although I think you must be mad if you are going to be paying that much for your insurance!!! There's a nice red blob wrx ppp in the for sale section for £6999, i'd see if that would be any less to insure if I were you plus you'll be saving a few quid on the purchase.

I do like the look of the P1, but I can't stop thinking of it as the poor man's 22B. Sorry.

p12mem

poor mans 22b? i take that as an insult my friend, so all the lads that modify there classics with a p1 splitter and p1 wheel are a poor mans p1?
the p1 is a car in it's own right, may i ask if you have modified your car at all?

wrx9181

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id go for rb5 personally over p1 have never really liked the p1 imo

BIGEMP

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go for the p1 m8 i had one, had to sell it when i needed a 4dr car (impreza blobeye) and its just not the same the blobeye is a superb car,just preferred the p1 try both of them first and see for yourself,im sure if you ask there must be some guys near you who will take you out in both of the cars and maybe let you have a drive if you ask nicely enough.

Flaps

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I just think some people think of it as the 'ultimate' Impreza but really it's not. Would you not swap your P1 for a 22B if you had the chance?

I didn't mean to offend anyone though and I did say 'sorry'. P1's are nice but not the Impreza Holy Grail.

As for the Type R comment, then yeah, I do agree with that to an extent. If you want it to look like a P1 then why not just get one in the first place?

I have modified my car but I don't try to make it look like something it's not, i'm not a fan of stickering cars up, but I fail to see that that has to do with anything?

All just my opinon though.

p12mem

and if you had the chance to swap for a litchfield, would you?
dont see your point appart from belitteling some folk!
my point about mods is your trying to turn your car into something it aint

Flaps

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Eh?!? Of course i'd swap it! I don't really get your point here to be honest.

I'm not after putting people down, i'm very against that. I'm just saying P1's aren't the Holy Grail. Your car is nice though mate, chill!

As for my car, yes I am trying to turn it into something it isn't, i've made it possible to stop now and will soon make it possible to turn better too What this has got to do with a P1 and 22B though I fail to see

Anyway, we digress. I'd still go for the Blob STi

p12mem

i'm chilled, we always want a little more, no matter what we drive, that is if you have passion for cars, mines a pain in the **** at the mo, but it's a keeper, P1 for me everytime! oh and it's not the ultimate, but is up there with the best of em imho

motormadj

I thought i had decided, god damn you 'p12mem' with your sexual p1 picture!!
I dont know anyone with either, not that many round my way.
I just cant decide!!!

motormadj

why is it a pain in the ****?

p12mem

put a vf35 turbo on it last week and a intake pipe, oh and a battery on thursday, tickovers gone up the wall, oh and want a remap, where abouts are you?

motormadj

I do think i would get more for my money with the sti ppp.
For 10k i could get a 2003 sub 40k miles sti ppp or a p1 with higher miles and 3 years older and the possiblity of an engine rebuild.

p12mem

you will, the p1 is dated, interior aint great, things will break.
i work with cars all day long, so i can fix mine with no problem,done an engine already! if i had to pay to have it repaired i may not own it now, even tho there dated u cant beat the look of a two door car however old
go for the safe option, then get a p1 or a 22b when you've made your fortune

motormadj

yeah i think your right mate, it is the safer option and ive got used to the idea of a 4 door.
Thanks mate
ps. your p1 looks mint!

p12mem

good choice!
thank, its not perfect but do use it everyday and still look at it and smile

motormadj

im really looking forward to it, ive got a k reg VR6 at the mo, which has been really good, but its no 4 wheels drive, sub 5 second beast!!
I think its gunna be quite a change!

p12mem

vr6, thats a good car, driven a few they go really well, a pal of mine has a supercharger on his, very quick car

motormadj

yeah its not bad about 7.6 0-60, not quite 4.6 though..... got it slammed on coilovers with an exhaust but otherwise pretty standard.
It is shockingly bad in the wet though, it is literally like playing russian roulette if you go any quicker than 30!! lol.
Yeah, i looked at charging it but its getting on abit and its not really worth it.

p12mem

even so, they still look good, even better low

hoskib

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isn't this the problem though? looks good in a picture, but the reality of owning it is totally different.

i nearly went for an R33 gtr the other week, but asked around on here and decided i didn't have the budget for it. this is the problem with older cars.

i've had 2 things go wrong with the 3 scoobs i've owned over 10 years, but if i still owned my old '99 i'm under no illusion that i would have had a big bill by now.

newer car always wins, it's called progress

p12mem

i'd agree with the progress side of things, if it's about cost, then i'm sure if you spend 23k on a newish car, pay for a yearly service road tax, i'm sure after depresiation you have lost more than the maintenance on an old p1, even with an engine rebuild
i could be wrong tho
oh and the p1 is always gonna be a sexy looking car, and drives the nuts too

Blueblaster

If you pay £10,000 for an 03 STI PPP and it isn't from a main Subaru dealer then you need your head examined . For £10k you should be looking at an 05 car in a private sale. You can't give them away at the moment. Check out stilover's car in the classifieds. He's probably open to a deal and his car looks miles better that what you're describing.

motormadj

well 9500ish then, where is stilovers? i cant see it.

hoskib

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don't get me wrong here mate, as i've seen a few of your posts on depreciation that make alot of sense, but an 05 sti is worth a damn sight more than 10k.

i was offered over that as a part ex the other day on not a very dear car.

if you need to pay around 7k for version 6 sti you can't seriously say a car that's 7+ years newer only commands an extra 3k premium?? never quite understood the scooby mentality of devaluing our cars, but so many seem hell bent on driving the asking price down