Use p/heads mate rather than £20 over & over to Fleabay. I'd put it higher than £8k tbh as it has £10k of mods (think?) or take mods off & sell car for slightly less (check the market rate via other ads). Don't fall for the doom mongers on here - a good car is a good car & will sell over time

TX.

 

10K worth of mods ????
From what the ad says it's got front mount, S/S manifold, full de-cat exhaust and had a mapping session.

 

Ill but your front mount and induction kit have standard bugeye here if you wanting to put back to standard

 

i coudnt get more than 2k for my newage sold at auction for 2800 market for these cars has gone

 

I sold a 2005 JDM STI a couple of weeks ago for £6500. Admittedly it had done a fair few more miles than your car but it's a JDM engine so not quite as much of a problem compared to a UK car.
Had good spec and really good history, shows you where the market is at.

 

10k worth of mods include labour.
And don't need to justify the mods to you as I have a folder full of receipts to prove and do that.

 

Fact is that there are very few people who want this rare car, even less who will accept LPG powered, even less still who want the mods and severe costs to run.

The market has woken up, it's decided that Impreza's (of whatever rarity) are yesterdays toys. The money is going to quality and value for money.

It's sadm but that's just as it is.

 

rick trade it in mate or hand it back like i did there worth nowt now thats why chavs are buying them

 

I have stated that payment is to RBS and I am a genuine seller and in regards to you not believing in finance,.not all of us can afford to buy a car for 12.500 outright however can afford it on a monthly basis and pay for the up keep on a monthly basis also be it a Subaru or not. Lots of people afford things on a monthly basis why do you think some of us pay insurance monthly,. And I was in a good financial position until December just gone due to revenue at my job going through a rough patch for the last 4 months and my insurance has risen by 800 and fuel prices have risen. All up keep has been done regularly on the car with receipts for every service.

 

You have two main issues

1) you have outstanding finance on the car and anyone in their right mind would hpi the car see that and walk away as its a hassle wether or not you say they have said its fine. Ask yourself would you buy a car with outstanding finance..... I think not

And

2) its lpg I for one and I am sure 99% of people looking for a high performance car are not.convinced that lpg is a good thing on a performance car, maybe on a people carrier but a turbo charged car ummmmmm I think not.

Remove the lpg and take a loan and pay off the finance and it will move, if not as harsh as this may sound get used to it as imo you will have it in 12 months time, sorry but no offence meant your car is. Of on the top of the 100's of imprezas that are out there for sale

 

trade it in rick the markets fooked take no notice off what there saying

 

I take it from your quote that you dont have a mortgage then!!!!

 

Yes I would buy a car that is on finance if I had a letter from the finance company with settlement amount and paying the car off to remove the finance marker to a bank. If I were getting the car at a good price then just going to a bank to settle and have a fax sent to the bank to confirm settlement isn't really a hassle for the right car.

The LPG was on the car when I bought it but easily removed and may remove it to shift it.
Personally I bought the car because of its rarity as yes there are 100s of subarus out there yet mine is only one of four v - limited STI JDM in the uk. So slightly rarer than the norm and won't be advertising it on eBay again anyway as it's not the right place to sell a car that's as rare as this is.
I am going to the dealership on Monday as I have been offered the settlement providing I trade for another car.
And looks like this is my best option and have a choice from a BMW 320d or 530d both of which I quite like and will depreciate the same as any other car but at least it will be less on fuel and insurance and a more comfortable ride for my two children.

 

Stick with it and put it on Pistonheads.

When I put my S202 up for sale I had lots of interest on here and lots of good comments but I only got timewasters / tyre kickers and test pilots who I dealt with and tbh I knew what they were and fcuked them off sharpish (none of these dreamers were people who posted on the for sale thread though).

In the end I sold the S202 to someone who was looking for exactly what I had for sale; he came down test drove it, paid in £ notes and took the car away within 1 hour of seeing the car.

As others have said it's a matter of waiting until the 'right' buyer comes along, wants your car and has the £'s to pay for it.

I was fairly lucky when I sold the S202 as it was sold within 3 weeks but unfortunately at present it's a waiting game.

 

I have meant no offense to you buddy and as I said your car is lovely. I just don't believe in buying a 'luxury' when you can't afford it. Yes you can afford the monthly payments but at the end of the day it's not your car.
At the end of the day, if you had bought an Impreza that was within your budget in the first place you wouldn't be in this situation now. Nobody is going to buy an Impreza when it's financed to the hill. You say it's only financed to the value of the car, that's your value of the car.
In my opinion the car SHOULD be worth £8K, but the way things are it's just not. That's how it is,
I am sorry if I have upset/annoyed you in any way but I'm just stating my opinion.

I wish you all the best with the sale and hope you get it sold soon.

Matt.

 

Owning a Subaru is a mortgage

 

good choice rick enjoy

 

And NO, I don't have a mortgage thankyou.

 

your one off the lucky few then

 

IMO, two things put people off: The finance and its been messed with.

If someone is after a low mileage V-limited, I think they'd be after one that is more standard. A rare low mileage car is worth more if its not been fiddled about with in my opinion. As soon as its messed about with by a large degree, its no longer anymore special as any other fettled blob-eye - and the market is already flooded with those.

So on one hand you've opened yourself up to a market for people who are after modded blobs-eyes, but the market is saturated. And you detered the ones willing to pay the extra for a unmolested low mileage limited-run model.

That leave you with a small handful of folk that want a modded limited edition and are willing to pay the extra for one with low miles....problem is the finance marker on the HPi check will scare them off. The lack of service history beyond the last two years is the icing on the cake....sorry.

It'll sell eventually - its just a case of waiting for the right person to come along.

 

wish i could get a bloody mortgage, hope you get your sale mate

 

People won't spend big money on a modified motor, you will have more chance putting it back to standard and selling the parts seperately.

 

Thanks Ali B a very informative answer and one that makes sense as I sold my previous escort RS turbo series 1 custom easily for 10k as it was standard and original.
Unfortunately I bought this car when I didn't know as much as I do now.
2 years ago I knew nothing about subarus and just saw it being a limited edition but the original wheels had been sold and the LPG conversion had already been added.
Even if I went to all the expense of putting it back original I don't think it would reach more than 8k even with it's low mileage of 30070.and can't be bothered with it anymore
I think it is still worth at least 7700 In Its current condition as it's better and rarer in my opinion than the 100s out there at 6500 and putting it back original might be a worthwhile project for someone to store it away and keep it original but don't think it would hold its value still as there is no Market for these cars at the minute.

 

He rents

TX.

PS why would anyone be "scared off" by finance still owed ... just go to Bank with owner, pay off finance then pay difference to the owner

 

nice one

 

That's a BIG hassle compared to simply paying the cash and driving the car away, secure in the knowledge that you have actually bought it from the person who owns it!! Clear the HP and do yourself a massive boost to the sale.

A rare limited edition is only worth Limited Edition money IF it is standard ... as Ali has said above - yours is so heavily modded that it hardly resembles the limited edition and has become as common as a 1,000 other modded Impreza's begging for new homes.

Add the LPG and the whole is killed as a purchase option IMO

The Classifieds are full to busting of also-ran Impreza's ......

 

Thanks pal I'm pretty much decided to accept the offer from the dealership to trade it in as I cant be bothered with it anymore nor can I be bothered with trying to justify my cars worth to people.
End of the day it's my car and that's what it's worth to me and if people disagree then they don't have to buy it.
Anyone that does agree its worth 7700 then they would get a very good car for little money in my opinion.

 

pete were all not as rich as you so give him a break personally i think scoobs are crap after owning one

 

What's renting or a mortgage got to do with selling a car

 

it was aimed at matty not you rick