pslewis

You don't have to be rich to clear HP with a Bank Loan ............ but it makes it much, much easier to sell ... is all I'm saying.

nick172sport

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yes but most people have no credit rating now not like you

pslewis

I think my car is worth £19,000 .............. I doubt anyone else does. And the difference doesn't matter one jot - untill I come to sell and I can only get £16,000. The car is then worth £16,000 and no shouting by me will change that fact, and it really matters when selling!

pslewis

I have no idea what my credit rating is - I have zero credit and zero debt.

But, the fact remains that clearing the HP may well result in a sale at higher than the trade in ..... but, I would take the trade in in these circumstances.

fordrsrickc

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I know lol

nick172sport

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pete scoobs are a dying trend high fuel costs etc as you have said before i opted for a smaller car and i have cut my fuell bill by 100 pounds per month with performance as a standard scoob

MattyB1983

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No I don't rent.
I live in a one bedroom flat paid for by the government,

LOL.

dunx

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I think it just needs some time, which you may not want to take, for my input if it were an LPG'd wagon I'd have been interested.

Rare + Std. = sale !

Stupid as it sounds can you sell the LPG kit after trading it in ?

dunx

P.S. Good luck in the DERV-burner.

pslewis

Very true .... in fact, I think the market for these cars is stone dead. Fuel would have to hit £2:40 a Litre before fueling my car cost the same as fueling my old Scoobie - and that's just one reason no-one wants them anymore. Add crap build (on the new hatchbacks) and Tax and Insurance and it's all bad news

fordrsrickc

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My credit rating is good but weren't going to take out a bank loan to settle the finance and then be potentially left with a car I can't sell and pay out a loan when I may as well just keep making the finance payments and thought it would just be as broad as long going to the bank to settle with the buyer.
Yes there are people that would rather just pay the money and drive away.
But the method of payment is so simple on my car to simply pay it into an account number and sort code into any RBS or online bank transfer then a fax receipt confirming paid and zero balanced which would take all of 30 mins max at the bank.
But can see your point and ive therefore just decided the trade in option is my best option if people don't trust buying it.
And going on Monday to wave goodbye to the Subaru thanks again for all your advice

pslewis

You know the HP is an issue and that's why you list how easy it is to clear for the new buyer ...... but just that list indicates it isn't in actual fact straightforward - and there are so many to buy without finance that's where any buyers would go.

That said I don't think there are any buyers .... a trade in is the wisest move to move on - pass the selling to someone else who will offer it clear of HP.

Good luck! Diesels are the way forward

fordrsrickc

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If it was standard when I bought it I might have kept it that way.
But the original v limited wheels had been sold and the LPG conversion already carried out. And to be fair I got bitten by the modifying bug.
And I'm sure a lot of us have. Who on here has kept there Subaru bog standard if so then credit to you as it's hard to not be bit by the modifying bug

nick172sport

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only ps lewis lol im modding my car now bought as standard going to be a subaru eater upgrading engine

dunx

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I daren't add up the bits on mine, even 2nd hand...

DCCD Hawkeye box & Diff. + neetronics £2750
AP six pots £1000
AET Turbos std. fit GT3076 Hybrid £1000

And that was just last year...

dunx

P.S. The last nine years have been bloody good fun, going from 215 bhp in a classic to around 400 bhp in a bug-eye STI. I have also met so many petrolheads too

pslewis

ME!!

And last June I sold it even before the advert appeared on Pistonheads .... and when it appeared I could have sold it 10 times over.

I know it's too late for you, but it's as sure a statement that modified cars don't sell as anything I can think of.

But, I appreciate that some cannot help themselves

fordrsrickc

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Good point Nick come to think of it now you mention more chavs are buying them because there now cheap to buy, I have been hearing quite a few with chav valves on

nick172sport

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the guy who bought mine was one

fordrsrickc

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That's why I had no problem selling my old classic series 1 custom RS Turbo for 10k and the phone rang off the hook and I could have sold that ten times over and wish I had more than 1 lol. It appeared on the used car roadshow and had done about ten miles in 9 years and spent most of its life in a carcoon a sealed air conditioned bubble and it was completely standard and it would have been criminal for me to have done anything over than keep it that way and resisting on a classic car is easy when there was only a handful made.
Mine is rare but Subaru's are too a penny now and Chavs are buying them and I personally would rather be seen in a nice BMW or Merc at my age of 35.
I think I'm over my mid life crisis now

Terminator X

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^^ Don't fall for it Rick, no one ever saw or can evidence PSLs miracle classic that sold for c£1m on Day One He probably hasn't even driven since he retired 30yrs ago ... the silly old fool

TX.

L.J.F

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bugeyejohn

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This is very true im afraid my sons just bought a 2l 16v 172 sport and bought it down to me to have the steering rack changed.02 model £1000 i took it for a spin and now the mrs wants one.

KrisBuc

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only thing with the clio sports is where i live every div has one and thinks its faster than a speeding bullet and want to race

mrmadcap

Must be terrible to have to get rid of your scoob and then having to hang around Subaru forums trying to convince yourself and everyone else that your new little French fancy is the performance car of the moment.

I came from a Pug 206 gti 180 and your scenario fills me with dread, the thought of going back to a hair dressers carriage that only my sister would look good in.

You and Lewis should form an alliance!!

nick172sport

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idiot pug are rubbish so you bougt the wrong one as for subaru eat petrol forever wondering when your engines goin to blow up and have a 3k rebuild if it does even the cars are not worth that

bugeyejohn

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Tbh there's 3 reasons to keep mine
1 I don't want to sell
2 Its reliable and really good nick
3 I couldn't sell if i wanted to without taking a huge hit on my pocket.
But if i had my time again i wouldn't buy one,there too thirsty or more to the point fuel is to expensive,repairs to the engine are a nightmare and cost a fortune,and there's better cars for your money now.I bought my car 6 years ago and if id known what fuel prices were going too i wouldn't have touched it with a bargepole still fuel might get cheaper

nick172sport

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did you enjoy yourself in your sons hairdressers car

Moley

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As others have said, i'd personally be put off by the LPG (nothing wrong with it, just my opinion)

I know people say there is no market for these cars anymore, but i don't agree completely.
I speak to lots of people each day who are buying these cars, and are paying decent money for them aswell

bugeyejohn

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Not being funny there properly quick and hangs round the corners nicely i might do a swap.

nick172sport

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mine will be quick big time getting cams done remap should see 240 bhp lol

mrmadcap

Congratulations, the fastest hair dresser in town, that's after your wheels have stopped spinning and you manage to get traction