Ofcourse he'll take 7 grand, probably because its worth 6 at a major push and he'd be bloody lucky to get that. In reality its £5500 worth.

 

even with that low miles? and FSH?

cant see any out there for that mileage and condition for 5K. Do they really exist? lots of people saying they do, but not found one yet :-(

should I be so worried about mileage? (old habits die hard - lol) lots of Higher Mileage vehicles for the same price.

 

well maybe 5 is a bit cheeky but its worth 6k max id say, obviously depending on condition.
granted its a low mile car but 7k for a standard bug sti is way overpriced.

 

Yes, even with that mileage. He's way off the mark in my opinion.
Mileage shouldn't be your main concern. Condition and service record are whats important.
A 30K car with average service history would be a worse bet than a 60K car thats been owned by an enthusiast and serviced at rcm all its life for instance.

 

ok, thanks chaps.

Sorry, about coming across so 'dumb' - with so many variants I am struggling to see a common price point - they are all over the place. Interesting that everyone on here says one number, yet the market reflects another. I trust the forum (thats why I joined and asked the questions).

OK good to know. WIll keep going. expect more dumb links from me :-)

 

just because they are up for sale at a certain price doesn't mean they are selling for that.

decide what model you want and go from there.

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...p-2003/1333767


http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...k-2003/1456035

 

thanks Matty :-)

true I am jumping around a bit - thats my impatience side coming out - lol. (Have cash = must spend and get new toy).

ok, deep breath, and start again :-)

 

Nearer 8k mate

 

Here's another thread you need to look at before you go to see that Bug (I'm with Tommy on the price, too):

https://www.scoobynet.com/general-te...ame-query.html

"Just been undersealed". Why's that then, Ted?

 

Holy crap - thats insane.

 

It might not be like that of course, but you do need to be aware that some Bugs can be (and have a good look under anything later as well....)

 

https://www.scoobynet.com/subaru-444...l#post11175819

 

Perfect for the op.
Very nice car priced very well.

 

OK, I have sat down over the weekend, trawled the net, read lots of reviews, spoke to Bob Rawle amongst others and have come up with my wish list:

- 2005
- WRX STI Type UK
- Prodrive PPP,
- Widetrack
- FSH
- preferably with less than 70K miles
- preferably standard (no or minimal mods)
- any colour

£9k in my pocket for the right car.

so all I need to do now is wait and trawl the net....and keep saving my hard earned cash :-)

thanks for all your help folks, much appreciated. I will still hang around, learn the lingo, and start to be part of the family.

BTW: anyone with the above spec ping me - i have cash! LOL.

 

whats your budget?

 

doooh - £9k in my pocket for the right car. (original post edited with this)

 

you should get a very good one for a bit less than 9k id say

 

yes, I hope so. Would prefer not to spend that much, but it's there if needed.

now just need to watch and wait :-)

 

You've set yourself a very realistic target. Now just don't rush into a purchase, take your time and find the right car for YOU.

Good luck chap.

 

cheers Matt.

Thanks to all for their input and comments (and putting up with all the stupid questions).....just wait until I own one of these bad boys, then the questions will come think and fast !

 

Someone on here that goes by the name of Picklemaroo got a very nice Blob with c.55k on the clock for somewhere around the high 8's recently. The car was loaded with Prodrive goodies and sympathetic small mods. It had most of its service history with RCM.

I guess if you scour the market you can always find a car for a couple of hundred more or less but realistically those widetrack Blobs are becoming more and more desirable and you can't go wrong with one if you buy one with your thinking cap on.

Incidentally I sold my Blob PPP in November last year with 48k on the clock for more than I paid for it, closer to £10k

 

A sound list. My only comment would be not to dismiss the possibility of a JDM car. You'll get all you want from one of those from a few months before 2005 too, and the most desirable feature of any on offer on an Impreza...




































... a rear windscreen wiper!

 

Have you considered a blob WRX wagon with PPP?

 

you need to build up to such an awesome machine, start with the slower sti version first, then the ferrari beating rover 200 then you are ready

 

ok, even more thinking over the last few days, and more speaking to Bob Rawle and others.

This was my list:

- 2005
- WRX STI Type UK
- Prodrive PPP,
- Widetrack
- FSH
- preferably with less than 70K miles
- preferably standard (no or minimal mods)
- any colour

My journey started with a WR1 - this was the car that made we want to get a Subaru. So, it looks my journey in the scooby world will be with a WR1.

Now, I know from the comments in this thread, that some of you dont like the WR1, so I hope you will accept me and my WR1.

Today I picked up, and drove the 3hour drive home in my new WR1. Less miles than I stated above, and less money - which is always nice. FSSH (loads of stamps), PPP certificate etc etc. immaculate inside.

I am very OCD with the car being right, so will start a thread with some of the things that I want to do.

very glad to be part of the family (if you can forgive the WR1)...

 

My advice to you is make sure you keep as many of the original bits as you can (shocks etc) so it can be reverted to standard if need be.

 

Sounds like you got what you wanted all along, enjoy it

 

Congratulations on your purchase.

As well as your membership of this Forum, I'd suggest you'll also want to join this one if you haven't already:

http://www.wr1oc.co.uk/

 

Welcome to the club

Get yourself signed up to the www.wr1oc.co.uk so we can update the register