ramsden1

bought what i thought was a WRX Wagon
the car has a 2 litre turbo engine and is 4 Wheel drive with disc brakes all
round Its a 94 fresh import.
but v5 says 2 litre GL?

stew911

we bought a import wrx wagon at the beginning of april and i think it said the same on ours but not sure now and can't check cause the stupid bf posted it to the dvla instea of keeping it.

ramsden1

Just wondering cos told insurance what it said on V5 and premium
came down a fair wack?

RedScoob

I don't think that's a good idea. Get into a smash and the inspectors will void the insurance. I believe it it your resposibility to ensure that the insurers have the correct details.

powerwrx

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YOU CAN DO A CAR CHECK ON WWW.DIRECT.GOV.UK/TAXDISC. YOU JUST ENTER A FEW DETAILS

kalv

What does it mean if it can't find your car on here? My scoob is ok - just my 2nd run around olf gti says no records found? Hmm?

powerwrx

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HAS IT GOT A V5 DOCUMENT? IF IT HAS THEN THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECORD OF IT

ramsden1

wasnt trying to didle the insurer
it was them who wanted to go by
what it says on the V5 letter by letter

just want to know why it says 2 ltr gl?

powerwrx

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i think they maybe classed as a 2l gl turbo with it being an import. i could be wrong tho. im sure ive seen others advertised as things like 2L GL WRX.

ramsden1

Looking at the car bonnet and rear spoilers look like
add ons can see where old spoiler was would a Jap GL
have a turbo its a mystery to me?

ramsden1

yes has V5 but doesnt say wrx after gl also says slightly smaller cc,s 1990cc

rubbishboy

Don't go by anything on the V5. I imported my WRX myself a few months ago and filled all the details in the application correctly, when the V5 arrived they hadn't used hardly anything I put down. It just says Subaru. They also decided it was a 5 door hatchback when I clearly put on the application it was a 4 door saloon Being an import they don't know what it is so they use whatever comes up first I guess.

Apparently there were a few special pro-drive imported scoobys that couldn't pass the esva so they were registered as 1.8 gl's though.

The chassis number will tell you exactly what it is. You want the bit that starts GF8 if its wrx hatch.

nickwrxstiV2

Quite a few early Imprezas were imported as GLs, mine included! Like yours, my cc also states 1990cc. Don't go by the V5 mate!

viperkick

my wrx was imported and when i came to insure it, it to come up with it being a gl ...
i had to tell them a few times that it was a wrx . even tho i could have got away with it and it was cheaper its best to be up front in case u have a claim

DaveD

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I got my V5 changed, so it now reads WRX.

However, it still comes up on some insurer's websites as a GL

You know what your car is, an insurance assessor will probably know what your car is. Get your car insured as a WRX, and if it bothers you, return your V5 to the DVLA with a cover note explaining what you want changed.

vestax

basically there is now uk equivalent to your import, as there was never a uk wrx wagon in 1995. so the closest thing on the dvla records for that year will be a gl.
Ive had 3 sti's with gl on the v5, even my type-r says it due to the P1 not being manfacturered until later in the year.