Are we driving rare cars?
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Are we driving rare cars?
So, I drove from Northumberland to Guildford and back last week. A total of over 700 miles over 2 days using the A686, M6, M6 Toll, M42, M40, A34, A339, M3, A31 and A3. In total, I saw ONE other Impreza, which was glanced coming the other way down the A34 dual carriageway. Obviously, our cars aren't motorway/A road cruisers but it struck me just how few there are around on the roads these days. Unless I'm just not driving in the right areas?
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will the blobeye sti become a rare car then down the line?? will the classics become a collectors car?? i know its a sort after car...will it go the way of the saff cossies??
Last edited by johno01; 03 May 2016 at 04:42 PM.
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yeah i completely agree...it would be interesting to know the cost of a rebuild for a sierra cossie 10 years ago compared to now
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Still plenty around over here. At least 4 of 'em.
But it's not rarity that makes a classic, it's following and demand.
Look at Porsche, for example. A high percentage of all Porsches ever made are still on the road. Tons of them. But such is the reputation and demand that after 10 years or so they stop depreciating and start heading for silly money.
Fortunately, virtually all older Imprezas have just arrived at the point where (so long as you don't skimp on the maintenance) you ought to get back exactly what you paid if/when you come to sell on.
This is good.
But it's not rarity that makes a classic, it's following and demand.
Look at Porsche, for example. A high percentage of all Porsches ever made are still on the road. Tons of them. But such is the reputation and demand that after 10 years or so they stop depreciating and start heading for silly money.
Fortunately, virtually all older Imprezas have just arrived at the point where (so long as you don't skimp on the maintenance) you ought to get back exactly what you paid if/when you come to sell on.
This is good.
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i do think the blobs will demand a premium in 5 - 10 years...what is concerning for the blob owners is the amount of blob sti's,spec c's etc getting imported...not as much as the bugs but plenty of blobs
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A friend of mine broke 6 including a couple of JDM's! He was picking them up for as little as 4k and making a nice profit.
I also sold a Blob STI to Matty who used to be at PP for the sole intention of breaking it.....Shame really.
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The US 25 year rule will kick in soon for the JDM market. You can look out then when the cost of GC8 cars will head north. The early Jap cars have already started and the sh@te exchange rate will not help.
In the bigger scheme of things Subaru is not a mass producer to the European market unlike Australasia or in the US were some Subaru models are made. Their customer base is small in the UK and there are not that many dealers BUT expect a marketing push soon as new engine tech comes on line.
In the bigger scheme of things Subaru is not a mass producer to the European market unlike Australasia or in the US were some Subaru models are made. Their customer base is small in the UK and there are not that many dealers BUT expect a marketing push soon as new engine tech comes on line.
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I drove from Cambridgeshire to Kent and back a few weeks ago in my classic. I was surprised to have only seen one other Impreza the whole time and that was near my home town. I thought I would have seen more of them to. Mind you where I live there seems to be about five in the area, bear in mind I live in a small town in the countryside.
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so down the line the bugs AND blob STIS will be like the sierra cosworth then??
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saff cossies were 7-8 grand cars about 4-5 years ago...now for a decent one your looking at around 12 onwards
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saff cossies were 7-8 grand cars about 4-5 years ago...now for a decent one your looking at around 12 onwards
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thats interesting...so onwards to escort cosworth value then...saff cossies are becomimg so rare...more they get broke or wrote off then more the value goes up..i think the cost of the bug or blob 2.0 litre sti rebuilds will fly up simply because of the amount getting broke or wrote off will drive prices up 20 years from now....
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is it right to compare them with the saff cossie??...i remember one time when everyone had a saff cossie and although they were nice there nothing to shout home about..the feel of a blob widetrack is much better than a saff cossie but there demanding 12-13 grand with welded sills and welded holes in the floor pans??
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