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Old 14 February 2020 | 10:33 AM
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Default £8950 for a classic ?!?

I know this is a low mileage car, but £8950 seems excessive for a 20 year old (and probably rust ridden) car....!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...us=1500&page=1
Old 14 February 2020 | 10:40 AM
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I guess the proof will be in how long it takes to sell.

All it needs is one misty eyed guy that had one of these brand new (in Green - god knows why) back in the day and it'll be away.
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That rear spoiler isnt original...

I had a green one in the past and I liked it. Just a uk turbo though, that is ridiculous money.
Old 14 February 2020 | 12:00 PM
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MOT check shows Rusty bits...……. (to be expected)
Old 14 February 2020 | 01:42 PM
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"Ice Warning System"

v1 sti style spoiler on it
Old 14 February 2020 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Gambit
"Ice Warning System"
Hope its not the one off the titanic!
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Old 14 February 2020 | 07:41 PM
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as above , mot wise it showed a lot of what appeared to be rear turret rot , then nothing on the next mot ? repaired well or bodged , as i only spun through the spec did not see any thing obvious on welding work done but maybe
i missed it ?
Old 14 February 2020 | 08:51 PM
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Green one on for sale on here,sounds and looks well for half the price.
Old 14 February 2020 | 09:50 PM
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I sold mine for £10k only a few weeks ago. 1 Owner and covered 25,000 Miles. There are people out there that appreciate good low mileage uk 2000 Turbo models.




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There’s no doubting that’s a £10k+ car though. 1 owner and 25k miles is going to be seriously few and far between.

There’s a huge amount of former Impreza owners (possibly the majority?) that never had anything to do with the imports, so there is definitely a strong market for great condition, low mileage UK cars.
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There's loads of dealers buying them up. So expect prices to rise.

Seen loads of cheap ones forsale and dealers got them and relisted for 3k more.

I missed out on a nice wrx ppp for £3500 I expect to see it listed for £6000 soon.

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Now asking £5k
Old 23 March 2020 | 06:45 PM
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Now asking £5k
Big drop in price,looks ok for that money
Old 23 March 2020 | 08:28 PM
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This was being auctioned on eBay and bids got pulled after the recent news then was removed. Bidding started well and they’d easily have got the £5k for it (was at £4500 with a week to go iirc) but c19 put pay to that!
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It reminds me of Thunderbird 2 with that spoiler fitted.
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Originally Posted by edsel
It reminds me of Thunderbird 2 with that spoiler fitted.
Old 28 March 2020 | 01:51 PM
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Trouble is with that model, they're proving to be a stealth rust bucket way up high in the rear wheel arches where there's a double skin. So hard to detect if you're not aware of where to look. Can't really see unless you put it on a lift (like at mot time) or take off the rear wheels and put a camera way up as far as your arm will reach. The rest of the car will be pristine tho.
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