im thinking about the wrx sti would £10,000 get one one of this if so what extra would i get ie air con etc im after the latest model poss may be a 2000
thanks

 

if i got a uk turbo and added the ppp pack what bhp would this give me?

 

The PPP on a UK turbo will give you 240 bhp and either 240 or 260 ft/lb of torque depending on the yoear of the car....99 and 2000 cars give the 260 ft/lb of torque.
With £10,000 you should get a nice 99 private or a 98 from a dealer but these cars arnt cheep to run so be prepaired for big fuel and service bills....oh and did i mention insurance but the costs are worth it.

Andy

 

were would be the best place to try for ins
i have a escort r eg gti at the min and pay £600 fully comp proteced

 

hmm
for an sti your probs looking at about £2000 lol
i got a 10 k loan
bought the car for £8500, stuck 1 k down on insurance deposit with the view that after 1 year, i will have proved i can drive the car without being a risk (big jump from 1.7td vectra to this car) and the insurance should come down quite a bit next year

it also should allow a lot more people to cover me as i will be 25 and most places said no imports if your under 25

 

Try here for ins. quote http://www.greenlightinsurance.com/ oh, and welcome to scoobynet

 

And on the Sti front, 10k should get you a nice Sti4 4 or 5 door, but not a Type R. Insurance will be more than a UK, running costs will be a little higher, especially petrol wise as they only like Optimax and SUL + octane booster ideally. Do not underestimate how annoying this can be at times. BUT, they are a lot faster than UK cars, have more toys, and are a lot rarer. You pays your money.... Buy carefully if you are after an import as many lack service history. However, a lot of STi 4s were imported new, so should have full UK history - I would hold out for one of these.

 

Try Liverpool Victoria - Tel: 0800 514 514
I've got a MY98 2000 Turbo was paying £1250, changed to Liv-Vic now paying £601 fully comp, fully protected no claims with wife as named driver - she's 28, I'm 31.

 

Active,
how old are you?
Insurance will kill you if your under 30 in most cases (even if your over 30 too!) and running costs are considerably more than that of a ford escort.
If your paying 600 quid now, you are looking at 2k or there abouts for the same level of cover me thinks.

Tony

 

im 35

 

im esort gti is group 14

 

I went from a 306 GTi-6 which is a grp 16 car to a scoob which is a grp 17 car and my insurance doubled! (i was 31 at the time!).
Even now i pay less than 1k on my modified uk car (34yrs old) and 460 on the mondeo, i would suggest that you try using someone like liverpool victoria then but you may find it cheaper to run a uk car rather than an import.

Tony

 

These are worth a quote.
http://www.kwik-fit.com

 

On-line Quote Eligibility Criteria
In order to save you time, please confirm the following before proceeding to the on-line quotation:-
The vehicle:
is not a grey import
is not 'Q' registered
The proposer and any additional drivers:
have not been refused or declined any type of insurance
have not had a policy cancelled or had special terms imposed
The proposer or spouse:
are the registered owner and keeper of the vehicle


HUMM lol

 

yeh,ijust tried kwikfit and they said i have to phone... **** that! got mine from egg, but tesco were a worthy 2nd.! me 31 wife 28, on hers not mine....£670 fully comp, protected nc, did request a tracker 24hr and cat one though (still the ba*tards wont get far if they try to nick her)
got a wrx wagon 94 jap
martin

 

try this little lot-

Ins Company Phone numbers
Liverpool Victoria 0800 607607*
Tesco (UK Insurance) 0845 3009900*
Adrian Flux 0870 0777888*
AA 0870 606 0483
Privilege 0870 243 5555
Auto Direct 0800 917 8213
www.1stquote.co.uk
Endsleigh 0116 255 1620
Dial Direct 0500 333 600
Churchill 0800 200300
www.insureyourmotor.com
Barclays 0870 600 1414
AXA Direct 0800 0139292
Greenlight 01277 263030*
Bennets Elite (NU) 0870 5 20 20 90
Direct Line (Privilege) 0845 246 8701
AXA Direct 0800 0139292*
www.elephant.co.uk

* = more import friendly

 

Tesco good for mods and points.I have a modded Scoob and 9 points,and because you are talking to a pleb rather than a *proper* broker,you have a chance.The only have mods on a drop down menu,and brakes aren't on it for example.

I paid £1400 for a tuned MY98,with 9 points,I am 37 though

 

Norwich Union Direct were cheapest on my MY99 Turbo. I'm 45 and paid £550 fully comp, protected etc. Wiltshire is a safe place to live though!

 

stick the lot on an evens bet and buy my P1 if you win!

 

I'm 36 (MY99) Just got a quote from Churchill £560 ...A bit better than elephant who wanted £1050 !

 

IN THE STICKS

Churchill are exceptionally mod unfriendly.... as I found out to my cost recently

Just a word of warning mate as I put a twin downpipe on and declared it to them and they cancelled my insurance immediately [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Cheers
Si

PS I'm and old get too... at 34yrs with 17yrs NCB