DO not buy from motorpoint, you will live to regret it. Do a search on motorpoint here on the bbs. Motorpoint left a very bitter taste in my mouth and I will never deal with them again.

Have a read of my previous post on the subject.. http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/thread.asp?ThreadID=202472

[Edited by stiler83 - 9/2/2003 9:47:12 AM]

 

Visited a car supermarket today who have in stock several new MY02 bugeye model cars for £16500. They are all Euro Imports and have 3 year warrenty. The question is should I go for one of these or wait and save a few pennies for a MY03. I do prefer the look of the MY03 but it is worth the 2.5K more? What do you think?

 

wait and buy the '03 as the '02 looks pants, well worth the 2.5K in my book

 

The 03 drives differently, can't decide which I prefer though, try and drive both, after-all, when you're driving it, the view is fairly similar in either.

 

Must be pretty old stock. I think the introduction of the MY03 made the bug-eye look immediately dated (I had a bug eye). Don't forget that if you ever want PPP you'll need to take it to the country of origin. As with all imports - double check it's coming from an EU country. ALso the power output of the MY03 is slightly higher than the MY01/2.

Ian

 

cheeky git Glen.. i have a bugeye and it looks the mutts..got the headlights converted tho..cos YES they are crap

 

They have a silver with the headlights already converted, I would prefer black but the silver looked good. They are imported from the EU.

 

BE VERY CAREFUL with the car supermarkets. they have been known to lie that the cars come from the EU, when in fact they of Cypriot origin.

 

I would get the warrenty thing in writing from them first. I just really wondered if the MY03 is worth the extra cash.

 

03 definitely. If your cash is tight buy a nearly new second hand one. Sure there must be a few on the market for your budget if you shop around.

 

Yeah I think 03. If I brought the 02 I know I would regret not having the car I really want. Just got to wait another couple of months and save me pennies.

 

I've got an 02 WRX PPP and love it. I had an 03 WRX on demo for the day and loved that too. It's a better car than the 02, but it didn't make me want to chop my car in for one so soon.

Having said that, my Wife bought a new 03 Sportswagon, rather than take a huge discount on an 02. I guess we both thought it was worth the extra.

We've always steered clear of imports, mainly for the reasons already posted.

Cheers

 

02 at 16.5K is well overpriced for an EU import. Save your pennies and go for an 03. IMHO, it will be worth it on resell.

 

m8,

Dont entertain the idea of the MY02 unless you can get a massive discount.... and then still don't buy it

Old car - old money

Buy the new one FFS!!

Jza

 

I'd buy a MY03 in Silver from someone of this BBS

Jonathan

 

Motorpoint are selling MY03's for £16799, now they did only do a 12 month warranty, but with the competition being so great this might have changed. Have a look on some of the adverts on here cos some of them are offering 3yr warranties, if not extend the warranty on the expiry??

 

Motorpoint cars are usually from Cyprus. European, but not EU, so no full 3 year warranty, no EU spec, no chance of a PPP if you wish, and lower residuals.

Didn't someone post recently, that by the time they'd added the cost of warranty, alarm etc etc to an STi8 from there, that the cost reached the discounted price of a UK car from a main dealer?

Cheers

 

my Local Scooby Dealer has a pre reg red MY03 with OZ anthracite wheels and a STi (type ) spoiler which renders thoughts of buying a MY02 pretty obsolete..

Midlife

PS I drive a MY02 Bugeye with morettes etc which I love