Newbie!Buying Advice 02 STI PPP
28 June 2006, 01:57 PM
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Newbie!Buying Advice 02 STI PPP
Hello all,wonder if you could help me out!?
I have decided to purchase a little 2002 bugeye type uk sti with all the prodrive gear (300bhp i believe). Is there anything i need to be looking out for in particular, im going to look at one tommorow and any advice would be much appreciated, currently drive a MG ZS180 and need the rear wheels to start doing something!
Thanks in advance, Chris.
I have decided to purchase a little 2002 bugeye type uk sti with all the prodrive gear (300bhp i believe). Is there anything i need to be looking out for in particular, im going to look at one tommorow and any advice would be much appreciated, currently drive a MG ZS180 and need the rear wheels to start doing something!
Thanks in advance, Chris.
28 June 2006, 02:15 PM
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Have a lOOk at previous posts, using the search function. There's lots of info & links on "Buying Guides" and "buying advice".
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28 June 2006, 10:38 PM
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Will look out for the knocking and the creaking, any advice is much appreciated, i read something on here earlier about the insurance, i have just been getting quotes using the number plate, am i right in thinking that i have to tell them its ppp so they can charge me more?!
29 June 2006, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by CT_dunmow
Will look out for the knocking and the creaking, any advice is much appreciated, i read something on here earlier about the insurance, i have just been getting quotes using the number plate, am i right in thinking that i have to tell them its ppp so they can charge me more?!
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29 June 2006, 12:39 PM
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Im 28 with 2 years NCD and pay £800 FC which aint bad. Cracking motor. ignore all the boring ugly bugeye bore comments from here and buy and enjoy a cracking motor which is plenty fast enough for any public road!
29 June 2006, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ninjaguppy
Im 28 with 2 years NCD and pay £800 FC which aint bad. Cracking motor. ignore all the boring ugly bugeye bore comments from here and buy and enjoy a cracking motor which is plenty fast enough for any public road!
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For a bug eye owner?!
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29 June 2006, 07:47 PM
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Thanks very much indeed chaps, im 23 so the extra will no doubt be an issue, though i have been quoted £850 via Tesco on said car (obviously excluding the ppp) i will pay it though as i just test drove it. Needless to say i think we will get on just fine! No one wants my MG do they?.......
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Originally Posted by CT_dunmow
Thanks very much indeed chaps, im 23 so the extra will no doubt be an issue, though i have been quoted £850 via Tesco on said car (obviously excluding the ppp) i will pay it though as i just test drove it. Needless to say i think we will get on just fine! No one wants my MG do they?.......
deffo need to ring a specialist like greenlight, a-plan or Hi-Performance...
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before i bought mine last august directline quoted £970 for a non ppp and 1420 for one with ppp.
im 27 with no points in a medium risk area.
currently paying a about a grand with greenlight...
plus you find explaining what ppp is to some random person who knows less than nothing about cars rather tedious at the 4th time of asking. she even asked me how to spell impreza...
i know yo talkin about tesco who are meant to be slightly better than directline, but still...
im 27 with no points in a medium risk area.
currently paying a about a grand with greenlight...
plus you find explaining what ppp is to some random person who knows less than nothing about cars rather tedious at the 4th time of asking. she even asked me how to spell impreza...
i know yo talkin about tesco who are meant to be slightly better than directline, but still...
30 June 2006, 09:22 AM
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Yeah i know what your mean, explaining the difference between a prodrive sti and a prodrive sti with ppp was very confusing, infact im confused now! Still i will give anyone a go. 
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Originally Posted by CT_dunmow
Yeah i know what your mean, explaining the difference between a prodrive sti and a prodrive sti with ppp was very confusing, infact im confused now! Still i will give anyone a go.
If you can get it for less than £1k for your age, that will be a VERY good deal.
30 June 2006, 10:37 AM
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Id suggest that you also speak to Gary Moulson at Keith Michaels; much better than A-Plan in my experience (and your PPP will be covered in the event of a claim).
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30 June 2006, 10:47 AM
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What a brilliant website this is, very useful guys thanks, i will give them all a call. I will be very happy if i can get it under £1000 im in a low risk area and have 5 years no claims and no convictions(yet!) so that goes a long way.
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In 2002 they produced 2 STi type UK models, one was the "Prodrive" model with a nice body kit and big rear wing and then they produced the "non Prodrive" version with low level spoiler and a little bit more discreet styling.
The Prodrive and the non Prodrive models both came with 265ps, there was shortly after the option of adding the Prodrive performance package to either type of car to increase the power to 305ps and 299lbs of torque, to varify this, there should be a certificate with the car (chassis number, reg and mileage it was added) or you can just go down to a dealer and ask them to do a search for you.
Hope that answers your question
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The Prodrive and the non Prodrive models both came with 265ps, there was shortly after the option of adding the Prodrive performance package to either type of car to increase the power to 305ps and 299lbs of torque, to varify this, there should be a certificate with the car (chassis number, reg and mileage it was added) or you can just go down to a dealer and ask them to do a search for you.
Hope that answers your question
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