has any one had a subaru impreza 1.6 as ive been looking for one insurance is not to bad for my age 19 its £1200 cant afford to insure a 2 litre turbo and dont think i have the skill to have a fast car like that yet. But the 1.6 is nice.

And where can i get bodykits for it many thanks shane

 

.:ImprezaSport.net:. is a forium for the sport impreza so may be worth joining that one as well.

Subaru body kits including the Subaru Impreza body kit from HT Autos, Derbyshire, UK

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Consider looking for a 1.8, I had one for 8 great years, I think you may find the 1.6 a bit under powered.

Also make sure that you do get an AWD one, yes there was a front wheel drive version at that time. The AWD is reason for having an Impreza, without it there are many better options

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ok thanks stair and myblackwrx
ill look for a quote on a 1.8
whats the sort of price i should be able to pick one of them up the max i should spend many thanks shane

 

difficult to say about cost except that book price for mine 4 years ago with 120k on the clock in very good condition and full dealer history was ~£1400. It also had rear spoiler, front grill and wheels from the '95 turbo which probably would not make much difference to price made it look a hell of a lot better than the base car.

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Thats quite a high quote for a 1.6! Who did you use?

 

try bell mate i had a new wrx at 22 for 1400

 

sorry that was Cheap Car Insurance Quotes For Drivers With Low No Claims Bonus From bell.co.uk

 

1.6, I won't bother. They are FWD and have about 90bhp. Try and get a 2.0 Sport AWD, so much better. There is a member on here and ISN, that started with a 1.6 Impreza and how has a version II STi.

 

I had a 1.6 classic front wheel drive for about 5 years until I was old enough to insure my newage WRX. While the WRX is a different car altogether, don't be put off the 1.6 Whilst it was obviously slower, it was OK. Mine had a full body kit, much of it from a breakers yard, a Powerflow back box and a K&N cone filter. It looked and sounded excellent and was cheap to run and to the average man on the street it might as well have been an STI. It always amazed me that the body even had a transmission tunnel for rear wheel drive and so much was the same as its big brother. Remember without the 4 wheel drive it is much lighter than a Sport. When I came to sell it I had loads of interest as there were so few 1.6 saloons around. It's too easy to under-rate the 1.6 if its is looks and sound you are looking for.

 

tryed bell they wanted £2000 was in shock lol.
and one more thing i wanted to no will the subaru impreza 2.0 bodykit fit on and are they the same size.

 

found this impreza looks gd Subaru Impreza lx 1.6 on eBay, also, Subaru, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 07-Feb-08 18:26:23 GMT)

 

Ive had a 1.6 2.0 and a 2.0T all great cars and fantastic stepping stones.

 

i anit after the power mainly looks lol have a bike for power plus the 1.6 will be cheaper to run than a 2 litre and is servicing the 1.6 expensive a friend has a 2 litre turbo he says it expensive well his one many thanks shane

 

hi every one got insurance quote and if i say i have a provisional it takes £700 off why is this

 

prob becuase u cant drive it legally on road on your own u gtta have sumbody over 21 in car with u i think?? and u wont be using it everyday

 

Yea, go from a provisional to a full licence and the price goes right up! Always check the full price at the same time.

 

as nathan said you would need to have someone over the age of 21 with 3 years previous driving experience, ie 3 years full license. i presume this is sen as a lesser risk.

for the record, when i was 21 and passed my driving test, i got insured on a 2.0 sport for £1500 via tesco.com insurance.

seriously, try them and really look around. a 2.0 sport is group 13, whereas the turbo's are 17-20. ask nathan (20w.a.s.), hes paying 3k on his wrx.

search round anyways, and good luck fella

 

ok thanks
chocolate_o_brian,
Dspeed,
20withascooby
for your help ill try a quote for a 2litre

many thanks shane

 

also see if you can do pass plus some of the companys class it as 1 ncb can save loads.... good luck (very odd that bell were so much seems crazy)