Hi all, signed up to the site to learn more about imprezas tbh, currently own a Citroen c2 hdi and have been looking at maybe a 1.8 impreza non turbo because of insurance. Is there anything i should look for in one of these and anyone know of some for sale so i can get an idea on prices etc?

 

welcome to the club mate , on your search try to get the best example of the car that you can (service history etc etc ) and dont go rushing into buying one, as for cars for sale have a look at the for sale section in our forum.

 

Welcome. Impreza's are considered very reliable as standard, so look out for the same things as any car, i.e. genuine mileage, history, condition etc. Look at autotrader or pistonheads or on here. Search for 'sport' on autotrader, prices range from less than a 1k to 8k for 07

 

Yes..................... DO NOT get the none turbo version !!!!
just wait till yr insurance premium go down then get one as any impreza that is not turbo will just be like yr run of the mill evreyday car

 

fair comment, what sort of age would be reasonable for a standard 2.0l turbo then for insurance?

 

I'm not in the know of what Insurance premiums cost for young drivers, but I seem to think the consensus is that you will struggle to insure an impreza if your under 25. Have a look in the Insurance section https://www.scoobynet.com/insurance-19/ for some ideas of what people are up against and examples of costs etc.

Like said above, leave the non turbos alone, no point at all for a pucka subaru enthusiast.

Rob

 

https://www.scoobynet.com/insurance-...odded-wrx.html

https://www.scoobynet.com/insurance-...teenagers.html

Some ideas of cost ^^

 

I must have been an exception then.

@ 21 was paying £2500 fully comp on a 95 WRX

@ 22 was paying £1750 fully comp on a 99 UK Turbo

The WRX was 2 months after passing my test, the UK Turbo 9 months. 0 no claims, I just looked hard and long

 

My insurance has been something along these lines since i passed my test in 1995
1995 - RS SERIES 1 TURBO £1000 f/c
1996 - RS AS ABOVE (different car as i put this one above on roof)... £800 3rd pty
1996 - 1998 I went on daddys traders policy ;-) so nothing paid and anything driven
1999 - Renault Alpine GTA £1000 f/c
2000 - As above
2001 - Pug 306D £350 f/c
2002 - Mitsi FTO GPX £450 f/c
2003 - as above ish
2004 - Subaru Bug eye £10k car £900 f/c
2005 - As above ish
2006 - Mitsi FTO GPvR Aero £400 f/c
2007 - Subaru Bug Wagon £3.5k car £550 f/c
2008 - Rover 220D banger £240 f/c
2009 - UK300 PPP mods declared 6.5k car £500 f/c
2010 - Sold above now looking for another motor ;-), but im 32 so insurance not of concern plus ive full NCB.

I had other motors too but wouldnt be able to tell you the premiums as I didnt have them long enough to get a renew price...

HTH
Rob

 

Have a look on the Impreza Sport website. Google it and your away.

Get hold of Moley at Keith Micheals or try A-PLan.

Oh and welcome.

 

thanks for the advice all, my plan was to get a slightly older 2l turbo and spend some time during weekends etc overhauling the car and engine etc, i am currently on an admiral multicar policy and have been quoted around £1100 full comp to insure myself on a nissan 200sx 2l turbo so i would have thought it wouldnt be as bad for the impreza as dad would want to drive it as well

 

that not too bad ...my daugther's premium for her fiesta 1.4 zetec is £1k !!!
if you can afford the insurance get the turbo better stll a Sti /p1/22b

 

hey mate
Im just 25 and just got uk turbo 2000 after 2 years of wishing my sport was a turbo, I have no no claims and my insurance is only 780 poundish with city insurance, thats a bargain in my eyes coz i was paying that the year previous for the sport, Let me tell you the sport maybe a good stong reliable car but its nothing lke a turbo version!

 

haha thats not a bad premium for a 1.4 lol, my first year of driving was £1500 a year TPFT on a corsa 1.2 lol but admiral multicar does wonders

 

she paid £2k+ in the first year( well actually I paid for her !!!) , she has 30% no claim bonus now though !!

 

sweet jebus thats expensive my premium is only £800 a year now with a claim against me and thats fully comp rather than TPFT

 

If yr only 17 and want to drive any sort of car that is what the insurer will steal from you !!!!(been in manchester do not help as well )

 

after looking into it, turns out that the company i am currently with will not insure me on a 2l turbo however they have quoted £1300 a year fully comp for a 2.0l sport so i think i know what i will be looking for now

 

just save for afew years more ...then get the Turbo ,£1300 just to drive a " sport"

 

My thoughts exactly.... dont see the point, you might aswell buy a standard run of the mill car.... Have you rung the specialist guys such as Adrian Flux etc, I mean I use companies like Avira, Direct Line etc as they are cheap as chips for me.

 

My first years driving was with adrian flux and they wanted £2k from me for this years insurence so im not sure they will be cheap for me

 

the sport is a slug; it's an old car with very little power, a cr@ppy chassis but great mechanical grip you won't even begin to use with so little power. Get yourself a hot hatch until you can afford a blown version