gravy88

Hi, I've just done a hpi check on an impreza STI. It came back with this report, but i'm unsure on what it means with the V5. Can anybody shed any light. Also the vehicle model is not listed?

Does this seem a bit dodgy to you?



Vehicle Description


Make
SUBARU
Model


Engine size cc
1998
Engine number
EJ20

Fuel
Petrol
Body plan
4 Door Saloon

Colour
WHITE
Gearbox


Number of colour changes
0
Last colour change date


Year manufactured
1996
Current keeper acquired on
14-Jul-2009

Date of first registration in the UK
07-Nov-2005
Number of keepers before current keeper
2










CO2 emissions
Not known for this VRM

CO2 rating
Not known for this VRM




Click to find out about:

CO2 Ratings

CO2 Ratings
The CO2 bandings are intended as a guide to the emission of this vehicle and equate to the current Vehicle Excise Duty bandings. CO2 bandings only apply to cars first registered on or after 1 March 2001. If this vehicle is registered prior to this date, the Vehicle Excise Duty payable will depend on the car's engine size.


The CO2 bandings provided are intended as a guide to the emissions of this vehicle and equate to the current Vehicle Excise Duty bandings. Please check www.direct.gov.uk/en/motoring for the VED relating to this vehicle.



VRM recorded as previously used or registered abroad before first registration with the DVLA.
VRM not recorded as exported
VRM not recorded as scrapped by DVLA





VIN Match

You have not provided the VIN




VIN Match
VIN Match The HPI Check allows you to enter a vehicle's VIN as well as its registration mark (VRM). Provide both and we'll tell you whether they correspond to DVLA and DVA (N. Ireland) records. If they don't, watch out - you may be looking at a vehicle whose identity has been 'rung'. Always check that all the vehicles VIN's match each other and its documentation For further information see FAQ

You have only provided the VRM to conduct your check. We strongly recommend you update your check with the VIN prior to buying this vehicle.





Vehicle Ownership

There are many circumstances where the 'owner' of a vehicle is not the 'keeper' as recorded on the DVLA V5C document. These circumstances are described in more detail in the notes accompanying each alert register.
Police stolen
VRM not currently recorded by the police as stolen

Insurance theft
VRM not currently recorded by insurers as a theft

Outstanding finance
VRM not currently recorded as having outstanding finance

Security watch
VRM not currently recorded as at risk on the security register

Plate transfer
VRM not recorded as having previous plates




Vehicle Condition

Condition alert
VRM not recorded by insurers as a 'total loss'

Condition inspected

Vehicle Documents

V5 issue date
You have not provided the V5 issue date

V5 serial number
You have not provided the V5 serial number





Vehicle Mileage

No mileage discrepancy is currently indicated by the national mileage register (NMR).





You have not provided the current mileage so it has not been possible to check whether it is consistent with other data currently held on NMR





Vehicle Valuation

No guide valuation is available for this vehicle.

johnfelstead

Without giving the vin number and the V5 numbers the HPI cant do a lot of the checks to provide you with their insurance cover.

Looks like it's an import.

kj200sx

iTrader: (7)

will be an import my v3 sti v limited came up as wrx not sti check the plate and should be able to tell what car it is with abit of digging

Hoverbod

It's not unusual for an import model to not be correct, however, if there is a model stated on th V5, then HPI should match it. If it is on the V5 you can query with HPI why their is an error in their report. I had a problem once where the vin number on an import STI didn't match, as someone had missed a digit from the middle of it, I queried it, and they chased it through, turned out it was wrong on the V5 too!!!!

You may not have noticed the following in the report:

"Condition inspected" under the condition alert heading suggests that the vehicle may have previously been Cat C,D X stolen etc.
It has since been removed from said cat C, D, X stolen etc after being professionaly inspected by a company such as Autolign
http://www.autoligninspections.co.uk/index.html

The inspection proves that te quality of the repair is sufficiently good to bring the vehicle back to it's original standard, i.e. as if an insurance company had carried out a repair after an accident.

Jamie

gravy88

Ok so it sounds like an import, so I would need to check the v5. Anything else to look out for?

Thanks for the replys

BLACK V5

Any sti or wrx in that shape will be an import as there were never uk versions of either.

gravy88

Ah I see thanks.
Ok so an update, I decided not to go with this car.
Im going to look at a "uk car" in birmingham this week. I've done another hpi check and similar report. No vin no v5 issue date etc.
The rest of the report looks fine, he had listed it as a impreza wrx 2000...
He says it's a uk car and the report says that it's not been abroad.
Ithas had 6 previous owners so that's 7 inc him. Is this high for a 1999/2000 car?
The car looks very tidy and has done around 95k

Any thoughts?

Terminator X

iTrader: (7)

You not bothered by the accident damage?

TX.

gravy88

Im not going to buy it mate somethin just didn't seem 100% right. It was too good to be true really.
Going to look at a uk version this week which is about a £1000 cheaper on insurance.

pslewis

The worst thing I noticed in the HPi check, was this:-

Colour
WHITE



These cars are cheap enough now that it's not worth bothering with an Import of any description - buy the genuine UK version with few owners and you will be OK.

I would say 7 owners on a 2000 car is high - I sold mine last June as a One Owner (try and find one like that, is my advice) ... mind you, you would have to be fast as I sold mine instantly and had a lot of disappointed buyers.

gravy88

Haha.

Ok ive found another, now this s a uk car but there seems to be some 1nfo m1ss1ng on the check what do you th1nk?

Hpi check here


(P.S Sorry for the 1's my .... button dosnt work :~(

Vehicle Description
Make SUBARU Model IMPREZA TURBO 2000 AWD
Engine size cc 1994 Engine number 675436
Fuel Petrol Body plan 4 Door Saloon
Colour BLUE Gearbox 5 Speed Manual Petrol
Number of colour changes 0 Last colour change date
Year manufactured 1999 Current keeper acquired on 29-Aug-2006
Date of first registration in the
UK
27-Oct-1999 Number of keepers before
current keeper
6
CO2 emissions Not known for this VRM CO2 rating Not known for this VRM
The CO2 bandings provided are intended as a guide to the emissions of this vehicle and equate to the current Vehicle Excise
Duty bandings. Please check www.direct.gov.uk/en/motoring for the VED relating to this vehicle.
VRM not recorded as exported
VRM not recorded as scrapped by DVLA
VIN Match
You have not provided the VIN
You have only provided the VRM to conduct your check. We strongly recommend you update your check with the VIN prior to
buying this vehicle.
Vehicle Ownership
There are many circumstances where the 'owner' of a vehicle is not the 'keeper' as recorded on the DVLA V5C document.
These circumstances are described in more detail in the notes accompanying each alert register.
Police stolen VRM not currently recorded by the police as stolen
Insurance theft VRM not currently recorded by insurers as a theft
Outstanding finance VRM not currently recorded as having outstanding finance
Security watch VRM not currently recorded as at risk on the security register
Plate transfer VRM not recorded as having previous plates
Vehicle Condition
Condition alert VRM not recorded by insurers as a 'total loss'
Condition inspected VRM not recorded as a repaired insurance 'total loss'
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Vehicle Documents
V5 issue date You have not provided the V5 issue date
V5 serial number You have not provided the V5 serial number
It has not been possible to determine whether the V5 is one of the stolen documents in circulation. You must check
and submit the serial number and issue date prior to purchase for your HPI Check guarantee to be valid.
Vehicle Mileage
No mileage discrepancy is currently indicated by the national mileage register (NMR).
Vehicle Valuation
This guide valuation is for a vehicle of this make and model with average mileage and condition for its age bought from a dealer.
Estimated market value £2,979
Based on a Subaru Impreza (1993-00)

gravy88

This is the car i am going to view, http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2369092.htm

But as i was looking i found this also http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2389460.htm

Both of them have a very similar description, and in two of the pics you can see a grey Vectra
Do you think its a bit dodgy or what?

nick172sport

iTrader: (6)

the wagon is too cheap mate be wary

gravy88

Yeh, i am going to have a look at the top link tomorow. Just seems strange why they both have the same description. hmm

P600wrx

iTrader: (1)

imports are useless on hpi, and when they come in the uk the dvla just put them as subaru i fit alarms to fresh imports and last month i did 2 version 5 sti's and the logbook said subaru impreza GL.........hahahahahaha

gravy88

Yeah, but the guy who is selling it said it is a UK model? And didnt come back on the HPI as an import.

P600wrx

iTrader: (1)

well if your unsure bud walk away, there are plenty of awesome v5's out there with plenty of history

gravy88

Hmm, yeh.
The guy has just rung me and said " Bit of a change of plan, i will be taking my daughter to nursery in the morning so i wont be their, but my brother in-law will be there and will have all the paperwork and everything"

The alarm bells are starting to ring hmm

Dirk Diggler 75

+1....

Russell38

9 years ago fella