Car no longer for sale.

 

The mistake shall only be known once the 7k has been spent

 

i do matty, you need an impreza in your life and seeing the car you will do well to ever find a classic in that condition.

 

I'm getting bored of agreeing with tubbytommy today but i agree. Big mistake!!!

 

Probably the most sorted classic I have seen and you no your going to Regret selling it hope you decide to keep it

 

I think with the amount you have done to your car proves its far more than just a car to you. You will regret selling it very quickly.

 

£7k is peanuts for that spec.

Oh and as soon as someone drives it away YOU WILL REGRET IT.......

Then you will realise it's probably the biggest mistake of your life.

I'd sell one of your other cars if i were you, this one is YOUR baby.

But it's your life so what do i care.

 

I think that's fairly strong money for a 1997 car tbh... It's got a bunch of upgrades, but not *really* anything out of the ordinary IMO, and 7k is still a lot of money - I think you'll struggle to get anywhere near, but hopefully I'll be proven wrong

 

I'm afraid I agree, if it had a proper gearbox in it then 7k would be a good starting point.

 

I think your wrong, it's well documented on here that it takes OVER £10k to get a well sorted classic running 400bhp, this car is £7k and all it needs is circa £1500 spending on a gearbox,which equals £8.5k, porsche breaks and AST coilovers alone are best part of £5k, add a mint shell, proven engine, ecu, cage, gauges, front mount, headers, AF turbo,and ancillaries, i bet he has spent more than double the asking price over the years

So in short try and get one to this spec with your own money and see what it costs.

 

you'll regret it within hours of it going, then go and buy another one and spend the next few years throwing loads of money at it trying to get it as good as that, yet it will never quite match up to it.

 

Matty, you are crazy. I think it would be one of them ones that drives off and you always think I should have kept it. Just coming round to the good weather as well, perhaps over the winter you have fogotten just how much you like driving it?

You do realise that the human body can function adequatley with just one kidney right

 

If you sell up I bet my P1 that within 12 months you buy another Impreza and start a new project. Half the fun with these cars is the collecting parts and feeling the improvements they make, I've seen so many people finish their project and within 6 months the car goes up for sale as they have Lost interest. When ever I get to that stage I just look at changing the spec, remove parts and post them up for sale and start again.....


My previous car went through 3 different turbos in the space of 12 months!

 

The market doesn't agree chap, i should think 5-6k tops if you want it gone fairly quickly possibly lower, its still a 17 year old car and they just arnt selling.

I'm in the same boat with mine

If you want to make more from it break it and sell the parts, as a whole car its just not worth that unless you wait till the right buyer comes along, which could be a long while.

 

Unfortunately tidgy is right id say, £7000 is type r, p1,blob sti money and these are more sought after than a v3-v4 sti however well specced the car is.

Why dont you put it back to standard and sell all the mods seperately, i reckon you'll get. £2.5-3k for a standard car and the rest youll get off the mods

 

As stunning as it is, I also agree the money is just a tad strong.
If you don't really need the money, stop being a complete muppet and keep the damn thing!
If I ever got my hands on a mint, white MY97-00 STI, it would be a keeper.

Now, again, stop being a muppet Matt and take down that for sale thread!

 

You can't just take "new" prices for the mods and add them to the cost of a base car. For one, the components will be used, so would only be worth the "used" cost.

As an example, last year I bought a WRX with a 2.1 engine, SC billet turbo etc etc for half the cost of the Engine Tuner invoice which was supplied with the car. It was a superb car, and it started off being quite expensive, but there were no buyers so the seller accepted a lower price in the end.

I've spent loads of money on my track day car as well, but I wouldn't expect to get anywhere near what I've spent back if I was to sell it. In fact, I'd be very surprised if I made a 5th back of what I've actually spent on it.

Don't get me wrong, the car for sale looks very nice, but I just don't think the seller will get anything near the asking price. If it was my car, I'd keep it instead as it'd be worth a lot more to me than what the market would pay.

 

Matt, it's a lovely car but unless a specific buyer comes along I think £6k is closer. Regardless, unless you break it, you'll never see anything back for the man hours and ££ sterling you've spent on your classic. If I had £7k I would be seriously tempted to buy this given I know off here a lot of the history. But the thing that does put me off (if I were a potential buyer) is the gearbox.

I do wish you the best of luck if you go through with the sale though.

 

I must of missed the part where I asked for advice on pricing, but hey what the hell. The usual bunch couldn't resist regardless to the fact they aren't interested one bit.

Firstly let me invite anybody to view the car. All of the above that are saying its overpriced have NEVER even seen the car, how that gives you the ability to price it is beyond me. Please come over and see it in the flesh, I'll even take you out for a drive and then you will be able to give the public your verdict ( id let you drive but not sure on your abilities and wouldnt want you crashing a car that your unable to purchase hey ). But until then id be very grateful if you could remove your negative comments regarding the price and answer my original topic, am I making a mistake selling up, Thank you.

But just to defend myself a little with regard to the car, yes ditch to replace the suspension and brake setup would cost you £5000 plus the vat. Ive not seen another impreza with this combination and I like to think that alone makes it out of the ordinary and lets not go into what motec charge for their bit. The fact its in beautiful condition and has such a fantastic background only helps it even more. No its not a type r and no its not a p1 but so what, not everybody wants those, I didnt. Some people just want a genuine enthusiasts car which has a pretty decent spec and does what many imprezas dont.
With regards to gearbox, lets put that to bed now shall we. It doesnt need a 6 speed, its well documented on here that the late 754 box is more than capable at 400 and with some mechanical sympathy and regular oil changes using decent stuff it will run at 450 and above. My plan for this car was to never increase the power from what it is now, so why change the box. The car doesn't need any more power, ive never come up against anything that could shake me thats for sure. It works perfectly as it is, doesn't cruntch or give any indication of being unhappy so to throw £1500 at it is pointless. Unless ofcourse the next owner wants to rip up santa pod week in week out.

Also bare in mind haggling. The ad says no offers but thats an old trick to rid me of timewasters. Ofcourse there will be haggling, you honestly think id turn someone away who made me a good offer.
Remember there is a private plate and a good few hundred pounds worth of spares going with the car.
Guys, thank you for all the comments. I will urge anybody to come see it in the flesh as you only need to speak to those who have to hear how good of a car it is.

 

having seen mattys car i can tell you its in a1 condition.
i have seen loads of classic imprezas and the only ones to the standard of mattys are show cars.

i think his price is spot on for the condition and documented work done by specialists.

 

If you regret it ... Build another lol !

Don't blame you for investing in property tho mate it's perfect time

 

Matty, your original post says 'any advice....'. Several people (me included) offered some, so I don't really see where you're coming from tbh. Don't shoot the messengers.

At least this thread will drive a lot of traffic to your for sale thread, eh?

 

Awesome car but you'll never get anywhere near the buzz matt for 7k!......just keep it!!

 

Whoa calm down fella. It said advice so I took that as a general meaning. If you didn't want it regards pricing or my comment on the gearbox (I was only going on personal experience), then you should've just mentioned it.

Good luck selling it, but there's no need for the aggressiveness. I'll not comment any further.

 

First sentace, am I making a mistake.... any advice.

I was actually looking for advice with regard to selling your pride and joy. Do people regret selling it or are they glad etc etc.
I never asked for pricing advice, its my car I'll price it as I wish. If people are not willing to spend the extra for a proper car then I'll keep her. Im lucky to be in a position where I dont have to sell, id merely like to sell.

But as usual some couldn't resist knocking someones advert. Oh well, the world is full of them hey.....

Have you ever thought that if people didn't keep knocking people's adverts and slating their prices then maybe, just maybe, the impreza market wouldn't be quite as bad.... now theres a thought hey

 

I think it'll be a real shame if you sell that car. It's a great spec and looks awesome. It's obviously taken ages to build so why don't you just keep it?

If it were me, I'd keep hold of it. Even if you don't drive it often just keep it in the garage and take it our for a blast every now and then.

As many have said already you'll really regret selling that as soon as you see it drive away.

 

No aggression from me fella, im as placid as they come. Just annoyed me that people feel the need to comment on peoples pricing on a car they have never even seen thats all. If they think its too expensive then fair enough, dont buy it. No need to moan about it and put potential buyer off is there.
Its a fantastic car at a price that reflects that, 7Kovno take it or leave it. If you take it I get a new kitchen and bathroom and if you dont I get the pleasure of driving it thorough this summer.
Im a winner either way...... or am I....... but then thats why I started the thread isn't it.

 

It's your car bud, you should be very proud of it. Like most I think you will regret it but some lucky person will get a lovely example for a good price.

 

Get kitchen or bathroom on finance lol keep the car then

Or I got a guy who supplies and fits bathroom suites for 500 quid

 

I've seen the car, in fact I could of bought it for not a lot of money when Andy Vey from Veysport was selling it....It ended up on Ebay.

To be fair Matt, you are one of the worse culprits for posting on peoples for sale threads giving your opinion on what the car is worth, so chill the **** out..

At the end of the day its worth what someone wants to pay for it, as you know.....anyway GLWTS