Buying Advice

[richie1985]

Hello all first things first, my name is richie i currently drive a 2002 honda civic type R love it too bits but i have now finished my apprenticeship and im now earning good money so its time for a scoob!!!! basically what i need from you guys is advice on what one to buy my budget is 10.5k (7k value of my type r plus 3,500 my own cash)

im 21 years old and insruance is not a problem i have checked standard uk wrx 1000 sti is 1300 i have cash aside to pay for this so it is not a porblem.

by the way i have never driven any scoob b4 however i have tried to keep up with alot of you guys in my type r and i know how to drive left foot braking getting my type r sideways into corners everything!!!! and you guys toy with me your not even trying!!. You leave me for dead lol so i decided im getting me one of those things!!!

so if anyone out there fancys showing theres off by taking me out for a blast in one it would be greatly appreciated i dont need to drive it just show me what it can do.

p.s anyone want to downgrade to my type r with cash there way??? lol

Edited November 18, 2007 by richie1985

[drb5]

http://forums.sidc.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=108600

It's worth stretching your budget and will always be worth a good amount due to be a UK special edition.

[4Hero]

Irish Al's is an excellent example too, and within budget Seen this in the flesh and it's a cracker!

[richie1985]

Irish Al's is an excellent example too, and within budget Seen this in the flesh and it's a cracker!

i pm'ed him but sadly he just wants cash for his car doesnt want to swap

[richie1985]

http://forums.sidc.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=108600

It's worth stretching your budget and will always be worth a good amount due to be a UK special edition.

nice car m8 but ideally i want the newage shape and yours is outside my budget

[~ ~ Cal ~~]

Eh voila !

http://type-r-scotland.com/forum/viewtopic...&highlight=

Cal

[richie1985]

Eh voila !

http://type-r-scotland.com/forum/viewtopic...&highlight=

Cal

nice one m8 not really lookin for a classic scoob but that one is tempting with the new engine and passed its mot!!! will see how it goes

[superstar_tradesman]

nice one m8 not really lookin for a classic scoob but that one is tempting with the new engine and passed its mot!!! will see how it goes

Mate ask anyone, CLASSICS RULE, several people on hear have had newages but gone back to a classic.

Each to there own but drb5' s P1 is the one to go for,

[drb5]

Cheers fella.

[superstar_tradesman]

Cheers fella.

No problem mate if I had the cash I'd buy it.

[drb5]

If i had the car parkin space, i'd keep it! lol

[irish al]

Thanks Neil.

Richie, sell it private and buy this

Al

Edited November 19, 2007 by Irish Al

[richie1985]

Thanks Neil.

Richie, sell it private and buy this

Al

my car is now on pistonheads just waiting for someone to buy it then i can buy yours or one similar to yours!

[buffalo]

i am presuming it was the sti variant that left you standing as i never had a problem dispatching wrx's in my 182 and the only civic type r that passed me was supercharged.

thats sum impressive quotes on your insurance, i had a bit of trouble with insurance that why i opted for the wrx over the sti though exhaust and a map will hopefully be on by the end of the year.

if i were you i'd buy an sti as its got around 40 brake over the wrx with plenty of tuning potential and in my opinion killer style.

good luck with the sale too, i tried for a bit but in the end traded in. bad time of year.

hope you get the car you want

[Guest]

know where your coming from ritch im 24 and was in a similar scenario at 21 but seriously struggled to get insured ended up buying a VR6 which i still have. the bird has now told me i need to buy a house before im aloud a scoob but thats what she thinks lol.

When i was 21 though i only had 1NCD and a few points and was given quotes of 2k+ for a standard uk turbo i now have 4 years NCD and no points and quotes are still about 1k for the likes of a P1 and about 7 or 800 for a uk turbo.

A thing u have to remember the running costs they are going to be alot more than your type-r as are parts!!

[Guest]

know where your coming from ritch im 24 and was in a similar scenario at 21 but seriously struggled to get insured ended up buying a VR6 which i still have. the bird has now told me i need to buy a house before im aloud a scoob but thats what she thinks lol.

When i was 21 though i only had 1NCD and a few points and was given quotes of 2k+ for a standard uk turbo i now have 4 years NCD and no points and quotes are still about 1k for the likes of a P1 and about 7 or 800 for a uk turbo.

A thing u have to remember the running costs they are going to be alot more than your type-r as are parts!!

[richie1985]

know where your coming from ritch im 24 and was in a similar scenario at 21 but seriously struggled to get insured ended up buying a VR6 which i still have. the bird has now told me i need to buy a house before im aloud a scoob but thats what she thinks lol.

When i was 21 though i only had 1NCD and a few points and was given quotes of 2k+ for a standard uk turbo i now have 4 years NCD and no points and quotes are still about 1k for the likes of a P1 and about 7 or 800 for a uk turbo.

A thing u have to remember the running costs they are going to be alot more than your type-r as are parts!!

i think you might have miss read my post m8 insurance is not an issue for me its 1k for a normal wrx and 1.3k for an sti not over 2k like you experniced.

i can forgive the maddness running costs as long as a get out of the car smiling

[Guest]

i was mearly saying that i had problems getting insurance when i was your age but good on ya if u can get it.

U defo want a new age? what about a V7 STI good cars better engines and a nice strong 6 speed box plus you would get some change out of 10.5k.

[C_WRX]

Hello all first things first, my name is richie i currently drive a 2002 honda civic type R love it too bits but i have now finished my apprenticeship and im now earning good money so its time for a scoob!!!! basically what i need from you guys is advice on what one to buy my budget is 10.5k (7k value of my type r plus 3,500 my own cash)

im 21 years old and insruance is not a problem i have checked standard uk wrx 1000 sti is 1300 i have cash aside to pay for this so it is not a porblem.

by the way i have never driven any scoob b4 however i have tried to keep up with alot of you guys in my type r and i know how to drive left foot braking getting my type r sideways into corners everything!!!! and you guys toy with me your not even trying!!. You leave me for dead lol so i decided im getting me one of those things!!!

so if anyone out there fancys showing theres off by taking me out for a blast in one it would be greatly appreciated i dont need to drive it just show me what it can do.

p.s anyone want to downgrade to my type r with cash there way??? lol

Basically went through same dilemma last year...and it was a Type-R I went from.

Totally different car to drive - I've always wanted a Subaru and that's why i changed...the Type-R in the winter/wet was always a "cautious" drive, much more fun in the summer. Besides, when my wife drove the Type-R seemed to go through front tyres a lot, the 1st gear wheel spin always got her !

For me, I had a little bit more cash, and went for a WRX with a years warranty and low mileage rather than an older STi and/or higher mileage - the Blobeye look appealed to me more too. Over the last year I've spent money on bits and bobs which in some ways suppose make it look STi'ey. False economy in the long run but didn't want to borrow anything extra at the time to get an STi.

For your budget guess your looking at a 2004 WRX or 2002 STi - average miles. You might find a little better if you look long enough, plus it's not a great time for people/garages selling cars so deals to be done.

Decide what's important to you - power / look / age / mileage / etc and that'll give you an idea what you start looking for.

Good look with the sale/search - the smile will appear long before you get out the car - WRX or STi if you've never been in one !

[scoobymark]

hi m8,

It is a buyers market for scoobs at the moment.

get your type r sold then you will have cash to do a deal with someone.

this is a nice car

http://bbs.scoobynet.com/private-sale-gene...ype-uk-ppp.html

mark

[Rednosespeccltd]

Hello all first things first, my name is richie i currently drive a 2002 honda civic type R love it too bits but i have now finished my apprenticeship and im now earning good money so its time for a scoob!!!! basically what i need from you guys is advice on what one to buy my budget is 10.5k (7k value of my type r plus 3,500 my own cash)

im 21 years old and insruance is not a problem i have checked standard uk wrx 1000 sti is 1300 i have cash aside to pay for this so it is not a porblem.

by the way i have never driven any scoob b4 however i have tried to keep up with alot of you guys in my type r and i know how to drive left foot braking getting my type r sideways into corners everything!!!! and you guys toy with me your not even trying!!. You leave me for dead lol so i decided im getting me one of those things!!!

so if anyone out there fancys showing theres off by taking me out for a blast in one it would be greatly appreciated i dont need to drive it just show me what it can do.

p.s anyone want to downgrade to my type r with cash there way??? lol

Ritchie,if you live or can get to the Hamilton/motherwell area i would gladly take you out in my car for a spin, you wont be dissapointed i can assure you.

Mac

[richie1985]

Ritchie,if you live or can get to the Hamilton/motherwell area i would gladly take you out in my car for a spin, you wont be dissapointed i can assure you.

Mac

your a bit far away from me m8 im in the paisley area