New Car Has Arrived Home Eventually

[sma01]

The DVLA have a lot to answer for. You're right a T plate should be a version 5, mine is on an S. Have a look at the tags on the bottom of the seat belts, they will have the year of manufacture printed on them, will probably say 98.

even the mot doesnt specify model, seems to show as an LX??i'm told that has something to do with the classification they are given when imported??

suppose it doesnt really matter at the end of the day, car drives well and i like the way it looks, just annoyed that feel ive been misled when buying it....

Edited September 4, 2009 by sma01

[sma01]

The other thing is some of the things you use to tell if it's a version 4 or version 5 have been changed, The original spolier and grill would have given the game away for sure but as they've been changed you wouldn't have known.

serves me right for not checking deeper into it...its bought now though so not a lot i can do about it...

[colin_ross]

When they get to this age you're better buying on condition rather than miles or spec. You could have bought a rotten v5 or a clean v4, what would you prefer?

There are some differences buuutttt if you really intend to leave it as a standard daily driver none of that maters.

[thewelsho]

V4 or V5 whatever... its looks fab, love that!

[sma01]

When they get to this age you're better buying on condition rather than miles or spec. You could have bought a rotten v5 or a clean v4, what would you prefer?

There are some differences buuutttt if you really intend to leave it as a standard daily driver none of that maters.

theres a mint v5 on scoobynet that i might have gone for, saying that, i do like the look of what ive got, its different and will be staying pretty much standard once the injectors are changed and map tweaked....oh, and the thing def needs a set of ap's...lol

[C_WRX]

Agree, regardless, it is looking good.

[cullenmin]

Looks good scott

There is a W reg white type r going around the aberdeen area that it a version 4. Silly DVLA

Rich

[sma01]

thanks for the comments...i am really pleased with it, just feel stupid now for not realising what i was buying

[dipsy]

Tidy looking impreza .No body has posted what the difference engine wise is over the v4 to v5 .The v5 the icv is in the inlet plenum,the dump valve is bolted on the intercooler right hand side,stand in front of the car the coil pack is right behind were the ac pump is and plug leads are different style to v4 just easy things to notice .Scott not picking fault with your impreza just to let people now what the difference's from v4 to v5 engine wise if they did not know already just being helpfull

[johnnyr6]

I wouldn't worry about it, if it's clean and goes like it should just enjoy it.

For the record my car was originally logged as a white 22b uk spec???

Dvla for ya.

Johnny

[john_stevenson2]

I wouldn't worry about it, if it's clean and goes like it should just enjoy it.

For the record my car was originally logged as a white 22b uk spec???

Dvla for ya.

Johnny

My White race car is an Impreza GL, cheap insurance anyone ?

[bobbyc]

Looks nice & clean cracking motor enjoy it Scott, when I got the RA the registration docs said it was a type 22b hatchback??????? not a type RA Saloon

Wish it was a 22b

[scoobyseller555]

Bobby thats why i sold it to you at 20grand,see you know you got a bargain

Gav

[mystery machine]

Congrats, Scott - will keep an eye out for you in the new ride

[fai17]

Scott.....lovely mate

Now get the V8 on the road

[braveheart]

Nice motor me likes nice one Scott, now when is the Black beuty coming out to play, we are all playing on the 15 November crail hope the build nearly finished, must be gagging to get back behind its wheel..

[sma01]

Tidy looking impreza .No body has posted what the difference engine wise is over the v4 to v5 .The v5 the icv is in the inlet plenum,the dump valve is bolted on the intercooler right hand side,stand in front of the car the coil pack is right behind were the ac pump is and plug leads are different style to v4 just easy things to notice .Scott not picking fault with your impreza just to let people now what the difference's from v4 to v5 engine wise if they did not know already just being helpfull

no problem mate, its good to know how to tell difference, i certainly didnt

[sma01]

Scott.....lovely mate

Now get the V8 on the road

shouldnt b too long, there's the first race for our v8s, to see which one is fired up first

[sma01]

Nice motor me likes nice one Scott, now when is the Black beuty coming out to play, we are all playing on the 15 November crail hope the build nearly finished, must be gagging to get back behind its wheel..

it should be back in plenty time for that, although i have never had it down the strip, paranoid about something else going wrong as i cant justify the money thats been flung at it again....if its back by then might have a couple of runs though...