What Classic Impreza for sub £5000 - local advice needed! - Page 2 - Scottish Scoobies

wrxmania

Posted August 11, 2006

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Posted August 11, 2006

Brian,
sounds like you've decided on a jap import RA (good choice []) but it will be difficult to find one that meets your requirements for your budget.

have a look at the For Sale forum here

there were a few RAs for sale a couple months back, incl a v2 for £5250 on the road.

The RA forum is a good site and it is dedicated for RA owners, higher chance you'll find one thats been looked after.

if you are prepared to do some homework and travel to view cars (there are more choices down south) you may hit the jackpot and find the car you are looking for.

I was really lucky in finding my car, but it was the result of a couple months research and a weekend of travel to view possible cars. I had the same sort of target car in mind and was prepared to spend money looking at cars rather than buying them straight from the Autotrader website...... my post on how I found my car

all the best for your search for a classic (again good choice!) and I'm sure that Grant will be happy to help []

Thanks Imy,

Not 100% sure what I am looking for but it needs to be reliable and fairly standard for me from a piece of mind (and insurance) perspective. It will not be a daily driver, but I'd maybe still like one or two comforts for taking it away or on longer runs, such as electric windows, and maybe even soundproofing []. I would not like to not use it because Julie would not get in it, which would be a shame. She said she even fancies a wagon [] because she'd drive that and it looks less "in your face". I would not get the benefit of buying a late plate £10k Type R etc as I will never drive it hard enough to warrant it - I prefer not to try to kill myself every time I get in the car.

There is an abundance of choice available at the moment and I may either, for my budget end up with an early WRX RA (1993/94) or an early STI - there are loads of cars that fall into the budget, with some very nice ones up and down the U.K. I will certainly travel to find the right car. I am not hugely demanding in my requirements for what the car is able to do, so if there was a nice unabused and looked after, PPP'd U.K. car then that would also be a consideration.

Brian []