hi m8 welcome to sidc be very careful when buying private, you have little or no recourse if your car goes t i t s up just ask my son £2000+ repair bill and still not on road yet,[:@] most imprezas will have been thrashed about but hopefully the owner will have taken the right precautions ie right fuel , regular oil changes in between dealer servicing ,give time for turbo cooling(idle time after fast run) etc HOPE I AM NOT PUTTING YOU OFF , I STILL LOVE THE LITTLE BUGGERS sorry did say BURGERS MMMMMMM BURGERS, sorry for that HOMER MOMENT [:$]HA HA GO ON DO IT BUY A SCOOBIE AND HAVE SOME FUN, your a long time deed regards geo[H] PS JUST SEEN ADD NICE CAR M8