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Cheers, just tried Tesco compare and it worked out 1129 via Endsleigh, a little cheaper than my original.

Cheers for that mate Any specialist scooby Insurance companies that I can try, or any ones that you guys find cheap for these?

Cheers for that guys, once again very helpful indeed I called my insurance company to get a couple of quotes on both a WRX and a WRX STi. I'm currently with Adrian Flux (Brokers) and insured with NIG who refuse to insure an Impreza! Adrian Flux done me a new quote with Aviva (cheapest one they could find) and its coming up around £1200 for the STI and £1050 for the WRX (both £300 excess). I'm 25, 6yrs experience with 5 yrs NCB, Comprehensive insurance with 6000 limited mileage per year. Does that sound about right? Not so bad i guess but is a bit expensive since i only pay around £650 at the moment! (fair enough I am going from insurance group 15 to 20!) Which Insurance companies have you guys found cheap for Scooby's in your experience? Thanks

Cheers for confirming Again, thanks for that - yeah its expensive if they both land in the same month, that happened to me with this car so what I done was only bought 6 months Tax the first time to offset it, then bought 12 months from then on. So theres now a 6 month gap between the two Okay great, so all STI's have them then. I was looking at the tracker that you mentioned here: http://www.mobilesystems.co.uk/Tracker-Monitor.html So theres a £195 cost (fitted) which isn't bad then a yearly fee of £135, does that sound about right? I'm not sure of the difference between the 'Monitor' and the 'Horizon' one though: http://www.mobilesystems.co.uk/Tracker-Horizon.html It says that the horizon one is also trackable by GPS which makes sense but also "Information of vehicle’s location and direction relayed to appropriate police force" does that mean that the 'Monitor' one does not do that? If it doesn't inform the police of its location isn't that a bit pointless then? Cheers

Apologies for the delayed response I've been away for a few days. Really nice to see so many helpful people on here, makes me want to get one even more now! haha I guess next steps I'll see if I can get a quote from my current insurers (I go via Adrian Flux brokers), just to give me a rough estimation on price. Could anyone just confirm for me which years and models had a tracker fitted as standard (I believe the hawkeye's are from 2005-2008, did these all have them- 'Pezza_no1' mentioned that his '57 plate STI' does) Also tax, it says on Parkers Online that the STIs have two road tax prices dependant on when they were registered, so for 12 months 30 Nov 2005 – 23 Mar 2006 is £245.00 (Tax band 'K') and 23 Mar 2006 – 30 Jun 2008 is £435.00 (tax band 'M') see: http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/road-tax/?de...amp;deriv=32937 This correct? Cheers

That does sound way too cheap so lucky u!!! I pay around £700-800 a year for my celica but I imagined a scooby would knock that to way over a grand? Having said that I'm only 25 and living in South East London which isn't the cheapest of insurance areas Never realised you can get that much more power out of them with such little mods, ScoUK mentioned figures of 300-350bhp - didnt think that was even possible in a car that only does 230bhp stock (without seriously major mods of course!) Anyone know approx costs for doing such mods and the associated (approx) bhp increases for each? Will take this into consideration when making my choice between getting a WRX or an STI! cheers dudes!

Ahh thanks Dipsy, now i see! So they're fairly quiet then, don't mind a good bit of noise when i'm pushing it but a burble/excessively loud noise all the time gets quite tiring! So they're all fairly quiet apart from the STI's? The WRX's are quieter? Cheers

Hi Dipsy, Have I missed something on your post LOL? Cheers!

Hahaha Cheers Gary! Petrol costs shouldn't be too much of an issue for me as I do very little mileage anyway, the main concerns were the other running costs and most importantly reliability! I don't need to tell you how bulletproof the Celica T-Sports are, I'm looking for a bigger, faster alternative now BUT cant be dealing with the headache and stress of a car if its always going wrong! The Celica is absolutely spot on for this and never given me trouble ever (touches wood ) How was the increase in insurance costs for you, was it a big jump? As I mentioned above the Celica is only group 15 compared to 19 in the WRX so a little nervous about that! Cheers mate

This is excellent advice, thanks so much for your time In terms of cost of maintenance the Impreza is defo looking like the better choice here. Also, if i go with a WRX I can get away with group 19 insurance! not sure if there's much difference in terms of £ between 19 and 20 but hey its a saving! I'm 25, licence for 6 years and 5 years NCB, my insurance isn't too bad at the mo but I suppose I'm only driving a 190bhp (Insurance Group 15) Celica! I noticed you quoted figures of over 300-350bhp, I know that stock the WRX's are 226bhp and the STI's are 276bhp. How easy and cheap is it to get that much of a power gain from these (sounds like a HUGE increase to me!). Very interested to know if this can be achieved by re-mapping or is it much more of an expensive/bigger job!? And most importantly how much!!! hahaha

Hi guys, Thanks for your reply, really helpful and assuring to hear that you both haven't had any issues with yours. Would like to hear any thoughts from others too! Great, so they're generally fairly reliable then - shocks shouldn't be too much to replace if they did wear right? What's the recommended interval for servicing and how much can it cost (approximately)? I only do about 4,500 miles per year as the car is just for occasional use (I'm unable to drive to my place of work) My area isn't too bad to be honest, was just concerned as I would feel much happier if it was parked off road. Do the Impreza's come with things like trackers as standard etc..? Interesting that you think they're fairly quiet, there's one or two near where I live (the older style ones) and man they sound like thunder when they go past! Are the newer ones any quieter then? I've been looking at just the 2.5 litre options really, in particular the 'WRX SL' variant or the 'STI' one. Apart from the extra power in the STI's is there any other good reason to get one over the WRX SL or are they pretty much the same in terms of features and strength? Really do appreciate your advice with this, as you can see I know very little about them apart from the fact that I really like them! Cheers

Hi all, As the title suggests I may be looking to buy an impreza or Evo to replace my current car which is a 2004 Celica T-Sport. I really like the look of the Impreza 'hawkeye' models which I believe were available between 2005-2007. . Absolutely love Impreza's and I've always wanted one, I have a few questions so I'm hoping I could get a bit of advice from you guys please? Ok so: * RELIABILITY I have a few concerns regarding the reliability of them (some people say they go wrong a lot), should I be? what's your experience with this, are there any models/ages that I should stay away from? * SECURITY The car would need to be parked on the street outside my house (I don't have a drive/garage), I'm a little anxious about this as I imagine these are No.1 on a steal list! Have any of you had any issues in this area, thefts or attempted etc...? Are they fairly secure? * RUNNING COSTS Are they ridiculously expensive to run!? Not fussed about petrol costs as I do v.little mileage in a year but more interested in servicing, repair and insurance costs. *NOISE! I know, I know! These are awesomely loud but in all honesty I'd probably prefer a quieter one if I had the option. Any tips or tricks to reduce the sound level/are any of the model variations quieter than others? Think that's all, any advice for any part would be very much appreciated. Cheers