buying advice need lads!!

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righteo lads im lookin around 4 my first scoob...its gonna be a 1.6 due to bein a 21 yr old with out the full...its booked!

now im handy enuf with my toyotas and nissans but honestly i dont know much bout subarus! what should i look out 4 with the 1.6s and say 90s imprezas...i heard of a 95 sti rep goin 4 1500...price sound right?? and it needs a gearbox oil seal...generally a easy job but what they like on them??

all advice welcome lads and ladies!!

thanks,

liam!
 
honest advice to anyone is go for the 2.0NA if ya can insure it..... the 1.6 is generally alot heavier on fuel than the 2.0
 
Hammie said:
honest advice to anyone is go for the 2.0NA if ya can insure it..... the 1.6 is generally alot heavier on fuel than the 2.0
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yeah i was told der heavy on juice as a 1.6... y is that? just cos its a heavy car and only a 90 or so brake engine? im 22 in bout 6 weeks so i mite be able to insure it when i get over the 22 mark. as the insurance companys see it any young male driver is a boy racer so kinda stuck that way!
 
insurance should be no bother , was 23 when i bought my 2.0 , was 2 or 3 hundred euro dearer than the 1.6 it replaced , the biggest problem with the 1.6 is they weight a tonne , coupled to 4 wheel drive and a fairly small tank for petrol you will find yourself stoppin at every petrol station , if you get 30 mpg out of one thats the best ya'll get , i've seen the hawkeye 2.0 na for as little as 10000 , can spend a few quid and make a pretty convincing wrx . even if the insurance costs 5 or 600 euro more ya'll save that back on petrol , think scooby is sellin his car in for sale section might be worth a look , seen it at the agm and he keeps her well , best of luck findin the car anyway
 
I'm not 100% but i think i remember the 2dr's being 1.5. You can make a fairly convincing replica. Biggest factor on insurance apart from age/location and licence is the actual vehicles loading. I would hazard a guess less young lads try insuring 2.0ltrs than 1.6s and the premium would be very similar if not less.

Back in the day when i was on provisional i remember changing from a 1.9 tdi golf to a Calibra 16v and saving on insurance, then changed to a corsa gsi and it went through the roof, changed to an rx7 and the policy went down by 400. Moral of the story is keep checking quotes and find an underrated model you can happily live with.
 
Tommy 555 said:
insurance should be no bother , was 23 when i bought my 2.0 , was 2 or 3 hundred euro dearer than the 1.6 it replaced , the biggest problem with the 1.6 is they weight a tonne , coupled to 4 wheel drive and a fairly small tank for petrol you will find yourself stoppin at every petrol station , if you get 30 mpg out of one thats the best ya'll get , i've seen the hawkeye 2.0 na for as little as 10000 , can spend a few quid and make a pretty convincing wrx . even if the insurance costs 5 or 600 euro more ya'll save that back on petrol , think scooby is sellin his car in for sale section might be worth a look , seen it at the agm and he keeps her well , best of luck findin the car anyway
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The 1.6 classic is not 4wd, its 2wd, the 2ltr are 4wd
 
Keep lookin Ken , i know ya'll find a 4x4 eventually , :roll:

your right about the front wheel drive only versions but was a 4x4 offered along side it :thumbsup:
 
Learn something new every few years :icon_biggrin:
I was starting to doubt myself there, thats why i googled it, thank god.. thought i was seeing things :cuckoo:
 
haha yeah seen that and tried to ring her the other daay but her fone was off so il try again c wat she has to say bout it!
 
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