New car

Maximum Triceratops · 30 Aug 2011 at 14:07

Hi all, finally got off my backside and went to look for a new car, this is what I ended up with, its a 54 plate and is in very nice condition with full SSH and only 45000 on the clock.
I went for a good spin in it yesterday and its very pleasing to drive, the power is more than adequate and gives a nice pushback when on full revs, the handling and grip are good though I must say it doesnt feel quite as sharp as my friend's Evo but is more than sufficient on the uk roads and I would probably run out of talent far sooner than this cars limits grip/handling wise. The brembo brakes as expected, are excellent. The gearbox in particular is worth a mention and is one of the first things I noticed on the test drive, it is very tight and notchy and pushes into gear with satisfying results. Also expected was the fuel consumption, its crap when driving hard but reasonable when not. The only thing missing is the ppp but as said earlier, at the minute the power is more than enough.

Once again thanks for the input in the last thread I posted here when I was looking for one, I recieved some good advice in that thread which helped me to choose this.

*Note the estoril blue M3 with CSL alloys in the background, lovely car that and it has being tuned to 400hp apparently*

Hedge · 30 Aug 2011 at 14:10

Very nice mate, What did you pay for it?

Maximum Triceratops · 30 Aug 2011 at 14:13

Hedge said:
Very nice mate, What did you pay for it?

6.7k, he paid 10k for it only 1 year ago :/ have the reciept

just goes to show that these types of car can be bought for peanuts nowadays, its a lot of car for the money imo.

Philz0r · 30 Aug 2011 at 15:01

what a cracker!. fantastic looking car for under £7k.

NathWraith · 30 Aug 2011 at 15:08

Nice car man, these shape imprezas look really good in black.

Howard · 30 Aug 2011 at 15:09

Maximum awesome

Maccy · 30 Aug 2011 at 15:24

Looks brilliant

Gaygle · 30 Aug 2011 at 16:05

Not bad VFM. Looks lovely. Does Blob eye Impreza hold it's value a lot better than bug eye? Hawk eye Impreza's can be gotten for remarkably low amounts of dosh these days too!

Fr0dders · 30 Aug 2011 at 16:14

You won't get a Hawkeye for the OPs 6k budget though, or even the revised 2005 Blob Eye model for that matter.

For his budget, he's got exactly the right car for the money. Looks lovely.

Steve_bullockuk · 30 Aug 2011 at 16:56

Really does look stunning in black. Enjoy.

OpenToSuggestions · 30 Aug 2011 at 16:58

Very nice.
The paintwork looks immaculate.

Duke · 30 Aug 2011 at 17:01

Looks great condition outside. I think that is my fav shape, now the original is looking long in the tooth.

Maximum Triceratops · 30 Aug 2011 at 18:22

Thanks for the positive comments guys

Lashout_UK · 30 Aug 2011 at 18:22

Nice colour! Looks very tidy indeed.

Philz0r · 30 Aug 2011 at 22:22

can we have a photo of the inside OP please

Andr3w · 30 Aug 2011 at 22:24

Lovely

Lashout_UK · 30 Aug 2011 at 22:26

I want an engine bay shot!

Maximum Triceratops · 31 Aug 2011 at 08:27

Will get on it today, thanks for the interest

Begbie · 31 Aug 2011 at 08:29

Love it!

So much want for one of these. Sometime soon, sometime soon.

Crizzy · 31 Aug 2011 at 12:14

Very nice, it's great to see people buying proper cars

What sort of running costs are to expected from these?