Prospective buyer of Ra spec C

[BRP]

Hi

As a bit of a newcomer to the world of Impreza's I am looking for a bit of advice. I have seen a couple of 2001 JDM V7 RA Spec C impreza's advertised at Keighley Sports and Performance. I wonder what the difference is from a standard UK STI eg BHP etc. Plus what these cars are like to own and run and insure! Also has anyone bought anything from this company - what was your experience?

Cheers

BRP

[2bar boost]

Hi there,

I don,t think that company you have mentioned has a great reputaion, if you go onto Scoobynet and do a search, or a thread i,m sure people will give you there opinions.

Has for the car, yes they,re a great car, raw, a better car than the UK car, more power from standard for a start, with a map they,re an even better car.

[type-ra]

Hi

As a bit of a newcomer to the world of Impreza's I am looking for a bit of advice. I have seen a couple of 2001 JDM V7 RA Spec C impreza's advertised at Keighley Sports and Performance. I wonder what the difference is from a standard UK STI eg BHP etc. Plus what these cars are like to own and run and insure! Also has anyone bought anything from this company - what was your experience?

Cheers

BRP
I've seen these cars in the flesh & they are very, very rough!!

I actually went to look at the Bugeye RA with the carbon bonnet & it's a shed.

They did have some nice S204s though.

[lockley]

I too went to keighleys before buying my ra:confused:

i also went to alot of other import garages and to be honest alot of it was rough and were not what i was looking for,some of them hadent even been cleaned at some of the places i visited,i only went to these import places first because that was where i thought would be the best place to buy ,how wrong could i have been,dont get me wrong there are some good cars at these places at a very good price,its just finding them,in my opinion you are better buying private of someone whos looked after the car regardless of cost and owned it a few years. you will be able to tell this straight away when you find the right one.

trust me you will find on in the end ,but look at a few if poss to get a good picture:cheers:

cheers nathan

[DPI]

They are a very nice drive, even for everyday driving (where mine gets used).

I've owned mine for 2 years, done 56,000km in it (116,000km now).

Can be a little loud with no underseal and thin carpet, but the handling and performance make up for it.

Don't know if you guys can import from New Zealand, but we get some nice ones here ex japan.

Mine is for sale at the moment:

2001 (2002 model year) WRX STI RA Spec C (16 inch wheel model).
150+kg lighter than STI (Group N factory car).

Very tidy and 99% original, other than mods.

No airbags, no rear wiper, no boot trim, no front horseshoe crosmember (lower), no side skirts, no ABS, no boot release or boot light, no underseal, no sound deadening. (All factroy).
Wind up windows, manual mirrors (black), full STI interior with grey (light weight) carpet. Roof vent, thin glass, thin roof skin, thin boot skin.
(factory) Hand built V7 Spec C engine with VF34 turbo (1.5bar), uprated VVT (variable valve timing), special spec c forged pistons, special spec c ecu, 6Spd manual with LSD front and DCCD.
SUBARU 4 pots, near new disc's and pads.
13:1 quick rack steering.
12L (in boot) intercooler spray tank.
Smaller 50L fuel tank.
Cusco rear Type RZ LSD.
Cusco front strut brace.
Cusco brake booster brace.
Cusco rear boot brace. (almost new)
Carbing rear strut brace. (almost new)
Buddyclub 'Racing Spec' fully adjustable coilovers. (almost new)
Greddy Profec B spec II boost controller. (almost new)
Defi boost gauge (bar) and controller II (can throw in new oil press and water temp also).
HID upgraded lights (come with original bulbs if new owner prefers).
HKS filter and custom intake (uses top of factory airbox) still have original airbox.
STD exhaust, with V10 Spec C RA-R rear pipe and muffler.
T/Timer (with volts, speed, 0-60mph and 0-400m timers)
Fitted with (semi-gloss black) VOLK CE28 17x8 rims (6.5kg each) and bridgestone adrenalin 235/45R17's.
Also have a set of ADVAN RG's 17x7.5 which could be fitted instead/come with car.

Done 116,500km's (56,000 by me), 1 NZ owner (me), imported 2007.
Majority of KM's done on open road trips.
Always serviced with Castrol lubricants, inc engine, gearbox and diff, last service approx 4000km ago.
Cambelt done at 85,000km as well as plugs and fuel filter.
Only ever driven on 98 octane.

REG'd WOF'd (at on road) and certified.

Car runs very well, very rapid and handles like it's glued to the road. On gravel, it is amazing.
Will do over 550km on a 50L tank when driven moderately hard on open road.

Offers over $20,000

stic@xtra.co.nz (stic@xtra.co.nz)

[olly]

They are great cars just stay well away from that dealer!!!!

[Topper Harley]

They are great cars just stay well away from that dealer!!!!
Have to agree with olly,im not even from d uk and ive heard some bad reports about em.Love that model RA will deff be my next:loll:

[olly]

Try these guys:www.performance-centre-manchester.co.uk
They have a nice one in stock.
Olly

[AMJID]

i bought a 2003 sti v8 for 18,000 at the time it was 1 year old and i did not have a single problem with it .I had the car for over four years . I think the posts that you find on the internet are old but i must agree some of the cars are rubbish but the asking price is to high and does not take this in to account. Hope this helps .

[310/555 Dan]

How much o you think a standard 2007 Spec C should fetch in A1 condition ? :confused:

[gus]

How much o you think a standard 2007 Spec C should fetch in A1 condition ? :confused:

Should hold there price well the hawkeye versions are in short supply.

[310/555 Dan]

Yep finding it very hard to find one for sale :mad:

[gus]

Well mine might be after I finish the scoobysprint championship in september I fancy getting another classic or having a dedicated track scoob but it woulnt be going cheap with it been a rare car and the only one in silver in the uk.

[bigjcc55]

Have you managed to find yourself the spec c youre after? the time has come to sell mine if you are interested?