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Advise needed for a new time STI buyer


elliotp

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Hey Guys,

 

I`m looking for a bit of advise on what to look for when checking out v3, 4,5 and 6 STIs, now i have a group of mates who have all owned these types of cars so i`ll bring them along to check any potential cars out, but seeing as this is the internet theres a much wider group of people with suggestions, ideas and advise to gather. I`m happy to fill my head up on things to look for before i go out looking.

 

Which gets me to my current train of thought, i am looking at  a V6 Sti, but checking out the car ownership history the car was owned by AA insurance 3 years ago and got a rego change around the same time. How much of a red flag is this? My feeling is maybe it was written off, sold, fixed up and put back on the road. Not too sure because the current owner does not have any knowledge of it being wrecked.

 

Anyway any advise on either the V6 or just in general what to look out for would help me out immensely as I have no idea.

 

Thanks

 

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Best car out of those from a resale pov is the V6 sti. Look for a clean example with under 180 genuine kms. Stock rims are a good sign. Only real mods you want to see is a link g4, exhaust, under manifold intake and fmic. Boost tap or controllers not a good look. 

 

Check the sills for damage, door hinges, gearbox synchros on quick shift, smooth idle and no funny noises.

 

Pretty easy to tell if a cars been looked after or not.

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16 owners only if you can get it at a hugely discounted price and are prepared for the work etc. some interesting advice on this thread here too as I'm new to Subarus... I thought a WRX STI was just that, I didn't know about all the different versions 😜

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V6 is a 2000 almost every year it has changed ownership that is if it is a NZ New example, or an import than its a different case again ¬¬... Most cars like these do change hands quite a lot if it handled by someone who is in thrashing and passing it on to the next person..

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