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Buying a performance car is an expensive business and mistakes can prove costly financially and in terms of time, effort and stress. Wouldn't it be great if you could take an expert with you? With the aid of this book's step-by-step guidance from a marque specialist, you can. The "Subaru Impreza Buyers Guide" aims to guide enthusiasts through the various production changes and problem areas between model years to make sure their restoration or prospective purchase is correct, original, and legitimate. The guide will be an essential reference tool when buying, selling, repairing or restoring the various Impreza models manufactured from 1993 to date. This books unique points system will help you to place the cars value in relation to condition whilst extensive photographs illustrate the problems to look out for. This is an important investment - STOP! Don't buy a Subaru Impreza without buying this book first! One hundred colour photos, useful appendices and expert advice mean this book could save you thousands.
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David Hobbs developed a passion for the Subaru Impreza Turbo when he was Editor of CarWorld, an early website from CAR magazine. A test drive soon made him realise that the Impreza was the car to own and he's never looked back since. His enthusiasm led him to join the UK-based Subaru Impreza Driver's Club, where he quickly found himself elected Editor of the club magazine, a position he held for three years. He has written about Imprezas and their rally-related exploits for Used Car Buyer, Practical Performance Car, Subiesport and Autosport.com, and is Motoring Editor for AOL (UK) Ltd.
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I bought this book hoping to learn something more about the Subaru Impresa. I was counting for data about some typical issues with this car, or at least detailed description and photos of the car in different versions so that when buying I would be able to determine if it wasn't modified. But I was completely dissapointed - the data on models is very limited and the hints for check during buying the car are very generic and IMO have nothing specific for those cars. So the book is also generic and the publisher could put a photo of any car on the front page and sell it as a guide for any brand.
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I was thinking of buying a Subaru Impreza STi and, not knowing that much about them, thought this small pocket sized guide might be useful. And indeed it was.
Illustrated with plenty of close-up colour photos, it takes the potential owner through a potted history of the cars from 1992 right up to 2007. You then get a detailed series of paragraphs telling you exactly what to look for as you're viewing a car, how to haggle and buying at auction etc.
There's a lot of sensible general advice here which could apply to any car you can think of, but unsurprisingly there's also a lot of very specific information about Imprezas and their foibles. Some items are not covered in particular detail, but note well what the author says and you should end up with a good one.
My only real criticism of the book is it was published in 2008 and is now becoming a little out of date. The last three years and the particularly hard winters we've had (in the UK) will have meant the car you're now looking at, which is probably past its anti-corrosion warranty, could well be suffering from rust.
As a specific warning, during my hunt, I encountered a 2002 car which superficially looked fine, but closer inspection revealed the crossmember and subframe under the driver's side of the engine were corroded to the point of having several large holes in them, despite it having just passed its MoT. The book doesn't tell you anything about this and it could really do with revising to include a lot more about where to look hard for rot. Don't be afraid to ask to have the wheels and the engine undertray taken off to properly look at this. The plastic hid the rot on this car remarkably well.
Subaru parts can be frighteningly expensive and the book covers items such as brakes, clutches and exhausts, the imminent replacement of which could add at least £2000 to the cost of the car you've just bought. Don't disregard the author's advice here as it is very sensible.
So buy this book and take it along with you to view a car. But my advice would be to also take along a mate who doesn't like them. His jaundiced view, coupled with the book, may well save you a great deal of money.
Illustrated with plenty of close-up colour photos, it takes the potential owner through a potted history of the cars from 1992 right up to 2007. You then get a detailed series of paragraphs telling you exactly what to look for as you're viewing a car, how to haggle and buying at auction etc.
There's a lot of sensible general advice here which could apply to any car you can think of, but unsurprisingly there's also a lot of very specific information about Imprezas and their foibles. Some items are not covered in particular detail, but note well what the author says and you should end up with a good one.
My only real criticism of the book is it was published in 2008 and is now becoming a little out of date. The last three years and the particularly hard winters we've had (in the UK) will have meant the car you're now looking at, which is probably past its anti-corrosion warranty, could well be suffering from rust.
As a specific warning, during my hunt, I encountered a 2002 car which superficially looked fine, but closer inspection revealed the crossmember and subframe under the driver's side of the engine were corroded to the point of having several large holes in them, despite it having just passed its MoT. The book doesn't tell you anything about this and it could really do with revising to include a lot more about where to look hard for rot. Don't be afraid to ask to have the wheels and the engine undertray taken off to properly look at this. The plastic hid the rot on this car remarkably well.
Subaru parts can be frighteningly expensive and the book covers items such as brakes, clutches and exhausts, the imminent replacement of which could add at least £2000 to the cost of the car you've just bought. Don't disregard the author's advice here as it is very sensible.
So buy this book and take it along with you to view a car. But my advice would be to also take along a mate who doesn't like them. His jaundiced view, coupled with the book, may well save you a great deal of money.
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