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Picking this up hopefully, the day after the FN2 has had all of its parts stripped, so the 23rd of May.
Part Exchanging the FN2 for it.
(Dealer photos)
Arrived in Bradford (yes, Bradford) at a rather plush Lexus dealership at 10:15 having been told the night before by the salesman that they opened at 10, when in fact it was 10:30. Luckily he realised this when he put down the phone and came in early.
Anyway, this is what I saw parked across the street before they came out and got me.
60 plate WRX STi Type UK 4 Door, 34k on the clock, FSSH, just serviced, four new Dunlop SP Sport 01 (OEM spec on these) tyres. Previous owner had part ex'd it on a Lexus IS-F, which is how it came to be at a Lexus dealership.
Subaru dropped the name Impreza on these in 2010, so it's just the WRX STi, but yes it's an Impreza.
I drove it for half an hour today (salesman accompanied) and it's just awesome. Properly civilised, quiet and comfortable when cruising and pootling around town but has some absolutely gorgeous wastegate chatter and exhaust burble on lift off and overrun. It sounds just pure evil at full chat.
Salesman was good too, kept egging me on and telling me, "No speed cameras up here." :lol:
Got back to the dealers and had a nice coffee, knocked around for 10 minutes while the dealer did some figures, asked him to look at them again, had a smoke and he came out with something much more pleasing. Needless to say I've got the cheapest straight WRX STi saloon I've ever seen. It's either a sign of the times or it had been on their books too long, but I've secured a car I thought was out of budget.
Took this while waiting for the salesman.
Roll on the end of the month!
Part Exchanging the FN2 for it.
(Dealer photos)
Arrived in Bradford (yes, Bradford) at a rather plush Lexus dealership at 10:15 having been told the night before by the salesman that they opened at 10, when in fact it was 10:30. Luckily he realised this when he put down the phone and came in early.
Anyway, this is what I saw parked across the street before they came out and got me.
60 plate WRX STi Type UK 4 Door, 34k on the clock, FSSH, just serviced, four new Dunlop SP Sport 01 (OEM spec on these) tyres. Previous owner had part ex'd it on a Lexus IS-F, which is how it came to be at a Lexus dealership.
Subaru dropped the name Impreza on these in 2010, so it's just the WRX STi, but yes it's an Impreza.
I drove it for half an hour today (salesman accompanied) and it's just awesome. Properly civilised, quiet and comfortable when cruising and pootling around town but has some absolutely gorgeous wastegate chatter and exhaust burble on lift off and overrun. It sounds just pure evil at full chat.
Salesman was good too, kept egging me on and telling me, "No speed cameras up here." :lol:
Got back to the dealers and had a nice coffee, knocked around for 10 minutes while the dealer did some figures, asked him to look at them again, had a smoke and he came out with something much more pleasing. Needless to say I've got the cheapest straight WRX STi saloon I've ever seen. It's either a sign of the times or it had been on their books too long, but I've secured a car I thought was out of budget.
Took this while waiting for the salesman.
Roll on the end of the month!