No 495- bought Saturday

[thegunners]

After deliberation and much umming and aahing whether to go M3 or WR1- I bought No 495 from a dealer in Coventry on Saturday. I almost bought number 125 on Friday but due to a private plate change delay i plumped for 495.

Both were spotless though Steves No 125 has only 13,500 on the clock and is a bargain waiting to be had- steve will entertain ?18-18,250 so it is at a good price!!! anyone anyone

I got 495 with 35,000 on the clock for ?14,895- an absolute steal for a mint WR1 I thought.

Unreal car- will take a bit of getting used to- my old UK300 was quick but this is a fecking animal. It doesnt 'feel' as fluid quick as my old one but it is far quicker and the power is just immense- leaving you feeling very 'on the edge ' when you give it some eh? Awesome, just awesome.
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[POESY]

Another happy customer

Id say you made the correct choice fella, others may disagree, and what a car for the money - cant go wrong really can you? Be carefull out there to begin with though, they are good, but they can still bite!!

[thegunners]

yep, got that bit already, bit too much foot in second or third on corners gives a rather unique twitch! first time I nearly shat myself
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[RobinSherwood]

yep, got that bit already, bit too much foot in second or third on corners gives a rather unique twitch! first time I nearly shat myself

Congratulations and welcome. You'll soon get used to the car.

Regards,

Robin

[WR 1mposter]

Welcome

[bbigman2000]

welcome to the registry bud.

[benh999]

495 was on pistonheads for £13500, how come you paid just under £15,000

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[danr55]

welcome

sounds like a dealer bought it, and if it's mint then they certainly tidied it up ready for re-sale. good to have you on board and hope you enjoy the car

[presa900]

Welcome to the site

[thegunners]

interesting- was it advertised in shabby condition before then? I found the ad on here from October but wasnt a member back then. if you see it it is spotless inside and out and the engine, wheel arches and underside are all pristine. RAC didnt pick up on variable paint thickness either- which always suggests resprays.

Engine feels tight as a drum and gearbox is lovely and close. Mind you I guess all those can be worked on

Shame if it has been retouched- thought i had found a cracker- should have known at that price i guess.
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[hightower]

WELCOME!
Even if it has some work on it if it is only cosmetic and at that price you cant go wrong and if it was missed by the RAC then chances are if you ever decide to sell it on the next buyer will just think that it was well looked after example.
ive had mine since august and i still cant stop smiling when i am in it. apart from when i have to keep filling it up with optimax but i can live with that.

[thegunners]

hi hightower,

yeah , know what you mean, big smiles and a little shake of the head- cant believe the performance vs cost ratio.

great fun.
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[bbigman2000]

Heres the text from when it was on pistonheads mate for you.

WR1 NO.495 of 500 IS NOW UP FOR SALE , very sad to see her go, bought from subaru main dealer 2 years ago for £29,495. loss of job & house forces very sad sale. she now has no mot, but is still taxed till 31/01/08 , 495 is standard except for stainless steel exhaust & bailey dump valve+ std dump valve to replace, auto window closer on std alarm, 34,000 miles never thrashed or raced .Was used daily ( up to end of may 07 then garaged and left till now ), mainly motorway miles & some town use ,im a non smoker & shes never been smoked in either , supa guarded by previous owner ( inside and out ) not mint like some of the ones on here but loved all the same.allways garaged, Serviced 14 mnths ago by local garage,.allways allowed to warm up and cooled before switched off. £13.500 ONO ......NO PX,S........ martin.

[STEVIE SCOOBY DEE]

Welcome to the site

Happy motoring & as you have found out its the dogs bollocks

[WR1 Bro]

Welcome to WR1 ownership. The site is full of useful info regards the WR1. Good to have you on board.

[thegunners]

ta fellas, i mailed previous owner to see what work may have been done but no reply- that looked like a pattern as far as I can see. Shame, its always good to know the ins and outs of acars history.

Anyway, shes gleaming now and v rapid so I am happy enough

Cheers

Iain
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[WR 1mposter]

shes gleaming now and v rapid so I am happy enough

Iain

Thats what really all that really matters

[Houdini]

Congratulations on getting the car Who cares if you slipped a few extra quid into the deal? Most of us paid 30K. I'd rather be in your shoes! I have never, ever, driven a car that was better balanced and more confidence-inspiring than the WR1. I would certainly have crashed other cars with both less and more power and spent most of my time feeling frustrated that I couldn't use the car properly anyway. The WR1 is the most forgiving car-with-power that I have ever driven and I believe will rapidly become a hidden classic. Hang onto it, and have fun

[the-dark-one]

martin originally had the car advertised for £12500, but for some reason changed the price a couple of weeks after he advitised it.After about a month he put it on for sale on pistonheads, and sold it to some dealer in coventry who sold the vehicle whithin a day.he may have paid a lot more for it than martin originally advertised it for, but if thegunners bought it from a dealer then atleast he has someone to go back to if anything goes wrong with it.

[thegunners]

?12,500? I saw his ad at ?13,500. Still, the devils in the details. The car wasnt MOTd when martin sold it but the dealer sorted this out and it flew through with no advisories. Despite it all being MOT legal, I have replaced the brake discs, pads, front tyres, new spark plugs and put it through its 30,000 mile service to bring it back to mint. I imagine that was why Martin was trying to shift it cheap- I was told that the poor guy had lost his job so couldnt afford to run the car and it was just sitting in his garage. Nonetheless I have had all that done this week - as well as sticking in ?2k of reference audio so 495 is back to its best

I am doing a bit of a Spec D 'wolf in sheeps clothing' number on it. I have debadged it and changing rear spoiler to STi Spec C. I can always revert back to standard anytime but am liking the less lairy look at the mo.
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[WR1 Bro]

Pictures of your progress would be much appreciated????

[POESY]

Pictures of your progress would be much appreciated????

Yup, agree, lets see 495 in all its glory fella.

[thegunners]

Will get on it- pics for nxt week I am in madchester for work til next Wednesday
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[danr55]

defo wanna see some pics