Brand New 08 Sti Detail

[Frank_STI]

car looks great mate, how long did it take you to detail?

[the blue dragon]

Nice work Mike, car looks superb after the detail. As a valeter/detailer i am appalled at the state of some of the cars that come out of dealerships, but then as they say, if you pay peanuts......

Like the enhancements, but not too keen on the alloys, sorry mate.

all the best

Iain

[WRX04]

Looks good, fog lights make a massive difference, a pet hate with the new one. Out of interest how do you rate in next to your 53plate? Performance, handling etc.

Cheers.

[Mike M]

Frank, spent 2 full 10 hour days on the car, but in fairness I would say one of the days was fitting all the parts, getting the rear lights out the tailgate was a flamin' nightmare.

Iain, I think most people are 50/50 with alloys, but I got them for a great price and couldn't be a***d getting the 14 spoke prodrives with all the cleaning involved!! As said previously, one day I may get advans, but I think it'll be when I'm next in the states, which could be a while away

WRX04, I've only driven the new car a couple of hunderd miles, so can't make a proper comparison. But the main points so far are -

quieter (not necessarily a good thing)

more refined, so much easier for the Mrs to drive, very much like driving a "normal" car

handling very good, as mine has had the whole whiteline back catalogue to get it handling right

Very, very comfy seats, (they're not recaros)

Fuel economy very good, running at approx 31mpg when motorway cruising

Cheers

Mike