Sad Goodbye To My Wrx.......

[john_mchutchison]

Sad to say its time for me to give up my 03WRX. Had the car almost 4 years now with many good runs with the guys and gals from the glasgow runs but i feel the time has come to get my grubby wee paws on an 55STI .

Has 23000 miles on clock and apart from the ppp, very standard , very clean car. hopefully picking it up on Sat. Hope to meet up with u guys soon. Heres some pics.

Out with the old.....

And in with the new.

Edited October 21, 2009 by hutch1973

[green_goblin]

That looks stunning mate.....happy days

[Richie Cross]

Out with the old, in with the new

Nice one.

[paul555sti]

Nice looking sti

Did you buy it in Falkirk?

[john_mchutchison]

Nice looking sti

Did you buy it in Falkirk?

Sure did m8, salesman said it came from aberdeen area, anyone up there know anything about it?

[jamesm]

Very nice. Good looking motor and nice miles. Enjoy.

[sti pretender]

Very nice Hutch, of course now you have an STI you won't have to mod it.

[terzo neil]

did you change the wheels

[john_mchutchison]

Very nice Hutch, of course now you have an STI you won't have to mod it.

Of course already got the mods from WRX lined up

[terzo neil]

nice carbon scoop on the old car ?

[micra_wrc]

you seem happy

is there much of a difference between the WRX and the STi?

as standard i mean...

[st3ph3n]

Nice one Hutch. Will no doubt see it around the 'shire at some point.

[scooby222]

very nice,best of the non limited edition newages-not that im biased of course....

got a set of prodrive lowering springs for sale cheap thatd suit it nicely....

[mystery machine]

Car looks fantabulous - has the all-important rear arch lips too

That'll be the one that's been sitting outside the (Citroen?) garage in Grangemouth for the past couple of weeks then?

Congrats - I made the WRX -> STI transition back in June (sounds like something you have operation for). Never looked back.

[john_mchutchison]

nice carbon scoop on the old car ?

yes and may go on the new one too, its coming of the old one for sure.

Wheels are going with the old car though.

[john_mchutchison]

you seem happy

is there much of a difference between the WRX and the STi?

as standard i mean...

from what i can tell bigger brakes, 6 speed box, that dif thingy , better suspension but the best/coolest thing is the little button u press for watering the intercooler, cool. oh and in this case about 100 horses, woohoo.

[john_mchutchison]

got a set of prodrive lowering springs for sale cheap thatd suit it nicely....

oh come on man, i havnt even got the car yet and u wanna sell me mods? my wife will chew my nuts off. (how much £? )

[john_mchutchison]

thx for all the nice comments guys

[dipsy]

Sti's looks good in blue .Don't you get the red instrument panel on that year of Uk Sti

Edited October 22, 2009 by Dipsy

[mystery machine]

that dif thingy

There's nowt gay at all about 'that diff thingy'

Set it to manual, roll it right back to 'fully open', and feel the back end come alive. Go easy with it in the wet though if you're not used to rear-biased drive

the best/coolest thing is the little button u press for watering the intercooler, cool

Each to their own, but IMO that's about the most useless and gimmicky feature of the STI It is a good conversation piece, though

Here's a (not necessarily comprehensive) list of bits'n'bobs the STI has over the WRX. This list originally referred to the Hawkeye, but I believe the late Blobs were much the same spec (it includes some of the items you mentioned already):

• 6-speed gearbox - the upper gears are close ratio, very useful when you're pressing on through the twisties. The 'box can apparently also handle much more torque than the WRX's - handy if you're ever looking to boost engine power.
  
• DCCD (driver-controlled centre diff) - you can effectively vary F:R torque split from 50:50 to 41:59 (either manually, or by letting the computer do it automatically). Doesn't sound much, but the latter mode gives the car a palpable rear-drive feel - the back-end comes alive, steering becomes sharper, and you can even generate some throttle-on oversteer.
  
• Bigger (Brembo) brakes.
  
• Bigger hubs.
  
• Bigger turbo.
  
• Less restrictive exhaust system.
  
• Different shocks (although still made out of Cadbury's fudge).
  
• Bigger intercooler.
  
• Smaller steering wheel with a higher-geared steering rack.
  
• Wider track.
  
• Slightly longer wheelbase.
  
• Slightly chunkier rear bumper.
  
• Forged crank and conrods.
  
• Bigger injectors.
  
• STI instrument panel (much nicer than the WRX item).
  
• Tracker.
  

The end is listless...

Of course, the most important difference is how it feels to drive. IMO, the steering is sharper and more direct, the throttle response is quicker, there's more power, there's even more grip, there's less body roll, close gearing keeps you right in the zone... great cars.

Edited October 22, 2009 by Mystery Machine

[badbaz]

There's nowt gay at all about 'that diff thingy'

Set it to manual, roll it right back to 'fully open', and feel the back end come alive. Go easy with it in the wet though if you're not used to rear-biased drive

Each to their own, but IMO that's about the most useless and gimmicky feature of the STI It is a good conversation piece, though

Here's a (not necessarily comprehensive) list of bits'n'bobs the STI has over the WRX. This list originally referred to the Hawkeye, but I believe the late Blobs were much the same spec (it includes some of the items you mentioned already):

• 6-speed gearbox - the upper gears are close ratio, very useful when you're pressing on through the twisties. The 'box can apparently also handle much more torque than the WRX's - handy if you're ever looking to boost engine power.
  
• DCCD (driver-controlled centre diff) - you can effectively vary F:R torque split from 50:50 to 41:59 (either manually, or by letting the computer do it automatically). Doesn't sound much, but the latter mode gives the car a palpable rear-drive feel - the back-end comes alive, steering becomes sharper, and you can even generate some throttle-on oversteer.
  
• Bigger (Brembo) brakes.
  
• Bigger hubs.
  
• Bigger turbo.
  
• Less restrictive exhaust system.
  
• Different shocks (although still made out of Cadbury's fudge).
  
• Bigger intercooler.
  
• Smaller steering wheel with a higher-geared steering rack.
  
• Wider track.
  
• Slightly longer wheelbase.
  
• Slightly chunkier rear bumper.
  
• Forged crank and conrods.
  
• Bigger injectors.
  
• STI instrument panel (much nicer than the WRX item).
  
• Tracker.
  

The end is listless...

Of course, the most important difference is how it feels to drive. IMO, the steering is sharper and more direct, the throttle response is quicker, there's more power, there's even more grip, there's less body roll, close gearing keeps you right in the zone... great cars.

Is that for sure? I've not found one on mine! Yet!

[kennyuk300]

Nice one John What are you taking off the wrx ?anything i could use?

When you picking it up ?

Kenny

[thewelsho]

Nice one mate, enjoy

[mystery machine]

Is that for sure? I've not found one on mine! Yet!

It's for sure on the Type UK models from a certain date onward, fairly certain that includes the Blobs...

I've never found mine (never looked), but I had to phone RAC to have it registered in my name. Damn near keiched myself later the same day when they put it into 'test mode' while I was driving down the motorway (gave out a serious of loud bleeps, etc)

[john_mchutchison]

Nice one John What are you taking off the wrx ?anything i could use?

When you picking it up ?

Kenny

sorry Kenny, any parts im taking of im putting on my new one, scoop, r/a/r/b and strut braces.

Hopefully saturday.