Opinion On Buying An Sti - Blobeye Or Hawkeye ?

[mystery machine]

  scoobyseller555 said:

the difference between 2.0 and 2.5 isn't headers but exhaust gas recirculation

Cheers for the info - do you know where I could read up on some details of this, Gav? I was never convinced by that "2.5s have equal-length headers" talk...

  scoobyseller555 said:

the prices that you are seeing are bang on the money

No point in looking to Grieves for a better deal, in other words?

[mystery machine]

Here's a Hawkeye STI, Scooby dealership, 28K miles, 12 month warranty and '06 registered so might be in lower tax band:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv...201002350256323

£14K - so just within your budget a bit more 'on the money' than the one quoted earlier? (condition-dependant, of course).

[Ovv]

Im presuming that I cannot buy from an indy dealer then goto a main dealer an purchase an extended warranty ?

[lupuss]

  Mystery Machine said:

Aye, I've seen that same info repeated on various forums...

... and I've also read posts that vehemently refute these claims, stating that the equal headers are used only on JDM cars to complement the twin scroll turbo

If anyone has any hard evidence to back-up either theory, then I sure would be interested in reading it

I can't give you a definate answer either way - all I know it that when I commented about the lack of burble on my car to my dealer shortly after I bought the car, he explained that it was because for the Hawkeye model, the headers had been changed to be equal length... He may have been wrong - who knows...

However when I changed my exhaust system, the improvement was considerable, though I still think the Hawkeye is probably not as 'burbly' as previous cars....

lup

[Ovv]

Been offered a mint hawkeye, any suggestions on how to talk round a very reluctant wife ??

Edited February 3, 2010 by Ovv

[Spaceman]

tell her you will buy her something nice, and now is the time as tomorrow may never come.

[mystery machine]

  Ovv said:

Been offered a mint hawkeye, any suggestions on how to talk round a very reluctant wife ??

Shoes

[cruz104]

  Mystery Machine said:

Shoes

divorce her and park the car in the front room. a bit tactless but you get what you want

[Ovv]

Offered her a holiday to Florida, which is her ultimate holiday.... thought about it for a few seconds then I got rejected.

Might have to actually play the card Ive been threatening for the last few years, no babies til theres a Scoob on the drive.

[Spaceman]

get it done lay it done buy a case of stella and let her see what happens after it. just hope she don`t drink Buckfast or she might take you.

[marko72]

Take her out for a spin, might change her mind....oh and shoes....and florida

[Ovv]

Pulled the baby card... didnt go down well...

I reckon now is the right time to buy, yes I see her point about not needing a second car right now, etc etc, but I reckon if I dont buy one now I never will. Shes says maybe after we have started a family, but I know that once children come along I will want to put on my sensible hat and buy a family wagon. I think once there are kids in the picture, I couldnt justify buying a scoob.

hacked off and fed up.... Rant over..

Chris.

[C_WRX]

When I was thinking about getting mine I was doing many more miles than do now which wasn't so appealing, however explained to the wife that I'd always wanted one and our plan to have a family meant that if I didn't do it then I probably never would and didn't want to think in years ahead "oh wish I'd just gone and done it". Also has 4 doors so not completely impractical. She agreed and I bought my WRX. She had not long before got her TT roadster so was bit easier to convince. Now we have a baby girl, TT went for more practical family mobile, Scoob still in the garage.

How about trying "all this snow the 4-wheel drive would be great" ??

[Ovv]

  C_WRX said:

When I was thinking about getting mine I was doing many more miles than do now which wasn't so appealing, however explained to the wife that I'd always wanted one and our plan to have a family meant that if I didn't do it then I probably never would and didn't want to think in years ahead "oh wish I'd just gone and done it". Also has 4 doors so not completely impractical. She agreed and I bought my WRX. She had not long before got her TT roadster so was bit easier to convince. Now we have a baby girl, TT went for more practical family mobile, Scoob still in the garage.

How about trying "all this snow the 4-wheel drive would be great" ??

Well, unless she has a change of heart over the next few days, it looks pretty gloomy from my point of view.

[sti_steve]

Just make the plunge mate. My gf didn't like impreza's at all before I got one but it all changed once she had been in one and appreciated them for what they are. If she is that dead against it then maybe think twice but if it's just "i'd rather you didn't" then that can be presueded otherwise. To be fair they are quite practical with a massive boot, child seat harness, 5 doors and car overtake safely. Albeit the fuel economy is not the greatest!

Let the storm settle and get one on your drive...

[Ovv]

  sti_steve said:

Just make the plunge mate. My gf didn't like impreza's at all before I got one but it all changed once she had been in one and appreciated them for what they are. If she is that dead against it then maybe think twice but if it's just "i'd rather you didn't" then that can be presueded otherwise. To be fair they are quite practical with a massive boot, child seat harness, 5 doors and car overtake safely. Albeit the fuel economy is not the greatest!

Let the storm settle and get one on your drive...

Ive got til Sunday to let the guy know, I think its more money than anything else to be honest but its such a good opportunity to get a very very low mileage hawkeye which has been well cared for, will give it a day or so and push again at the weekend.

[rig-pig]

i got away with it due to having bikes, if the bikes go i still need a toy so got a classic scoob, 5 months l8r im in a blobeye from ecosse mind you the deposit was payed at the start of December due to being off shore

[mystery machine]

FWIW, I reckon you need to turn that 'starting a family' argument around, maybe take a wee bit more of a positive approach this time, e.g. "this is something I'd like to get out of my system, it'll help me settle down and I'll feel more ready to start a family". And when finances are the main concern, I find it helps to put all the numbers into a spreadsheet (or at least on paper), so that I can prove to the missus (and myself!) that the purchase I'm proposing is in fact affordable

You could maybe even take her out somewhere nice for a meal before Sunday and talk it over...? Then if you're not wearing curry/chow mein/spaghetti by the time the bill arrives, you could be onto a winner

Anyway, best of luck mate. Have patience - you know burds, sometimes they just like to test us by making these things difficult, eh?

[sti_steve]

  Mystery Machine said:

FWIW, I reckon you need to turn that 'starting a family' argument around, maybe take a wee bit more of a positive approach this time, e.g. "this is something I'd like to get out of my system, it'll help me settle down and I'll feel more ready to start a family". And when finances are the main concern, I find it helps to put all the numbers into a spreadsheet (or at least on paper), so that I can prove to the missus (and myself!) that the purchase I'm proposing is in fact affordable

You could maybe even take her out somewhere nice for a meal before Sunday and talk it over...? Then if you're not wearing curry/chow mein/spaghetti by the time the bill arrives, you could be onto a winner

Anyway, best of luck mate. Have patience - you know burds, sometimes they just like to test us by making these things difficult, eh?

- That's brilliant MM.

I've tried the old pen and paper thing with finance business but she has found me out. Now, I like to just say a fraction of the cost. Keeps both parties happy

[paul555sti]

  Ovv said:

Been offered a mint hawkeye, any suggestions on how to talk round a very reluctant wife ??

Take the trousers off her and put them back on yourself and tell her you are buying a new car.

[mystery machine]

  sti_steve said:

Now, I like to just say a fraction of the cost. Keeps both parties happy

That's true - if all else fails, nothing wrong with a wee white lie eh?

...as long as it's not the one that (apparently) starts with "oops, sorry love, it just slipped"...

[mystery machine]

  paul555sti said:

Take the trousers off her and put them back on yourself and tell her you are buying a new car.

Gauntlet laid squarely down

[StrikE]

  Dipsy said:

Just turn up to the house with the Sti and say do like it

Lol just about what i done after buying the RB....... Tell them what they need to know

[Ovv]

  Dipsy said:

Just turn up to the house with the Sti and say do like it

I could actually do that, the scoob belongs to my neighbour.

[Ovv]

  paul555sti said:

Take the trousers off her and put them back on yourself and tell her you are buying a new car.