jamesm

Saturday 2nd June Squirrel (camera man) andywrx d19yda Ac!d (if home) Double Zero Ally-b Nanaki scoobymark Tosh32 Gus AlanK thefastone Craig (CR51ALG) Bryhp (possible) Camping Sat night Squirrel andywrx d19yda Ac!d (if home) Double Zero Ally-b Nanaki scoobymark Tosh32 AlanK thefastone Craig (CR51ALG) Bryhp (possible) Sunday 3rd June Squirrel (camera man) Imy (group leader) CYP_rock (group leader) andywrx Sc00bar00 d19yda Ac!d (if home) Double Zero Ally-b Nanaki scoobymark Tosh32 AlanK thefastone Craig (CR51ALG) Bryhp (possible) RS Grant 4hero Sammot Jamis WRX Haz Playsatan Fai 17 and family pugpaul H4AFY ALI_ scoobygav Gus the Bus (maybe's aye, maybe's naw) JamesM (only an outside chance of make it) Either, but a one day event only the blue dragon Irish Al Dtabbit77 st3ph3n thefastone Had kind of forgotten about this and other things have cropped up. Outside chance I might make it on the Sunday but looking pretty unlikely. [:'(]

Think that was the Evo at Swinton Crossroads? That was a serious impact and they were very lucky. Must have been following you about, as I was also at the same corner in Edrom. What do you drive? Got a few pics myself so must get them downloaded to see what they are like. Will post if any good.

I have always thought that about my Bugeye. Even looked under it once to see if it was leaking!! Concluded that the gauge must just settle or something when it is parked. I found V Power in Cumbernauld on Sunday for 107.9! Put in Tesco 99 instead for 99.9

Sorry to here mate, at least everyone was ok. The photos certainly show her to be well over on your side despite there being no centre line marked. Hopefully you have a decent insurance company, get it sorted and get back in a Scooby before too long.

The previous owner of mine must never have been off the brakes! [:S]

Sounds pretty similar to what I had with my 2002 WRX a few months ago. Got a dull squeal at really low speeds and dissapeared once you went faster or when you applied the brakes. I put it down to the brakes binding or something along those lines as the car had only done about 4k a year prior to me buying it. However, over the space of the next 1000 miles or so the squeal became a a grind and it turned out the brake pads were goosed. This was at around the 18k - 20k mile mark, which the dealer said was the normal lifespan for a set of standard pads. Got Greers to put a set of pads on, and have never had the noise again.

Better lat than never, a few pics from last weeks run. Some not the best quality but it was the other half's camera and I hadn't used it before. Hillington. Faslane viewpoint Arrochar

Stephen was behind me coming back down the lochside and I could hear him [] Was really good evening. Got a few photos which I will try to post but I can't download at work and I am on dial up at home!! [:$] So that was you in the black WRX...sorry i never said hello to you but you was quite quiet.[:S] Aye, that was me. I am pretty quiet normally. Been along a few times now and you said hello earlier in the year! [] Hopefully speak to more folk at the next one!!

Stephen was behind me coming back down the lochside and I could hear him [] Was really good evening. Got a few photos which I will try to post but I can't download at work and I am on dial up at home!! [:$]

Welcome, the new toy looks great. [Y] I have a TSL Gp N back box on my otherwise standard WRX and I find it has a really nice sound to it. Although it came on the car when I bought it, rather than me choosing it. Like mentioned above, head along to a meet and listen to what others have. Mine sounds quiet compared to many! Where abouts are you based?

Hello and welcome. Fabulous looking motor there. Good to see another black bugeye out there! [Y]

I always find the roads in and around that area greasy and had my old Astra slide straight on at very low speed at the roundabout in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Houston.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> I think it depends on the insurance company. My parent's cars have had some pretty hefty damage in the past costing over 50% of the cars value, and the insurance has coughed up. Gutted for you as having done it myself a few months ago I know how it feels. Best to get an assessment done on it and see what the insurance say. It is often what you can’t see that is the problem. Mine looked just minor nothing until it got taken apart. I had mine done at Glasgow Audi in Hillington and whilst it took them 2 goes to get the colour match right, the job was absolutely spot on. They are about as expensive as they come though. Hope you get it sorted soon.

I am with Elephant for my 2002 WRX and counting the days until the policy ends! Changed to them because they were cheaper. Unfortunatly I had to claim and they just weren't interested. They wanted it fixed a cheaply as possible and tried to settle with me being liable before they had even spoken to me! After a bit of a fight and a visit from the insurance assessor, I got it fixed at the bodyshop of my choice rather than their cowboys, but I was still held liable for an accident I didn't cause. Don't get me started on Elephant. [:@] Avoid at all costs!!!

I heard you pull up outside so had a nosey out the window! The guy next me has the application so I will try to nudge him along in the right direction. [] A fellow black buyeye owner! [Y]

Blue classic, reg possibly S40 ***. Looked like you were wearing a Scottish Scoobies T-shirt and I think you dropped off drawings to my office. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Nice motor! [Y]

Hello and welcome from another happy bugeye owner! [Y]

Was bought as a cheap commuter, as commuting in the Scoob resulted in my bank account emptying faster than the petrol tank!!

where u in asda last night? im from elderslie myself yeh i know of about 12 new age cars in the area I was in Asda, but with my French oil burner as I had been along at the tip. Will look out for you. I have a black bugeye WRX with gold wheels, oh, and a turquoise Pug 106 diesel! [:$][]

It is all really about first impressions. If you take the car somewhere, get a good first impression and they do a good job you will take it back. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> When I was looking to buy my car, I spoke to S+S who said they would keep my name on file if they got anything in. But when I went to Ian Grieve, they searched the length and breadth of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />UK to find me a car, and what a mint car they found! When I take it in to get a quote for accident repairs they only half look at it and never follow it up with a quote when they said they will. When asked about the brakes they suggest I hadn't serviced it correctly [:@]. I had my girlfriend (who knows nothing about cars) with me at time and she was horrified with them and when we got back in the car she turned round and said "you are not taking your car to them, they didn't even look at it properly". Any post about a dealer will get both positive and negative comments as this one has and whilst I am sure there are many happy S+S customers, they had their chance with me and the first impression was dreadful. Therefore, I wouldn't be happy leaving my car with them.

Welcome. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Just outside <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Paisley myself and there certainly seems to be a lot of Subarus in this area!

I took mine to S & S for a quote after I bent it in January as they have an in house bodyshop. Wasn't impressed with them and they gave the impression that they didn't have the first clue what they were doing. It was looked at briefly before they concluded it wasn't too bad and they would have it sorted in two days. Whilst I was there I asked them about the squealing brakes and was met with the response "Do you service it correctly?". When I pointed out I hadn't had it long enough for it to need a service I was told "The place you bought it from clearly didn't check it before you bought it, take it back to them". They were to contact me the following week with the full quote for the insurance but didn't even bother following it up, not that I would have used them anyway. The service, attitude and apparent knowledge of the car were just dreadful.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> In reality it was a £3k job that took 2 and a half weeks. As for the squealing brakes, Greers sorted me out with some new pads at very reasonable rates, excellent service and an SIDC discount [Y] If it needs a main dealer then I would use Ian Grieve.

The launch was the American spec car and the Yanks don't like hatchbacks so it makes sense to launch the saloon there. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The move to the hatch is because the rally car is going to be the hatch and they assume that everyone will want to drive the 'rally car'. There is no WRX as they want to sell more normally aspirated cars and reduce their range’s average CO2 emissions [:S]. So STI only and I will reserve judgment until I see it in the flesh as I still think with the styling beefed up it could look ok. But for us WRX drivers the only option is to upgrade to a STI, which pushes my budget too far. But I am a few years off that yet!

[] You have clearly been smoking what I was smoking yesterday! [:S] That link is to a photo of the US base model. I am still going to wait to the UK models and the STI before drawing any conclusion final conclusion.

[^o)] need some help mate? [] Well, it has been a long day! [:S] Whilst the saloon does look better, it is not so much the fact it is a hatchback that I don't like as there are lots of hatchbacks I do like, it is the fact it looks so bland, unimaginative and un-impreza like. If it drives, handles, performs etc like the Impreza we all know, and it is possible to tart it up a bit and make it look more aggressive and more Impreza like, then I will be interested so see, come 2 years, how many people end up buying one? Still not decided if Subaru have been very clever, or very stupid. Only time, and future sales, will tell. I am still sticking with my Bugeye which 5 years ago, I hated the look of, but now I have one, I love it! []

Auto Express says that the new STI is unveiled in October at the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Tokyo motor show, so possibly a bit of a wait for that one yet. Still think that it might just be ok if it looks as the pics previously that have been about.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> It also implies that the WRX is going to be available here. Found myself looking at the pictures in the mag and thinking that with a decent set of wheels, body kit, and rear spoiler, it might just look passable........!! []