jamesm

The Shell garage on the A80 at Cumbernauld.

Bit below the belt that. In one of the clips on YouTube the file is of a passenger riding in a blue newage, and I think, by the shape of the scoop, it is a bugeye. Scoobzie/Diablo/RACERX drives a blue bugeye. The driver in the clip isn't wearing gloves and it looks more like a spirited run out in the hills than a joyride in a nicked motor. I just can't help thinking that there is something more to this than just some prat posting links he randomly found on YouTube. Where is Milton by the way??

Unfortunatly, it is the country we live in. To be honest, if someone broke into my house late at night with a wepon demanding the keys, I would hand them to them. Isn't worth an argument or myself or my partner ending up in hospital. Thats what the insurance is for. That is not an invite to any local criminals mind. The house has a seriously wired up alarm that splits your ear drums when it goes off, and the car a tracker so you won't get far before it gets found!

But that was my point earlier in the thread. If you are concerned that you have found allegedly stolen cars on YouTube, then report it to the police. If you know the guys name or alias, then pass to the police. Don't encourage them by posting links on a forum. If it was my car that had been nicked, I wouldn't want a video of the thieving little ****s driving it posted on this forum. I would however thank anyone who brought such a video quietly to my attention and I would pass details to the police. This thread is still not going to stop my car, or anyone elses car getting stolen. Scoobzie/Diablo/RACERX reporting his concerns to the police, or even crimestoppers might do.

And how is posting up a few links showing people driving allegedly stolen cars going to stop my car getting nicked?

Come to think of it, I remember someone saying a couple of months back they had seen Scoobzie's car at Hypertech or somewhere and it had RACERX on it as a 'user name'. Adds up now.

Surely posting up the links is just giving them the kudos they crave for managing to steal a specific type of car. People (as I did) will go through the links and view on YouTube, upping their number of 'views' and encouraging them even further. If you think a crime has been committed then pass details to the police. If you specifically recognise a car as being nicked from someone you know or someone on here then speak to the person, or PM them on here. They can then also contact the police with reference to their crime number. I agree that they are little ****s and should get whats coming to them but I for one will not be flooding Milton with Imprezas on Friday and Saturday night as you suggest in your other post. I would prefer an evening in my local pub rather than somewhere I don't know, getting bricks hurled at me.

Got to agree with Stephen, might be an idea to pass the information onto the Police who may be able to deal with the little **** if it is indeed correct rather than posting it up here.

At least there are plenty standard bugeye headlights to be had if oven heated de-tangoing goes wrong. Avoid cheap aftermarket sets from Ebay. Morettes, UK300 style and STI headlights come up on Ebay now and gain but are normally in excess of £300 for a decent set. I have a set of STI headlights in the garage (not for sale mind ). Remember they are not plug in and go as the wiring on the WRX and STI are different. Put the STI lights on mine last summer but the way they are wired up, the dipped beam goes off when the full beam goes on and ended up taking them back off again. Really need to take them to an electrician and get them wired up to work properly, get the alignment sorted, try a set of decent bulbs and give them another go. The offside light just doesn't quite want to fit either. Wouldn't mind a set of UK300 style lights.

Looking good there. Will be off to JB Coachworks myself soon to get the bodywork tidied up.

Great idea if anyone listens to the comments suggestions.......

A standard UK WRX will run fine on 95 RON.

Welcome I am just up the road in Dunlop.

Was in last night. All '99 pumps are off again!

Slightly off topic but when I was out in Oz a couple of years ago we stayed with our friends parents out in the bush. There was great excitement that week as their Ford Falcon had just clocked past the 900,000 Kms mark. Think that works out at over 550,000 miles!

Elephant, Bell and Admiral are all the same company. I am with Admiral for the Scooby and Bell for the Corolla. The Mrs insures her Swift through Diamond, who are also part of Admiral! Using Compare the Meerkat and the like is all very well, but the prices you get will have no benefits and huge excesses. Also many companies won't quote on those sites when you mention mods, no matter how simple, yet are fine when you phone them direct. Got that issue with the Mrs' Swift which has non standard alloys and front fogs! I would take anything the comparison websites say with a big pinch of salt.

My Impreza is still at Hypertech, just got me Corolla at the moment so only two wheel drive for me. Really piling down in Ayrshire at the moment. Strangely though, was out earlier and it was clear and rainy less than a mile down the road!!

KM's were about £630 for me, on a standard power WRX. Full NCB, garaged etc, and only about 5 miles or so from you. Still paying £480 with Admiral. Insurers must like you!

If they have a tank full of 99, then it must be getting pretty old. The pumps haven't worked since about Christmas!

I am in East Ayrshire and now use Hypertech in Bonnybridge for all my service work. Not exactly local but the service is second to none and well worth the travel. Getting the geometry done there next week. £55 I think Duncan said.

What size of tyres are you looking for? I'd be wary of budget brands. Had Federals on it when I bought it. Awful. Been running Avons on it for the last three years. Really good to begin with but as the wear went on, they killed the handling of the car. Just picked up some Goodyear Eagle F1s and they have transformed the car. And at £80 a pop from Camskill, you canny whack it (17 inch). I run all sorts of bargain basement tyres on my daily runner (Corolla). From Barums to Regals and Tigars. Most are a bit ropey at best but, the Star Performers I currently have on are the worst tyre I have ever used by a long long way. Enduro I think are at the bargain basement level and I'd avoid. Got a mate who runs Kumhos on his GT4 and seems to like them.

My Impreza is sitting on the drive as clear as day on Google Streetview. Was taken in March last year. However, I don't live there anymore!

Looks really good. Well done Personally, I think taking the height down to no higher than the wing mirror would give you something spot on.

Welcome Stunning motor you got there.

I have that problem with mine at the moment. But the power steering squeals like hell on full lock and on cold days. Fluid fine so hoping it is just the belt needing adjusting or something. Could do without having to replace the pump. But the way my luck is, it will probably be the pump!