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Also tempted even after my hatch disaster. Mind you can get some deal on an evo 10 just now.

last person out put the lights off

Will look out the grease and give it ago, thanks for the tip

I have the exact same problem and have just had an anti lift kit and new tyres fitted to my hawk!

Can’t agree more. Have had a crap week with my hawkeye in and out Subaru garages with various mis diagnosed faults and eventually a hefty repair bill, but all was forgotten on a short run to get the papers this morning in Berwick. The wife can understand how it can take an hour and a half to drive 10 miles and back. Now toying with the idea of heading down to revolution next Saturday with the kids to max out the credit card while she is out shopping with her pals. My fourth scooby now, the bill keep coming, petrol gets dearer but the smiles just get bigger.

Well done SIDC for pushing on the chocolate engines. Just confirms that these guys dont know what story to stick to. Eventually had to get rid of my hatch after two engine failure and IM refusing to extend the warrenty and was denfinetly not offered any tracker data logger or would have taken one just to prove that they a full of S*it. Car never modded, serviced properly, never tracked, not 17 so dont drive like i stole it anymore either. The excuses and blame are unreal its going to be sad to watch the subaru brand disappear from the UK over the next couple of years. Less than 2% my arse.

unfortunatley not for me. one set of failed pistons one big end and not even 20K. Run on v power only, shift light at 6000rpm, driving 1 year old about so no grand turismo. Was not given the software update until the second engine was never contacted about it. I realise that in any manufacturing process things can go wrong but its the way you deal with them that matters and on this problem subaru have been found seriously wanting. Anybody that buys a second hand hatch or a new salon is a brave man.

45k you have had some luck with that one. Heard IM now have 70 short blocks sitting in stock hope there not for the new cars

not worried about the looks its an impreza after all. Would be nice to know if the engine has destroyed its pistons yet that one must have done more than 5 miles by now.

Superb car. Done the same as you chooped in my hatch for a hawkeye, not quite a rb320 but still a huge improvement on the hatch.

My hatch was an absolute nightmare wouldnt even think about looking at one. Its just not worth the haslle with the engines.

absolutely Gary just trying to get used to the awd again

Cheers guys. Absolutely loving it. The steering, the brakes, the tail happy rear end and the never ending acceleration. Doing my best trying not to mod it.

6 months after getting rid of my engine exploding sti hatch i couldnt put up with my astra vxr trying to kill me anymore so picked up a great sti hawkeye last week, cant get the smile off my face. These cars ar just awesome. hoping to get more involved in the club this time round

not faultless anymore unfortunately

Your spot on they just do not care about there customers at all. Had a nightmare with my 2008 hatch 2 engines in 16K. IM where absolutely hopeless blamed everybody and there dog for the problems and done there best to be as difficult as possible. The build quality of the hatch is ridiculous my astra gte had less rattles. The problem is the dealers are for the most part excellent and when the cars dont break down they are fantastic really miss the all weather grip and performance. After having been stung with my hatch thought i would never buy another subaru but have spent the last week searching the country for a mint hawkeye.

Alot of wrx failures in the states take a look at IWSTI. Havent heard of any in the uk yet.

two failures on mine piston rings and then big end IM repsonse was pathetic. Ian Grieves bought it back off me as i have no faith left in subaru, there are major design flaws with these engines. Grieves where helpful to apoint but IM are just a joke.

Would love to come along but car in the garage getting the engine put back together again, will probably just break down again on the way to the meet anyway.

There have been issues with the hatch sti gearbox as your describing have a look on IWSTI loads of info there.

There is a problem with the gearbox have a look on IWSTI for more info. Have done 15K in my STI no gearbox issues just engine problems.

people who look like they are going to overtake the car in front, constantly half pulling out and back in again for miles but never actually overtaking anything.

What a joke!

have had the engine problem and a new tracker fitted so know how you feel. What did you do to sort the boot problem. Did think about getting rid but just can find anything else with the day to day drivability and performance, really not keen on 2wd or the new EVO.

That was probably me. Coming back down the road from Glasgow. Didnt notice any other scoobies. Was trying to drive nice had the wee man in the car