After 2 years of Integra Type-R fun, I'm about to buy my first Impreza, a WRX SL Wagon with the Prodrive toys, of the 2003 vintage. Thanks to lots of helpful posts on here I found my ideal spec quickly and sourced the car at the right price within weeks - many thanks to all of you!
More guidance would be useful on a couple of points, though -
1. None of the insurance search engines allow me to specify the Prodrive Performance Pack as an option. What do you guys do? Call the insurance firms and tell them the details of each and every component? I dont really want the hassle - is there an online provider that does decent rates for old low-risk guys (I'm 46) that understands the car and standard options versus aftermarket bling?
2. The only thing I'd like to change about the car is the gearshift, which is heavy. Is the shortshift upgrade likely to give me a lighter, faster mechanism - or is there some other non-exotic mod that would do this?
3. The wheels are 17inch Prodrive items. What, in your opinion, are the best road-legal tyres to use, if ride quality is unimportant, wet grip is of some interest but dry cornering grip (I love trackdays) is paramount?
Oh - and hi, everyone. Nice to meet you!
Andrew The Hat
