JPE

I'm going to sin, but: Didn't Mitsubishi knock five grand off the list price of the Evo X? I think it starts at £25k for the entry-level 300hp model now. I'd love to go back to a Scooby one day- but I wouldn't pay that amount of money when an Evo is 8 grand cheaper.

Out of curiosity which type-r are you looking at? The new shape or old?

Give Keith Michaels a ring.

After 3 years I'll be parting from my WRX next week, to take a new "60" plate car. I'm too embarassed to say what it is, so I'll just link to a pic ;o Owning the Scooby has been ace- with no regrets, other than the theft. A fantastic, bullet-proof car that was always a joy to drive. No other car in this price range can hit 0-60 in under 6s! I'd like to say a big thank you to the members of SIDC- an invaluable source of info and some great discussions. You guys certainly know your stuff! Who knows, maybe one day I can come back to Scooby ownership!

I've considered selling my 04 WRX with 64k miles, prices I've been offered from garages are £5,250-£5,500. The saloon comes in 3 guises, AFAIK: GX- lacks the bonnet scoop and- I think- the turbo. 0-60 in 10s, fairly slow. WRX- the base level performance Scooby. I have one and love it. Punchy but also comfortable. STi- goes like the clappers. Some styling additions, but mostly under-the-bonnet improvements over the WRX. The highest insurance group, mind. 2003-2005 £245 for 12 months. The hawkeyes and hatchbacks are £200 more, as they're after 2006 (there's a cap for cars registered before then, which the blobeye falls into) Nothing special, in my experience. Check the usual stuff- listen to the engine when cold, check the oil, get a HPI record etc... Squeeky seatbelts are the most annoying thing but it's normal!!

My 04 WRX does it, also despite laser wheel alignment.

Let us know what you go with Gary- I'm in the same boat as you. Have been considering scoobyworld's spoiler as I might get some other things from them.

Anyone else read the seller's description of the car and come away feeling stupid?

Got a quiet Bailey's one. You can tell yourself they reduce turbo lag, if it helps. I do.

Anyone know if this affects WRX hatchbacks with the PPP?

Damn! Haven't gone to the effort of phoning Adrian Flux, but confused.com tells me the exhaust alone bumps the premium from £550 to £1050. Thanks for the info, anyhow.

After finding Subaru are offering a free PPP on the WRXs I'm looking at the hatchbacks (again...) and was wondering if the exhaust and remap should be declared as "modified" when getting an insurnace quote? Cheers.

Gah! I'm cleaning Scoob on my drive from the googlemap picture!

This is an almight conundrum. On the one hand- it looks ****. On the other hand- it looks like the Batmobile and the Batmobile can't be ****?!

6 years of stone chips- and a pheasant who played chicken (and lost)- is really starting to hinder my Scoob's front end, to the point where I'm looking at getting the bonnet and front bumper repsrayed. Can anyone recommend a good body shop? I had a look at one yesterday, was a run down building in a dilapidated industrial estate and the guy wanted £550 which seemed OTT. Cheers!

Ooh! Afterburner centre section it is, then! Do you need replacement gaskets for the centre section? Cheers!

I am right in thinking changing the whole of the exhaust without a remap is a bad idea, right? Please tell me I haven't wrongly been thinking the backbox is as far as I can go, for the past 3 years.

Cars are just ridiculously cheap in Cyprus- when I went there every taxi was a Merc and everyone under 25 was driving an Evo 10. As for the hatchback, it got a lot of negative press but I think it's mostly due to the shape change. FWIW, I came *very* close to buying a 2010 WRX-S but pulled out at the last minute: I still think it's the best looking hatchback on the market but it isn't special enough to warrant the highest tax band and 20-something mpg. I was also a little put off on hearing the WRX isn't being released in Europe anymore: the dealer said to pass some new EU law where manufacturers have to average 35mpg across their fleet, Subaru dropped (or are about to drop) the WRX and the 3 litre Forester. In the hatchback's defense, it's much easier to drive than my blobeye in urban areas and has oodles more torque (though I imagine the hawkeye would be the same for the latter). Most importantly, it's the ONLY CAR EVER BUILT that can pull off black/anthracite alloys- in every other car they just look dirty

Looks great- though I'm biased as I also have a blobeye WRX! If I could make a suggestion: get some black paint for the horn- you can see it through the upper grill. The original paint wore off on mine too and it bugged the hell out of me until I re-painted it!

Im-prezza?! Get off my language, American! The still pictures looked good but I'm unconvinced about that youtube video- it seems to have merged the saloon with the hatch and doesn't know which one it is.

Hmm, I'll have to change over. Do you need a few runs with V power before you see any benefit?

Hot! The only bugeye I've seen that looks great!

My blobeye does this, and before I bought mine I looked at another blobeye which did the same thing. So it's not just the bugs!

1. Hawkeye 2. Blobeye 3. Hatch 4. Classic 5. Bugeye And I own a blobeye so no- I didn't put the car I own at the top!

Cheers stealth! I gave Keith a ring- what a top guy!- and with the mods he quoted me about £50 less than my current premium without mods! For those who have had the exhaust/filter panel/remap: what's your fuel economy? I imagine the panel+exhaust lets the engine breathe easier, but is this offset by the turbo kicking sooner? (assuming the turbo does kick in sooner!) My work run is 50 miles a day so I'd struggle to justify lowering the mpg I get!