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Cheers guys, much appreciated. Looks like the 5.5k trade offer wasn't that ridiculous after all. Lost a mint on it after 2.5 years of driving the car but need to move to something cheaper to insure and run, Focus ST the most likely candidate, saves me £500 on the insurance for starters.

Hoping somebody will be able to help here. I'm looking to sell my STi but don't see anything similar to get an idea what it's worth. Being offered silly trade in prices (£5.5k) so thinking private sale will be the only option. World Rally Blue, 04 plate Sti Type UK Prodrive PPP MOT till July Full Subaru service history, 72000 miles. Pretty good condition all round 18" Prodrive alloys Prodrive grill kit New suspension all round, new front discs and pads Rough idea would be appreciated!

The extended warranty is not bad Davie, I got it when I bought my blobeye and I got 4 struts and a crankshaft pulley replaced under it. On the subject of struts, my rears are getting done by Nobles next week under parts warranty. My extended ran out last July and I never renewed, the struts were done August 08 and are still covered and are being replaced parts and labour under parts warranty with the uprated ones. I never renewed Subaru Assistance either, the one time I used them (crankshaft pulley), they came out, could fix. Shipped the car to Nobles, got me a hire car that was nothing but hassle to sort out, can do the same with the AA and cover the wifes and sons car as well for not much more.

Cheers for the advice guys. I actually lucked out this time as Nobles are going to replace the knackered shocks under Subaru parts warranty as they were only changed in August 08 and have done under 13k miles on them. Apparently it's different shocks that Subaru are supplying now, here's hoping they last longer than the last set!

Could anyone recommend a decent and not too expensive alternative to the standard Subaru struts? The current rear set have only been on the car for less than 14k miles and 18 months and are banging like mad again. The car's out of warranty now and there is no way I'm putting the standard Subaru struts on if I'm paying for it. Car is an 04 bugeye type UK Sti, sits on Prodrive springs if that makes any difference. No need for anthing to stiff, car is never on a track and it's everyday use type stuff I'm after, not shake your fillings loose material! Many thanks!

Quick one of the scooby.

Thats certainly the same spoiler. The guys had a for sale sign on the car for the last year at least, you'd think it would cross his mind to maybe take the monstrosity off the bootlid and see what happened then! He never waves back either, I just point and laugh when I see it now.

Last time I seen it it was a girl driving it, seen it parked up at the shops at Carrick Knowe too. Seems to knock about with another classic with one of those strange colour changing paint jobs, looks sort of copper in colour. Bit on the max power side but at least their not as bad as that monstrosity of a white classic also in west Edinburgh which has the biggest spoiler I've ever seen on any car on it, it's higher than the roofline of the car and wider too! Minging.

Ah right, I have little to do with that side of the company, I'm the web manager so the only time I see the crew is when I go on holiday! You wouldn't be the big silver Merc taxis that knock about there at times are you? If you keep an eye out there's sometimes a hawkeye WRX parked up there too, not sure who's it is but it's not nearly as nice as mine...

SLR? Afraid not! Depends what side of the business your involved with I suppose. Any clues? Paul, bugger off! I'm actually so bored with Twitter these days I just do it to try and get a reaction now.

That'll be me! Where do you see me about? What are you driving??

All my macro shots are the Nikon D90 with a Sigma f2.8 105mm EX macro lens. Cracking lens for the money. Not in the same league as the one Neil has for his on the Canon but it also costs a quarter as much! Great lens for getting some nice depth of field and bokeh effects too.

My favourite recently. And one from holiday. Mount Vesuvius as seen from the Bay of Naples

They certainly had. Always a bonus when they do that!

The STi was mine. Nobles kept the car for me while I was on holiday and also done an oil/filter change while they had it. Picked it up about half 4 last night after a slightly delayed flight back from Palma. Was getting quite frustrated as I didnt think I was going to get there in time! That car park is always good. Last time I picked the car up from there it was sitting with 4 other STi's in a row.

Not happy at the news today. Can upgrade but you need to buy your way out your existing contract! Nice one 02, just killed the new hardware stone dead for nearly all the 3g owners who would have upgraded.

Edinburgh city centre as seen from Salisbury Crags

The Subaru Assistance worked petty well. Thankful for the warranty too, crankshaft pulley ran to a few hundred quid. Nobles reckoned it was only the 2nd one they had seen fail.

Found issue. Big pulley at front of engine disintegrated and took air con drive belt with it which in turn has taken off the other aux drive belt next to it. Not a massive issue but car needs to be lifted to Nobles. Just an inconvenience I could do without today!

STi had a funny squeak from the engine bay last night but car was running fine so thought nothing of it. This morning, took it out the drive and it's got no power steering and the battery and handbrake lights wont go out. Limped it back to house and waiting on Subaru Assistance coming out now. Luckily still got a month of the extended warrantly left. Any ideas what might be up? Phoned Nobles, they think it's lost a belt or pulley somewhere?

Thanks very much, it was just one of "those" nights last night, hard not to take a decent shot of a scene like that.

Sun setting over Edinburgh last night.

Difference here though Davie is that people don't abuse it unlike somewhere else that I have no involment in anymore! Cheers for the comments though.

It's actually minging, it's got half the insect life of Berwickshire welded to it after the Jim Clark.

It's on the prodrive springs and the standard shocks. Mudflaps were what was on it when I go it, they are also on the list to get replaced as one is squint and I cant straighten it!