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a standard STi sounds the way to go. Had one lined up but I was too slow and some nice person got to it first Thanks for the info cheers all Ewan

not going for that one, found out that it is a wrx rather than an sti. still interested to find out what the live in live mapping means?? cheers

went to techy teacher training with your dad when he had the wee red mini, name's ewan. R1 into a mini.... always did like your dads idea of 'interesting' projects. how far on is he with it? send him my best cheers ewan

is that cal shand as in john shands son?

Still looking to buy a wagon. Been on to a guy that has an sti V2 for sale. It's got a JAM package which he says is a well known japanese tuning firm that makes useable road cars. According to the seller the JAM package consists of chipped and live mapped ECU, bucket seat, techtom and boost guage, larger lightweight alloy radiator with airflow cover, short shifter and strut braces.The Jam package would have cost over £2000 alone. does this sound about right? and what exactly is a 'live mapped ECU' I know the ecu is the engine management and i know that mapping changes the characteristics but what does the live bit mean and while i'm asking questions....whats a Techtom? yours in ignorance ewan

cheers seafar, I checked it out, just waiting for some pics from the owner

sorry for the delay in replying, still getting the hang of this forum. aye, a wee bit of a distance but thanks for the thought. cheers ewan

good point about the taxation - hadn't thought of that. As far as money goes 3K is pretty much my limit and while it might not buy me a fire breathing monster It should get me a wagon that'll give me a bit more of a buzz than our diesel passat does. I'll keep looking for a bit, the market seems a bit slow just now so there are a couple out there that might drop the wee bit needed to become affordable. In the meantime if anybody sees/hears of a good one going for the right money........... Cheers

looks great but i'm sold on the idea of a wagon. The top mount intercooler thing looks different on the V3STi. Is it a different type or just a different colour? cheers

hey guys mr Badger very kindly started this topic off for me. I'm fairly new to imprezas, don't know much, but once I'd had a run in Badgers wagon I was hooked. The guy selling the silver 1996 v2 seems pretty good. He's answered all my q's, sent up plenty of pics when asked and dropped the price a fair whack. There's also a v3 sti - a bit higher mileage but about the same price. Is there much difference between the v2 and the v3? I like the idea of the import mainly due to the POWER advantage over a UK model and i've read that the sti has stronger engine internals, but then there's the lure of the new bugeye wagon that was linked to the topic. Any thoughts? Too many choices Cheers for all your help and advice