mystery machine

Nice!

"Handling totally transformed, and no difference to ride quality - honest!" Looking forward to seeing the finished product

And who wouldn't?! Pity the JDM and Litchfield specimens cost SO much more than the type UK cars

What colour is your Hawkeye, BTW? I often pass through Allo-ha

I don't understand why you are all making such a fuss, it's the same system as is used in many modern cars - even Toyota use it, and they sell millions of cars every year Oh oh...

I thought that the rear struts became 'inverted' after the late Blobs? I assume there's more to this than just the same struts turned upside-down, but I could be wrong...

'STI' and 'Cosworth' on the same tailgate sounds good to me

My MY06 STI is just the same... ...always considered it a 'feature' of the drive-by-wire accelerator. More or less gotten used to it, but it can make the car a little tricky to drive in stop-start traffic (which I avoid anyway). Perhaps the action is adjustable, though? Be interested to hear what the dealer has to say.

^^^ Fairly sure that was FrankSTI (aka Mark).

The way you formatted that Frank, I was half-expecting it to rhyme... "Ode to a Scooby" Just kidding mate - hope you're back in bees-knees soon

Beat me to it!

BUTCHERS!

'Min' is where it should sit when the car is cold - you might expect it to read higher when the car is warm.

Price does seem conspicuously low... book says £5K+ for a private sale...

Not a fan of the new rims, but your hatch looks great in black

Looks fantastic - late Blob STIs and Hawk STIs are where it's at, IMO P.S. Is that a personalised reg?

Or at least some clues as to what you've bought! (if it's not the one quoted above).

Gauntlet laid squarely down

That's true - if all else fails, nothing wrong with a wee white lie eh? ...as long as it's not the one that (apparently) starts with "oops, sorry love, it just slipped"...

FWIW, I reckon you need to turn that 'starting a family' argument around, maybe take a wee bit more of a positive approach this time, e.g. "this is something I'd like to get out of my system, it'll help me settle down and I'll feel more ready to start a family". And when finances are the main concern, I find it helps to put all the numbers into a spreadsheet (or at least on paper), so that I can prove to the missus (and myself!) that the purchase I'm proposing is in fact affordable You could maybe even take her out somewhere nice for a meal before Sunday and talk it over...? Then if you're not wearing curry/chow mein/spaghetti by the time the bill arrives, you could be onto a winner Anyway, best of luck mate. Have patience - you know burds, sometimes they just like to test us by making these things difficult, eh?

Actually looks quite tidy ...and I'm a happily married man! OK... I'm a married man

Shoes

Hello and welcome, Terry