Ian Coulter

Frank, I've got a flat along by the harbour and am down a couple of days a week, when I'm not away. I am down just now and will keep a look out for you in future. Ian

I'm in Musselburgh fairly regularly. Is yours the one with anthracite wheels that's often parked in North High Street? Ian

Belated thanks once more to John S for organising yet another great day at Knockhill and especially for arranging such nice weather for it this time! Thanks also for the 2 photos of my car, which must have been taken quite late on as it looks like Wheelchair Scooby hang off the grab handle! Must have been towards the end of the straight, too, judging by the fact that the bottom of the mud flaps are almost horizontal! Glad you actually managed to enjoy it in your own new car! It was good to match a few new faces to names. Thanks again, Ian

105.9 on the way to/from Knockhill! Ian

Hi, I have a Thule roof rack and a couple of their alloy bike carriers, which I am very pleased with. The advantage of a roof rack is that you can use it for other things too. The roof rack comes as components (bars, feet & fitting kit) so that you can just get a new fitting kit if you change your car, as I did recently (Classic to New Age). They do a variety of good quality bike carriers, depending what type you want and how much you want to pay, or you could probably fit most other manufacturers' carriers. Hope this helps, Ian

Hi, Sorry to hijack this thread a bit but just wanted to pick up on st3ph3n's comments on a full decat and remap of an 06 STi as this is a route I am interested in. Does anyone have any recomendations for exhaust systems with approximate prices? I wouldn't want it to be too loud out of consideration for the neighbours. What power and torque ranges would be possible for a fairly "safe" remap together with a full decat? What is the going rate for a remap? All help gratefully received. Ian

Neil, I was actually doing all that while you were doing that post! I had to e:mail Phil to get it enabled but it works now! Thanks for all the assistance with it, Ian

Neil, That's very helpful but how do you get an avatar set up in the first place. I am a paid up member and would like no. 34 - "STi & Impreza" badges. Can you tell me how to go about this? Regards, Ian

Russell, Thanks for that, I really like it and it is getting better and better all the time. Not sure what the next addition will be, though. Any ideas? Painting the letters on the tyres was something I used to do many years ago. I think it works quite well with the black car & silver wheels Hope you enjoyed the cream eggs! Thanks again, Ian

Many thanks to Russell (Wuz) for Fitting my new set of Amber Defi BF Gauges today. They are a great match for the 2006 STi instruments and I am really pleased with them. I had considered doing this installation myself but, having seen what was actually involved, I am glad that I waited a bit longer to get Russell to do it for me. There was a potential problem with a recalcitrant gallery plug and a bit of trial and error to find the right switched feed for the set up I wanted. However, Russell was good-humoured and persevered despite these causing the job to take a bit longer than otherwise expected. He had also painted the pod black with the inner panel silver/grey which is a good match for the main dash. A good job well done! Thanks again Russell. Ian PS - I decided to travel up and down through Glenshee just to add to the fun of the day!

I agree that anthracite would look better on your car. I think that wheels are better when they contrast with the car colour. Silver is too close to Crystal Grey, but does look good against black. I do quite like the standard wheel style though and bought a spare unused gold set. If you do decide to go for something different, let me know if you want to sell/swap the silver ones. Ian

Well done. I'm sure that you will really enjoy it. There can't be many of the original 300 left by now although I did see one at Eden Subaru in Cupar last week, at £22k (I think). £20k is an excellent price considering they were £28.5k just a year ago, even taking account of the £3k free fuel offer they had going. I went for a Euro one in black and have been very pleased with it so far. It is very different to to classic I have had for more than 7 years! Have fun when you get it, Ian

New Age: No. Name YEAR MODEL 01 Mrs Jc scoob MY01 WRX 02 PaulC555 MY01 WRX 03 Keap_scooby MY01 WRX 04 Chris_c201 MY01 WRX 05 Scooby Doom MY01 WRX 06 Aberscoob MY01 WRX 07 Sheep MY01 WRX WAGGON 08 360ste MY02 STi 09 Kev 580 MY02 STI Type UK 10 GaryD & lesley MY02 STI Type UK 11 hammy MY02 STI Type UK 12 SG MY02 STI Type UK 13 Dave (Helium) MY02 STI Type UK 14 CYP_rock MY02 STI Type UK 15 Scooby-Girl MY02 STI Type UK 16 mjci7nt2 MY02 STi7 WRX 17 ScubaRoo MY02 UK WRX Wagon 18 steve_nairn_sti MY02 WRX 19 Higgy MY02 WRX 20 Cal MY02 WRX 21 moto MY02 WRX 22 Rhindpiece MY02 WRX 23 Z1000 MY03 STI Type UK 24 Karps MY03 STI Type UK 25 ScOObarOO MY03 STI Type UK 26 Dean MY03 STI Type UK 27 MR Orkney MY03 STI Type UK 28 rallye 6 MY03 WRX 29 Stu_B MY03 WRX 30 Irish Al MY03 WRX 31 oobster MY03 WRX 32 bigbadboab MY03 WRX 33 DrewG MY03 WRX 34 Gogsie MY04 STI JDM 35 STi_Bandit MY04 STI Type UK 36 Fai 17 MY04 STI Type UK 37 Scoobymark MY04 STI Type UK 38 Dipsy MY05 JDM STi 39 G. Mac MY05 STI Type UK 40 Digital MY05 STI Type UK 41 Clutdav MY05 STI Type UK 42 Kebab Nemesis MY05 STI Type UK 43 Craig Mac MY05 STI Type UK 44 ali37 MY05 STI Type UK 45 Big Den MY05 STI Type UK 46 st3ph3n MY05 WRX 47 Mako MY05 WRX 48 Mrs Big Den MY05 WRX 49 scoobysailor MY05 WRX 50 PECO MY05 WRX 51 jimser MY05 WRX 52 Snoopy MY05 WRX 53 Gus the Bus MY05 WRX 300 54 Fraz. A MY05 WRX 300 55 craigwrx MY05 WRX 300 56 Zeolite MY05 WRX 300 57 Spaceman MY05 WRX swrt 58 4hero MY06 STI Type UK 59 STI Pretender MY06 STI Type UK 60 dynamix MY06 STI Type UK 61 b16dmc MY06 STI Type UK 62 TheBlackSheep MY06 STI Type UK 63 NKWRX MY06 WRX 64 The Welsho MY06 WRX 65 Nitchiec MY01 WRX UK300 66 Dietbruboy MY01 WRX Wagon 67 Westtra MY02 STI Type UK 68 scoobyiain MY04 STI TYPE UK 69 Ian Coulter MY06 STI spec D (EU) Classics: No. Name YEAR MODEL 01 jodie typeRA MY92 type RA 02 Weeb MY93 STi power 03 scoobyfuzzy MY93 WRX 04 Todd MY93 WRX 05 Mako MY93 WRX 06 stevie 4 MY93 WRX TURBO 07 MY94 MY94 JDM STi V1 Wagon 08 WRXMANIA MY94 JDM WRX STI Version 1 09 John Stevenson MY94 RA 2.5 10 Road Warrior MY94 WRX 11 Redscoobydoo MY94 WRX 12 Redscoobydoo MY94 WRX STI 13 Gambler MY95 JDM WRX 14 Kenny. S MY95 STi Type RA 15 Ac!D MY95 UK 16 billyyoung MY95 UK 17 Gordyq MY95 WRX 18 FastScooby MY95 WRX 19 johnh MY95 WRX 20 neilswrx MY95 wrx import 21 Pongo MY96 STi TYPE RA 22 micra_wrc MY96 STi type RA V-Limited 23 Oz *sti* MY96 STI v3 24 jonnyb80 MY96 uk turbo 25 TheSquirrel555 MY96 WRX STI LIMITED 555 26 coulty MY96 WRX STI V2 27 Pugpaul MY96 WRX Wagon 28 pugpaul MY96 WRX WAGON 29 ScottySTI MY97 JDM STI v3 30 butcher boy MY97 JDM WRX 31 Ross9 MY97 STi4 Type R 32 WRC No1 MY97 UK 33 Catalunya80 MY97 UK Cat No. 80 34 Duncatr MY97 UK Cat No. 99 35 Simmie MY97 UK Turbo Wagon 36 John Stevenson MY97 UK Turbo Wagon 37 Arbroath Smokie MY98 22B 38 John Stevenson MY98 Secret Project 39 RubyTheScooby MY98 Sport 40 Carl Davey MY98 STi RA 41 Seafar99 MY98 STI v5 Wagon 42 Darryll MY98 Type R 43 scientific steve MY98 Type R 44 scoobykev MY98 UK 45 Terzo Neil MY98 UK Terzo No. 306 46 scoobyscoop MY98 UK Turbo Wagon 47 MrBadger MY98 UK Turbo Wagon 48 John Stevenson MY98 UK WR PPP 49 RRS 555 MY98 UKTURBO Saloon 50 SCOOBAY MY99 22B Type UK 51 mslorach MY99 RB5 No.41 52 Shep MY99 Sport 53 Smiler AS MY99 Sport 54 Bigdavie MY99 Turbo 55 Col 666 MY99 Type R 56 Jc scoob MY99 UK 57 Frank C MY99 UK Turbo 58 Stripe MY99 UK Turbo 59 RS Grant MY99 UK Turbo 60 philip_w MY99 UK Turbo 61 Whitelaw MY00 P1 62 Hepy MY00 P1 63 Rossco MY00 Type R 64 Kloon MY00 UK 65 Ally-b MY00 UK 66 Vicki MY00 UK 67 Dtabbit77 MY00 UK 68 Iqy MY00 UK Turbo 69 thefastone MY00 UK Turbo 70 Nanaki MY00 UK Turbo 71 Cullenmin MY00 UK Turbo 72 Fiefster MY00 UK Turbo Wagon 73 Haribo1187 MY99 UK Turbo PPP 74 Ian Coulter MY99 UK Turbo (for sale) In both lists at the moment! Ian

Just got all those too (except for the "shiny" bit) and a lower grille. A set of Defis just ordered, but won't be fitted until Wuz returns in the new year! Ian

Hi, Have you ordered one yet (while they still have £20 off)? You are welcome to have a look at mine, if it would help you to decide. I usually pass around the west side of Edinburgh a couple of times a week. Regards, Ian PS - Nice photos on the other thread. I assume your wheels are actually gold.

Neil, Yes, you need to drill 3 holes for the fixing screws. There are then 3 metal load spreaders to go behind the panel. I replaced their small rubber washers with larger tap washers. All very easy to do and quite inconspicuous when fitted. It certainly looks good and should come as standard! Ian

Hi, I have just got & fitted one from Revolution, along with their front splitter. Both went on fairly easily and improve the front of the car. Mine is a black one too! Regards, Ian PS - Forgot to say that Subaru do a plastic(?) Prodrive one at £150 part no SACC2615. This is the one that they fitted to the UK spec D.

Hi, The manual suggests getting the dealer to do this. Has anyone done it themself? If so, how do you do it? Is it particularly difficult? Likewise, the side repeaters? Any help gratefully received before I order new bulbs. Thanks in advance, Ian

Not sure if they are what you want but try scoobyparts.com. I have just ordered some from them for my mudflaps. Ian

Hi guys, many thanks for the prompt and useful responses. Thanks also for the welcome but it should really be a welcome back! I have actually been an SIDC & (original) Forum member since 1999 but haven't been to any meets or track days for ages. However, I am sure that the prospect of a new car will change all that. Can I just pick up on a few of your points? Why are the service books sent later rather than with the cars? What do you have to do to register the car with Subaru UK? Will probably use the car for a while before thinking about PPP or other mods. Some people seem to think that the 1st 3,000 service is actually necessary. Does using a "specialist" invalidate the warranty? If so, I would probably continue to go to Nobles. Forgot to mention that I have paid MP a deposit to bring the car up from Derby. I am hoping that it might be here later this week so that it could be on the road next week. Thanks again for your comments. Ian

Hi, hoping to call upon your recent experience & knowledge. Have had my UK MY99 from new and am looking to change. Am interested in a euro import STi spec D from Motorpoint. Have searched various threads and think the situation is as follows : - Pros - £6,000 cheaper than UK car (but see below) Covered by pan-european warranty (but see below) No "add-on" stereo or sat nav (which I don't want) Available in black (which I prefer to crystal grey) No more to insure than UK car Cons - Don't get £3,000 of free fuel No alarm, tracker or locking wheel nuts (say £1,000) Warranty runs from date of manufacture, not purchase Have to register with Subaru UK for warranty to be valid Warranty repairs have to be authorised by Cyprus/Malta Prodrive Performance Pack would invalidate warranty Have to pay labour on 1,000 mile service Have to have 3,000 mile service No lower grille Have to sell old car privately to get reasonable value Is this all correct and have I missed anything significant? Would appreciate contact from anyone who has done this recently. Thanks in advance, Ian