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pmsl John, Sure, don't think the boss will mind me racking up a few hundred miles on the new toy aye right!!! In reply, I am a lucky guy Cheers Russ

Well, we finally received our 06my Sti Demonstrator so thought it would be rude not to take it home for a wee evaluation First thoughts..... very very responsive. New drive by wire makes the throttle response great. Power delivery is very smooth, and incredibly torquey. The car is standard just now as the PPP's have not been launched yet. Can't wait for that, should make the car very quick. New dash is cool, electro luminescent red same as jdm models. Feels slightly sharper than 05MY. Will see how it goes over the weekend but I think it will be really rewarding drive once I get a bit more used to it Cheers Russ

Just heard. Very very sad Thoughts and sympathies go out to his family.

Mark, I have researched this and you are correct. Although the parts look the same there must be some difference as they have different part numbers. The Sti Duct is 90817fe200 £91.75+vat Sti Bellows 90817fe040 £26.13+vat Cheers Just gimme a bell if you want them Russ

Tango, as craig said, could you turn on your pm. Cheers Russ

Glad to hear your ok Andy. Russ

Cheers Ian you biatch.... handbags at dawn matey I am very lucky as the wife is as much of a nutter as me, so the mods are fairly well accepted Don't know what else is on the cards, any suggestions? Possibly considering an AndyF remap, but not too sure as the car produced 271bhp / 270lbft on the rollers 4 weeks ago so it's certainly going well enough. Regards Russ

Scoobylav, in answer to your query................... No. I have dropped the price to try and generate some interest. Will keep trying. Cheers for the rest of the comments folks Regards Russ

Well spotted Mr Scoobylav Yeah had the grill painted white. Just to be a wee bit different 1000 points to you Russ

Oobster, I just took orange bulbs and painted them silver. Did the same with the rears too. Cheers for the comments Russ

Well, decided to bite the bullet and de-tango the front of the wife's car on Tuesday. Took a deep breath and removed the lights and them put them in the oven, gas mark 3 6 mins each side turning occassionally and not forgetting to baste them in their own juices. Came apart luvverly. Really like the look of the front end of the car now. opinions appreciated Before tango After de-tangoed again Cheers Russ

Would deffo recommend it. Takes a bit of time as I followed the instructions to the letter and covered up electrics and tried to apply liberally to the engine. It really lifts the green wax that is on everything tho'. Then it's a case of just rinsing it off and applying the detailer. Let it dry and wipe down any excess that's left. Jobs a good un. Think it is called CD2 engine cleaner and detailer. £7.99 Cheers for the kind comments Wife will appreciate them Russ

cheers folks Makes washing it every second day worthwhile. Russ

Was incredibly bored at work today so decided to give the wife's motor a damn good cleaning. Normally a wash would do but thought it was time to try out the C2 engine cleaner and detailer from Halfrauds. Not bad stuff and very easy to use. Engine Bay Side on A Clean Rear Cheers Russ

Of Course I do Dipsy. A nice WR Blue one. Gimme a bell if I can help. Russ

Gotta be on the ball Doug. Especially if I can help someone out. Cheers Russ

Kev, if you are thinking of changing phone me. Russ

Ally, I have a brand new set of 05my WRX alloys with Bridgestone potenza re050's that came of my WRX when I upgraded to pff7's. They are the standard colour. Kind of very very light gold/anthracite. Let me know if they are of any interest to you. I work in Fife, live just outside Dundee. Cheers Russ Wheels

welcome mate If you see a white new age around Dundee give her a wave. It's the wife She will wave back. Russ

Good to have you both home mate So am I expecting to see you in soon? Should have a 10 in the not too distant future Speak to you later Russ

2nd Scoob, first being a 96my uk wagon in white. Now 05 WRX in white. 1. GUMBALL ..............04 STI WR BLUE 2. WRXMANIA ...........03 WRX SILVER 3. DOUGSTER ...........98 Civic 1.5 v-tec 4 CORSA.................. 04 STI WR BLUE 5 5COOBY................ 03 CORSA 1.2 6 jc scoob ................99 UK GREEN 7 mrs jcscoob...........00UK WAGON 8 Billyboy..................55 sti9 wif PPP 9 Spince...................02 WRX Silver 10 DanTerzo............Wr Blue terzo 11 GordyNo1...........WR1 12 seevers ..............01 Bugeye 13 andywrx ............04 WRX Blue 14 st3ph3n ............. 05 WRX Black 15 Fai17...................03 STI8 WR BLUE 16 scientific steve.....98 Type R Whit 17 Oobster...............03 WRX Blobeye 18 HIGGY..................02 WRX mica Black wabtm 19 TheSquirrel555....95 WRX STI in Red 20 Neofox .............97 WRX STI in White 21. Playsatan2........99 WRX Type R in Black 22. Wilky...................95 STI RA in Rocket Sled white. 23. ANDYJDMSTI........03 JDM STI / Blue 24. PaulC555.............97 STi3 Import in 555 blue. 25. TrickyB.................98 STi4 Type R in silver. 26. tino .................. 01 WRX 27. 2559B ................ 99 RB5 WR sport 28. WUZ....................00 Sti6 RA V-Limited 29. Clutdav................05 STi9 - Crystal Grey + Tek3 30. Ferryscoob...........93 WRX in Red. (seems like i have the oldest car here) 31. coulty..................95 Sti2 in white 32. Weeb.................93 wrx 33. rossyboy.............93 wrx 34. pedals................93 wrx in black 35. Mako..................05 WRX in white Russ

Good turnout Well done to Grant and the boys pic1 pic2 pic3 pic4 pic5 pic6 pic7 pic8 pic9 pic10 pic11 pic12 pic13 pic14 Russ

Thanks for the comments folks. Like everything it's down to personal taste. Oobster, thankfully my missus is mega careful with the car. It's her baby she was the same with our last one so hopefully the wheels will stay unmarked Thanks again Russ & Jackie

Ian, sorry bud didn't get a pic of yours as her who must be obeyed was getting restless Baz, nice motor mate love the front bumper Russ

Managed to acquire a set of 18" PFF7's for the wife's car Opinions appreciated pic1 pic2 pic3 Cheers Russ