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so i managed to get my car last month and so far really happy with her, picked up an 05 WRX with 54K on the clock and only 2 owners for a little over £5K. very clean and straight honest car, have already had Veysport do a 60K service and cam belt so now the modding can commence the car came with a Cobra sport back box which sounds great, though it is an oval tip which i haven't seen on a scoob before. only thing that needs sorting on the car is a new rear shock as its knocking its tits off on the rear and sort tracking out and some fresh boots. plans for the car are as my original plan really though might not do it all at once, wish list is as follows: - Pro Sport gauges (boost, Oil Pres and Oil Temp), guide tempted with the 60mm touch / halo edition - Lowering Springs, have been recommended to go with either Tein or Eibach as these are progressive and pretty much feel the same as stock? - Slight tint on the windows - Better head unit / ICE in general - De-tango the headlights - STI Spoiler - Mud flaps - Fog Covers - Front and rear splitter - Sports Cat, Mid Pipe, Fuel Pump and a Remap - and I know its perceived as "chavy" but really tempted to put a Bailey DV on too as i have heard these do not cause running issues like the HKS here are a couple of piccys of the car, when i first picked her up a couple randomly from the other night in the woods Tony

Thanks for the replies guys, just missed out on two lovely examples but the hunt continues... Thanks for all the above info, mods wise I'm looking for around the ppp power so a safe 270, I'm going to tweak the body so it becomes an STI lookalike as i do prefer the more aggressive look, will look to change the back box to get a nice exhaust not but dont want anything that will annoy the neighbours or be too intrusive when cruising but need the burble . engine wise i think the only mods i will do other than ppp or equivalent is add a BOV and dress the engine bay. the car needs to be an everyday driver that is suitable drive my 3 year old around in, something that looks and sounds awesome and be fun so not looking for a monster build with unusable power, so far everyone i have spoken too reckons a WRX over the STI will give me this without too much compromise. might give more thought to a standard WRX and taking it up to Andy but need to look at the costs in more detail. Tony

oh and i forgot to ask, if people could let me know there experiences on the 04/05 blob eyes that would be great, in particular is the 05 facelift significantly better than the 04 other than fresher interior and peoples thoughts on the PPP (is this a must or can a reputable garage add PPP for sensible money)? I have considered getting an STI but so far from what people have said a WRX PPP should suffice for what i need

Hi everyone, Just registered and thought i would pop in and say Hi . Quick intro on me, I live down south in sunny Dorset and have always been involved in cars and the Jap scene until a couple of years ago with the arrival of my daughter which prompted me to sell my much loved Toyota MR2 Turbo for something a bit more practical. With things kind of calming down at work and I'm not driving up and down the country anymore and my little girl now not so little anymore i am now in a position to get the car i have always had a soft spot for. Currently running around in a facelift Toyota Corolla T Sport which I'm using a stop gap (this is for sale by the way ) until i find the right WRX, I'm looking to get a low mileage '05 WRX PPP preferably a WRX300 in blue that hasn't been modified. i've got a tonne of questions already so will make good use of the search bar but if there are any members down south let me know as it would be great to be able to pick someones brains that are local that i could also go out for a spin with and maybe even help me look at some candidate cars when i find them. anyway thats enough rambling by myself, will post up some pics when i get the car (hopefully next month), in the mean time looking forward to meeting some of you on the boards and at some point in person. Tony