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I thought the GB270's already had an uprated ARB ? http://subaru-impreza.sgpetch.co.uk/pages/...oor_MANUAL_1001 Perhaps it's just the wagons ? CGS

These pics are aswesome ! http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1539716 Cal

I'll be here depending on my T in The Park induced hangover ( Sat. only ticket)

Nae sure about the aeropuerto though .....

Nae panic whatso ever on land - just the erseholes from the Daily Express trying to sell headlines I went up the the on @ the Thistle hotel about 2000hrs tonight and was the only car in the garage CGS

"Now that's it, no more spending on the car for a while" Aye right ya tart ! Nice purchases............Whiteline gear will finish it off nicely ! Cheers Cal

The navy and those alloys just look sssssssssooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good ! Enjoy !

I knew it !................ http://www.avantimotorcompany.com/current_stock/Stock4.html

I think that car belonged to my mate Steve ( who used to own Avant Motors in Edinburgh) If it's a jap import then it's likely his old one which he described as "darth vader" spec.........interior looks the same too Hope you had a great day Cal

Nice indeed Scotty - your become a dab hand at this now !

Interesting read w.r.t what the Welsho was saying............. Reuters Shell CEO says record oil not due to shortage Thu May 22, 2008 5:24pm BST By Karen Noack LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices at a record high above $135 a barrel are rising due to market sentiment rather than a shortage of supply, Royal Dutch Shell’s chief executive said on Thursday. U.S. crude oil hit an all-time peak on Thursday, climbing to $135.09, lifted by concern about long-term supply and a host of predictions of further rises from influential investment banks and investors. “What we say and what we see is there are no physical shortages,” Shell’s Jeroen van der Veer told Reuters television. He runs the world’s second-largest fully publicly traded oil firm by market value. “There are no tankers waiting in the Middle East, there are no cars waiting at gasoline stations because they are out of stock. This has to do with psychology in the markets and you cannot forecast psychology”. His view that there are no shortages chimes with that of other oil producers, such as members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Others, such as the U.S. government, say supply is tight. While rising prices are boosting profit for the industry, the Shell CEO agreed that high oil costs were a mixed blessing. “For many consumers in the world, this really starts to hit them. Secondly, we see that you get a kind of public outcry. “At the same time, the only thing that we can do is use the profits we make to invest for additional supplies.” Shell has the largest capital spending programme among its main rivals in 2008, having spent $7.6 billion (3.8 billion pounds) in the first three months of the year alone. It was also alone among its peers in boosting output. Oil’s climb has led to rising costs in the oil industry for services such as drilling rigs and companies are increasing the long-run price assumptions they use for planning their business. Van der Veer, asked if Shell needed a price around $80 a barrel to break even, declined to give a specific figure but said it had grown more costly to bring on new supply. “When oil prices went up, you see that the cost for new projects for the whole industry, not only for Shell, became a lot more expensive,” he said. “In our industry we see quite severe inflation. We don’t know if that will plateau out or go up further.” (Reporting by Karen Noack, Writing by Alex Lawler; Editing by Peg Mackey)

Get some Prodrive goodies out of them by way of compensation............

Shell and BP sell crude oil on the world markets by and large. Market supply and demand controls the price.....pure and simple. They dont run at a loss...............they use ROACE as way of way of tracking returns - Return on Actual Capital Employed Return on average capital employed (ROACE) ROACE measures the efficiency of Shell’s utilisation of the capital that it employs. In this calculation, ROACE is defined as income attributable to shareholders adjusted for Shell’s share of interest expense, after tax, as a percentage of Shell’s share of average capital employed for the period. Capital employed consists of total equity, current debt and non-current debt. The tax rate and the minority interest components are derived from calculations at the published segment level. It sits at around 24% or so................in others words it takes a billions to make billions.

Old figures but you'll catch the drift............

Gentlemen............................................I work for Shell and feel I should point out a few things :- Shell INVESTED more than they EARNED last year - something the media fail to mention time and time again. The oil doesn't jump out of the ground and huge risks are involved.........extraction costs are going through the roof. EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION Segment earnings $14,686 million Hydrocarbon production 3,234 thousand boe per day Capital investment $15,919 million You can moan about the oil price but it's putting millions into Uk pensions via Shell and BP profits. Over 90% of that profit was returned to shareholders Vent your frustrations at Gordie Broon not a company that's over 100 years old and is well established Nae too concerned about petrol prices as I only have a 3 mile commute but they are going skywards More alarming is the cost of diesel !!!!!!!!!!!!

This thread is pushing me over the edge ! WE NEED VIDEO IMMEDIATELY ................... Yours in desperation Cal

Aye ! fark knows what in those Cossies but they nail him on the straight Nice video here too of a Classic with noisey spool up

Sweet news Peter ! Bagsy a pax lap boykee ! 2.1 bar of boost is just insane...................love it !

See video half way down this page of a real New Age performer :- http://www.litchfieldimports.co.uk/timeattack_r3.asp Rapido as fook and muchos reliable ! CGS

No need........ I've had your sideways ! That's as hard as it will ever be driven

Fark - never made it in the end - Natalie had a honking hangover and the wee man would likely not have appreciated the 4 hour round trip. Just for Rosie ............ Quality pics folks - only problem is that I need more of them and some video if you have it. Expect this shall be on Motors TV soon with that clown of a presenter Cheers Cal

I have several videos on my hard drive and one was with Imy as a passenger. A CTR at KH is a weapon and the brakes are immense..............perhaps just poor Scooby driving but they were pursued and then passed with ease. Green classic with 250 bhp too. I remember the driving being rather miffed. Also a silver WRX wagon which was sliding all over the place - another scalp in the bag. These clips used to be posted on my website which I stopped running due the bandwitch nightmares. Numerous Elises were also taken. On a B-road it's different but at KH the CTR's are very strong. Went to VW today - R32 alloys look a ball-ache to clean !! VW Golf 30 Anniversary edition is very nice. To be honest I love the torque of my WRX but the power delivery is very linear and changing up @ 5k is a tad dull. Overtaking is a breeze though. I guess I miss some lag although I like the TD04 spool up out of corners WRX is staying.........but I believe these Golfs are very nice and do miss 2WD's a tad Cal

Folks, In an unusual set of circumstances, I have been recently drawn to the dark-side...............2WD that is. Basically, I happened to drive my wifes Golf 1.6 FSI on the backroad that I know really well from Bearsden to Stirling. Despite being massively underpowered it was a dream to drive with some gusto. It got me thinking that the Golf GTi would be a damn good drive. So much so, that I am going to look at a GTi and R32. I love the Scooby but it's sometimes doing too much on the drivers behalf. In addition, I find the driving position quite high, something I don't recall happening in my bug-eye. I doubt I'll switch cars ( althought the Golf has a huge boot and mega leg room and a cracking interior ) We shall see...............does anyone else think along these lines. Sometimes I only find the Scooby fun in the wet whe you can invoke some lift off and power oversteer. In the dry it's very very capable at B-road traversing but it's almost too good and leaves me mildy unengaged from the experience. My 2WD Civic Type R was immense and took many a Scooby scalp @ KH. However, Colin McCrae and that burble had me switching. I think a VF34 + Sportscat + remap may change things...........something my wife isn't keen on and I have 1.5 years warranty left. I am beginning to sound like Zeolite now ! Shall keep you posted.........if it rains I'll likely slap myself and delete this thread Thoughts welcome although I suspect this post is better suited in Pistonheads or somewhere Cal

Immense pics guys - I am looking after Finlay tomorrow but tempted to take him spectating with the papoose - missed this last year and my mate is running his Evo in the Club Class ( Donald Watt) Cal

Toby - I now remember 10 or so bikers in yellow T-shirts., Riding pillion on the Ring = huge respect indeed edit - found this