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    toyo tires

    in General Subaru Discussion

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    I have had a set put on My MY95 Impreza Turbo AWD, T1-R  205/45 17" . First week was a bit disappointing until I asked about and found out they work better if run at higher pressures than I used to run my Pirelli's at. I mailed Toyo uk support and they informed mr to run them at 33 PSI front and 32 PSI rear, made a lot of difference in the grip! Lovely now............

    Newbie

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    You will find quite a lot of cars in this price bracket, but do not forget running costs will be higher than the RS. Also remember that some Major services cost a lot and if the car you are looking at is due one try to Knock the price down with the seller, parts are expensive too. The Turbo `ed cars drink fuel like an alcoholic at a Cider farm if driven hard (you may well only do 2 Miles to work but you may well find your self going for unnecessary blasts quite often!! I Did ( AND still DO!!!! )). Get the car inspected and HPI checked, and get an insurance quote for the car you are looking at,can you afford it? Find out what mods have been done as this will affect the insurance. A lot of main stream companies will not cover these cars unless they have a Tracker fitted, and transfer of a tracker cost me £400 for life cover on the car I have if I remember correctly. Uk cars are easier to insure and have serviced at main dealers, they used to refuse to do imports at one point but not to sure now. And if you do go ahead take your time choosing a car, take someone with you that is subjective as it is easy to jump into the first car you see and fall in love with a bad one.I had a look at about 15 cars before I got the Turbo I have now, there are a LOT of badly moded and thrashed cars out there........one car I looked at had 4 different brands of tyre on it,that said something to me about the suspect service History of the the car...............05. Good luck..........01

    plugs and leads

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    If the set up is the same as my car (N plate Impreza Turbo 2000 AWD UK car) then you will find that you do not have any leads as such, just some wiring loom going to coil packs on each plug. Cannot remember which plugs I used (Champion platinum I think). I replace all the coil packs and plugs ( 0.7 MM gap ) on my car as I had an imtermitant miss-fire in damp condititons and at 90,000 the coils pack start to fail apparently. Did the plugs and coil and (touch wood) the car has been perfect since...........  :) Hope this helps............

    Bp 102ron out now.

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    I am always inclined to wait and see when it comes to new fuels or additives, my cars Cylinder Head Valves burnt out when I ran Formula Shell back in the 1980`s (around 86-87 I think). The fuel was withdrawn if I recall correctly due to it attacking the valve stems............. I always wait and see how others get on with an aditive/new fuel before taking what could be an expensive plunge now! My old escort ran fine until I started using it and within a few Months it started to poor out smoke and fumes and oil, and then the fuel was on the news.........so I tend to be on the cautious side then it cames to manufactures claims these days.

    Good alternative for Pirelli Pzero asimmetrico Tyres?

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    Michelin about the same as Pirrelli`s on price, and they wear less too dont they [;)] ? ......... I have 205/45/17 ZR on the car at the moment, I think the car should have 16" wheels as standard on it but it came with the 17" wheels........ If I went down on profile from 45 to 40 would that return the rolling dia back to nearer the correct one of the original car? This would also give me bigger choice on tyre packages as there appears to be more 205/40/17 ZR tyre in that range............ the 45 profiles limit me to a few brands........... [:^)]

    Buying my first impreza, sound about right?

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    If you have no technical abilitys then get an RAC or AA inspection done and HPI the car, Scoobys get driven hard and are slightly more expensive to run and fix than your run of the mill cars. But then again you will find your self grining like a fool after you get behind the wheel!! This site has a FAQ link on the front, common faults are listed here, my car had 78,000 on it when I got it 2 1/2 Years ago and since then I have had a Clutch £570 fitted, a cam Belt kit fitted at 90,000 £300 , a Set of plugs and Coil packs £300 and filter and oils, also a set of Brake pads too, maybe £150. Take into account the Drinking problem all impreza`s have and it will add up so be prepaired for higher running costs too, not to mention the insurance!!! A UK car is slightly cheaper to insure and an import may not like supermarker fuels, as they are mapped to run on higher octains..... good luck with the new car if you get one.

    Another Subaru crash in the news

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    Did they have insurance? If so who the h*ll would insure a 19 Year old to drive this car, I dread to think what the premium would be! And (If) He was on His Parent insurance I think they are as responsable as well, My son is 19 and I would not think of allowing Him to drive My Scooby unsupervised.........I may sound like an old man by saying his (and I am [;)]) but it is like me driving an E type Jag or an Aston after passing my test back in 1980! I would have killed my self or someone else for sure..........maybe a Power to Weight restriction needs to be imposed on new drivers,a bit like Motor Cycles and CC`s are with lerners. Madness, inexpereance driver in a Scooby................

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