paul n

I'm not aying they won't fit, but they are not original P1 mats, Prodrive logo only on drivers mat & in the wrong place

Like I say not saying there is anything wrong with them at all, just not P1 mats

If you buy a pre 2001 P1 the road fund tax oops licence is cheaper the 2001 model i know mine was £210 this year £300 next year and so on.

Very good point, guess who will be paying over £400 for theirs next year because it was a "Y" plate

Age old question and open to a lot of debate, don't think there's a right answer it's all personal prefference

P1

UK car, insurance cheaper

Longer gearing, easier to live with on motorways

Map, as above not sure, story goes same map with lead brokets (sp) in fuel tank but will be fine on UK 99RON fuel if looked after

Type R

Jap import, insurance dearer

Shorter gearing, DCCD (variable diff control) more fun at playtime on back roads

Needs remap for UK fuel or octane booster

Owned 2 P1's loved them both, still have the 2nd with 112k on the clock, bought P1 over Type R as needed motorway gearing, took the last 1 to Corsica twice, superb cars.

Never driven a or been in a type R, hope to hitch a ride some day think it will depend on what your doing with it, would think Type R more fun at play time, but if your doing a lot of longish distance then P1, try them both, see what you think

Either way they are superb drivers cars, there are plenty to choose from & it's a buyers market out there, so take your time

We have always had UK cars till this 1, went for the Euro premium model from Litchfields in April, 2.5 same as UK, but with Recaro's, satnav the puka BBS 18's, push button start & keyless entry, cost us £27k at the time.

Thread here, from when we bought it http://forums.sidc.co.uk/index.php?showtop...mp;hl=our+hatch

Think the 22.5k euro you will have ben offered will have the 18's & wintr pack, over the UK car, think this is heated seat, but sure someone will confirm

Have had a phone call, then written confirmation from Subaru UK that the car is registered with Subaru UK for warranty purposes, so should be fine there & dealer near Debbie's work has no issues working on it, infact when she took it in the first time, they could not believe the spec etc for the price

vf35???

VF35 = Turbo

Purchased our Imperza's because of their rallying heritage, lets face it before subaru's started winning rallies, the only thing they were known for was rusty farmers pickups Something neded to be done re the Impreza, no wins in the WRC for over 3 years & the last Impreza is the only model never to win a round of the WRC

The hatch won't be to everyone's taste but in my opinion it's the right shape & size for a WRC car, give it a chance and if Subaru listen to their drivers etc I'm sure t will soon be back on top of the podium

As for the sound have a listen to this http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8pfTCOtwGiM

Depends what you want, milage to be covered etc, etc, I'd try them both

Bugeye is better built & should be more reliable, Type R a lot more fun and a true drivers car, as above try before you buy, sure you'll see what I mean

Me, if not covering excessive milage, Type R every time

Looking good, pleased ou all had a great day

Great pics

Great find al, they were a touch quicker round the Ring than we wer lol

Went this route with ours KT Green rear silencer & a Haywood & Scott centre pipe, keeps 4 pipes at the back, only a little larger

Gives the burble without being intrusive, well pleased

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8pfTCOtwGiM

http://www.ktgreen.co.uk/news/2008stiparts.html

Black does look good, but it's a nightmate to keep clean & as Mike says shows every mark, have to confess we would have bought a white 1 if we had the choice, wasn't prepared to wait for the next batch & pay £1500 extra

You beat me too it Paul, i much prefer the way yours are!

Don't tell Al, he dont like them

Lights can be fixed mate

Yep did well for 5k cheaper, & deffo looked like stock UK 17's

Good shout

Tiff & Plato at their best...............how close was that?

Flaps refitted, will have a play over the next couple of days, but sure all's well

Had a play yesterday, mudflaps now sorted, thanks Rallyarmour

Looking good Tony those wheels are going to take some keeping clean ater a couple of laps round the ring

Had a great night thanks everyone, got a very sore head this morning lol

Thanks all

Going out training for Germany tonight

Just spoke to the dealer. My new disks are arriving and will be fitted tomorrow. Hopefully this will cure the problem for good.

I'd hate to have to go out an buy a brake upgrade when (for what I use the car for anyway) it doesn't really need one.

Cheers.

Good news to be honest I like the Brembo's, think they are excellent brakes for a road car

Why would a dealer skim the discs when they should replace them as all that does is make things worst as it's removing metal so more likely to overheat

No problem with ours, a lot of manufacturers are only skimming discs, to be honest it's not good, as Granby says, less metal = more likley to warp, also think new car, problem = new discs

Been considering this as well with our P1, but doesn't the lining stop some of the heat getting to the bonnet & protect the paint?

Used to have a towbar on our 1st wagon, had a cycle rack that clipped into a bracket on the bar