wrxmania

Buy your own oil and take it to Subaru?

Yes - and they have upped the spec on the cars to almost 330S spec too. Or should that be Euro import spec... How much is a Euro STI being sold for in the UK just now? Brian

Hi Kenny, yeah - it was MRD

Excellent machine - congrats And welcome back too Brian.

Hi all, The 2011 Impreza (hatch and saloon - same price) are now listed on the Subaru website, with spec etc. Both START at £32,999 (£33405 with metallic paint) - Recaro's, different suspension (Spec C I believe), fog lights, Push Button start, heated door mirrors, 18's as standard, bluetooth etc as standard but NOT 330S spec ('only' 300PS/407nM as against the 330PS/470nM for Prodrive pack) - i.e. not PPP exhaust or mapping. Basically updated 330S spec without the performance enhancements. Makes my car seem an absolute bargain! http://subaru.co.uk/vehicles/wrx-sti/25-wrx-sti-type-uk-5-door-2011manual/ Brian

Bad news

I fitted similar when I had my 03WRX - Corsa spacers and fitted really nice speaker - place in Bathgate (Audio Place - can't remember the name) fitted them, with head unit, dynamat and new cabling etc. ABSOLUTELY essential to change the head unit if you have not already got a different one. The output of the standard Kenwood thing is just awful so can't drive the speakers. Worth getting Dynamat in the doors too to stop vibration. Valuable mod done by many. Although if you have an outrageous exhaust, don't bother lol as I found out... Brian

Hypertech in Bonnybridge or Extreme Motorsport in Whitburn are both good. Also, don't forget Ian Grieve Subaru in Falkirk. Brian

Terrible - hope the family are well... Brian.

Not sure it's a great idea changing the size. I assume it is that size for a reason - either (a) that size of bottle is made for every car in Japan and it was cheap or ( it needs to be that size to allow for excessive heat etc in the cooling system... Someone with a brain will be along shortly Brian.

Must be blind but I can't see it... Brian.

Very nice - looks tidy and original too Brian.

From £54,000 though so different price league! http://www.jaguar.com/gb/en/#/new_xj/models/xj_pricing

No idea - it's not even on the Subaru UK website - seems to have been a surprise to all...hence the thousands of views and pages of replies to this thread...

You bet it is

Use sticker/glue/label remover - available online and Halfauds. Brian.

Cheers for the replies. If you don't mind me asking where did you get your Avon's from and how much/what type are they etc? I also understand their thinking but essentially they are saying that my current tyres are as good as any winter tyres in the wet etc and only useless in snow/mud. I was planning more on a Winter tyre to get my summer wheels/tyres off though (in saying that we have every season every month so should maybe just run them all year!). Brian

Major drawback on the Evo for me is the lack of dealers - we are lucky in the Central belt with Ian Grieve, AF Nobles, S&S Service and even Halleys...plus John R Weir etc. Dealer backup is essential - although ALL of my Impreza's have been the most reliable cars I have ever owned, including mainly Japanese cars. Brian

Hi all, Going to get some winter tyres - basic advice I got from an expert was buy the blockiest proper full on M+S winter tyre, irrespective of price - ie don't pay £150 for Dunlop's - buy cheap as they tread is most important - and they'll be used in adverse conditions. Basically don't waste money on a halfway house as, unless I am going to a skinny space-saver rim, the 17's I am putting the tyres on will still struggle. Thoughts? Brian

My hatch is doing pretty well heading for it's 10k service. No engine worries. VERY few rattles (other than parcel shelf, which is sorted). I've owned Blob, Classic (STI V1 so no plain jane) and the Hatch - the Hatch is the best all round car hands down. It's not been built entirely from a Japanese parts bin like some others. It has PPP, Prodrive Springs and STI Quickshift - that sharpens up a lot of the "friendliness" of the standard hatch but is still a car that I can live with every day. It is hugely more practical than any previous Impreza, has a rear wiper, cruise control and will do 30+mpg on a long motorway journey but still deliver blistering pace when needed at the switch of a button. The hatch is easy to tune and tighten uop if you want it - suspension, brakes and every other bit that anybody remotely interested in on any other model changes anyway. BUT For the money I paid for mine, and the stuff fitted to it, it was a bargain compared to a mundane Mondeo etc which could be specced to the same price without the engineering. For a car circa £25k + new (average showroom price) it needs to be all things to all men to compete, as the Focus is, as the Golf R is (although that's VERY pricey). I think it competes very well. No matter what I buy next I certainly won't regret getting it and it has not let me down in any way (other than the usual thin paint issues). My 2p/review after 9 months & 9000 miles of ownership. Brian

What will depreciate fastest - a car or a flat lol...

And these may be the first pictures lol

Priced at £32995!!! EEEK.........

Same scoop as on the hatch I think:

No price in it - still wrapped up/unprepped I think...