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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...

Things I've noticed are: It has black plastic trim on a lot of the inside where it is gunmetal in mine... The WRX Badge is on the back again (hatches don't) It does not say IMPREZA anywhere... It has the 330S door opening system It has the common US option BBS wheels It says Type UK on it...

Aeriel on mine was swapped out for a Perrin one, which looks tidier. And the hatch has a rear wiper And it's a FINE looking car

I'd imagine sitting on the options list at £880 + VAT + Paint + fitting!

Hi all, First I have seen in the flesh - looks good and quite chunky overall. It is sitting resplendant and clean at Ian Grieve Subaru, Falkirk - might be worth a wander over for a look (Hope they don't mind me posting the pics) Quite a few white STI's which is nice to see (including a couple of 330S). Brian

Absolute classic! This one is short but stupid:

Any Impreza owner needs to careful to protect the reputation of the car if they want to enjoy it. Not all owners speed and not all owners drive an Impreza as if on track when on the road. I don't think anyone here is saying the issue here is because they may be a ScottishScoobies.net member - the general public does not care, nor does the person injured or killed by an idiotic driver. There is also no need to class all members on here as "full of numptys" or "anal retentive". It's a bit unfair! Brian.

You'd have bought and sold it by now Gus

No! Any idea when Whitburn is due to reopen - looks miles away at the moment...?

And Shell Whitburn shut for nearly 2 months so far and Edinburgh Road Glasgow is closed too. Good ole Tesco 99 it is then

Welcome along Scott

Very nice

The ECU is removed from the car and mapped by Prodrive at Prodrive now to take account of the info stored on it about the car already. Refitted with a new exhaust (different CAT and resonator removed). That's it

Welcome along Tony You know my thoughts already Grey one here: http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/show...;highlight=330S

Revloution are very good, run Subaru staff & Demo cars and service is excellent. Postage can be pricey but fixed for lots of stuff. Brian

The other thing is it still has the standard stereo, probably still has no electrically heated door mirrors like the standard STI and there is no mention of much work to the gearbox (e.g. a quickshift etc). And how annoyed would you be when you drove your £50k car away from the showroom and the interior was rattling lol Brian