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Three days of crap, salt, mud and lorries - and the car looks totally filthy I'll look at the pictures to see it (sort of) clean Gus - you get your stuff back from Mr. Walker yet????

Nice - like it Group buy???

1. Spooks n Rosie 2. RubyTheScooby 3. Stevo 4. FastScooby 5. Andy & Mrs 6. Mr Kart 7. Mr Bus 8. UK300_Impreza & Smartarse 9. LandyAndy....................... possibly 10. WRXMANIA I'll be there for you......maybe - when/where??

SIDC has issues at times, but it is 100% way more reliable than Scoobynet has ever been in my years of using it (IMHO of course). Do a search on here for threads with "Is Scoobynet down" in the title and you'll see. Good work to the guys who are doing the shiftto new software/server. We can wait... Brian

<< YANKEE OSCAR UNIFORM ALPHA ROMEO ECHO ALPHA DELTA INDIA CHARLIE KILO >>

These guys are based near Glasgow apparently??

I have melted my credit card already without the need for a hairdryer - lol

And who's laughing now! Debadge - I am not sure - I like seeing: S U B A R U " on the book lid. Brian

Forgotten Sons They are very good - you should go see them. Brian

Do you like "Forgotten Sons" tribute band??

I should add a wax is usually 100% wax so does not polish, only waxs'...

A fish fan I assume???

<< Folks How does NXL and Swissol compare to Autoglym Super resin and High Gloss finish? I have always used the 2 Aytoglym items Craig >> Meguairs and Swissol are waxs' or wax based (like the NXT liquid) whereas Autoglym Super Resin is a polish, maybe with a wax content. Each time you use a polish you are polishing (ie mildly cutting) the oxidised layers off the paint. Might make very little difference in an ordinary car, but I am sure someone has tested it and eventually on a car with thin paint (like a Subaru) they constant stripping of oxidised paint would thin the paint, maybe cause disoloration of finish issues in certain colours...blah blah blah. I am sure you get the idea. I use Swissol Samurai Wax (for Japanese paint) - it is great - has lasted for years and well worth the extra cost. I have not found NXT to be good on my black car (streaky oily mess - must be oil based) - ok on the silver one, but very good for the money. Brian

Hairdryer - mild heat (NOT HOT AND NOT NEAR THE PAINTWORK). This heats up the glue behind the badges holding them on. Use a flat, preferably soft, flat plastic thing such as a soft scraper - which won't mark the paintwork - not an ice scraper etc. SLOWLY easy off the first part of the badge (and glue) - when it starts, pull each one off gently by hand, without the plastic. When you have got them all off, you need to remove the glue residue - you can by a sticky mark remover type stuff - I am sure Auto Glym make some. Another thing which actually works, but I have not tried on a car, is using a pencil eraser - this seems to get set into the sticky mess and makes it just crumble off. Rubbing the marks with the eraser. When you have removed the sticky stuff, however you do it, maybe give the bootlid (or wherever the badges are) a quite polish with a mild cutting polish like Auto Glym (or even Gently with T Cut) etc. Finally wax the bootlid with Meguairs or Swissol or anything which is a wax - some people use polishes like turtle wax, etc as if they are waxing their car - these compounds are for polishing out marks, not sealing the surface although they mildly do that. You can buy something like a cheap Megauirs NXT bottle for about £13 on eBay - it last ages and is very good for the money. But you can't beat wax - whether Megauirs, Swissol (which I like), Zymol etc. Is that enough info - God, I don't half rant on Brian P.S. Good luck, take it slow and easy - don't rush.

Is that before or after she let go of yer knackers Colin?

<< Remember this!!!!!!! 6.0MB clip ("save target as" for WMP as it was downloading to Quicktime for me???) Taken at Glenrothes airfield by our old friend Sergei (who had to go back to Russia after stuffing his scooby at Kames!!!!!) Now I know it's your car but it's the ONLY time I'll ever beat AndyF (driving) and John BanKs (passenger). The good old days eh!! >> Not many folk could do that now in a UK wagon - not with either of their cars Maybe Harvey could get close.

Bigger or wider rims are not for me - not really into cosmetic stuff - most has happened by chance is is fairly mild. I like the standard wheels, always have, so unless I need to fit bigger brakes behind them I'll be sticking with the 17's which are on it. Not much point in moving to a 225 profile tyres from a 215 profile tyre - the cost outweighs the benefits. Brian

Might not actually be sold yet

Oh yes

Why not put the STI engine, with all that power etc in the Legacy - that is a better base for the Spec D surely - for the market its' aimed at?

Wrx with an STI engine, PPP, leather, and sat nav, but no sti touches...nice to drive but likely to be £28,995 or £29,995 - is it worth it? Buy a 2.5 WRX @ £20,500, save £10k and do the stuff yourself for £3/4k...Or even better a WRX import 2.5 engine, for sub £17k and do the same stuff. Give you at least £12,000 to play with. Know what I'd be doing. Need to be really special to be worth it. Brian

Nice clip

My exhaust is an angled exit so no joy for me - but I think Al's is a straight exit. Mine shall remain angled, to accomodate the scaffolding pipe under the car!

WHAT!!!! The car, or the splitter?