Fixed

 

Fat Thomas is [sometimes] a PITA, but says a lot of stuff that other people daren't say. The look of the hatch is a personal choice, but the poor reliability and the high tax of the 2.5 are proven

IMO I like the look of the STI hatch (I hated it for years), but I don't like the WRX hatch. I wouldn't touch one that hasn't been forged by a reputable company, or it would have to be bought for peanuts and spend extra to forge it so I wouldn't be worrying everytime I put my foot down.

A late blob wagon or JDM hatch would be the better choice

 

.....Of the ringlands and chocolate pistons scraping against the cylinder walls when they fail (they will fail, even with FSH)

 

As already mentioned just buy a forged one or have money put aside to forge it IF it goes. I have forged 330S and it is a brilliant car! I've had a blob wrx and classic V3 sti, and this is a far better car. It ticks all the boxes you mentioned. Dogs, bikes, track or family trips and stick a set of winter tyres on and it will go anywhere. Yes the styling is marmite but I really like it. To me it's like a more modern lancia delta with the big arches but much cheaper to run. You won't be disappointed. Don't listen to tubbytommy he hasn't owned a Subaru for years, don't know why he is still here!

 

the high Tax means you're not going to see many Chav's with them on the drive of their rented council house (or council house they bought - cheap) lol


I love mine

 

It's not really irrelevant when the OP has asked for opinions on the hatch from people who have owned one and first person to reply slates them but has never owned one ,,, slating a car based on what you have heard or read on the internet isn't really a good base for info really and seeing as he has never owned one that's where his info is coming from ,, gone very quite now he has been asked what Scoob he drives though lol

 

Where's the like button when you need one

Stop slating the car for the £500 a year road tax, it's not the cars fault but the government/EU directive on emissions

 

1200 a year here on the hatch disgraceful

 

Forget the tax and crap engine.
It's the styling is its main issue

 

Put your glasses on - stunning car the Sti hatch the wrx is bland basic and ugly agreed

 

A friend of mine has just bought a black 330 hatch with a forged engine at 400bhp. I don't think that photos do these cars justice, this one looks great and goes really well with awesome low down punch. Wouldn't mind one myself now!

 

Not for me.
The impreza died in 2007.
The my15 is going the right direction but the prehistoric running gear make it a no no still.

 

Still punting your negative twaddle and you've never owned a hatch or probably even been in one.

 

When ur home next drop me a line we go cruising in the hatch

 

It's a forum .
It's my opinion that's all.

 

Well thought I would add my bit I have a 2010 Sti hatch. 87,500 on the clock. Standard internals Maped to 368. Decat down pipe invida duel. Exauast. Cobb air intake. Loving it. !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

well that's shut ppl up

 

Sorry. I was just on autotrader...

 

Hi did not mean it to sound so vain. Just thought I would let you guys know that I think if maped correctly oil changed every 40000. I think we Stand half a chance. But still a weak engine that should have bin looked at more by Subaru when they first started going wrong.

 

I think it could do with changing a bit more often than every 40,000 miles 🖒

I think it's more to do with each engine rather than how well it is looked after. A few of standard engines have failed at less than 40k miles. No mods, never red lined or driven hard and always shell v power.

 

FWIW, I was speaking at length to service manager at a large Subaru dealer in the north of England last week. He told me that prior to 2010, they had a stream of 2.5 engines going bang - even on low mileage cars that had been pampered. Several every year. Post 2010, not a single failure - not one in 5 years. He's certain that Subaru altered their map post 2010. He's unsure whether there have been any subtle mechanical upgrades though.

 

That's common knowledge the map was changed due to failures.....

 

It's obviously helped. But not enough to thoroughly convince me. Returning to the Subaru fold in December, I opted for a JDM 2.0L

 

the 2litre twinscroll is awesome mate good choice you will love it

 

Yes Raggy - it's a Spec C too so a nice agile chassis

 

Sorry Dave ment 4,000. Miles.

 

NaHaha they just fobbed the poo.5 off on the UK market which they are not interested in.
They kept the 2.0 twin scroll for themselves.

 

Shut up mate, you're boring.

 

Are you ignoring me? Go on, let us know what you drive

 

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