I agree jdm as well, although I went for a my05 jdm sti, I missed the burble at first, but you soon get used to the sound of the twinscroll, power delivery is better and although I considered a spec c I decided that the difference between the 2 cars was minimal for what I need it for and I wanted the tinted rear glass, rear wash wiper etc, but I have driven a UK bug sti prodrive and they are still good cars, insurance for me was the same for a uk or jdm, but if I had bought a ppp uk car it would have been more. Only issue with jdm's is finding one, took me about six months before I found one for sale worth viewing, Only downside I can see to owning a jdm is the six month servicing, but the interim is only an oil change so not a big deal.

 

Your best of going for a JDM spec car if your coming from an MR340 otherwise you might be dissapointed.

 

I get the oil in my uk wrx bug changed bout every 8months....104k on the clock....
...I would buy a Blob Spec C in white....if I could afford it.

 

what about this one

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1740008.htm

or this

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2063236.htm

 

Eye'd up both of those, especially the white one, but a bit above what i want to spend.

 

keep an eye out as i got a my05 jdm for less than 10k from a renault dealer of all places. They are about but take a bit of finding and bit of luck. I hunted autotrader and pistonheads for ages. In fact when I found the one I bought it wasn´t even advertised as jdm I could just tell from the pics. Glad I held out though.

 

Unfortunatly my insurance company are being right dicks and have given me two weeks to find a new car or my policy will be canceled, seeing i have 6 months left and paid £1450 they will only refund me £300!

 

How about a JDM blobeye with a 2.5 conversion and hybrid turbo ?
Could save some modding and get something with a proven background.

http://www.litchfieldimports.co.uk/s...st.asp?inc=322

This one is in good condition, as I had it on loan whilst mine was in to rebuild the suspension, seems to have a more compliant ride than the upgraded ASTs, even though it has 18" PFF7 wheels.

No funny noises or obvious piston slap, either.

 

I don't think you'll regret the move at all. I've had various versions of both and prefer the impreza, I always thought I'd 'upgrade' to an evo but when I did I soon went back. I tried again on more than one occasion but evos are very linear in their power delivery in comparison. Infact the only STD evo I'd probably like is the one everyone moans about, fq400.. The lag might make it feel fast. I even tried a 400bhp evo 6 but my sti type r with 2.5 and 20g 'felt' far grunter, Im sure on paper it was probably slower but for me it's about fun and the turbo shove on the road.

The other thing I prefer is the feel of the drive, the evos feel so flighty and the steering is too light.

I've even owned both an evo and impreza at the same time on more than one occasion but since finances (children) dictate less disposable income the single car I now have is an impreza sti.

 

Looks like a nice one and I don't think you would be disappointed at all mate

 

I'm now torn as i really like the black, but they seem pretty rare

 

if you havn't owned a scoob I think you need to enjoy the burble for a while something the jdm cars lack anyway you have had a fast evo so you have been there and got the shirt I drove several evo's and 1 drove a evo 8 running over 400 bhp ended up buying a uk scoob only pushing 320 but a great car and great fun to drive and burble all the way and still have it , I think you know what you want dont you burble , burble

 

thats what subaru say.. but what do they know!!lol

i change my oil every 4500 miles, and i would recommend you do the same bud..
p.s i dont think you will be dissapointed at all to be honest, both a great cars both with there ups and downs.. happy hunting mate..

 

No you will not be dissapointed. I've went from classic impreza to evo 8 MR then on to a hawkeye. The hawk feels a he'll of a lot better and quicker too. Remap one and you will have a smile on your face

 

So that will be yearly the miles i do hahaha

I was surprised by the throttle respons. I went for a test drive and intended to hate it. But i really liked it.

Burble, burble

 

http://www.litchfieldimports.co.uk/s...st.asp?inc=322