Lets See your STI Spec D's
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Just picked it up today. Feels great now. I've not gone near 4,000rpm yet after I've done 4-500 miles, I'm going to get Andy to map it. He showed me the piston and the ring had broken in a few places. I got a Prosport exhaust in the end with a sports cat and it sounds great and isn't too loud either. I'm well chuffed. I'll get some good pics up hopefully over the weekend. 
Have you got it booked in with Andrew Carr yet?
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They were complete struts and I only had the front ones, as the back ones had knocking shockers they were left with the guy who fitted the coilovers.
I couldnt even give them away to be honest! I put them in the for sale section on here. There was only one taker and that was after a few days as I put in the listing that I was going to tip them by the weekend!
In the end the deal was he collected in exchange for 8 cans of beer!
Seems ridiculous but I just couldn't get rid of them
I couldnt even give them away to be honest! I put them in the for sale section on here. There was only one taker and that was after a few days as I put in the listing that I was going to tip them by the weekend!
In the end the deal was he collected in exchange for 8 cans of beer!
Seems ridiculous but I just couldn't get rid of them
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Did my Spec D ever make it back on here?
I sold it to a lad off here, but he sold it on again as was on PistonHeads a few months back. Car is in my profile still. I do still miss it sometimes. Great car.
I sold it to a lad off here, but he sold it on again as was on PistonHeads a few months back. Car is in my profile still. I do still miss it sometimes. Great car.
They were complete struts and I only had the front ones, as the back ones had knocking shockers they were left with the guy who fitted the coilovers.
I couldnt even give them away to be honest! I put them in the for sale section on here. There was only one taker and that was after a few days as I put in the listing that I was going to tip them by the weekend!
In the end the deal was he collected in exchange for 8 cans of beer!
Seems ridiculous but I just couldn't get rid of them
I couldnt even give them away to be honest! I put them in the for sale section on here. There was only one taker and that was after a few days as I put in the listing that I was going to tip them by the weekend!
In the end the deal was he collected in exchange for 8 cans of beer!
Seems ridiculous but I just couldn't get rid of them
mad init!
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Hi Guys, thought i'd stick mine in here too
Got my Spec D last july, this is my second one I previously had another Spec D PPP which I bought back in December '09 but had a rather nasty accident and unfortunately the car was written off.
Took the car to Scoobyworld for their stage 1 power upgrade and got 340bhp. Earlier this year I went to Powerstation and got their stage 1 handling upgrade.
Nearly a year into ownership and still absolutely loving my motor!
Not got an up to date pic but this is from when I bought it
Got my Spec D last july, this is my second one I previously had another Spec D PPP which I bought back in December '09 but had a rather nasty accident and unfortunately the car was written off.
Took the car to Scoobyworld for their stage 1 power upgrade and got 340bhp. Earlier this year I went to Powerstation and got their stage 1 handling upgrade.
Nearly a year into ownership and still absolutely loving my motor!
Not got an up to date pic but this is from when I bought it
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Hi Guys, thought i'd stick mine in here too
Got my Spec D last july, this is my second one I previously had another Spec D PPP which I bought back in December '09 but had a rather nasty accident and unfortunately the car was written off.
Took the car to Scoobyworld for their stage 1 power upgrade and got 340bhp. Earlier this year I went to Powerstation and got their stage 1 handling upgrade.
Nearly a year into ownership and still absolutely loving my motor!
Not got an up to date pic but this is from when I bought it
Got my Spec D last july, this is my second one I previously had another Spec D PPP which I bought back in December '09 but had a rather nasty accident and unfortunately the car was written off.
Took the car to Scoobyworld for their stage 1 power upgrade and got 340bhp. Earlier this year I went to Powerstation and got their stage 1 handling upgrade.
Nearly a year into ownership and still absolutely loving my motor!
Not got an up to date pic but this is from when I bought it
Good power and good handling!! Excellent!
I sold my old car to scoobyworld its now their project car.
I could do with having a trip down there soon to check out all the moda they have done and to see what they could tempt me with for the spec d
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Could do with getting mine up to Adams next week for an oil change and check over too.
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I have now reduced it to £8000 on ebay with no reserve and not had a single call or bid. The Market must just be dead.
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Alright guys, can't believe I've never noticed this thread! I got mine in September 2010. Completely standard apart from wheels sprayed Black. You might want to make that 301 Spec D's out there as mine was meant for Malta but first registered in the UK. Got a great price on it at the time. Took it to Prosport near me to have 30k major service (got a major bill to go with it!). To then find that I have compression issues. I was waiting about 2 months for the garage to quote me a price for a rebuild with forged pistons, uprated fuel pump, downpipe and all the other little bits I needed to put her right. Never even rang me back, everytime I chased him got some bulls**t excuse. What a TWOT. So in the end i've gone to Autotecnica in Buxton. He's still got her at the moment as he's had the heads skimmed, putting in drop in pistons, new head gaskets, and putting her back together again. Oh yeah and a Cobra exhaust as apparently the one I have on it now is choking all of my power away!!! I'll be putting a load of pics on here when I get her back. I think the best bit about picking her up is the journey back down the famous Cat & Fiddle road. Here's some pics of how she was before I realised she's a lemon 
The reason I ask is that Spec Ds came with no badges other than the Subaru logo front and rear combined with the fact that the number plate is not recognised by my iPhone app. Edit - Just seen the Malta bit but still not sure because if registered in UK I would have thought number plate would be recognised!!
Anyway, another to add to the list - not seen this thread before.
See my Garage for pics.
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Don't want to worry you, but are you sure that is a Spec D?
The reason I ask is that Spec Ds came with no badges other than the Subaru logo front and rear combined with the fact that the number plate is not recognised by my iPhone app. Edit - Just seen the Malta bit but still not sure because if registered in UK I would have thought number plate would be recognised!!
Anyway, another to add to the list - not seen this thread before.
See my Garage for pics.
The reason I ask is that Spec Ds came with no badges other than the Subaru logo front and rear combined with the fact that the number plate is not recognised by my iPhone app. Edit - Just seen the Malta bit but still not sure because if registered in UK I would have thought number plate would be recognised!!
Anyway, another to add to the list - not seen this thread before.
See my Garage for pics.
It is registered as a Spec D on the log book. You won't be able to find the number plate as this is no longer on it as I have a private one. I'm the 3rd owner of this car and i'd imagine that one of the previous owners has had all the badges put on. I like it because it is different to all the others, I get some funny looks by other scooby owners, even had someone telling me at a set of lights that it wasn't an STi, I laughed and then when they went green I showed him it was 
It was meant for Malta but was first registered in the UK so not classed as an import. I was dubious when I was looking at buying it and checked, double checked, triple checked everything you could imagine. It all matched up.
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According to http://howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/sub...wrx_sti-spec_d
it looks like there are 234 spec D's left, of which 13 of them are on SORN's
it looks like there are 234 spec D's left, of which 13 of them are on SORN's
hi guys. just got her back from the bodyshop as the front wing and bonnet wasnt same colour? now looks mint again 
Having owned 5 other scoobs including the type r v-ltd in the past, and moved away from the impreza to the world of vectra vxr and bmw 330 and mazda rx8 etc, i simply could not find a make which made me smile, so i came back to the scooby world and must admit these spec d cars are a real wolf in sheeps clothing!
Having owned 5 other scoobs including the type r v-ltd in the past, and moved away from the impreza to the world of vectra vxr and bmw 330 and mazda rx8 etc, i simply could not find a make which made me smile, so i came back to the scooby world and must admit these spec d cars are a real wolf in sheeps clothing!
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I havent had much luck with my one.
Hit up the **** by a merc last week.
When driven hard it overheats so i will be looking to build a forged engine when funds allow.
Pics are on other threadas i dont know how to post them up i mms the pics and addi monster posted them up for me lol
Hit up the **** by a merc last week.
When driven hard it overheats so i will be looking to build a forged engine when funds allow.
Pics are on other threadas i dont know how to post them up i mms the pics and addi monster posted them up for me lol