Cheers,I am happy with it.

 

If you're happy with it, that's all that matters. You know that when you need the advice when modding the car that scoobynet will come up trumps, but with the trumps there will unfortunately always be the tw*ts.
You enjoy ya motor and hope all goes well on your modding journey.
Happy New Year To All
Regards
Rick

 

hope the new car goes well. looks a great car and much better than your previous ones.
seriously though you know your lifes s*** when you see the new year in on scoobynet hope you sort that too.
new year and new start and all that.

 

You should be, its still on Ebay for £4k!....

 

Nice looking motor, gratz Jimmy!

 

Nice looking car and a seeming bargain! Very jealous, would love a 2 dr - be it a Type R or P1.

Now get the power up

 

Nice find/buy/swap etc

I suppose its a sign of the times whereas the impreza has just become a "normal" car, i mean, a few yrs ago if you were selling a typr R you knew about it.

Enjoy the car bud

 

Hope the car brings you some "happy times" in 2012....enjoy.

 

sad times,cost of fuel etc is killing these cars, there are just a luxury now.

one day i'll get another

you either need to be a rich man in a mansion or live in a rented room to afford one now lol

white is the best colour though and a 2 door very nice.

 

Type R has no ABS and will need an aftermarket ecu to map. Although I did here one one company offering re-map the standard brain.

 

Bye Bye Custard

I was starting to like that car

Oh well, type-R is teh way to go, this will be a collectors car if kept in tip top condition. Just don't go overboard on it, its an old car now so unless you want to rebuild the engine/box/turbo/diffs etc don't go chasing huge BHP figures. Stick to 300ish bhp and make sure its happy on super unleaded using an aftermarket ECU fitted by someone who knows what they are doing (not by whoever fitted the radio LOL).

 

Hopefully Jimmy can get it over here to Melton Mowbray where theres a bodyshop (MARC) and Carnetix who can look at it. He needs a facelift front bumper too and sti spoiler so then all the paint can be done at the same time if needed.

I'm just trying to help him out and as theres a certain bunch on here that just follow him around and frape every post. I thought it would be better coming from me as i've met him and was there when the deal was done, rather than him posting and getting lots of aggro.

 

The need for an aftermarket ecu is a thing of the past with ESL being available now.

Like you say, 300/300 should be plenty in that car, its quick as standard anyway so coughing up a bag for a simtek and map doesnt offer value for money when ESL is £550 mapped.

 

Great buy. The Type R has to be the best of the classics ignoring the 22B of course

 

I like that Jimmy has decided to call it Bert!! Quality lol

 

Bertinrugby, lol

 

 

Cheers

 

I could buy the custard back,I miss it allready !!
Got a few things I want to do to it asap inc Duncan whacking in an ESL.
Plus I even fixed the boot issue myself !!

 

why is it called bert???
so jimmy which are you mansion or bedroom lol

nice car though get some pics up
whats it like on greasy roads with no abs?? cant remember last time i drove a non abs car.

 

Slightly off topic, i do like the look of a type R,2 door etc, but apart from that,on the road, how are they better than wrx/sti models ?

In standard form i mean

(not a dig etc before anyone starts)

 

I'm a one room wonder
Just paying keep each week is the way forward.


Danny.

 

Will take some shortly,bit tired up at mo ! LoL...
Bert?...Just because,no reason
Before Hamster tells you,on slightly wet roads set on rear wheel drive it slides ! Like it did on the way home with it ! Not funny,thought I was going to total it !!
Mansion or Bedroom,none...I live on my own up in till the 26th in a two beded private appartment complex,I did take Stu to my other house Alison and my Daughter live in which is still my house,the custard had its pix taken there,will take some of the R there later and ad them to JIR.
I do like this car,trying to work out the DCCD,I think if no lights are on its 50/50 4 wheel drive,defo don't like it on rear wheel drive though ! Thats cos my knackered right hand !! I had a new car with it on,but it was slightly different...This is a fun car,shame about the abs !

 

YAYYYY the cusTURD mobile has gone, well done jim,.

 

DCCD, power mirrors, sti lump, 4 pots on some cars and some facelift changes

 

The biggest difference is the short gear ratios and shorter throw,centre diff adjustment.Its great fun banging through the gears on a type r.I thought I'd get fed up with the short gears but I haven't.

 

Yeah, and you know your New Year has been **** when you are posting at 06:56!!



Well done Jimmy, seems you pulled a blinder with the Type R!

 

kids mate 4 hours sleep

 

well done mate, hope 2012's a better 1 for you

 

surely cars should have a girls name jimmy.