Hatchback sti pro's & con's
14 January 2012, 08:04 PM
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Nice in the red as well, oh sorry thats a mazda 3 !!
http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/ima...Mazda3_MPS.jpg
nope seriously its another car shape that has grown on me thru time, does not scream out scooby but not everyone wants that anyway , some prefer the more subtle sports look. I think a lot off folk are dissapointed that subaru have gone for a fairly plain look where as up till now a subaru has been instantly recognisable.
http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/ima...Mazda3_MPS.jpg
nope seriously its another car shape that has grown on me thru time, does not scream out scooby but not everyone wants that anyway , some prefer the more subtle sports look. I think a lot off folk are dissapointed that subaru have gone for a fairly plain look where as up till now a subaru has been instantly recognisable.
14 January 2012, 08:29 PM
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f1 has a point, how can anyone possibly think this is the best scoob to date, when the most important component, the engine, which makes the car move 
has a major design flaw n thus chocolate??? Plus the fact it looks like a fackin smelly turd 
has a major design flaw n thus chocolate??? Plus the fact it looks like a fackin smelly turd
14 January 2012, 08:57 PM
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Oh, I agree but they should have left the factory like that!
Don't the new mot changes forbid this now though? Seem to remember reading any film on the lights is now a faliure. I know before it was x amount of light and reflector being visable etc. but it looked a bit more clear cut now. That'd be a pisser!
I do like the hatch though, the practical side is a big attraction to me (hence why I wanted an sti wagon)
Don't the new mot changes forbid this now though? Seem to remember reading any film on the lights is now a faliure. I know before it was x amount of light and reflector being visable etc. but it looked a bit more clear cut now. That'd be a pisser!
I do like the hatch though, the practical side is a big attraction to me (hence why I wanted an sti wagon)
14 January 2012, 09:41 PM
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Oh, I agree but they should have left the factory like that!
Don't the new mot changes forbid this now though? Seem to remember reading any film on the lights is now a faliure. I know before it was x amount of light and reflector being visable etc. but it looked a bit more clear cut now. That'd be a pisser!
I do like the hatch though, the practical side is a big attraction to me (hence why I wanted an sti wagon)
Don't the new mot changes forbid this now though? Seem to remember reading any film on the lights is now a faliure. I know before it was x amount of light and reflector being visable etc. but it looked a bit more clear cut now. That'd be a pisser!
I do like the hatch though, the practical side is a big attraction to me (hence why I wanted an sti wagon)
14 January 2012, 09:44 PM
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Engine didnt bother me when I bought it, but then at the time it was isolated incidents within the US. Good excuse to forge it in my eyes which is what I did. Looks arnt the be all and end all. its all down to personal choice. Life would be boring if we all liked the same things and all acted the same.
14 January 2012, 09:46 PM
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We've all had aggressive looking classics, blobeyes etc that appeal to the boy racers but the hatch is for the more sophisticated, mature owner who doesn't want to be seen driving round in a car with a massive rear spoiler or an exhaust tail pipe the size of a dustbin lid. We all grow older and some of us learn to appreciate the technology incorporated into the less visually conspicuous hatch, a technology which leaves previous models floundering way behind.
Having said that, I've owned nothing but Imprezas since the mid 90s and my Sti hatch has attracted more attention when out and about than all the others put together.
As for the engines going pop, I think you'll find that 99% of the failures have either been modified and running 350+ bhp or have been run on low octane fuel such as the rubbish they dish up in the USA.
Having said that, I've owned nothing but Imprezas since the mid 90s and my Sti hatch has attracted more attention when out and about than all the others put together.
As for the engines going pop, I think you'll find that 99% of the failures have either been modified and running 350+ bhp or have been run on low octane fuel such as the rubbish they dish up in the USA.
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14 January 2012, 10:01 PM
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Have you driven one for a while ??
Engine didnt bother me when I bought it, but then at the time it was isolated incidents within the US. Good excuse to forge it in my eyes which is what I did. Looks arnt the be all and end all. its all down to personal choice. Life would be boring if we all liked the same things and all acted the same.
Engine didnt bother me when I bought it, but then at the time it was isolated incidents within the US. Good excuse to forge it in my eyes which is what I did. Looks arnt the be all and end all. its all down to personal choice. Life would be boring if we all liked the same things and all acted the same.
But anyway it obviously did bother you, as forging it is a major expense, so surely you planned for this cost?
14 January 2012, 10:40 PM
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well to say I never planned for it would be a lie, I was prepared I had built up the engine 6 months before it **** a piston out on cylinder 2, so it was ready to just bolt in after a break in Egypt for 2 weeks
14 January 2012, 10:46 PM
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14 January 2012, 10:56 PM
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Yeah your motor in your avatar looks feckin boring to me
15 January 2012, 12:44 AM
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"As for the engines going pop, I think you'll find that 99% of the failures have either been modified and running 350+ bhp or have been run on low octane fuel such as the rubbish they dish up in the USA."
That's a dealer myth... I believe most have been standard.
I wouldn't let a 'good friend' buy a standard one....
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That's a dealer myth... I believe most have been standard.
I wouldn't let a 'good friend' buy a standard one....
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15 January 2012, 02:48 PM
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Not a dig or anything
& why not 
Also i thought the hatch was the ugliest piece of sh!te i had ever seen when it first came out & after owning 2 of them they easily trash the antiques road-show fraternity hands down.
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15 January 2012, 04:07 PM
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"As for the engines going pop, I think you'll find that 99% of the failures have either been modified and running 350+ bhp or have been run on low octane fuel such as the rubbish they dish up in the USA."
That's a dealer myth... I believe most have been standard.
I wouldn't let a 'good friend' buy a standard one....
A
That's a dealer myth... I believe most have been standard.
I wouldn't let a 'good friend' buy a standard one....
A
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