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Old 03 August 2013, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 53
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That's great news Ty
Thanks both, and this is the behemoth of a ship which will be bringing the S202 to these shores.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shi...mmsi=258758000


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Currently basking in the Indian Ocean
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That looks really nice

Congratulations on the new car I'll bet you can't wait for October to come.
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Good news Ty,

Glad you found yourself a real gem, the car looks brand new and must be if it a 4+ condition, basically unmarked car as new..before I bought my car 3 half years ago I spent most of my free time searching Asnet auction site in Japan for a 4+ car, so you done well with such a rare example.

Hopefully you luck has changed with this new purchase, and restore your confidence in Scooby ownership.

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Originally Posted by 53
Currently basking in the Indian Ocean
I saw that, I wish they'd hurry up as I want my car.

Originally Posted by MichaelW
That looks really nice

Congratulations on the new car I'll bet you can't wait for October to come.
As those that know me will confirm patience isn't one of my virtues, but in this case I haven't got much choice in the matter.
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Originally Posted by S3LDM
Good news Ty,

Glad you found yourself a real gem, the car looks brand new and must be if it a 4+ condition, basically unmarked car as new..before I bought my car 3 half years ago I spent most of my free time searching Asnet auction site in Japan for a 4+ car, so you done well with such a rare example.

Hopefully you luck has changed with this new purchase, and restore your confidence in Scooby ownership.
Thanks Lee, I've got the auction report and for an 11 year old car it's surprisingly clean and in very good condition.

It does need a couple of minor paintwork issues addressed but nothing that Ryan can't take care off without problem.

The importer bought my car for stock after sourcing Stu's car for him so for me the process was relatively quick and painless as there was no auction sale involved.

I'd have loved a yellow S202 but they're as rare as rocking horse poo but you can't be too greedy when trying to source a rare car.

I'm over the moon with the condition it's in and late October can't come soon enough for me
Old 04 August 2013, 09:29 AM
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I bet it can't Ty..

Waiting is one of the good parts of purchasing a new car, although prepare for some sleepless nights, no matter how old you are if your a car enthusiast there is no better felling.!!
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Anyway back to the sun lounger for me now..!��
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Originally Posted by S3LDM
I bet it can't Ty..

Waiting is one of the good parts of purchasing a new car, although prepare for some sleepless nights, no matter how old you are if your a car enthusiast there is no better felling.!!
I will be worse than a kid in the run up to Christmas.

Originally Posted by S3LDM
Anyway back to the sun lounger for me now..!��
Lucky sod, and you took all the good weather with you.
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Originally Posted by Cannon Fodder
Thanks both, and this is the behemoth of a ship which will be bringing the S202 to these shores.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shi...mmsi=258758000

As long as your cars dont come on this ship!!!



Nice S202's, probably seen more 22B's on the road then I have S202's.

Used to be a yellow one around Birmingham, which had a blobeye front end conversion!!!!
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Originally Posted by scoobyboy1
As long as your cars dont come on this ship!!!

Auction 52 japanese used cars swept away in storm marine ship - YouTube

Nice S202's, probably seen more 22B's on the road then I have S202's.

Used to be a yellow one around Birmingham, which had a blobeye front end conversion!!!!
I had seen that video and it certainly opened my eyes but looking at that they were all literally lose on the top deck, even if they hadn't of been bashed to oblivion the sea air won't have done the metal any favours either.

It looks like an 'ordinary' ship to me and not a proper Autoliner car transporter which to me looks like a giant ferry.

At least the shipping is insured anyway.
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Originally Posted by Cannon Fodder
I had seen that video and it certainly opened my eyes but looking at that they were all literally lose on the top deck, even if they hadn't of been bashed to oblivion the sea air won't have done the metal any favours either.

It looks like an 'ordinary' ship to me and not a proper Autoliner car transporter which to me looks like a giant ferry.

At least the shipping is insured anyway.
Good job there insured!!!

Always had a soft spot for the S202, get plenty of pics up when it arrives!!!
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Just make sure those Somali's stay away from it!
Old 05 August 2013, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyboy1
Good job there insured!!!

Always had a soft spot for the S202, get plenty of pics up when it arrives!!!
If I am honest I was never a fan of the Bugeye until I saw a JDM model with the different headlamps, the UK model is gopping with those awful headlamps.

It will be a while before I get a chance to take some pics but once it's here and finished I will get that sorted out.

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Just make sure those Somali's stay away from it!
I hope so, although they want hostages, as much I as I like the S202 that's what the shipping insurance is for.
Old 05 August 2013, 10:05 PM
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Well today was a bit of a sourcing of some goodies for the S202 and I managed to acquire :

Defi 60mm BF white illumination gauges, a set of 6 - for oil temp, oil pressure, boost pressure, coolant temp, fuel pressure and exhaust temp. This set will come with a Defi/ATi pod plus an A pillar triple pod as well.

McGard wheel nuts, I sent these away to McGard and have waited nearly 4 months for warranty replacements to arrive. They have been out of production for a while and they finally arrived back with me today.



So I still have left to find the following before the car arrives:

Prodrive STi sports cat and centre section.

Front bumper lip spoiler.

Zunsport lower grille in black.

Subaru door window deflector set.

And I think that will just about cover it, as I have said before I am not going overboard with the mods just some minor cosmetic mods and a remap for UK fuel.

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Nearly forgot I have one of these on the way as well, I liked it on my Spec C and the standard gear **** in the S202 is a bit pants.

Old 05 August 2013, 11:46 PM
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Ive been keeping an eye out for prodrive sports cats as a next upgrade for mine(ill wait though) Ty keep your eye out on ebay for some suitable or use your magicman aka prodrive rules
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Originally Posted by Cannon Fodder
Nearly forgot I have one of these on the way as well, I liked it on my Spec C and the standard gear **** in the S202 is a bit pants.

Ive got that *** but in a lighter shade of WHITE. nice choice young man
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Originally Posted by Cannon Fodder
Nearly forgot I have one of these on the way as well, I liked it on my Spec C and the standard gear **** in the S202 is a bit pants.

i got one of those, smells of sheep though
Old 06 August 2013, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by GIBZY
Ive got that *** but in a lighter shade of WHITE. nice choice young man
I really like a good black ****, for gear selection of course.

Originally Posted by tubbytommy
i got one of those, smells of sheep though
Ah flossy, I remember her well.
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I don't know. I sod off to Malia for a couple of weeks to look at all the young girls, come back, and you've bought another car and the thread is 5 pages deep already...
Hope you get some pleasure out of this car when she arrives Ty.
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Originally Posted by Skaven
Ive been keeping an eye out for prodrive sports cats as a next upgrade for mine(ill wait though) Ty keep your eye out on ebay for some suitable or use your magicman aka prodrive rules
I am looking out for a Prodrive sports cat as they are the best of the bunch for a 2.5" system and it's a Subaru supplied part so it's sort of keeping the car original (but I will keep the factory downpipe).

I have been following a few on eBay and they have gone for decent prices.

Originally Posted by Hammer man
I don't know. I sod off to Malia for a couple of weeks to look at all the young girls, come back, and you've bought another car and the thread is 5 pages deep already...
Hope you get some pleasure out of this car when she arrives Ty.
I know things move quickly around here Cliff, you know me ever the attention *****.
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I spent all of yesterday delivering parts to the south coast, into London and up to Leicestershire. The last remnants of the Spec C are now nearly all gone, I have kept some parts for use in the S202.

I did pickup a set of Works Emotion 18'' wheels which Ryan will be refurbishing for me, I'm not sure which colour yet but bronze or gunmetal are front runners.

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They look great Ty, you will have the bronze volks already so I would be tempted to use another colour.... I know this may some crazy but what about a nice gloss custom gold colour that will show them off and the car off well
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Gunmetal would be my choice....how about pure white though?
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Originally Posted by Silver Scooby Sport
They look great Ty, you will have the bronze volks already so I would be tempted to use another colour.... I know this may some crazy but what about a nice gloss custom gold colour that will show them off and the car off well
I think that having bronze wheels already that I won't be going for gold, I was thinking about a very dark bronze shade.

White wheels for me look great when clean and well maintained, and they do look great on a blue car.

You've given me for thought.

Originally Posted by IggyRB320
Gunmetal would be my choice....how about pure white though?
Gunmetal / anthracite can look very nice indeed and is the other colour choice I'm considering.

White wheels can look brilliant as I've said already, it's certainly far higher in my thoughts than it was before.

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A great wheel, had these in 17" on my old car. Stick to the original colour, don't mess with perfection.

Looking forward to seeing the new car. Bug's have grown on me over the years.

You may want to start looking for better brakes, I wasn't that impressed with the standard brembo's on my newage. The car is to heavy (But then I was used to 6 pots on my old type R). The porsche set up I have now is awesum.
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Nice wheels Ty ! Wanna swap for some nice BBS wheels

Did you buy them new ?
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needs pink wheels id say or pink at front and green at rear....
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Great looking wheels Ty, don't do gunmetal or any sort of black it's been done to death.
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