Littleted

Micks right in a way, These forums made me realise what I needed to look for, cater for and take care with.

How many of us went out in a morning and started it up to be presented by smoke, I bet a few of us did, you then panic and try figure out what it was. mainly its oil lying in the bores due to the way the engine sits, but it does make you think ring land.

Im sure Hulk will love the car like we did, and overtime im sure hell make he own decision on super unleaded Tax and insurance. Once the novelty wears off and it becomes just a car, these things start to grind, well they did me.

Check the Oil
Don't have any after market remaps
super unleaded only
Don't hit the Limiter ( Lower the gear change beep )

urban

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That statement used to be true.
Its definitely not true any more, the competition has pushed ahead.


To the OP, good luck with your new Subaru, I'm sure you can't wait.
I remember having that feeling back in 1999 when I had test driven this rocket ship that accelerated like nothing I'd ever felt before.

urban

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That was the biggest bug bearer form me.
It used to be a ritual(I used the 330S stereo to give me reminders on fluid checks), and you'd actually begin to get anxious had your check lapsed.

Littleted

and then when u check it its lower than Normal so you panic, fill it up too much which produces smoke, Panic more LOL

CADpaul

All 40 are sold and over 50k!

Mangoletsi Subaru

Subaru UK (IM) have now confirmed that the UK cars will come with 18" Dark Gun Metallic wheels.

thenewgalaxy

£50k for a limited edition Evo!? What a ripoff!

Could build a far better car from an Evo VII and parts for less than £10k!

Littleted

What's the stats of the evo I can find that 311rs but that looks crap..
Is it Same gas guzzler as old?

Remember my mate had the Fq400 and it's range was 140mile to a tank hehe

thenewgalaxy

Any of the Impreza turbo variants would do the same if you booted it everywhere.

New Evo will have around 400bhp apparently but rumour is that it may be tweaked to 430-odd.

73henny

Anything else confirmed as yet?

Mangoletsi Subaru

The seats sound like the ones in the pictures, sports seats with red stitching and red leather accents. Keyless entry and keyless start, privacy rear glass, large rear spoiler, flat-bottomed steering wheel and 7 inch multi function display.

Sat Nav & full leather interior are optional.

thenewgalaxy

Are those the Recaros similar to those in the previous saloon?

Don Clark

No, just Subaru sports seats............

Mangoletsi Subaru

Yep, Subaru Sports seats not Recaro's, but the picture shows full leather, that is an option, standard it just has the red leather accents.

thenewgalaxy

Looks like a nice place to be!

fritz555

Any news when subaru will get GMFV for the new STI? My dealer is saying May but would like to know so i could have accurate monthly payments. Surely if the new STI goes on sale may the 1st they should have details before then? Looking at putting down £2500-£3000.

Will cars be available in May? When the 1st cars arriving in uk?

terzoscooby

Back to getting worn side bolsters then. Now I know why it is cheaper than the MY11. No SAT NAV to. Hopefully as time goes by there will be some deals like the 320R.

Mangoletsi Subaru

We already have them, as already sold a number on PCP's.

1st cars are due to land in mid-May, but there are no blue ones left, unless you know a dealer who has snaffled a load of them.

TonyBurns

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I love my Subaru's but this car does not excite me (well the EU one anyway) and neither does IM inspire confidence in their support of the marque, and this has been going on for a number of years now, really since the introduction of the 2.5's and the issues they have.

Subaru have not really moved on in 12 years, so why?
12 years ago Subaru Japan gave us the S202, the most powerful out of the box car that they produced, and they have not produced a factory car that has a quoted power figure higher than this since, this is disappointing, back in those days you could get 200bhp hot hatches which were not a match for the STI, now that's out of the window, there are better handling cars out there with less power and smaller engines, lower tax brackets, FAR better fuel economy, safer, cheaper to insure, less to service, higher residuals (the 2.5's don't hold their money because of the engine issues) and basically they have been caught and passed my the mass market, and that's depressing as a Subaru enthusiast because if I wanted a new car then I want at least some of the engine technology that went into those cars 13-14 years ago, not a known issue engine, which as yet still seems to have the outdated 2.5 "troubled" engine, unknown if it still has the same chocolate pistons that struggle with over 300bhp and dodgy head gaskets.
If it does then the market will just die in the UK, no one will want them, a lot of owners who understand the 2.5's will be very cautious about purchasing one, even with a 3 year warranty as we have seen claims rejected because the car went within 500rpm of the red line or accidentally hit the red line once, hence why they have a limiter there.

The risk of buying this new model without the new engine is.... well high and people wont touch it if they have already been burnt once by this.

Tony

fritz555

Already ordered a blue one but my dealer says they have no future values yet so can't give me exact monthly payments just an estimate. What future values are you giving after 4yr PCP?

terzoscooby

Any one know what options are available yet. My dealer hasn't been told anything. He is not aware of leather or sat nav being an option and definitely no power upgrades available yet. Interestingly, though IM are pitching it against the Golf R.

Mangoletsi Subaru

Sat Nav is a £1,000 option. Full leather interior is £1000 - £1200, and 340 upgrade is £1669 + fitting (approx 2 hours).

just me

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What a rip off!

terzoscooby

Incredible! My dealer had IM in yesterday but wasn't given any info on those. He was also told there is no date for the next shipment.
Sounds like the 340R is the same pro-r upgrade as before interested if the exhaust is the same as I would swap it of my current car.

Littleted

Annoys me this, it's how it was when I bought mine in 2010, you've placed ya order and now they release extras, I presume the 340r will be the same as the old one...

Come on Subaru pull ya finger out and try something new FFs

Wonder what sat nav is.... 1000 quid gets you a lot of aftermarket stereo and by the looks it's just that. I'd sack that option and stuff a pioneer in the hole when u get it

terzoscooby

Chances are it is a pioneer.
Give it a few months and the deals will be out with everything included. Especially when they see how the Golf R is selling.

CADpaul

my dealer has told me nothing about anything!! my car is due on 1st May!
no options at all, i'm guessing all these 'options' will be fitted at the UK dealers once the car arrives

it good to see Subaru have been working on the emissions C02 of 242 now, so its only in the L tax bracket

also the USA model has 305bhp, they have terrible quality fuel, we have 98 ron fuel and the UK car is only tuned to 300bhp

mickp

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I feel for you guys. its all a guessing game. I.M aren't helping are they

Pitching against a Golf R

Kwik

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Here's an interesting US road test against the Merc and BM

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...social20501174

Littleted

Nice review

By the way what's the co2 come down to have they managed to get it away from 465 a year tax?