There was a thread earlier about this car but can't find it now....but here are some images of the said vehicle with the subtle changes for those who haven't seen it:

Check out the all blue side door panels



Ř375mm Momo steering wheel same as the Legacy B4 …thumbs up



STI Spec C shift ****?…Nice …I want one of these



Forester type centre console…yuck :P :



Wider rear arches


There's also a little bit more torque according to the Subaru website so it's not all cosmetics

 

oh yeah, the "double" cup holders are in the correct place now...hands up all those who've had coke over their Hi-Fi's

 

'04? *pah* you are now officially greasemonkey fodder!
Love the steering wheel though, same as in Legacy Sports Tourer 3.0R..amazing how something soo seemingly trivial can add soo much to the cars feel.
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Small but important point Simon: This is the 2005 car, not the 2004 one.

 

Lol @ Old Fart.

 

GM least Simon didn't call it a STI 9 or 9.5 or something else as Hairbrained LOL

Regards

John

 

LOL

 

I've got one on order - ffffffantastic!

 

So have I in Type 25 form

 

round bootlock ?????????????????

 

never mind that imagine having a motorised screen Mccccy dee's in the holder then accidently hitting the open button.................. doh..........sh$t.... dammm blasst etc...

ive now moved the screen to the upper slot............ when open it blocks part of the vents up front but still leaves the lower slot open for Mars Bars (albeit it warm ones)

 

may be small changes but looks superb IMHO....not sure of the AC controls but may be better in the flesh.
Overall I want it I want it I want it
Spooks

 

Spooks, it's not A/C finally at last it's climate control!!!!!

 

What diameter is the STi 8/9 steering wheel?

Oh and BTW climate control sucks, my dad's last two cars have had it and it's a PITA. One of those things that's ideally suited to Mercs so their owners can boast about it down the pub, but in reality it's a fad that is nothing more than an annoyance

 

Hooray - back to what it should be!!!

 

I have to disagree. Maybe the ones you've tried didn't work properly but it's one of the things I miss since I got rid of my Alfa 147. Not only did it regulate the airflow speed but the direction it came out so on a cold day it would blow softly until the air was warm, then it would blast your feet for a few minutes before just blowing the air genarally around the cabin. I hardly ever had to touch the controls apart from putting it up to 21 in cold weather and down to 19 in the hot.

Now I notice how much I have to fiddle with my heater controls in my Scooby and still not get it just right.

 

I just like being able to decide how hot the air coming out of the vents is, rather than some bloody computer changing the temp all the time depending on how hot the 1cm of air around the temp sensor is. Case in point, I like driving with the window open (can't beat a breeze fresh air whether you have climate/AC/whatever) so the temp sensor detects less than 16deg. On my dad's car 16deg is the lowest setting, so if you choose this it thinks it's too cold and blasts hot air out. The only lower setting is "low" which blasts cold air out regardless of what temp it is.

Pain in the ***, it's one of those things where the car designers decided they're smarter than you so they'll program the car to make the decisions rather than letting you do it. Very much like cars with TCS/ESP which can't be switched off, obviously the computer can drive better than everyone on the road so it will make the decision as to whether the engine will accelerate and that's final

Sorry for the OT.... any ideas to this steering wheel size?

 

Steady on. It remains to be seen what shape the lock on the UK/Euro cars is.

 

Looks the db;s doesnt it..... Would like the old back end lock back

 

The round lock was flimsy. I always thought the lock would wrench off with the key at times. The square lock on the MY04 feels more solid and robust thankyou very much

 

forrester type cetre console yuk i agree !!!!!!!!!!

 

For those who think a Saab interior is nice....looks familiar???:



Apparently a much better drive

 

Should have an elecronic boot release on the key.

Love the elecronic dials but apart from that the interiors of scoobs doesn't float my boat, nor does the exterior either.

Now the handling and speed I love.

 

Having had a go in one, all I can say is WOW.

Really, really nice. NVH is better, the under body aero makes things a lot quieter, and the tweaks to the engine have made it even faster than the numbers suggest IMHO. Just as well they have gone to 235 section 070s coz they need the extra rubber to keep the thing under control I love the way the rear end is now more planted with less sharp movement that used to make a rear seat ride a chore, and the new front diff has made the occaisional "grab" from the front end a much less violent thing. The new sensor on the DCCD-A seems to have smoothed out the torque shift a bit, so there is less rear end slide "show" and more energy transferred into kinetic energy (bigger rubber helps too of course!)

All-in-all, lovely stuff. If you've got one on order, you've got something to REALLY look forward to

 

mine's coming over on the boat as we speak.......

 

So's mine

 

d'ya think we should set up a BBS .....

 

Why not? I ordered mine today

 

No we've already got the best one here

 

I really love the STi interior, with that black and blue anlcantara trim set against the silver dash. i wish i had an STi...only a few more years untill i can firsty get insured on one and secondly have enough money for one.