That's lovely!

Ieast you'd know it's been properly check over before you bought it. Bug eye's are getting to be the new classic.

How you finding the clutch on the clio :thumb:

Very nice chap but need a hatch :(

http://www.ukforester.com/forums/ind...ing-the-water/


It's a hatch, and VERY cheap.

Have just found an sti 2008 that was rebuilt by Simon at API only 4000 miles ago at a cost of £6000 but it's a lot of £££ lol sound good?

got a link?


you to let you see mine...

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3869/1...3a4c870c_z.jpgGarage Racers-32a by FIL, on Flickr

One of my favourite all time hatches. Love it.

tnx.. still on my winter alloys though :/ I'll be at Rally Day and Trax with it this year

https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7436/2...a760b5b5_z.jpgM-SOC July 2016-23 by FIL, on Flickr

Very very nice fella :)

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...805593&alt=web

I think that's a good price if you can land it for 11-12K. I was talking about 12K for my 08 which has covered more miles and is forged to a similar standard

Could be worth a phone call to Simon at APi to get some more info on what had gone on the car etc


what the max you want to spend?


You know road tax is £500 a year :(

Spotted a nice blue 2004 forester STI in Sheringham today think the wife n kids like the look of that lol do they suffer with the same problems?

If a 2litre you'll be ok and cheaper road tax too.

We've been out all day in the Forester today.
Two kiddies bikes... one with stabilizers. Pushchair plus keep cool bag and my camera gear.

Couldn't have done that on the wifes Focus or my 330s

All of the ones I've found are 2.5 lol

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...code=p&adPos=4

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...code=p&adPos=6

Loving this

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...BAY-GB&alt=web

^^
that does look good.

fast and practical ;)



not a 2 litre though. ;) being 2.5 will give great torque :)


have you seen BrownPant's thread?
https://www.scoobynet.com/1035637-my...ter-sti-6.html

Have started reading it, do you think it's about the correct price and do you know of any mods that should be done asap?

It looks good. It's had a major service with cam belt by the looks of it, which has saved £700 to start with. Make sure you get evidence of this and the jap history that came with it. Looks to be a nice example. If it's serviced well then it should be fine.


You may need to consider a remap, as it will be the standard tune for 101 grade Japanese petrol. You will need to ensure it's run on 99 grade at the lowest to avoid detonation and piston damage until remapped.


I still think there is room in that price to haggle a little personally.

Any recommendations on where 2 get a remap done, only have BP ultimate near us unless we are on a trip out of town :(

You're a bit far away from everyone TBH, but you're probably best talking to Roger Clark Motorsport (RCM) in Leicester or giving Duncan (RaceDynamix) a call as he maps at Surrey Rolling road every Thursday. Both a couple of hours away.

2 hrs drive 2 get it running on our fuel is fine, how would it run on BP ultimate without a remap? I don't drive 2 hard and haven't bounced a car on the rev limiter for a long while lol

I wouldn't run it on BP personally as I've not heard good things about BP petrol. If you can I'd use Tesco 99, shell 99 or Esso after that. Mine has been in the UK for 2 years now and only run on Tesco and shell as far as I know. It's still got the jap map and is running fine. Mine is finally getting mapped next week.

It's not about bouncing the car off the rev limiter. The higher the octane grade of the petrol, the less prone to detonation the engine is. Detonation causes heat and damage to valves and pistons, ultimately causing engines to destroy themselves.

Which only happens when the engine is under any load, so just take it easy and don't rag it until its had a mapping session or checkup.

That's what I was saying lol how long can they run on our fuel with normal driving without the worry of damage?

As long as you want lol its not going to implode, just use decent 99ron fuel. Either Shell or Tesco Ultimate.

That's the problem I've only got BP or Jet or Sainsburys near 2 us, unless I just top it up each time we arrived out of town lol

Sigh :) BP will also be ok mate, don't worry about it and take what you read on the net/forums with a pinch of salt ;)

Lots of people have been running standard 2.5's for years with no issues on 98ron.

Disclaimer: i take no responsibility for may or may not happen in the future lol yes this is a joke.