Saw two STIs within two minutes in my local (Bracknell North) Tesco petrol station on Friday at about 5pm. It was interesting to compare them.

The V reg seemed exactly the same colour (sonic blue) as my MY00 euro import but had a slightly bigger spoiler at the back. The P reg seemed very slightly darker in colour (but we're not talking DMB here) and had a smaller spoiler but not like mine or the ones on older UK cars. It also had the biggest diameter exhaust I have ever seen.

Are the owners on here? The V reg was driven by a lady and the P reg by a man. Sorry if I was grinning at you. Particularly since I was driving the Almera at the time. Don't call the men in white coats just yet!