Hi Dan. I'm from Ghent, but currently I work in Amsterdam during the week.

Check out www.subaru-forum.be. (my nickname is Subaru555 overthere :) )
We've had two massive meetings with approx. 80 Scooby's and I organise the "Vlaamse Ardennen rit" every year in december. I hope to get some Belgian Scoobyfans to the Subaru shootout.

Are you comming too at York?
Did you import your Scooby? I'm checking what I'll have to do to import a P1 or Type R from the UK. ;)Is the car converted from RHD to LHD?

great! tell me when you'll do the meetings! about my car yes i imported it trough uk but it's a true STI3 sports wagon v-limited, only 555 done :norty: and the only 300cv sti wagon ever made :luxhello: !
it's pretty easy to import a jdm sti.
first buy one from a uk private seller, this way the car would be allready SVA (uk homologation, worth for europe!) tested and MoT (controle technique!).
the selles has to give all the right documents, plate regulation paper, import document from japan, and the registration document.
with all these documents you only have to go to the "DOUANE" with a pink document (demande immatriculation) and it'll "dédouané" in 5 minutes paying only 5 cents! :D
after that call or go to the SERVICE HOMOLOGATION DE LA DIV to ask the agreement to pass the CONTROLE TECHNIQUE as the car if jdm doesen't have any CERTIFICAT DE CONFORMITE, so this way you'll pay about 200euros to have a custom CERTIFICAT DE CONFORMITE and the CONTROLE TECHNIQUE without any prob, as the car will pass with the allready existing mods!!:luxhello:
but the most important try to get some arrangement with your insurance company to do you a new green insurance paper not with the number plate but with the VIN NUMBER (numero chassis), remember to ask it to the seller in order to have it done when you have to pick up the car, this kind of "temporary insurance" is only for 14 days once the car arrives to belgium shores, during those days you have to do all i said before! normally there's no problem in doing all in under 14 days!
hope this will help you!
about the car, he's still RHD.
one more important thing, buy trough ebay a KMH/MPH converter/delimiter and a new speedo facia with 180MPH/290KMH, this way you can go true top speed and still drive in uk and europe as well :thumb:
cheers!

just forgot to say, when fuelling it in uk or europe allways use SHELL V-POWER (99ron rated, also in Belgium, don't mind the 98ron they say!)
with this my sti has about 290cv! :thumb:
i'll try to convince my friend who's rally driver, and owns an STI8 TYPE 25 SPEC C (with uk plates, as he's english!) to come with us to Scooby Shootout!:thumb:

will we need a welsh rep or is jack covering all

Hey there,

I'm from Holland and if i get the chance i'd like to go the biggest ever subaru event to.

I can have a look if more sub guys want to represent Holland also @ this event.

Does anyone know what this event entails yet, or have i missed everything?

What is the bit that is going on in our respective countries is what I want to know!!!

Full info VERY soon!

I'm currently away in Norway (Hi to all the Norwegian Scooby owners by the way!) but back mid week and will get everything together and spill the beans! :)

Hello!

Sending greetings from Slovenia to all Subaru friends across Europe. :luxhello:

A community of over 100 active members from our subaru-slo.net forum is looking forward for more informations about this promising event. Hope we hear it soon... :norty:

Cheers

We have plenty of meetings. Register on www.subaru-forum.be with my compliments, I think some of the members will be glad with such a unique Impreza in Belgium ;)
The next one will be in may (hopefully not on the 27th) and we are also going to Bitburg and Luxemburg.

Do I get this straight
- Go to the UK after settling your temporary insurance with the VIN Number; Can I transfer my Belgian licence plate on the UK car for those 14 days? Or do I have to get and drive with the car with UK plates towards Belgium?
- Get all the right papers during sale
- Go to the douane
- Go to the 'Keuring'

And how do you find RHD? Any plans on converting it into LHD?

Thanks for the info. I'm looking around and hope to have some more info around the shoutout!

about the plates, yes you can fit your belgian plates, was what i did when i got the car in uk! it's the reason i told you to ask your company to fill "la carte verte" with only the VIN number, as if you have any control in the custom or in Belgium till you do the right things to pass the "control technique" you'd not have any problem, as the most important thing is the VIN number corellating to your ownership!
after that go to the douanes and with all the rights documents the car would become belgian and legal in 5 minutes for only 3 cents :thumb: !
and after that you have to call or go to the "service homologation de la DIV" and ask for an agreement from them to let you do "une agrégation d'homologation a titre unique" and after that go straigh to the "control technique", it'll be about 200euros including the "certificat de conformité" and "control technique".
about the RHD, sincerely i prefer driving RHD!!! don't ask me why, but i do prefer! i see better the "priorité de droite" lol!! no plans for LHD, will stick with RHD.
keep me in touch for the meeting in may you said, sadly i can go to Elvington this year as i'm running out of money with all i've had to paid for the car and belgian taxes! :cry:
maybe if you want we can met some week and take a drink and you can see my blue dream ;)
cheers!:thumb:

It sounds all very simple.
Did you went yourself to the UK or was it a company that has checked the general state of the car? That's a big issue off course.

Pitty to hear you can't join the Belgian group to Elvington.
The meeting of SCB will be in Landen, hopefully not on the 27th and neither the weekend before. Otherwise I won't be able to join in.

As soon I start working in Brussels in stead of Amsterdam I'd like to meet and check out that blue dream of yours. Hopefully I'll get my own by the end of this year (Type R, P1....)

to be honest, before collecting the car by myself in uk i only got pics of the car! i won the car on ebay!!:D
it was a real bargain! i sold my MY02 bugeyed wrx without hesitation! but hoppefully not bad surprise, the car is in good condition, the only thing i've to change were the plugs but for only 150euros!:norty:
if you want you can go to Auto Import Solutions or Neweraimports.co.uk, they both can buy a car that suits your needs ;) but more expensive.
i was very lucky with my sti, believe me!
a personal advice about buying a P1 or type R, just go for the type R!! much better than the P1! ask around about that!:lol:
about the meeting in Landen, where is it, i mean in Belgium or Nederlands? wich date in may?
will be pleased to show you my blue baby lol:norty:
cheers:thumb:

That's pretty risky, just go and buy on Ebay :D.
I saw some nice Impreza's on Ebay too, but I'd like to inspect (or have inspected) the car I'd like to buy in the UK. Maybe those import companies are the best solution (in Belgium we have extreme imports I think.

Why is it that the TypeR is better than the P1.
I would have thought it was the other way around :confused: But I don't mind since the TypeR Impreza's are cheaper than a P1 :norty:

Landen is in Belgium, in Flemish Brabant and I think it will be on may 20th.
I hope I'll be able to attend the meeting, because normally I'm in Calais that weekend. Looking forward to see your blue dream though :cool:

cheers!

basically the P1 is an attempt for Prodrive to create an anti type r, with 280ps, euro emissions friendly, etc...
but the type r is much more raw! stiffer suspension, gr.n close ratio gearbox, dccd, roof vent, etc... believe me you won't be disapointed with it. :p
but don't buy one with such lower springs as mine lol:lol1: , personnally i'm going to change the black sti dampers for the red ones from v5 sti, much better.
hope you'll be at Landen on the 20th the met!:thumb:
p.s. what's your name mate?:Whatever_
cheers!;)

just forgot a little detail, the type r is a true sti from japan, not as the p1 from uk, so it's also why is more exclusive lol:lol:
cheers

When's the grand unveiling of this master plan then???March?

I think youll find there were more Type Rs made than P1s, so not as exclusive at all.....

The P1 is a type R with better gearing anyway ;)

you're right about exclusivity for quantity but not from the point of comming out japan :norty:.
about the gearing you're again right but, if he likes to have a true warp machine he's to go to the type r, if you want to cruise on motorway stay with p1:lol:
cheers!

You all aren't making it much easier for me :D

hey mate,
what's your name?
about the meeting in Landen on the 20th may, can you give me more infos about the price, gathering point to go to the meeting, etc...
cheers and go for a type r or maybe an type ra sti!!!:thumb:

Ow right, I forgot :norty:
It's Cyr, not a very common name. What's yours

For the moment there is not much info.
Normally our meetings are free. First we gather on a parking lot and afterwards we have a tour in the region. As soon as I have more info, I'll let you know. And you can follow the progress at this link

Ow yes, the Type RA STi is also an option ;)

you're right not very common name indeed, sounds like a medieval name;) !
my name's Daniel.
personally my first option was the sti type ra v-limited but family matters lol! now with baby boy it's good to have an sti v-limited stealth wagon with both good things, room enough for the family and go shopping and more over, totally outstanding fun for the daddy driver lol :norty:
cheers

:lol1:
Yeah, during the weekend I am a 'prince charmant'

And a WRX Plus comes in handy once you have a family.
For the moment I don't have to think about that yet :D.

On topic ;) :
For the moment we have 8 cars (Dutch and Belgian) coming over to York.
@ Simon: have you received my pm's?

Really looking forward to it!

hi Cyr!!
i know that you're mostly interested in buying a type r or p1 or ra but, i've found same car as mine with dccd and intercooler water spray!!!:luxhello:
check at Subaru : SUBARU IMPREZA 555 V.3 STI
check at PistonHeads.com :: Speed Matters and go to classified and next to subaru, click on impreza! ;)
cheers mate:thumb:

Hi Daniel


Check this out: already 12 Belgian/Dutch Scooby's for the Subaru Shootout :luxhello:
The Belgian thread

Looks good, so many options at Pistonheads and Ebay.
But I have to be patient. But after the Subaru Shootout I hope my patience will be rewarded :D

Hi Cyr, sorry but i can't access both threads! they ask for a logging :confused:
also it's in flemmish...as i'm not belgian it's a bit difficult to understand it :freak3:
that's great you've allready 12 cars for elvington!! what a pity not coming with you:cry:
today i've ripped the left side of my JUN front splitter!!! :mad:
hope it'll be fixed for Landen!! to have the car as nice i can!
cheers mate!:thumb:

Aha, didn't know your aren't Belgian. I should have guessed since you speak very well English :D You only work and live in Belgium? From where do you come originally?

I'll keep you informed for Landen!

i know i know lol!:lol1:
yes i do work for NA...in evere you know what i mean, but shuuuuut top secret :norty:
i'm APR for the spanish defense ministry.
so i come from Spain, exactly the south, Andalucia :luxhello: .
and you i suppose you're flemmish belgian, but i think you do speak well french also :lol1: !
i would never understand politics trying to shatter this country for lenguage matters!
that's a pity, because i come from a country mixing cultures.
as i'm living in Kraainem i've noticed that 'flammands' and 'francophones' are living peacefully, without any problems, so...we're here to speak about our babies :luvlove: .
can you send me some pics of yours???:D
cheers mate!!

Andalucia... Must be a beautifull region too!
And well, I never start to explain the political situation in Belgium. As soon as I say we have 11 governments, people seem to loose there attention :lol1: And you work in Evere... Exactly, big secret :D

Here some pics from our rather basis Legacy's.
I've tried to convince my dad to buy a SpecB, but taxes are way too high :brickwall

https://www.scoobynet.com/scooby.php...o&photoid=2226

The Legacy MY91 has 266.600km on the speedo :D
https://www.scoobynet.com/scooby.php...o&photoid=2228