MadUsa1

I'm looking for a mint spec c from 2006 or earlier...

Anyone know of any?!

drummerkev

Iv just bought mint Spec C limited. 37k on the clock full service history etc etc, took me quite some time to find it as they dont come up for sale very often.

Whats your budget and what colour are your after as i may know of one for sale.

MadUsa1

I'm not particularly fussy about colour.

I haven't really got a specific budget in mind - I'd be willing to pay well for a nice example in good condition and with reasonable mileage.

But it must be a 2006 model at the latest.

MadUsa1

by the way, post up some photos of yours for inspiration! What did you pay for it if you don't mind me asking?

scoobyboy1

iTrader: (16)

Depends on your budget?? But there is a nice Spec C Type RA at Hurst cars for £15k

Someone on here was after a hawk STi JDM the otherday and he said that he really didnt have a budget, when offered a few cars for £12-13k he soon said that he had £10k to buy a JDM hawk!!

MadUsa1

got a link? :-)

scoobyboy1

iTrader: (16)

https://www.scoobynet.com/subaru-444...l#post11523795

powerwrx

iTrader: (11)

http://www.classicandsportscar.com/c...unning/2681348

this is cuprajakes old spec c, its a stunning car

cuprajake

iTrader: (11)

It was but I think kev may now own it as it's sold.

MadUsa1

I liked yours jake, would've taken it, I was just too late!

Not keen on the hurst one, quite high mileage and looks pretty tatty.

south_scoob

whats the deal with these spec c's? to me they look like a wrx with fog covers for double the price of a good sti!?

RS_Matt

"Completely standard"

scoobyboy1

iTrader: (16)

Visually yes. but apart from the weight saving, the Spec C has different water pump, oil cooler,radiator, fuel pump assembly, transmission cooler, powersteering cooling, powersteering pump (although MY05 cars now have this).
Spec C's also have a different part number for the heads. MY05+JDM cars run 235 RE070 tyres

sunny1989

Do a bit of reading about them fella, plenty of info online and videos on YouTube. you'l soon discover that they aren't a wrx with fog covers..

Read this!

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evoc...ti_spec_c.html

think of them as a lightweight STI, often used as a base model for group N rally cars etc

south_scoob

from what scoobyboy has said there a complete waste of money even with the changes! who in there right mind would spend 14 grand on a blob eye that looks like the basic spec gx? does not realy matter about its rairty imo

scoobyboy1

iTrader: (16)

But thats like saying that a E46 M3 CSL is a basic spec M3, in terms of price there is a big difference for little changes you get.

I can see where your coming from, as the changes are really not that beneficial over a standard JDM STi, but a UK car theres a big difference. And maybe you would not notice those changes on the road, but on a track it would come into its own!!!

JDM_Stig

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And that is all it is, Your opinion, you are allowed one and you have voiced it, have a nice day now.

south_scoob

my point being that special editions are ment to be more flamboyant then the normal car even the csl has its spoiler. subaru went backwards and to make a spec c look like a propper sti you spend even more money and its no longer a spec c lol

scoobyboy1

iTrader: (16)

Doesnt have a big OTT rear spoiler?? to the normal person they look the same!! But underneath its different(like Spec C), and price difference is like £20-30k

CSL
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...ileage/2132092

normal M3
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...3-2002/2754193

tarquin crispin

pay the extra and get this been totally pampered
https://www.scoobynet.com/subaru-444...leage-fsh.html

thenewgalaxy

They're a vastly superior out of the box driving experience to the regular car, at least in newage form. They're not particularly pleasant cars to be a passenger in but that's all part of the appeal. Anything after the Bugeye has a twinscroll engine, which many would prefer to the UK single scroll let alone the 2.5

From my perspective, my Spec c RA is around 170Kg lighter than a UK Hawkeye. Takes a lot of tuning to cancel that weight difference out!

I guess if that doesn't float your boat it is just an overpriced STI that looks like a WRX.

sunny1989

I would, your not paying for looks with this model. The premium over a normal u.k sti goes towards the performance advantage over it. That's where the money goes, it's not about huge spoilers and flashy WR1 type paint jobs. It's about its functionality..

Look at the spec of the spec c hatch, brakes, chassis, aerodynamics, wheels et tyres, heads, turbocharger, fuelling system etc are different. The spec c uses a 2.0 twinscroll unit not the 2.5 in the U.k hatch sti.

Not just about its rarity it's about the engineering that's gone into it.. I don't think You realise all sti's aren't alike. Jdm specs are quite different to the uk model, different power plant etc.

Each to their own though, enjoy your flashy exterior add ons

BBB3

iTrader: (7)

I've got a nice spec c hawk...

Nisstrust

To defend myself as it was me. My OP from that thread was to query a particular car on pistonheads and cat d. My preference was for a jdm hawk. Having said all that a good jdm hawk or blob sot or spec c is upwards of £13k+ as I've come to realise.

south_scoob

only saying mate everyone wants there car too look the money and my 2004 wrx looks the part for 3 grand and it satisfys my needs being tuned and seeing off 135i's with ease ( NEARLY as fast as a 600cc sports bike) what more could you need

BBB3

iTrader: (7)

I now know what all the talk is about, simple.

If you have never owned or driven a spec c, you will never know.

What a machine.

The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

A smaller **** to wave about?

The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

Oh and pop a picture up of yours braaah

MadUsa1

Can we get back on topic here please?

There are plenty of threads outlining virtues of the spec c compared to other models...

To all spec c owners out there - give me a shout if you feel like moving on to something else!

MadUsa1

I would buy that in a heartbeat, but I need an early 2006 car, or even better a late 2005 car. I want to import it into Switzerland, where I currently live, and a 2007 model won't fly because it's EU4, which the spec c will never, ever meet.