Hello!
I'm new here!

Just upgraded from my first car a golf gti!

 

I have a soft spot for red cars

 

And you'll have a wet spot in your pants with that after the golf

And welcome

 

Was that aimed at me? not my car pal I just like red cars lol. I'm not the OP.

 

Ooops

Problems scrolling on phone

It read 'here's my new car ' and 'I have a soft spot for red'

Anyway anyone coming from a boring VW to a scooby would be rather excited don't you agree

 

No.
I wouldn't have a 2.5 if you gave it to me with its vast hg and Ringland issues

 

let him enjoy his car, he might get lucky and never have an issue, not every 2.5 fails

Mines sitting on the drive with a second h/g failure and is due to be forged soon. knowing this would I get another 2.5? The answer is yes, but I would buy it pre-forged as a minimum requirement. The 2.5 engine is epic on a road car when it's running right

 

So it's a great engine if it's been rebuilt properly at 3k cost.
Not to mention the ridiculous road tax.

 

Rebuilt yes a great engine even as standard (as long as it doesn't break) I found it great as a daily drive.

As for the road tax. its not the cars fault it's the stupid EU 'green' legislation and our incompetent government that's responsible for that. But that's another debate

 

Let the poor lad enjoy his car for 1 day at least!

 

your a bundle of joy as usual eh tubs lol

 

Stop it the poor lads going to be cr@pping it now

Your all like Cameron and his EU exit is going to cause the world to spin off into a black hole or something

 

😐😐

 

Its a WRXS, dosent get hot enough to blow its top.

 

Nor me...and Subaru red turns pink...ask me how I know?

 

I think it looks great.
You enjoy it, if it goes wrong - it goes wrong, such is life. But, if you look after it and don't fit stupid mods, I'm sure it will be fine. Anyway, I believe it was more of a problem with the STi.

(Don't listen to tubs, he's a hater, and probably never even owned one).

 

Correct I've never owned a 2.5 thank God.

 

Well my 2.5 STI has just clocked 90k and still on the original head gasket and pistons!
I'm expecting the HG to blow but at 90k I don't think it's done to bad really.

 

I agree, let the guy enjoy his car for crying out loud. We all know the 2.5 has its 'issues', but I agree with the above, the 2.5 is an epic engine for the road. Had mine for a year now, totally standard, not skipped a beat, hasn't drunk a drop of oil or coolant.