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Old 26 November 2019, 07:09 PM
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I've just bought a 2005 Impreza WRX blobeye. It's the first Subaru I've ever owned and it's amazing.

It's done just over 61,000 miles and has the PPP fitted.

I picked it up on Saturday and drove it home at night, in torrential rain through a load of windy B roads. The grip was mind blowing, I've never driven anything like it.





Does anyone know of any good places to get it serviced, MOT'd etc. in the Brighton area?
Old 26 November 2019, 08:30 PM
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Well done bud, looks nice and clean and standard aswell. Many owners?
Old 26 November 2019, 09:27 PM
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Old 27 November 2019, 11:38 AM
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Well done bud, looks nice and clean and standard aswell. Many owners?
Thanks. 2 previous owners who seem to have looked after it. It feels like a new car.
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looks a nice clean one, the ppp kit makes them a lot more better i must admit.
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That looks really tidy! Makes me even more excited for collecting my JDM Blob WRX in a couple of weeks! I remember the WRX PPP being quite the compelling package when new and quicker than the base model STi of the time.

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Old 27 November 2019, 02:20 PM
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Yea you've done well, anything planned? Or just keeping as is? Daily driver or garage queen like mine lol


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Thanks. 2 previous owners who seem to have looked after it. It feels like a new car.
Old 27 November 2019, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by jaygsi
Yea you've done well, anything planned? Or just keeping as is? Daily driver or garage queen like mine lol
I don't need to use it every day but I've been promising myself a nice car for years and I was finally in a position to get one. There's the odd journey that I'll need to do in it but it's mainly for pleasure rather than a daily commute to work.

I'll probably keep it as it is for the most part although I don't really like the rear spoiler so I might replace it at some point. I'm also getting a new stereo and speakers as the standard one is pretty useless.

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Originally Posted by Stan1979
I'll probably keep it as it is for the most part although I don't really like the rear spoiler so I might replace it at some point. I'm also getting a new stereo and speakers and the standard one is pretty useless.
I agree with that philosophy - yours almost looks too nice to tamper with! If you do change the spoiler I would go for the Prodrive WRX one rather than an STi picnic table personally.
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nice one ,got it in the best colour as well..............what you been drivin before you saw the light?
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Originally Posted by Stan1979
I don't need to use it every day but I've been promising myself a nice car for years and I was finally in a position to get one. There's the odd journey that I'll need to do in it but it's mainly for pleasure rather than a daily commute to work.

I'll probably keep it as it is for the most part although I don't really like the rear spoiler so I might replace it at some point. I'm also getting a new stereo and speakers and the standard one is pretty useless.
You say that then next you will be posting about what turbo is needed to get to 500bhp lol
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very nice mate cant be many ppp wrx left with that miles on it
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Originally Posted by HonestIago
I agree with that philosophy - yours almost looks too nice to tamper with! If you do change the spoiler I would go for the Prodrive WRX one rather than an STi picnic table personally.
I know what you mean, I've never really liked i picnic table spoiler. I was thinking of something like this:

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Originally Posted by ray54
nice one ,got it in the best colour as well..............what you been drivin before you saw the light?
My wife's Hyundai i10

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You say that then next you will be posting about what turbo is needed to get to 500bhp lol
Lol, I think my insurance company would put paid to that

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Originally Posted by Stan1979
My wife's Hyundai i10



Lol, I think my insurance company would put paid to that
Lol get a policy that covers mods, just tell them when you go more power and what parts you used so they can add it too the list. I was told if you run out of space on the sheet where you declare mods then just add some more paper.
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Funny enough i was going suggest that.



Originally Posted by Stan1979
I know what you mean, I've never really liked i picnic table spoiler. I was thinking of something like this:
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