ScoobyDooMe

Are these cars identical?

Or are there any other subtle difference other than the badge?

Can anyone shed any light on this.

Thx

Pete Croney

Identical.

ScoobyDooMe

Thanks alot.

chiark

Oi! Pete!

Don't forget the (lack of) alarm, (lack of) RAC Trackstar, (lack of) locking wheel nuts on EU, or slightly less underseal...

Also, on the non-techie side, warranty is slightly different and you don't get subaru assist. But that is it IIRC.



Cheers,

Nick.

Pete Croney

Nick

The underseal is the same, but you are right about the rest.

Oh... and there's the price

Pete Croney

...and warranty is now exactly the same.

Every new Subaru sold in Europe has a 3 year factory warranty meaning it never has to near a dealer to maintain the warranty.

Fizz

iTrader: (1)

and the good thing is by the time you have put your own alarm on and tracking system at least the theives won't know where it is easily to bypass it!!!! oh and the price

EvoDraven

Isn't it also true that you couldn't get the PPP fitted to it (in this country at least)? Please tell me it's true as I've just ordered one from a UK dealer!

chiark

Pete, R U absolutely sure on this? When I enquired, Subaru Benelux had opted to take the 1 year factory and provide years 2/3 out of their own system - same as IM have done.

I could be horribly wrong, and you're probably in a better position to know, but that's what I was told by my Dutch dealer in January...

Cheers,
Nick.

Steve777

iTrader: (8)

When I looked at trading my last Scoob for an Sti8, it was as cost effective to buy a UK model, so I did

SimonJM

Just got my import last week.

I have been told exactly the same as what Pete has posted.

Simon

Nathan L

Nick

AFAIK all EU cars now have the 3 year factory warranty and this includes Subaru Assist.

Nathan..

Nathan L

Just checked the Keyring cars website where I bought my EU import from and it says the following.

Nathan..

chiark

Fan-bloody-tastic! About time too

MRK

WHOA great news.

So does Nathan L's quote that "cars outside the EC come with 3years factry warranty", mean Jap imports have a proper warranty?

If so will UK dealers have to start servicing these Jap imports??

M

STi-Frenchie

AFAIK the PPP isn't generally available outside the UK which is a bummer. However, Digit Power do a pretty similar upgrade for about 4.5K Swiss (about 1200 pounds) - 305bhp, improved exhaust etc. so I'm considering that as an option.

MJW

AFAIK Belgian dealers are happy enough to fit it for you, and I assume they are the same components. Maybe someone from Prodrive can tell us if they export the bits to EU Subaru dealers ?

When I made enquiries about having PPP fitted to my EU MY02 the price as fitted by the Euro dealer was more expensive than having it done in the UK. However, if the kit was fitted in the UK, even by Prodrive themselves, my warranty would be invalidated. If the kit is fitted by the source-country dealer, then the warranty would be intact.

STi-Frenchie

MJW, interesting stuff. In France, I don't think any of the dealers fit the PPP, none that I'm aware of anyhow and none of the french bbs's that I go to suggest any dealers which will fit it, which means if I was to get it done in Belgium, my warranty would be shot. The price being higher doesn't surprise me - quote for a prodrive spoiler was a ridiculous 1700 euros - nearly a thousand quid...for a spoiler!

mutant_matt

3 year factory warranty for all but IM sourced cars for the MY03 is what I have heard also. This is also true for some MY02's but it's far more variable....

Matt