PaulL

Just wondering if somebody could shed some light on when the MY changed from 03 to 04.

Trying to make out what mine is - it was registered in July last year.

Ta

PaulL

scooby L

As far as I am aware the MY04 car has only/no quite yet, been released, so your's is a MY03 m8

AndyMoody

iTrader: (2)

MY04 has a square boot lock rather than round on the MY03.

Not sure if anything else at all has changed.

Andy.

martin.sti

ANDY MOODY yes your right nowt else changed but no blue ones are been put out untill 03 's have sold.All black and silver are 04 models.Went to dealer last week.Saw new 04 in silver against 53 blue STI

PaulL

ta guys!

keevster

iTrader: (1)

i've got an MY04, WR Blue. changes include the silver square boot lock, and the side sills are now colour coded with the rest of the car. previously on the MY03 they were black on all colours of the car. and very nice they are. other than that nil other changes.

hope this helps
Keevster

wakeboardar

so my04 does not mean manufacted in 04 then

i bought my car on the 7 of jan and its got a square boot lock

no way could it have been made tested and delivered in those 7 days
its was made in 03 then?

greasemonkey

Correct. The model year changeover occurs in car factories around September/October time. This gives sufficient lead-time for the new model year cars to be sea-freighted to most parts of the world in time for the actual new year.

wakeboardar

the monkey on the ball again with his auto knowlegde
cheers

sti-04!!

oh i didnt no this !! i have just ordered a new STi WR Blue, i think i will be checking this when the car appears before i take delivery. If i find its an 03 can i refuse this and ask for an 04 ?

soz if it sounds dense but am new 2 this game

Cheers

STi

greasemonkey

Not unless you specifically asked them for a 2004 model year car, or can otherwise prove that the specification they sold you was the 2004 version (assuming you drove a demonstrator, was it an '03 or '04 car?).

If you simply ordered a new WR Blue Impreza STi Type UK, they're perfectly within their rights to supply you a brand new MY03 car if that's what they choose to do.

[Edited by greasemonkey - 1/22/2004 6:34:02 PM]

sti-04!!

They didnt have a demo at the dealer i purchased (only a wrx), but i did ask for the 04, but nothing in writing

rotty

Picked my Black STi up 2 jan and its a 03 , the difference in so minor that it doesnt bother me in the slightest

wakeboardar

may effect the resale value not much though

rotty

Really cant see the resale being affected at all , 95% of buyers wouldnt know the difference and any that did would no that there was no worthwhile change

sti-04!!

320 PPP ??????? (allegedly)

wakeboardar

so the only the sti 04 will get the new 320ppp?

you would think 03 model would get it too same spec

sti-04!!

its been the subject of various debates for a while on here (i.ve been reading through previous threads)