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18 March 2005, 08:54 AM

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is this right? seems odd to me

just seen this car on ebay.

noticed the engine so asked if it was supposed to have a red top?

he replied, no its the uk ones that have the red top..... ummm

billy bullshi***t

so it looks like an sti, but the engine is wrong? is it a copy?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=4535370925

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18 March 2005, 08:57 AM

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What the hell is ESP on a scoob

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18 March 2005, 08:58 AM

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made me wonder as it was advertised in the honda section?

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18 March 2005, 09:17 AM

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Its not an STi.

Its a WRX V Limited

I think

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18 March 2005, 12:03 PM

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ummm, interesting, its the same colour they did the 555 in.

so its not an sti or is it? confused

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18 March 2005, 12:11 PM

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Diablo speaks wise words

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18 March 2005, 11:39 PM

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mines a sti v5 import and yes its a red top

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19 March 2005, 01:10 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Diablo

Its not an STi.

Its a WRX V Limited

I think

I agree

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19 March 2005, 07:04 AM

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I beleive very eary STIs didn't have red top engines, but that looks more like a WRX V-Limited as others have said.

Best asking for a photo of the VIN plate to be absolutely sure.

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19 March 2005, 07:14 AM

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Quote:

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I beleive very eary STIs didn't have red top engines, but that looks more like a WRX V-Limited as others have said.

Best asking for a photo of the VIN plate to be absolutely sure.

^^ what he said...

sum early sti`s didnt have a redtop

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19 March 2005, 08:26 AM

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its a 96, so not that early.

tim of here had the same year 555 sti in the same colour and that had the red top, thats what made me think in the first place.

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19 March 2005, 09:31 AM

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looks to me like a WRX.

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19 March 2005, 10:51 AM

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The plate on the boot says it's from a run of 1000 which makes it a WRX V-limited, the STi V-limited was a run of 555 cars. Also the STi had Derek Ringer's & Colin McRae's signatures on the seat backs, not the white FIA symbols.

Foglight covers were standard too, and the STi came with a carbon strut brace. (IIRC)

Still a nice car though!

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19 March 2005, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by j4mou

its a 96, so not that early.

tim of here had the same year 555 sti in the same colour and that had the red top, thats what made me think in the first place.

j

I looked at a 96 STI2 RA V-Limited last week which didn't have a red top, so guess it must have changed late 96 or 97?

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19 March 2005, 04:07 PM

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mines a red top, it can wear off easily though at that age.

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19 March 2005, 04:36 PM

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It's not an STi
I hae a version 1 STi and it's not a red top,
but!
It has an STi strut brace,
An STi intercooler and STi Plaques in 3 places in the engine bay