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Old 15 February 2007, 08:14 PM
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I've got a thread going in Was It You about an RB5 I spotted today in Bridlington absolutely trashed with stickers and ill-conceived styling mods. I've just been called a troll because of my concern. Now, I don't like styling mods on scoobs anyway, but I suppose it really is the choice of the owner whether to have them. But special editions are different, aren't they? Their value above book price for an ordinary scoob depends upon keeping them pristine and as authentic as possible, I would have thought.

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Old 15 February 2007, 08:30 PM
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Totally agree. Special Editions should be kept standard, or modded with offical Prodrive/Subaru accessories. Well I would anyway.
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Old 15 February 2007, 08:31 PM
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Special editions should not be changed with stickers and body mods.

I have to admit to fitting a P1 splitter to my type R but thats as far as I would take it.
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Old 15 February 2007, 08:32 PM
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Don't make me cry!!!
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Engine mods only me thinks!!
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Old 15 February 2007, 08:35 PM
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I agree, but the RB5 is still only a grey UK turbo with a set of speedline wheels and slightly different seats anyway.
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Old 15 February 2007, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by scooby_matt
I agree, but the RB5 is still only a grey UK turbo with a set of speedline wheels and slightly different seats anyway.
How little you know about RB5's!
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Old 15 February 2007, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobmeister
How little you know about RB5's!
Enlighten me...
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Old 15 February 2007, 08:47 PM
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Don't bring up the solid rear bulk head...
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Old 15 February 2007, 08:49 PM
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Don't bring up the solid rear bulk head...
Whats wrong with having a solid rear bulkhead?
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Old 15 February 2007, 08:50 PM
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With scooby matt on this one. Yes there are a few good bits, but would i pay a premium over a uk - not on your nellie. This goes for any other "special edition" bar the likes of the 22B which do have sommat worth paying for
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Originally Posted by pjhsid


Don't bring up the solid rear bulk head...
And the map reading lights
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Depends which special edition me thinks. You wouldn't believe my Terzo was a special edition
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The RB320 Owners Club :: Special edition Subarus
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MY00 UK versions and onwards had map reading lights

There was a WR version of the RB5 which had the PPP Performance pack too

IIRC
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Mr Fudpuckers RB5 had a fair few tweeks and was IMO the best RB5 out there
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I agree with the 'ethos' of the thread. ANY special editions regardless of their Marque should be as is 'god intended' as it were..nothing worse than seeing ANY motor with the now *obligatory* shopping list on the doors or plastered in stickers . Only stickers I ever have on any of my cars are the tax disc holder and one of my cars has a 'rally pedigree' therefore has a sticker from the manafacturers denoting this on the rear screen
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Originally Posted by Brun
Mr Fudpuckers RB5 had a fair few tweeks and was IMO the best RB5 out there
Recently made a reappearance on the RB5oc after a short period AWOL.

Still in tip top condition.
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Old 15 February 2007, 09:01 PM
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^^But he's changed the wheels, and the spolier, and the lights

Very nice though
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And the bonnet vents
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....and the front splitter
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Old 15 February 2007, 09:03 PM
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Indicators?
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Some of the latest photos...




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.........and the pink badge
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lol... Clearly not standard.

I'm a firm believer that limited editions stay limited just as nature intended.

No mods on my RB5 and no mods planned for my RB320.
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I DISAGREE very



and.....



Its about making your car "individual" not the run of the mill blue scoob with gold wheels-very
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Not my cup of tea TBH, but like you say, each to their own
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