banny sti

iTrader: (68)

Neither of these cars are sti's, i have emailed both sellers with this info but they have not replied or amended their respective ads. Beware

eBay.co.uk: FRESH IMPORT TYPE R SUBARU IMPREZA STI V LTD NUMBER 64 (item 220126867812 end time 04-Jul-07 21:15:00 BST)

eBay.co.uk: Subaru Impreza STI Type R Turbo,4WD With Tracker fitted (item 160133090332 end time 06-Jul-07 19:59:49 BST)

Banny

workx

iTrader: (1)

saw the second one yesterday and was pretty sure it wasnt an STI, the remote has been placed strategically to hide the plate/number of the car.

gpssti4

iTrader: (6)

No intercooler water spray, no DCCD, but they have ABS.

WRX Type R V-Limited, still nice cars though, just not what's advertised.

banny sti

iTrader: (68)

ABS was only fitted to non-dccd cars.

Banny

ONE 234

your right, they are definatly not STI's.

bless them.

automodellistagt

didnt know they did a non-sti type-r?

ONE 234

yep, like most subaru models you can get them in WRX or STI, as said the main givaway is the absence of DCCD (STI only) and ABS fitted on the WRX model.

DannyBoy007

iTrader: (7)

Nice to see that the second guy has owned it for 4 years and doesn't know what model it is!!!!!

I'd of said the quickest way of telling from the photos was the black intercooler.

Marx Mcrae

iTrader: (4)

the second one isnt advertised as an STi though!!

ScoobieB

The first seller has since added an amendment

dan83590

That'll be thanks to me then!

dan83590

And the second..

scoobyDAZZA

good call Banny

probably rarer than STi's though
i don't know of many type R non STi's

well , i know of 2 , lol

mr fix it

I have only ever seen one for sale. It was nice though, but got a pucka STI type R instead!

EddScott

Theres someone selling one similar in Cars For Sale.

Seems they are referred to as 2 door Type RAs (by those who have the car documents at least). They are essentially WRXs in 2 door bodies.

Probably more reliable than an STI Type R but I doubt insurers will make any alterations to premium from one to another.

ONE 234

why more reliable??? i dont understand that statement.

banny sti

iTrader: (68)

As the ecu is not as aggresively mapped and the standard ecu will cope better with our fuel.

Banny

ONE 234

but that would not matter a jot on reliability?? just affect performance slightly,
as ecu's in subarus are "self learning, any small differences in fuel etc, will be compensated for by advance/retard of the ignition (same as when "knock" is detected.
this fuel thing on imported STI'S would never affect the reliability of a car over its WRX cousin.

just my thought,...am i wrong??

banny sti

iTrader: (68)

Yes you are wrong as the ecu's on later classic sti's do retard up to a point but they were designed to run on 100 ron fuel, which as you not is not available here.
The extra ignition advance found in sti ecu's would cause the car to det due to fuel not being 100 ron causing the the bottom end to let go.

Banny

ONE 234

sorry mate, but thats tosh****
there is no way that an imported STI is not as "reliable" (as the comment was)
fueling on 95/97 or 100 ron, will not cause the bottom end to let go, it may (if driven like a looney) cause "top end damage" but only in severe conditions, and thats not down to "reliability" its down to the WRONG FUEL.
you are deveating somewhat to try and secure your point.
WRX and STI models are just as reliable as each other.....ask subarus R&D

if you add bad oil..it may also "let go" but thats not down to reliability, just wrong oil...come on .

ONE 234

and early STI models were far more "reliable" as they were hand built, as opposed to the factory assembly lline run of the early WRX cars.
but its a mute point.
good luck.

Simon 69

Yes; you are wrong.

ONE 234

you need to qualify that statement, as it means nothing as it is.