Hi,

I live Maidstone, Kent. If anyones knows where i cant get test drive of a 2006 Hawkeye STI let me know please.

I have had 4 Japanese STi Impreza , and am after buying another but requireto test drive a UK Spec before I buy one.

Let me know please.

John

 

No Subaru dealers around your way?

Quick Google brought this up for me: Walldonway | Subaru, Isuzu, Suzuki Ssangyong TVR Dealer In Kent

 

try subaru!! its not far from you aylsford way
01732870386
see if they got any going

 

Wouldn't bother mate, the UK cars can't hold a candle to the JDM's

TX.

 

on the newage sti's i have to say the JDM's are far better spec'd cars as long as you dont mind the lack of the boxer burble then i would stick with a jdm all day long.

 

get your test drive and decide for yourself

 

Your welcome to have a blast in mine
I'm only 5 minutes from junction 8 on the M25 probably about 35 minute drive for you.

 

Really !!!!!!!

 

lol dont start a uk vs jdm again, too many preachers on here they will be along soon

 

JDM is the way

 

So JDM beats UK like for like?

A remapped MY03STI type uk with usual exhaust mods etc achieves around 340/330 and similar torque and as far as I know a remapped JDM MY03 STI with similar mods achieves little more perhaps 350/350.
So what makes the JDM that much better? Like 'hands down' as I often hear.

Do folding mirrors, twin scroll, auto i/c spray, rear wiper etc, etc make the JDM that much better than a UK car? Or am I missing something?
Would the so called JDM improvements outway the additional insurance difference and aren't the JDM cars harder to sell on?

 

dont forget the nitrated crank

 

My car revs to 8000rpm your uk equivelant only revs to 7500rpm. This might not sound like much but when you consider I run a gt35r those extra rpms are where its at Heads and engines are better on jdm cars and there will be more toys as standard

 

Insurance is the same and their easier to sell.

And the twinscroll system is a one of the main things as it's how it dilivers the power compared to the uk spec's much more refined and liek you said you get a whole lot more goodies and if you want to mod further then 360bhp you already have forged internals as with a uk car your looking at forging the engine past that stage.

So all in all JDM wins hands down i say

Immy

 

Insurance issue is a myth & all Scoobs are hard to sell on due to our limited audience. Will get harder too as fuel tax goes through the roof Petrol heads only I guess

TX.

 

+ JDM's hold their value's better

 

UK 2.0L STi is 7600rpm...
High revs are responsible for many engine failures, nitrided crank or otherwise.

 

I have a UK MY06 STi and if buying again I would go JDM. I went UK purely for the deal infront of me, but spending a set lump on either or I would put it on JDM. Folding mirrors aside lol, I prefer cable throttle to the Drive by Wire. It is the simple things like the auto i/c spray and nicer BBS wheels that make it more attractive also. Uk's drive well and are easily tuned, a great car in their own right for what you can pick them up for now.

 

thought yours was off the road for a few months?

 

thanks for that info can we put the nitrated crank to bed now, as ive asked before, how many uk cranks do you know that have broke?

 

Yeah but he sits in it and makes revvy noises up to 8000rpm

 

lol

 

Cranks on both uk and jdm are strong, jdm ones are stronger though but that's not the benefit, how many jdm cars do you hear having bearing failures? But you do on uk cars
Something to do with the jdm one being drilled for better oil feed

Bob, the difference between a remapped uk and a remapped jdm is more like 350/330 and 360/380-400, plus your at 80 percent of your torque at 2500rpm on a standard jdm, and far better power delivery

Tony

 

It's not the crank that breaks but what's attached to the crank that eventually gives way.

JDM's are nice, UK cars are nice. It's personal choice. If you'd love a jdm go for it regardless of what anyone says.

It'll be lovely whatever you get!!

 

That just sounds like 'I know I'm wrong but don't want to admit it' sorry dude

 

Not at all If they made a UK Spec C i've no doubt most would buy that instead of a JDM Spec C, but they don't.

UK cars have strong bottom ends, look at the std 2L Newage STi's able to take 500bhp+. There's nothing wrong with that

 

cant argue with that, the uks can take it, cant see many 500+ std jdms, there again cant see many with built engines.......... reliable anyway

 

It is but when its running it still revs to 8k rpm and I have had it right up to 8k rpm in 5th gear many times with no issues

 

Probably why it's out of puff by 5000rpm then

TX.

 

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