I'm torn to wait out for a lower price hawkeye or just go for a blob eye sti
Looks like i will only have 10K to spend.
Are there any major differences apart from the lights?

Been tempted by this http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1804283.htm

 

Car tax I'd imagine! The Hawk has the 2.5ltr engine.

 

So the blob is only a 2.0ltr?

 

The Blob is also pre 2006 so you don't get stung with the higher £400 something car tax.

The Hawk has chocolate pistons. Their engines keep going wrong.

To be safe I have gone with the Blob STI PPP.

You'll find loads of people saying go with Hawk and you'll find laods of people saying the blob.

I actually prefer the look of the Blob eye myself.

 

An early hawk, pre end of March (not sure of exact date) will be lower road tax, there was also a Spec D on here a few days ago at about 10K IIRC, 60 odd on the clock.

Differences
2.5L
front end
slight different centre consol
high level rear window spolier
Wider track I think, may be wrong on that one.

 

I chose jdm MY05 sti, I didn't even consider a hawkeye due to 2.5 engine and higher road tax, but they are all good cars, but I would rather have a mint blobeye than a cheap hawkeye, cars are usually cheap for a reason.

 

See i have 10K and want a lower millage car, all the cheaper Hawkeyes have loads of miles.

 

> 2005 blobs have same track and 114.3 PCD as Hawk

< 2005 Blobs are 100pcd and around 20mm narrower track

All hawks are 2.5L, All Blobs are 2.0L

The 2.5L is a different kind of engine to the 2.0L, less revy but superior torque (same kind of torque as the 2.0L JDM twin scroll).

The pistons were modified for the 2.5L to reduce piston slap and engine noise...the flipside of that is they are more fragile.

 

blob all the way engine is good for 450 bhp , cheaper tax , but would also worry about reliability of the hawks engine

 

So is one "better" than the other or are they both good cars? Only driven a hawkeye.

 

Could do you a nice deal on my 54 plate STI which is up in the for sale section

 

theres a spec c forsale in the cars forsale section.

 

had both ,prefer hawk . no piston issues with mine and have owned 2

 

Blob with DCCD. Last of the nice revvy 2.0s with a bullet proof block (to 425 bhp or so) and good on the tax. Get a PPP one and a remap will get you to 330-350bhp.

 

Is there anywhere that shows what all the different models are and specs?

 

http://www.j-garage.com/subaru/impreza/gdb/sti.htm

 

Any hawks registered before 23rd March 2006 will be in the same tax bracket as the blobs.

 

Not all Hawkeyes are 2.5ltr..... the JDM is still 2.0ltr, but you aint gonna get one of them for £10k!

Depending on what year of Blobeye you are comparing against a Hawkeye (UK or JDM), there are loads of differences that are not just centered around the move on the UK cars from 2ltr to 2.5ltr.

 

Get a classic lol.

 

keep to the 2.0ltr engine mate preferably a nice Jdm 05-06 Sti.