Dan-

just been browsing the net and went on ebay.com and searched impreza sti, and by the looks of it all the blob stis have the jdm spec, orange swooping dials, round boot lock etc only thing they seem to lack is the stronger engine

am i missing something here

Dan-

they all have HID headlamps, all year's blobs seem to have DCCD, the BBS 17" alloys!

nyscooby

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nowt wrong with my UK STI.

Dan-

deffo nothing wrong with! but how come we didnt get all the goodies like everywhere else

ScoobySteve69

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Swooping dials, round lock and HID`s.....hardly "all the goodies"

tubbytommy

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jdm blob has twinscroll turbo and autowater spray and rear wiper too.
also no orange bit in xenon headlights.

chocolate_o_brian

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And no burble due to turbo/equal headers = no soul.

GoML-STi

I thought the Americans had the worst spec. Not having an STI at all ha ha.

The Pink Ninja

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^^^ They do have Sti's in the US??

alcazar

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Ho.......you should have bought a 98 UK car:

NINE MONTH waiting list.
Not as good seats.
No rear wash-wipe.
No folding mirrors.
Not as good ICE.
No STi wheel
Poor 2-pot front brakes
Poor single pot rear brakes.
No Aircon as standard, (£1200 extra)
And metallic paint was £250 extra.

And for that, we paid nearly £6000 MORE than the japs were paying for the better car.......

Dan-

I'm not saying uk are cr*p but just small things, why different pars are fitted to differnt models, when I always thought the jdm only had the different interior/exterior specs

tubbytommy

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its too late you bought a uk car.
dont worry about it. rear wash wipe looks awful and the rest are minor details apart from the engine.
twin scroll makes you lose the burble

Dan-

i would not have wanted a jdm anyway :P just due to the fact of loosing the burble!

The Pink Ninja

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The soundtrack is just as good in a JDM just a little different, The UK cars don't start to scream like a motorbike on boost 5/6k rpm, I've had both and not sure if I'd swap back, Probably the only way I would is if I got a classic as a toy.

TonyBurns

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They are a far better car, both in the terms of driving and drivability, the soundtrack actually is nicer than the "burble", which also makes it feel quite lumpy, you dont get that with the twin scroll, just great delivery and a better power band

Tony

Dan-

i really must find and take a ride in a jdm then! ive never heard 1 just what has been said,

so you get a (sorry to all you honda fans) vtec noise just better aha

Mark_S

Appear to be more reliable too.

Dan-

in what way? i know out the box there forged and all that, but i havnt heard of my standard STI's going bang if you dont mess with them? i may be wrong!

tubbytommy

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not forged, another subaru urban myth

Busterbulldog

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some are

tubbytommy

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ahh yes my bad not the jdm blob and hawks though which is what we were on about here.

Busterbulldog

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just mentioning it thats all

Dan-

so i learn another thing! im like being back at school! know absolutely bugger all about subaru's as it turns out :P

tubbytommy

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shame i missed you at prodrive i wanted to take a look inside your car.
it looks nice in the flesh. didnt think id like red but it looks really good close up with the matt wheels

tubbytommy

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some of the internals are different though, but unless your planning on big power in your car it makes no difference as the uk 2.0 sti engine is pretty bulletproof.

the jdm cars do feel different power delivery wise a bit smoother i thought having had one, not so much of a kick in the back when the boost kicks in.

but i did miss the burble.

uk widetrack is possibly one of the best uk cars anyway

Dan-

ah okay got ya , whats this i read avic? is that a jdm thing, i like that kick in the back you get!

Busterbulldog

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Yes shame I would have liked to say hello,we saw yr car many times whilst doing the circle but not knowing who was whom wandered on by lol.If I had ordered it red would have been my 2nd choice off brochure,but in the flesh its the better of the 3 ,it shows the curves better.

tubbytommy

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not actually being fat confused a lot of people there, i did get asked a few times if tubby was about when i was near the car

Busterbulldog

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I was looking out for a Billy Bunter type...

tubbytommy

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most people do