theboy

Well after the wife saying she actualy likes the look of the hatch STI, we have a green light to buy one. I said i would wait untill after summer due to starting a new job etc. But i cant see that happening. Decided against the WRX-S as the EVO write up describes it as a luke warm WRX, so its the full STI. Now to decide on colour. White, Silver & of course Blue are the choices.

What do we think folks

chocolate_o_brian

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Well silver is the most boring colour known to man, with the poorest excuse ever being that "it looks clean longer".

The only exception is if it a nice gark grey colour, anthracite if you will. Something nice, not a boring dull colour. White or blue for me though.

Blue and Gold

iTrader: (1)

Red for me you won't see many other red ones

BULLITT

I'm trying to find a White STI hatch, two for sale, one is effin miles away the other is too expensive I only want a White one.

The Pink Ninja

iTrader: (23)

white or red

thenewgalaxy

Thumbs up from me. Have got a lot of love for my hatch!

Which model are you planning on going for? There are a lot of good cars to be had!

theboy

There is a red one for sale fairly close to me, but its a bit more than i want to pay. Im loving the white colour. STI not fussed about leather etc, my blobeye had PPP so im wanting similar noise & performance but hopefully with a better stereo speakers to keep the mrs happy.

thenewgalaxy

From what I recall a blob with the PPP kit feels quicker to 60 than a standard STi hatch, even if there's little in it in reality.

It's a buyers market out there at the moment, don't pay more than you feel that you should have to. What's your budget roughly?

MattyB1983

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Saw a very dark grey one today, im not a fan of the hatch but it actually looked really nice.
Gotta be a dark grey one or white.

theboy

Maybe £14k

adamroutley

I'm in the same situation. The missus decided she liked em' thus picking up my wrx blob tomorrow morning! :-D

Fonzey

iTrader: (5)

Always nice when the green light goes on!

thenewgalaxy

I saw an absolutely mint white 330S with 20k on the clock go for around £16k from a specialist dealer about six weeks ago.

If you wait or shop around you may be able to get one on that budget.

stevie1982

iTrader: (16)

Go for a 330s, the extra power makes a big difference but the keyless entry, start and touch screen sat navigation are a nice addition. Plus rear tints and those seats are a million times better than the standard seats.

330s gets my vote, worth the extra or getting one a year older to even out the purchase price to extras. Also they were all based on 2008 plate cars so keep that in mind

Good luck

Donnie Brasco 46

iTrader: (2)

"My mrs said..."

Do you eat what your mrs tells you?! Get what you like - am sure if the situation was reversed she'd get what she wanted and to hell with what you say...

You can get loads of decent cars for £14k

theboy

I saw one advertised as a 330S but i wasnt sure what it was

thenewgalaxy

If I remember rightly, one of the motoring journals managed a 0-60 time of 4.4 seconds in a 330S. Would translate to some pretty meaty extra shove through the mid range over the standard STi.

I'm not entirely convinced the suspension upgrades on the standard 2010 model make a huge difference most of the time - the 2008 chassis is already a good car. The 2010 revisions (little more than a revised pillowball at the front and lateral sway bars) can quite easily be retro-fitted if you want them but there are other upgrades that are available too.

rob84

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White. FTW !!!

EOEUMC

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I'd say white or black. White would be first choice though

urban

iTrader: (1)

Pretty decent sat nav head unit.
It also has some gimmicky displays that read from the ECU.
Apparently its got better speakers too, but I think that may have been a specialised use of words.

Fantastic Recaro seats, different wheels, PPP system.
Better though, the 330S is classed as a standard car over a PPP'd car, and therefore cheaper to insure.
Plus you've got a bit more exclusivity.

I have one myself, and its in that pretty nice (IMO) dark grey metallic

stevie1982

iTrader: (16)

The map does feel as it has more mid grunt. I have a graph some where when I get back to work I will pop it up

Ok after driving a 08 330s that was on a 2010 plate and then driving a my11 with with changes that were made I would say there's a difference. Car feels more direct and inspires more confidence in the drive. Yes it's can be retro fitted just for the cost a set of bc or other suspension changes made would be where my cash went.

d4vidh

Whatever you buy give it to Simon (Jolly Green Monster) and get it remapped (In standard form). You may not gain any power figures but the map will be perfectly done for your car. Yes its £600 but its a worthwhile £600

thenewgalaxy

IMO most likely cause of improved feel is the bushes, but both the 08 and 11 chassis benefit from something like the whiteline upgrade.

But when pushing the car it would definitely be more capable with uprated coils etc.

theboy

I might have to look at the 330 then, i was planning on getting a decent headunit with sat nav & phone connection etc

stevie1982

iTrader: (16)

In my opinion it will be worth the extra premium yet I was biased as that's what I went for. Would still have it if my current saloon didn't come up

Matt23

Red for me.

thenewgalaxy

Have you got a 340R pack on that Steve? If so how does the grunt compare to the 330S?

stevie1982

iTrader: (16)

No mate, yet I've seen a few of the 340r cars on the same rollers as my 330s and it from memory had more grunt in the middle again still need to find the time to pop a graph up. Think you are aware not the owners and how unhappy they are with the map. One has sold up and the other is from my knowledge ripping the pro r gear off the car and starting again.

Doesn't say much for it.

My new one has a forged bottom end, sc46, 6 pot ap's and AST's everything I planned to do to the 330s so traded it in. Full spec and decent pictures will follow in the gallery as and when the new parts arrive