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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 10:31 AM
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VUO4 EHY - JAPANESE TRACK WARRIOR PASSED IN ACTION SERVING ITS KEEPER & THE MSOC 20/11/08....

Please feel free to post pics from its heyday on track; tunnel runs; MSOC meets; Ace Cafe; Uxbridhe Show; etc so we can remember Guv's, class Spec C in this thread dedicated to his outstanding Japanese machine .....











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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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Singh is
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 11:07 AM
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went and had a look at it this morning

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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 11:12 AM
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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That CANT be a right off......

Ive seen a lot worse then that be repaired.........

Stunning car though.........
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 11:33 AM
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The drivers side also damaged & /suspension/steering
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 11:59 AM
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I'm so sorry to hear what happened, come back with something bigger and better...

I'm just glad you and Nav are ok.

Guv...I lost my blobeye bud...

If you need anything me and Saq are here...x
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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From Silverstone, when Guv managed to keep it (mainly) on the track

YouTube - MSOC@Silverstone
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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Awwwwwwwwww u guys
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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heart breaking to see BUT least all were ok. Lets pray its not totalled. Or buy it back and transfer ALL running gear into a classic.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Spec'c'57
heart breaking to see BUT least all were ok. Lets pray its not totalled. Or buy it back and transfer ALL running gear into a classic.
YEAH MY CLASSIC ha ha
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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Thumbs down Guv's passenger

Im ok, Guv u f##ked it!!!
I aint sitting with u on track again.....
I should've drove 4 u, only hurt my thumb..
u gonna get it from every1 2nite so i wont say no more.

Dont worry we can go on track in cossy next time...

to brian any piks of TGM in the black no.7 caterham,
pro driver playing with all scooby's on track ....
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Originally Posted by M444GY
YEAH MY CLASSIC ha ha
Something i think i will have to do at some point. JDM twin scroll in a classic would be an easy way of 350bhp.
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did cross my mind as well
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me and guv had a fettle today , i think it looks worse than it is , fingers crossed it should be back soon with some help and love


suspension is not as bad as we thought and no stuctural damage really



so watch this space .


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Hope so

ps 40seconds in

YouTube - Brands Hatch Trackday MSOC (Subaru Impreza)
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Sorry to see

Hope you get it back on the road, bigger and better!
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Sorry to see Bro - I don;t think that is a total loss though all looks like panel damage even the wheels are straight.

I love the - "If in doubt - flat out"

Glad your Ok though Guv.
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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As per Magg's post things aren't as bad a they look, the steering arm is bent hence why the wheel won't turn, the other bad bit is the rear quarter which will need replacing and the bottom jigging out, otherwise its all panels 2 x front wings, front and rear door, front and rear light, front and rear bumper maybe a front top cross beam as there's a slight bend in it, Otherwise Ok, it starts and still drives, few pics.......











Question: Will the fact that it was lifted and dragged by the Marshal's at Brands damaged the front and rear diffs in anyway?

My First headache is where to get a quote from? My worry is would the insurance approved garage quote from UK Sti prices or the original JDM parts? Further to that would they have a clue of the difference and will they be able to do wheel alignment etc correctly?

Have spoken to my local Subaru garage who have given me there approved repairs name but they want the car taken there, The only people I can think of/trust is ABW in Essex but again Ideally the car would need to go to them, Darran has offered for me to e-mail him some pics but even I think he would need to see it.

I should be able to get a flat bed sorted, but will the insurance accept a quote from someone i choose if there people are cheaper?

If they decide it is not economical from them to repair it, then how much will they give me in today's market, considering what I paid only 10 months ago and how hard it would be to find another Blobeye Spec C WR limted for sale and how much would they ask for the salvage.

Terminator X has had an offer for his which he had up for £14995 and I've been looking on the net and there are few Hawkeye Spec C's on the market all around at about 17k and a couple on Blobeye T20 and T25's around 15k.

Having had the weekend to mull over things and with loss of the car I ideally would like it repaired as it is such a unique car with only 1000 made in WR limited format and as it was hard enough to find in the first place,
I guess we'll have to see what happens.

All that aside, I wanted to thank everyone with messages of support and help, I haven't know you guys that long but it's reassuring to know that the MSOC and Subaru community are ready to help a fallen comrade in his hour of need.......thank you all
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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Thats the spirit Guv!!!
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Guv a clued up dealer will work off the vin number, they email this off to IM and they contact Subaru Japan to order to the parts

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Sorry to hear what happend mate. Hope it all gets sorted and works out in your favour
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Always the porkers eh
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 10:15 AM
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Guv, absolutely gutted for you! So sorry to see the pics...

Still, at least you're all ok. What exactly happened?
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Originally Posted by Guv 'Spec C' Dhillon
As per Magg's post things aren't as bad a they look, the steering arm is bent hence why the wheel won't turn, the other bad bit is the rear quarter which will need replacing and the bottom jigging out, otherwise its all panels 2 x front wings, front and rear door, front and rear light, front and rear bumper maybe a front top cross beam as there's a slight bend in it, Otherwise Ok, it starts and still drives, few pics.......











Question: Will the fact that it was lifted and dragged by the Marshal's at Brands damaged the front and rear diffs in anyway?

My First headache is where to get a quote from? My worry is would the insurance approved garage quote from UK Sti prices or the original JDM parts? Further to that would they have a clue of the difference and will they be able to do wheel alignment etc correctly?

Have spoken to my local Subaru garage who have given me there approved repairs name but they want the car taken there, The only people I can think of/trust is ABW in Essex but again Ideally the car would need to go to them, Darran has offered for me to e-mail him some pics but even I think he would need to see it.

I should be able to get a flat bed sorted, but will the insurance accept a quote from someone i choose if there people are cheaper?

If they decide it is not economical from them to repair it, then how much will they give me in today's market, considering what I paid only 10 months ago and how hard it would be to find another Blobeye Spec C WR limted for sale and how much would they ask for the salvage.

Terminator X has had an offer for his which he had up for £14995 and I've been looking on the net and there are few Hawkeye Spec C's on the market all around at about 17k and a couple on Blobeye T20 and T25's around 15k.

Having had the weekend to mull over things and with loss of the car I ideally would like it repaired as it is such a unique car with only 1000 made in WR limited format and as it was hard enough to find in the first place,
I guess we'll have to see what happens.

All that aside, I wanted to thank everyone with messages of support and help, I haven't know you guys that long but it's reassuring to know that the MSOC and Subaru community are ready to help a fallen comrade in his hour of need.......thank you all
Im sure darren (ABW) Is a pretty safe bet. Still no sign of our flatbed, if it turns up in the next few days im sure something could be arranged for him to have a look at it for you.
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Originally Posted by Shiver
Guv, absolutely gutted for you! So sorry to see the pics...

Still, at least you're all ok. What exactly happened?

My right foot around Druids, apparently thats a no no when i cam down the hill the back caught the hard green rubber at the side of the track spun us around we then went onto the wet grass and basically took of and wacked into the tyres backwards spun around again and ended up next to the track. All fun.
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A few I dug out...




















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