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Thats it Stanton maybe another aim to push the older cars off the road and make people buy new ones. Most private sales are of older cars, I just think it's a train crash waiting to happen.

Hi mate welcome to S.O.C Like the name one of a few of my favourite drivers to driver a Subaru :)

If you have a look on Stantons picture it shows trim code on this thread. I will have a look tomorrow see if I can find what the codes mean :) http://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/topic/4233-paint-code-location/

Had a quick look I'm not sure if it will work on yours and don't want to give you info that could give you anymore problems but did look and it seems you can change the time to 99 seconds as a maximum if I'm reading it right I will post up some screen shot's tomorrow once I figured how on windows 8

I like the spoiler too but I do have a uk300 prodrive sat on the !Removed! of mine. but like the STI sat on the back of the blobeye so hell I'd be happy either way ;)

Shame you didn't know someone else to have it re looked at. Did you price up a 2nd hand boot and spoiler ? I'm sure the bugeye boots would fit if it's pick up only just arrange a courier to pick it up. I wouldn't think be that much STI spoiler on the Blobeye was only about £40 P&P from Ireland. BOOT LIDS SPOILER BUMPER Bumpers a bit over priced but could make an offer or look for another one. The above was from just the 1st search. About what I paid for a spoiler £280 inc P&P as it was an auction and from Ireland as I said before. Just a matter of sorting the Subframe that might not even been damaged :) but could save pennies doing it this way.

I only have the blob or the bug eye sorry. Bugeye I have a 7" touch screen in but had to do some cutting and sanding down to fit that and the blob with the same dash you have is just a pop out dvd player touch screen. I've seen people putting the Kenwoods in them though more often than not so not sure if they fit better.

I can see the point in getting rid of tax discs. With maybe a free online check of tax left on the car. But to not be able to sell a car without tax will be a nightmare. I think it will do more harm than good and would like to see if this helps bring insurance premiums down at all because thats the crap they will shovel down our necks to justify it :)

Not good news mate feel for you bud :( Well hope Martian and you can get it sorted out soon. I know it's time without a car but will be worth the work and time once it's been done.

Cameron and his Goons must be thinking about buying a few 2nd hand cars for each other as a last Christmas present before election, and want them on the cheap. And 2nd that Pete I had a car I wanted to sell a couple of years ago after the scoob had come back from the engine rebuild and was told I couldn't cancel my insurance on the car I was selling as it had tax on it :(

Now there is an idea we could all chip in and pay for one car to have tax and all use the same plate ;)

My 1st thoughts another hidden tax with in a hidden tax, you will never get what the tax left on the car is worth not that it's worth anything anyway. just free money for the government. Laughing all the way to the bank

Thats correct read the above post it's from the Subaru itself :)

Private Cars Cannot Be Sold With Road Tax From October 2014 Motorists that sell cars privately will not be entitled to offer the “unexpired tax” incentive from October 2014, the Automobile Association has revealed. Sellers will have to claim vehicle excise duty refunds for any remaining months from the Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). Buyers will then have to pay road tax online, at post offices or via telephone before taking to the road. Why? Because the paper tax disc that has graced windscreens for nearly a century will soon be consigned to history. This is part of the government's plan to cut red tape and minimise expenditure. Motorists will no longer be able to glance at windscreens to confirm the tax has been paid. This could encourage unscrupulous sellers to claim that their vehicles have (say) eleven months tax remaining when they only have two. Extra tax, of course, can be worth hundreds of pounds on relatively modern vehicles that have high carbon emissions. So, to eliminate the risk of misrepresentation private buyers will know that – whatever the vehicles and whatever the prices - sellers will have to remove any tax value. Automobile Association Emphasises Motorists' Concerns The Automobile Association has claimed that motorists suspect that the tax disc's demise will cause problems. A poll of more than seventeen thousand revealed that seventy percent are “worried” they might drive cars that have been recently purchased by friends/relatives not knowing they are untaxed. Furthermore, another of the company's polls revealed that forty-seven percent claim that not having a disc will make them “more likely” to forget to renew. But overall its eradication is sensible. Why? Because it is simply a receipt that can be checked by the police to ensure vehicles are legal. That was fine in the past. Now, however, enforcement comes via a computerised database that automatically spits out fines to non-compliers. There is also a camera based system that scans number plates as vehicles pass and identifies tax dodgers - so relying on police officers to scan windscreens while on patrol in an outdated concept. Furthermore, motorists should not be concerned about forgetting to renew. They will, after all, still receive reminders through the post and - for the first time – be able to pay any vehicle excise duty by direct debit. Options will be annually, six monthly, or monthly.

Only car... 3 cars I've crashed was my fault being stupid :D But never made a claim on any of them as I hadn't damaged anybody else property either I just to keep my N/c. Thats what I hate about insurance well paying so much for it :(

Shouldn't have to keep locking the door both the car's in the garage do it and all I do is turn the key to start it if the immobilisers clicked it it won't start it. And I just press the button push the key forward again and thats it, if it's not far enough on the turn I have had it set the alarm off before. If I still have the codes for the key pad I will have a look to see if it can be turned off

So much for the £25,000 price tag but the stats coming in better It seems like only yesterday when the last WRX STI was sold in the UK amid an outcry of sentiment on the sad loss of this iconic model. We can now confirm the new WRX STI will be in showrooms before the summer. There is more good news as we have been able to price the new WRX STI at just £28,995 despite it being an all new model with significant improvements in driveability, safety and packaging. The new model boasts an exciting new exterior design combined with a more spacious and higher grade interior. Subaru's fabled All-Wheel Drive chassis has been honed further to ensure the new car is the pinnacle of AWD sports performance.

I agree I do like the Rota on Scoobs

:( bad times Well I'd get my self a nice little classic shape to play with in the mean time. And stay at home with the folks :D

My Father always used to say you never really know how good any insurance is until you need to make a claim. I guess that's true touch wood never made a claim so far if I've binned it myself I just take the lose and break it or sell it on as a fixer upper. And only had to do that with one car.... So far ;)

2nd one ;) Your go again Pete

Looks great thanks for sharing and welcome to S.O.C

Well I got a message off the guy. What a pain in the !Removed! he's turning out to be :( won it last Wednesday messaged him last night asking when I should be getting them, listing says 3 working days. Now turns out he works away not back until friday. So look's like another weeks wait :( followed by a dispute if they not here :)