tom_gr7

I'd expect it would be limiting performance a bit, although its probably neglible. i'm planning to get a stainless steel cat back exhaust and depending on the price, i might go for a sports cat.

lol, Can we have another one the following week so I can come?

Sounds good chaps, I'm in :)

I don't know if this interests anyone, but i saw a post on the NBO's facebook page, here's the link - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northern-Big-One/114138271944139 Pasted it too, for those that cant view FB at work or whatever. "First of all I would just like to say a BIG BIG Thank You to everyone who attended NBO 12 yesterday and Very Well Done to all the CS Organising Team and Club Members who helped out on the day at LWV and made NBO 12 a huge success !. Thanks to everyone we raised £2803,66p for the Childrens air Ambulance . We were let down by a few clubs who couldn`t muster enough for a stand it seems and by a few traders who were no shows. There is nothing we can do about that so I think the amount we raised on the day was a superb effort. Well Done Everyone !. The main thing is everybody enjoyed themselves and we have received a lot of good feedback already. Hopefully next year we can build the numbers back up , please feel free to give us any feedback you may have on NBO 12 so we can improve the show for the future. The show is for the Subaru Community so please help us improve it in any way we can. The BTCC was on at Croft just up the road , Goodwood Festival of Speed was on , The Scottish rally was on and so were BSB`s at Knockhill. We book a year in advance and are at the mercy of the motorsport world who don`t announce dates until well into the new year , March in 2014 to be exact. The judging worked very well this year Thanks to Andy Rae, Rob Ostle and Chris Towers with assistance from Gus McKerrow. It took no time at all and was drama free also , Cracking Job Lads. Very well done to all the trophy winners at NBO 12 the standard of the cars was extremely high and a credit to all the entrants , superb job !. Classic Impreza Winner : Ryan France P1 Runner Up : Dave Wright P1 Bug Eye Impreza Winner : Simon James STi Runner Up : Lee "Locky" Hampton STi Blob Eye Impreza Winner : Nigel Haggerty STi Runner Up : Mike Purcell STi Hawk Eye Impreza Winner : Melanie Hayman STi Runner Up : Rob Lomas RB 320 Hatch & Saloon 2008 -> Winner : John Jones STi Runner Up : David Irving STi Other Subaru Models Winner : Judith Hardy BRZ Runner Up : Jim from Mangoletsi New MY2015 STi 340 NBO Test Winner : Lee Heathcock 1997 Catalunya CAR OF THE SHOW : Winner : Melanie Hayman STi Runner Up : Judith Hardy BRZ I must apologise but I don`t have the club stand results , they will follow. Many Photographs were taken by Mariusz on the day which will also be shared with you all very soon 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) And finally NBO 13 is booked for June 21st 2015. The planning starts now. Thanks again to all who attended or supported us , See you all next year at LWV" I won't post the comments, but they seem quite negative and a few quite harsh ones.

gutted, I come back from holiday the day after, could have made that one :(

Not impressed with Eurocarparts. Ordered some Pagid discs and pads as they were offering a 25% discount. ECP listed the wrong rear pads for my car, so i accidentally bought them thinking they were the right ones. Called them up to cancel, the muppet on the phone said he couldn't help as they have already been shipped and I'd have to order the correct pads, then drive to one of their stores to return the wrong pads. So I have two orders, one for 155 quid and another for 48 quid. Checked carparts4less.co.uk and found they are selling the correct Pagid parts for 155 quid. Typical eh.

All along the A19 you have to keep your eye out for both marked and unmarked traffic cops. Tend to see them at least 2-3 times a week.

hi, lol, yeah will get Martin in Sheffield to do it. I tend to be able to make sense of most car things, but this suspension stuff is beyond me. So definitely getting Martin to do it :) I think Martin said they were the "rear bottom arm bushes" and he's gonna get me some quotes, for the OEM bushes and polyurethane bushes. Are poly's alot more expensive than rubber OEM ones? I'd rather keep the costs down if possible, as I need a new exhaust too, and i think I have a dual mass flywheel issue, (squeaking when pulling off in 1st,) so I'll probably need to get a single mass flywheel in the future. haha I'll probably opt for rubber, as otherwise I'd be concerned that some of the suspension bushes would be rubber and apart from the new poly ones. tom

I gave mine a wash inside and out this afternoon. Nice and clean again :) yay Just ordered a some new front and rear Pagid discs and pads. Seemed to have pretty good reviews online and a very good price.

fyi, eurocarparts has a sale on at the moment, 25% of all service parts. use code service25 http://www.eurocarparts.com/

Just a bit of an FYI or any regular A19 drivers. North of Middlesbrough I Spotted a white BMW Estate, can't recall the specific model. But it was definitely an plain clothed traffic officer in an unmarked car. He had a ton of gadgets on his dash and was cruising along about 60-65 heading North, then dropped into Peterlee and headed to the Police Station. I'm assuming it was a usual route for him, however, even though loads of cars passed going well over 70mph, and a lorry that nearly crashed into him, he didn't bother his !Removed! to intervene. I also assume that he was probably coming to the end of his shift and couldn't be bothered. Worth keeping your eye out if you use the road frequently.

I use Osram Nightbreak unlimited bulbs. H7's and H4's I think. Really good bulbs, definitely worth getting a set.

Will see ff i can find any campsites near donnington for the fri n sat nights. Me n me buddy joe are camping, so the more merrier. The missus might be coming too, but hopefully not dont wanna get caught checking out the girlys.... lol

Lol im camping again! Haha! Might buy a plot on a campsite rather than a house lol.

We need to sort out a camping venue on the Friday and Saturday, be cool to get to know everyone over the weekend with beer and BBQ's :)

hey all, So, when i went to see Martin at SSS a few months back (great service btw) he pointed out my bushes needed replacing. So i'm thinking I'll bite the bullet and get them replaced. Has anyone got any advice about bushes? I have no idea what they do, or how much they cost to replace/repair. I read that replacing the bushes is a complete pain in the backside though. Anyone heard of Powerflex bushes? I heard they last alot longer than normal bushes, but are alot firmer? Are they worth the extra cost? thanks in advance tom

I spent an hour or so brushing out all the dried up mud and crap that was caught under my wheel arches. As well as all the crap that seemed to collect around the rear bumper. My god, there was loads of i! Ended up with two piles of mud sat on the road and broke my cheap halfords wheel brush in the process.

hi, welcome to the club bud.

Got totally soaked camping on Friday and Saturday Night and had to take the sister in law to Harrogate A and E at 10.30pm on the sat night as she slipped on a climbing frame and hurt her leg. Luckily only bruising and nothing major. But we didn't get to sleep till about 2am, so i didn't get to NBO till gone 11.30am. But it was pretty awesome once I got there, never seen so many Subaru's haha.

Nice car, I like the scoop. I'd like a bonnet like that :) If it was my car, I'd either leave the alloys as they are or buy a set of 17's. - Although, I'd imagine 16's would be better in the winter/snow. I looked at painting my calipers too, decided that I'm going to paint them either a matt or gloss black. I think that if I was to paint them a bright eye catching colour it would only highlight my stock brakes lol.

Hi mate, Welcome to the forum. Love the front end, nice clean model. I've got a 2006 2.0R legacy, so we probably have the same engine. Really solid engine btw, even though its non turbo. I find that I get good MPG using Shell Vpower, so that's certainly worth doing imo. There's a big meet on this Sunday at Lightwater Valley, should come mate. There are details here and here

lol, I was just going to look for all the subaru's... hahha until I go and park up with the wrong owners club! hahah

lol, I'm with One Call Direct, Never heard of them until they offered me 550 for fully comp, business use, 12k miles, protected no claims via moneysupermarket. All the other companies wanted 850 quid and upwards. Although, they are probably cheap for a reason, but like buying from any company, you never know how good they are until you personally experience their support etc etc. For me, Insurance is a buy at the cheapest price and forget about it for a year.

i didn't get one :(

Can you complain to Ebay/paypal bud?