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We'll, the blue beast is all clean and shiny. Even hoovered her out and shot-in another airfreshener. Hoping that the rain stays away to at least get there clean in the morning.

Saturday is an absolute no-go for me due to my daughter needing to be in Barnard Castle for a wedding. But looking at the weather forecast for Sunday........i'm not sure we'll be going at all now. It will end up a mud-fest.

Lol. I would have rather taken our more economical other family car than the Subaru, but I would feel a bit cheeky rocking up with my free tickets and not be in the Subaru. Added to that, if the weather is wet - then most of these types of show are a nightmare to get in/out of because they park everyone in fields that get churned up with wet mud.

We are probably going Sunday too. :)

eBay gives you all the information/ trends of final prices now. Just have a look and decide what price you are willing to go to. If you are somewhere round the average final price you are in with a shout. Or just snipe. Like me. Lol. (Been buying/selling stuff on eBay for over 10 years)

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To be honest I've not decided. I was going to choose the best day weather-wise, but I'm thinking Sunday would be better and maybe less busy?

Nice one buddy. It's meant to be a really nice show, and the tickets are worth £16 pound each. This is the blurb on the email for the tickets.... "Subaru are key sponsors of this years Lowther Show, set in the stunning Cumbrian countryside. As a friend of Subaru, we would like to offer you free tickets to the show, complimentary speciality coffees, and the best seats in the house - theres no catch! It would be great to see you there." I wonder what to expect reading that?

Looks like I may be the only Subaru going then.

Hi guys. I've received some free tickets through Subaru for this show! Just wondering if anyone else has been sent the free invites, and who else is going? I'm hoping the weather stays nice and dry! :)

Wonder what mines worth now they've all sold out?

Well - if there IS 1000 coming to the UK, then someone at Subaru must be wanting to push the UK market again. Can only be good news for the future of the Subaru performance models here.

Didn't think there were 1000 coming to the uk?

Another RS owner leaving the fold and coming to Subaru. Can we ban the word "mats" from this thread please? Lol.

Thanks for that - very interesting reading. It's going to take some digesting before I fully get a grip though! Basically though - if I want to press on a bit where the conditions are good, I put it in sport/sport# and engage minus? If the snow fell on our area and we needed to get across a muddy field, I just leave the car in i-mode and engage plus?

Hi mate. We have done about 1200 miles in ours since getting it last month. I ran it in safely, only opening the taps to about 4000 revs a handful of times, but now we are past the 1000 miles mark it'll start to loosen up more. To be honest I don't drive it during the week, as I do about 250 miles a week getting to work, so my wife takes it. She is averaging about 26mpg driving around our countryside roads here in North Yorkshire. On the way back from Essex where we bought it, the trip computer said we were getting an average of 34mpg for the 200 mile trip back using cruise where possible and sticking to national speed limits. I used to have a Focus RS (it was my 4th believe it or not) and I do miss it. The performance of the sti isn't as brutal or as instant as the RS, but the levels of grip in the Subaru are fantastic. It seems to carry speed much easier than the RS. The 4-doors are a bonus for my family, having an 11 years old and 6 year old jumping in and out of the back. Cruise is nice to have as well. The stereo is TERRIBLE. The worst system I've ever had in a car. It's too tinny and the clarity is naff. I find I'm always fiddling with the volume for different songs due to always trying to get the levels right. I used to own a brand new sti type-uk back in 2005, but due to job reasons I had to sell it after only 6 months. It's nice to be back in one now after so many years, but I wish it had gold wheels as standard. I will probably end up getting mine powdercoated at some point. I feel with the gold alloys it would just help it stand out a little more, but not everyone wants that I know. Maybe the dark alloys will grow on me. I wish there was a center armrest as well! We tend to just leave it in i-mode, or sometimes sport, not bothering with sport#. I've not messed around with the diff settings due to not really having much of a clue. Some more-helpful hand-over pointers from the dealer would have been better I think, but in all honesty driving around on UK roads the question is do I really need to bother with the diff settings?

I got Wolfenstein for the Xbox 360 and am quite enjoying it. The 1st Wolfenstein I played was on the Snes, and I've got that version downloaded off Xbox Live as well.

No, I'll pull the mats out of the RS and shoehorn them into the subaru infront of them! Lol.

I used to own an Alfa 156 GTA back in 2004, in was a 2002 plate in moonstone blue with a rear-whale fin spoiler. I loved that car, it was like the batmobile inside with all the black piped leather. Unfortunately though, it was a dog of a car that once the warranty ran out I didn't dare keep!

Firstly the good news - my car has landed at the dealers this morning! I am picking it up Sunday morning! The bad news - a bizarre phone call a few hours ago from the salesman asking "if I wanted the subaru mats putting it while it's getting prepped"........... ....Because they want me to pay another £60 for them, as they are not included in the on-the-road price apparently. First time I've ever spend £29500 on a fecking car and not had mats put in. Left a sour taste really. I told him I wasn't happy, and that if I have to pay I will, as I'm not going to drive the brand new car away without them - and left it with him. It's not the money - it's the principle for me. Apparently the deal is so tight "if you want them you'll have to pay for them"

What are your thoughts after driving it then buddy?

Yeah, dark grey was my second choice - very nearly my first!

Hello mate - soooooooo jealous you are getting your new Sti this weekend. I'm getting a blue one due on the 30th. Can I ask - when did you order yours? It's just that I ordered mine (and placed a large deposit down) in January (thinking at the time I would get one of the 1st 1000 with gold alloys - until I discovered after a few weeks they were only for the American market) I'm sort of miffed that I MUST have been one of the 1st people in the UK to put my money down - but I'm still waiting on mine to arrive?

My Sti is due at the dealer on the 30th. Would like to have it ran-in before doing this run. I'll have a look at the calendar today and nail a date.

Nice one. You can lead the run over the Tubbs if you want buddy? I'll go at the back and mop up any stragglers?