JusNoGood

Stunning looking car. Not seen one in that colour before.

Probably work trying Japanese performance parts. They specialise in second hand...they ship around the world

No probes mate.

With scoobies the cost is mainly down to history of them being stolen. Weakness being the frameless doors. So STI or WRX doesn't really matter to the insurance companies if they are both standard. I got the insurance down a bit with a tracker

I had rubber and bought some of the ones from scoobyworld. I've sold my wrx now but happy to sell the three mats I have cheap if you pick up from Surrey or Essex. Pretty sure I have all but the driver one. I have a carpet driver one going too.

I got both sides for a tenner off one of the breakers on scoobynet.

No, didn't change cat. Duncan at RaceDynamix said I'd make 290 removing that cat. Duncan said he typically gets more from a 2004/2005 blob as opposed to an earlier one. I don't do my own work on my cars any more so it didn't really work out cost effective for me to do the cat (2/3'hrs of labour?) for an extra 18bhp. My Subaru specialist mechanic recommend doing the pump, for an extra £80 not worth taking the risk. Where are you based? I traded in my wrx into a dealer so I removed a few bits that I need to sell cheap

I never really feel I disappeared into the crowd after I changed the back box and got burble. I picked a PPP box was is supposed to be one of the quietist :) So I think if you really want to be discrete it's a standard etc with no mods...or perhaps get a custom made box and tell them you want it quiet. I had a 2004 wrx. I changed panel filter, fuel pump and back box and it was then remapped to 272bhp. It felt like a different car :)

Yes agreed. They're not rare so just wait for the right one. I sold a 2004 WRX with 3 previous owners and 80k on the clock. I put on 24k of those in the two years I owned it. I'd look for low owners, FSH and under 80k. But that's just me :)

yes, I've not seen many of these on the roads...quite rare. Does look a nice !Removed! :D

Heres an interesting estate for a few quid more. If the mileage can be confirmed and it's good in the flesh with no issues it looks a corker. Could be worth spending a few more quid if it's in really good condition...as it is likely to save you in the long run :) http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201504012238839?model=impreza&postcode=rh20pn&radius=1500&sort=default&price-to=1500&onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&page=2&make=subaru&search-target=usedcars&logcode=p

Not much info there...just the spec of the car really. I'd ask...what work has it had in the last two years that you have invoices for and can you tell me the mileage and date for each service. Also what big stuff do you have invoices for? I've travelled 75 miles to see a FSH car only to find he had serviced it every 2-3 years, had no paper work but the stamps in the book...which I could have done with some ink and a potato :D

I've not heard of anything you should be concerned about. The bug eyes are a little more refined and comfortable (can't believe I described an impreza as comfortable lol). I had a bug GX for about 7 years. It was very reliable, nothing ever went wrong...but it was having 6 month services all the time and it was an expensive car to run.

When I ran a 2.0GX the servicing and parts were very similar to a turbo. You'll save on initial cost and perhaps insurance and a little on petrol. If you buy a £1k car it's probably that for a reason...and on any car if you need to replace all tires or discs and pads it'll cost you and arm and a leg relative to the cost of the car. Buy the wrong one and you could easily spend double that on getting it road worthy. My view would be to look at any model car in your price range but look at it very carefully.

£489+Vat

I got a replacement for my blob from Subaru last year...could try them...perhaps a blob would fit???

You want a dry filter...oily filters can slime up the MAF [emoji15][emoji53]

Although I'm not actively advertising mine I would sell it...Quite far from you though! http://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/topic/13368-2004-silver-blob-£4k-spent-in-last-14-months-price-drop-£4k-only/

Ah right. Yes, that fits with what Duncan was saying i.e. earlier Blobs don't make as much bhp as later. No idea why but interesting isn't it :)

Out of interest what year was yours Chris?

After a bit more reading I think you are right Stants....downpipe replaced with high flow :) ... I have standard cat on mine

I decided to keep it until I move....and take a bit more equity out of the house to buy a better car than I can afford right now. So still got it mate :D I do really enjoy driving it still so not a hardship for me to keep it. Just been on a 3 week holiday and I'm like a little kid again...all excited to drive it I thought it just removed the downpipe but my memory isn't as good as it was :D

Something like... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-2007-Subaru-Impreza-WRX-STi-Genuine-Prodrive-Backbox-exhaust-/171836844282?hash=item28024628fa I'd keep an eye out on fleabay and the classifieds on here and other scooby sites...They very frequently come up for between £60-120 Or give Matty a call. He is a well known breaker of Scoobs. MB Developments unit 3 addenbrook street darlaston,west midlands ws10 8hj 9AM TILL 5pmMON/FRI/9AM TILL 2PM SAT USED/NEW PARTS HOTLINE 07785942237

Stants, for 265-270? I've not decatted. I have all the standard cats....including the one the full PPP exhaust system doesn't have. and I have the graph to prove 272bhp :D Duncan from Racedynamic (mapped mine). He said he tends to get more bhp out of the later model Blobs than the earlier blobs and bugs. Wasn't sure why but thats what he tends to see. I think it's quite incredible you can buy a 10 year old scoob and it has the same bhp as when it left the factory.