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welcome. post up any questions you have in the tech area., were a friendly and helpfull bunch :)

yeah, go back a few years and you could get em for 20k

woudln't be the first time i;d seen issues after a backbox change. map will be to the setup it was set for, they dont take to change that well unfortunately.

20's should be ok. not sure on long runs what they will get to be fair.

GB270 as said is just a fancied up wrx so waaaay overpriced. My advice with the budget you have, get a cheap run around diesel and then spec c weekend toy ;)

50gb day one patch? ffs

Depends what backbox you put on though. If its more restrictive then will need checking at least. Back box's can make a difference

best bet ring round and try some of the price comparison sites. Just check they are like for like policies though

scary thing is i dont think you'd get a 22b for 50k now :o Even in japan they are daft money, last one to sell was a ropey high milage one (180k or summit daft) and it went for £70k :o

MPG on em is pants, but as a workhorse they are hard to beat by any other car (and i mean that genuinely). Winter especialy you'll be loving it.

Yeah its protective wax. They wax parts that wont corrode but then dont other parts that will :S was all over my dads XV engine bay when he picked it up as well. O on a slight side note, get yours into a specialist for undersealing. they dont do it from the factory now but put these daft plastic trims on. they claim it protects it but in reality they collect stones which rub against the underside of the car. seen several hawks int he air suffering from underside rot because of it

got one what mate?

scoobyclinic will have a rear seat brace. Genuine mats are going to be a much harder find though. by genuine do you mean subaru or rb5 embosed ones?

easier to find a hawk or spec c thats in decent nick thats all http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/subaru/impreza-sti/imprza-sti-spec-c/5050530 http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/subaru/impreza-sti/jdm-wrx-sti-twin-scroll/5601509 there's no STI wagons in the new age by the way (ither than odd imported ones that were a bit of a funny spec without brembo brakes etc)

Insurance and parts no difference in cost in reliaty. TYpical myth dealers used to say to try to get you to buy a uk car rather than import. Other than the burble the JDM is a better option

nope, it's all 2,5's, even the 2015 ones have issues. Already seen 3 2015's having rebuilds due to ring land or HG. Only revision they have done to the engine is ridges on the outside of the liners to bond better with the block. Does it def have to be a hatch or estate?

what super unleaded you running it on? needs to be vpower or tesco 99. other supers tend to be 97 or 98 ron. if it was mapped for 99 could be damaging the engine

welcome. who fitted your steering wheel on the wrong side? only joking :D

hindsight is a wonderfull thing :( hopefully get it sorted soon and lesson learnt and move on

given up trying, you can lead a horse to water but you cant make em drink

yeah yeah, same colour as my type R. wasn't meaning it was resprayed. Cool Grey 86F

let me check down the back of the sofa,,,,,, hahaha

alot of folks find out the hard way unfortunately. He convinced allot of people who don't know better that hes good. The amount of people around now who have owned them for 5 mins and think they know how to tune them is unbelievable. It's amazing how many questions get asked that were asked years back yet people wont accept the answer. He was advised about road testing cars years ago but just wants to make as much money as possible. it takes at least an hour (assuming it goes totaly perfect) to map a car and some cars can take hours and hours. Also given he does alot of road mapping you have to ask what insurance he has. your own personal car insurance does not cover you while the car is being mapped.

It's an sti in same colour as RB5 matey

blokes enept. pure and simple