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When I was shopping for mine, I have seen few "bargains" with very low mileage (less than 100 miles) yet they were 2k less than what other dealers where selling for STIs with around same mileage and same area. I was always suspicious with them, as something did not look right in those deals.

Around 4k more and you have brand new one :P ;)

Boost is at 1.16, which means it has been pushed around, though not fully floored. At that mileage not many things can go wrong with this car, except if it was a test drive car. Even then, these are sturdy f***ers when new ;)

Yeah engine on rs3 is awesome, but gearbox are awesome as long as they work, but that's not for long.

They indeed are. Just that A45 costs an arm and a leg (I don;t know how Merc gets away with prices like that :D ), same with RS3, even Ford RS has insane mark ups by dealers. And a45 at least when they first came out had issues with engines blowing up quite frequently, have no idea if they sorted it out. RS3 is automatic only, which is eggshell DSG. Good for 8000 miles ;)

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Power is still 300hp, but good luck with GTI eating STI. Golf R yes, not GTI ;) Talking about Golf Rs and Ford RSs of the world, you cannot beat STIs drivers car mentality. You can have all the power in the world, yet fail to be drivers car, where you feel, hear everything. When I got my STI, I was amazed on how I can feel every gear change, feel and hear every turbo spool up. Feel every every corner taken. With all the added weight these days, you wouldn't think STI could be so agile around corners. It might be just me, but I do not buy cars for 0-60 times (well, if I had money, I would get GTR, just for that, but after couple of clutch changes, I would probably give up that habbit :D ), I do not buy cars for maximum speed (not in UK roads anyway). I bought STI because of super ecosystem in place to mod, super community (family) and most of all fun to drive factor. While Golf R and ford RS are fun cars to drive, they feel too artificial and in some places to gimmicky, while STI is pure RAW experience. I had VW before, and will never come back to VW again.

And insurance :( Mine shot up around £400-500 per year more from last year :/

Yes, every second Sunday of each month. 14th of May is the next one ;)

Sorry for the absence been crazy all over the place, especially this weekend :D Here is some photos from Dyno day at Surrey Rolling Road: https://flic.kr/s/aHskWc8KXb

This one is extremely easy to fit ;) I thought as well that it might be hard to do it, but surprisingly everything went very well, just need to sort out those tape ends and a bit of logical thinking that's all ;)

Yeah front bolts were a bit of pain. I also needed to buy two extra bolts for the sides as well, because those plastic clips were not holding the lip at all ;) Regarding exhaust: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00Y7A177O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 or https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01LOPWDMC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ;)

So this weekend activities included fitting front lip from HT Autos. Swapping back to original lug nuts, checking brakes (they make this squeaky nose when pressed, and when sometimes clicking noise), also removing heat shields between mufflers and car structure, since they are not needed anymore, as my ETS exhaust has miniature mufflers, which are nowhere near the car body. Heat shields were pure aluminium, which added to vibration noise. It was extremely entertaining to watch rear wheel lifting when front of the car was jacked up :D Oh and I leveled out the exhaust tips, as right hand side was sagging a bit. Hose clamps came to the rescue.

Nothing changes this year except cosmetic upgrade and seats. 19inch wheels(instead of 18inch on current model), and bigger brakes (I would kill for those lime brakes for my STI :D ). Everything else is the same. 2.5l EJ engine as well. UK will not get any special editions. Even US doesn't get too many of them special special editions. They just get launch editions and hyperblue or something of the kind. All those s207s are limited to Japan only, I'm afraid. UK is lowest of the low markets for Subaru, we don't even get WRX here. Having said that I'm sure it will be cracking car, as my 2017 model is. Neck breaker for sure. Oh, and also they fiddled with suspension again. MY2015+ already had epic steering rack with great suspension setting, so if they can improve on that more then its amazing. I asked my dealer about MY2018, and he said its seems like October first shipments and allocation is very limited as well. And Road tax 1st year is £1200, though next 3 years its lower than we pay now, so over 4 years it evens out. Regarding optional extras, you should be able to add certain things if you want to the config, it is very very limited but still quite a few extras ;) Anyways, hope time will fly for you, that you don't need to count days till it arrives :D

Hey, everyone is welcome. I myself drive from Kent to this meet. It's every second Sunday of every month i think. So next one is on 14th of May. It's in Cobham. 1pm. The Fairmile, Portsmouth Road KT11 1 Cobham, Surrey Search for Premier Inn in Cobham in Google maps. There is huge grass area in front of the pub as seen from pictures. Premier in is behind the pub.

Bumper is easy. Just have something soft to put it on once removed and have someone help you out to remove, as once everything is unhooked you have front lights spray pipes connected as well, fog light cables too. To put it back is easy on your own. And yeah, check out subispeed video where they talk about JDM grill. They will tell you every position and amount of bolts/screws/clips that you don't miss any. @Pixyflash looking good all the little touches :)

Thanks, to be honest that badge is of bad quality, but still looks much much better. Too bad we live in the world where bling bling sells :( So they chrome/silver everything.

https://flic.kr/s/aHskXzTabL Absolutely fantastic weather, good turn out Enjoy

So, yeah, I'm back :) first: hit 1.19 bars of boost: Still not flat out :D And this: before And after: Then there was this adventure: And more quality exhaust picture: Other than that: smiles per gallon every second of the day :)

ETS :P Last page of the thread ;) You only need axelback to save the warranty ;) the problem is, burnt blue tips are only available in US. And it does sound like Subaru now :D :D

I buy everything from subispeed.com and soundproofing: Its not soundproofing exactly, but it removes vibration out of the metal. adds a bit of weight, but I already lost some weight by swapping exhausts ;)

So yeah, my ears are getting used to the rocket at the back. The sound is now less vibrant, but more low frequency rumble :D Still will be sound proofing the boot and under back seats.

https://flic.kr/s/aHskTumamd smaller turn out, hopefully next month it will pick up ;)

Short comparison. I still plan to do some fly bys and some hoonin sound :) when you open it up it sings :D

Comparison video is coming at a later date