Seminole81

Yeah, they've all been fixed though. http://jm-imports.co.uk/index.php/2006-subaru-impreza-gdb-sti-widetrack-6-speed-manual/

Viewed the hawk again...pretty sure I'm going to buy it. Love it. Just awaiting the timing belt check.

Can someone confirm what the compression should read on the EJ257 engine? standard 142psi - 171psi fairly sure, limit 128psi. Max difference between cylinders 7psi?

I'm in the same predicament as you...I have about 9k to spend and found a hawk, but not built up here in the North East. Think there's a silver hawk (56 plate?) at a place called Tony Gilberts down south that's completely built. Think he was asking 10 large ones though...

Well, for me and daily usage at the moment, I think stock is safest option. Going up to JM tomorrow after work for another test drive and possibly out a deposit down! 😱😬 have a mate Stateside as well who had one, no issues. Seems pot luck...

Got the fog lights, just don't see the covers. I'll ask.

Haha 😂 Ugh, very torn on what to do...think I'm starting to do my wife's head in now with it too haha 😂

Yeah it is mate. How prevalent is the issue? Is it only on modified ones, or is it even from the factory like that? Figured it's that price as apparently in Singapore they have to scrap or pay a fee to keep cars over 10 years old.

Aye mate, it's from Singapore I believe he said. 2.5L Type UK hawk eye registered in Feb. of 06 so it's actually on the smaller tax band as well. I was just curious about the front lip as I've seen some with and some without. Figured it might of been a factory option. Not sure on the fog lights though, I thought all the STi's came with the covers and the pink STi stickers on them? Unless the fogs are a factory option as well? I don't mind them in all honesty, just use to seeing the covers on them. Just asking the experts 😉 What does a non-import hawkeye Type UK cost roughly? Is that a decent price?

Hmmm, are the fogs a factory option as well then? This one at JM has them...

Are the STi's supposed to have a front lip on them? Or is it a factory option? Just curious as that hawk eye doesn't have one...nor does it have the fog light covers it appears.

Trying to get into contact with Max at Hurst for that silver JDM one, going to have another look at the blue one at JM Imports this week again as well.

Will check them out. Yeah, peanut/blob same thing. I'm a Yank by birth, cut me a some slack 😉😂

Yeah...I'm not even entertaining that one. Think it's going to be between the silver JDM one there at Hurst and the blue Type UK at JM Imports if I'm honest...I'm really torn... Blue Hawkeye Pros: Hawkeye, blue colour, mostly OEM, probably £1k on DEFI gauges, near location, price, burble, reputable garage. Bad: 2.5L, not sure about timing belt? Silver Peanut Pros: JDM (and all the goodies), 2L, looks all OEM Bad: Higher price than I was looking for originally, no burble, not entirely sold on the colour (would prefer white or blue), extremely far away, not sure on timing belt

Exactly. That's the place I've read absolute horror stories about. CA Performance is the new name? Good to know. There's a place called Hurst in Bedfordshire, bit of a drive, but reviews came back good (even someone on here from about a year ago). Shame the white one doesn't have the larger spoiler on it! http://www.hurstcars.co.uk/used-cars/search-results?page=2&model=IMPREZA&make=SUBARU&maximumPrices=11000&vehicleType=cars Actually don't mind the grey on this one...maybe it's the alloys on that other one? Just a tad high for me though on the price...actually quite fancy this one... http://www.hurstcars.co.uk/used-cars/subaru-impreza-bedford-201607256159777

Yeah, seem to be hard to find though. The blob with 42k on it in Bishop Auckland wasn't a "wisecrack" 😉😂 but yeah...I did see one, but £10k and canny far drive down South. Couldn't find any info on the garage either which is a bit disconcerting considering it's in Bradford... http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/subaru/impreza-sti/subaru-impreza-wrx-sti-type-uk-ppp-widetrack--fsh--excellent-condition/6382490#/home and another, but again, seems like a dodgy garage when I've checked it out. http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/subaru/impreza-sti/fresh-import-jdm-subaru-impreza-sti/5210977 another, but can't find any info on the garage at all... http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/subaru/impreza-sti/subaru-impreza-2-0-wrx-sti-type-uk-dccd-widetrack--stage-1-upgrades/6384974 I don't particularly want to drive ages away to get one either...seen a white JDM 03 up for £11k, but private sale. Would prefer a dealer where I can get a slight warranty and take it back if problems arise (saw someone picked one up and the whole thing blew less than 50miles from home. Private sale, lost all his money.) i mean theres cars cars out there, like this http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/subaru/impreza-sti/-fresh-import-sti-jdm-forged-twinscroll-dccd/6322040 but I just don't trust that. I looked at importing one myself and spoke with Juergen and he said £14k to bring one over easily...

Daily driver mate for time being. Only just managed to convince my wife to let me get one, so can be shoving mods in her face straight away haha! Gotta work into them slowly 😉 Been out of the car scene since I met her really and moved to the UK. I want a hawk because I really like the looks of it, not totally opposed to the peanut though. Just don't like the bug eyes (no offence to anyone that has one! Just not my forte!) Edit: Sorry, should of specified. I only live about a 10min drive away from my work, so it'll be to work and back daily. Family trips out and stuff we have diesel Qashqai. Might take it the STi out on weekends every once in a while for a nice drive.

Might sound odd, but do you have by any chance one of the little switches? Car I'm looking at has a flip switch and I'm not a huge fan of it. Would prefer a stock button (with a light?) if it's possible...I have no idea if it'll even work...

I could probably live with the grey if I'm honest...forged internals good. the tax on it though, my wife would go nuts if she knew! 😂 The leather is awful though! Yeah, I like the spec of the grey one if I'm honest. I just don't like the leather at all...and I'm not overly keen on the grey either. To be fair, I wanted white originally, but forgot how nice the blue/gold classic combo is. But yeah, I can't find anything bad review wise about JM. I've spoken with Juergen the Owner about it a few times now, and he seems genuine and said all his imports he's never had a engine fail and he wouldn't want this to be the first one to go. It's virtually all stock with a few little mods. To be honest, any car I get at the 9-10k range I'll be keeping as is (except for blue one as I want to put the gauges in pods, and I've seen some wind deflectors on the forum here I fancy) for a while until I can get more funds.

No idea what the internals are on it. Personally, I'm not too keen on the leather either, but yeah it's typical isn't it! Think it'll cost more on the tax as well as it was registered after the March 2006 date. Way more mods than the blue one...12 month warranty though... http://tonygilbertcars.co.uk/listing/subaru-impreza-wrx-sti-spec-d-ltd-edition-hawkeye/ This is the blue one with the problems on the MOT...they were all fixed mind, and being an import they can't sell it if it was wrote off? http://jm-imports.co.uk/index.php/2006-subaru-impreza-gdb-sti-widetrack-6-speed-manual/

I'm going to view it again and just ask if there was anything wrong with it when they imported it and see what he says. If he says no then I'll know he's lying and walk away and go look at the blobeye I've seen that's local. There doesn't look like there's been any damage done to it from the photos. And I don't remember seeing anything unusual when I first looked (although I didn't look that closely for that originally). There's a decent spec'd Spec D hawkeye up for £9,995 at a place called Tony Gilbert, but it's a bit of a drive. Looks like it's already had the rebuild work done as well...just a bit dubious of buying a car someone else has modified previously...plus it's grey.

How much for the double din unit and this is going to sound odd, but also the I/C water spray button (unless you know if you can get blank ones? Car I'm looking at has a switch and I hate it...)

I might be interest in those deflectors if you'll ship and I get this STi next weekend...

Well, I've got my money sorted (once it hits the bank)...now just to make sure. Getting excited though, already started looking at little mods (splitter, rear diffuser, pods for gauges to move them).

Spoke with a guy at the Subaru garage to price the timing belt kit and water pump (£650 and that included VAT) as I wasn't sure if the hawk eye I was looking at had been done. He was really helpful and said he ran one, and nothing came back in it probably because it was an import.