An updated pistonheads review today, which pretty much says it all in the last paragraph.

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=29782

" And on the right road, in the right conditions, goes like nothing else. Exactly the things those early adopters in the mid 90s loved, and what set it apart from the crowd at the time. And still does." :yeah:

Prefer the Silver one in your avatar.
Black just doesn't show up all the details......

I know what you mean Scott though the pic of the black one isn't the greatest of angles. Be good to see them in the 'flesh'

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...ps735ae1c7.jpg

They're going to have one at my office on the 16th with the Subaru MD doing a presentation - and I'm not going to be there :x

Give me your name badge and you'll be there:ok:




Silver looks good steve:five:

Silver does look very nice.

Blimey, glad I dont play top trumps with you. I am having enough trouble getting to see one let alone having it hand delivered by the MD :lol:

:rofl:

The silver one looks better probably due to.having bigger wheels I'd say.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MJ09F9nrPI

My only concern is EJ25 !!!! is it still chocolate
Weight 3400lbs !!!!!!!

It doesn't concern me too much as:

1. I never had any issues with the hawk.

2. The new one will be either a 3 year lease or a PCP so will be warrantied so by the end of the 3 year period we will know whether the same issues affect it.

I really wish subaru had put an all new engine in it but they haven't. So the choice I am left with is to run with it or abandon the make altogether and go German..

For me, if it drives as I hope it does then I am happy to stick with it.

Who knows if they have changed internals or not?

If they publicise it as they have, then it's an admission that there was a fault with the old internals...... Would expect this one to have been looked at a bit more diligently, given the complaints, feedback, concerns relating to the old engine?

The more I look at the new one the more I'm liking it:ok:

The new one will come with a 3 year warranty, so if it goes goes bang it should not be a problem....

Does Japan get a nice twinscroll 2.0 with forged internals and an 8.2k rpm limit again?.... but... 1542kg... its 100kg heavier than a blob!

Yep, japan has a higher output version of the 2.0 direct injection engine that is in the new wrx. It seems Europe and the states get the 2.5 again.

My interest just picked up a little.....


http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/23/ama5eje6.jpg

Yes Please!!!! :doubleup:

Lucky have you ordered the car in your avatar pic! ? ! ? :D

Now that is lovely:ok:

Hmm, does look better. I would hope a hot version would also be in the pipeline

Are Culverwell's getting one in.
If so could be worth a group run out there on Sat 3rd for a looskie

I'm having a test drive via Cullverwells. I have asked is it as bad as the hatch for quality" they said not a clue but what can you expect for the money. Tippicle Culverwells really. I put my bug & Hawk way, way, way in front of the hatch. In fact it was the worst car quality wise I've ever owned. At the same time one of the best cars I've owned for pure fun on track. As some of you know for a 34k car it had 3 engines. As the paperwork states Subaru are not at fault!!!!! Uh ********! Pistons & head gaskets are pure ****e. Massive arguments with Subaru over engine by previous owner. Took months to sort out. Owner never got an apology or a curtesy car. Even though it was under a Subaru warranty. Take a look on any of the major Scoob forums there really are that bad. Forge it then your ok. It's really a Subaru kit car. You buy it then build it yourself. At my last Ring trip there was a very excited Italian guy who's hatch/salloon had blown up on it 2nd lap. It had done approx 9k mileage wise. I really hope the new car has had some engine mods to help it sell + the interior must of improved as they couldn't get any worse. I have a BMW now so some of you may think I'm just slagging Scoobs off. I have letters written by the 1st lady owner of the hatch I had pleading with Subaru uk. Considering the car was only 7 months old had its inspection & service done by the dealer who she had bought the car off. She was asking for a courtesy car & (Subaru were refusing this by the way) she needed a car for her work. The engine had gone due to piston ring failure at 8k miles. She paid for the work to be done herself nearly£4k she did however get this back 3 months later. She was so disgusted with the hatch she sold it back to Subaru for £13250 remember this car cost her £28k. Dave then bought it & it went bang again ( head gaskets) it was then ok for a while then Ringland failure. That's when I bought it. I bought it without seeing it & had forged internals put to it. Just to try & make it safe. Without a dought the worst car I've ever bought. Cheep interior crap on the road mainly due to the steering. Putting 888's on it running 28psi gave it some sort of feel. Will try the new one & see what Cullverwells say about the warranty. Is it just an Evo x lookalike though? JRM were my Evo was built. James has bought quite a few of these. Not sure what engine are in them as yet. I will find out though. If he's done the same deal as he did with the Evo X then the Scoobs will be twinscroll 2litre.

Oh James will be cheaper than a main stealer to!

Culverwells have said they would call me when they have one in. They expect it to be mid May. Like nige though, they couldn't tell me anything about it as they haven't been told much by subaru (nothing changes there then!). At the moment they can't even tell me roughly where it will be on finance as there are no residuals set.

No Dave. I won't order one until I drive one. What I've seen so far I like but if it's lost any of its harshness that the blob/hawk have then it may force me to rethink it and get another hawk and then lease a run around for work. Ideally I want a new one as I can run it through work and I'd rather use it than have it sit in the garage. Really hoping its good to drive though.

A bit of a brief test against the Golf R. It still seems that despite the obvious quality differences etc the golf remains a bit souless compared to the sti. I will be driving both soon so will give my own 'clarkson review' !!

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=29924

"A WRX STI remains a niche choice and for the committed only; it's not going to tempt any Golf R buyers but then it wouldn't have done back in the day either. As a pure driving tool it still has some lessons to teach the VW though, which based on the on-paper stats I'd have never thought possible. Nice to be proved wrong sometimes".

Saw one in the flesh at Castle Combe yesterday. Better than I thought, like the front but the rear still looks like a Mondeo. Not as bulky as I thought it would be either.

Sounds promising,what colour was the one you saw.

Blue mate. All in all I liked it.

I wouldn't wait for them to call mate, you know what these dealers are like.........

Look what we found lurking in their yard !!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v9...ps2fcc5xsd.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v9...psjgwl0zwk.jpg

There's a grey one there aswell but this was tucked away on the ramps being PDI'd.

First thoughts are wheels need to be bigger diameter and deeper dish i.e 19's but there's plenty of width.
Your pockets will need to be deep for tyres as it's running 245's as standard.

Underneath it's pretty much the same as the outgoing saloon 2.5 STi.

Interior dash is nice with LCD display and carbon.

Seats have nice trim but they have cut back on quality and removed the Recaro's that were in the last saloon.

Overall, it's a nice car....but for me it's just a nice car and £28,000 can buy a whole lot better elsewhere on the nearly new market.

I'd rather spend £15,000 on something more interesting and keep £13,000 in my pocket.

Cheers Scott. No doubt they'll call at some point lol. I don't suppose you got to drive it?? That's what'll be interesting.

And, I am thinking exactly the way you are about it at the moment. Nice blob/hawk for the garage and then lease a 'run around' for work. I have been quoted around £450 a month to lease a new Sti :shock::shock::shock: bonkers money, particularly when Golf 'R''s are appearing around £300!!! Not that I want one of those but it's a massive difference for a comparable car.

No, unfortunately I was with Big"E" and he has a bit of a reputation.

Joking aside......it was awaiting PDI and only arrived yesterday (I think)

Cool. Probably why they haven't contacted anyone yet then. I shall still go up and drive one just in case it completely bowls me over. At least once I have I know what direction to go in. Can't go through another summer without coming home with a burble lol.

Well, the owner of that blue one should be pleased. It'll be slightly quicker than the rest now that Ian has sat in it and blessed it!!!

Apparently Subaru are only importing 250 cars to the uk..:doh:

Hence the silly money to lease it I guess. That and it's poor residues.

I had heard that there are only 250 this year, but if they sell well then more are expected.