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 Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 5:14 pm |
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Joined: Sep 14, 2012
Posts: 391
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Location: Middlesbrough
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Ah yeh, well really smart car hope you enjoy driving it 
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 4:43 am |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010
Posts: 979
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Biggleswade
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It's great fun to drive  coming from the grippy impreza this thing is something else, very very tail happy if you plant your foot at 50 in the Damp you fish tail down the road!
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:04 pm |
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Joined: May 25, 2011
Posts: 1025
Trade Rating: +1
Location: south coast
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looks a nice motor mate that must feel quite strange after haveing the 4x4 set up on the scoob.
i used to hate the bm's but daughter has just got a new 118d m sport and i must say i'm impressed with the way that drives, so your one must go very well !!
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:31 pm |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010
Posts: 979
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Biggleswade
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yeah its very odd feeling having no grip mid was through a corner, really do need to be careful with the right pedal in this or it will turn around and bite you!
it is without a doubt quicker than my subaru which was running 375hp, 0-60 in around 5.5 so not as quick as the subarus 4.2 but in everyday driving its quicker
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Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 1:14 pm |
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Joined: May 25, 2011
Posts: 1025
Trade Rating: +1
Location: south coast
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untill its wet or icey lol, i must be honest i said i would never have another scoob but i keep finding myself looking at the hatch version but it would have to be a fully forged one.
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Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:17 pm |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010
Posts: 979
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Biggleswade
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I'm already back on the hunt for a Hawk STi i really miss the sound  don't get me wrong i love bmw, its fast as f, handles great on road and track, great on fuel in the month I've had it I've spent £100 on diesel, i was putting £60-£70 every 2 days in the subaru  was never saving any money!
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:19 am |
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Joined: May 25, 2011
Posts: 1025
Trade Rating: +1
Location: south coast
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Hmm just make sure you got enough spare cash for a engine rebuild then as the 2.5 engine is just a compleate pile of junk !!!!. your going to find a better scoob than the one you had the widetrack is genrally regaurded as the best one they made, unless you count some of the limited edition ones they made.
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 6:39 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2505
Trade Rating: +19
Location: West mids
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Any luck on the hunt dan? as I got a 320i m-sport last September for a 2nd car as wanted to take the pug off the road to use it as a 'toy'. but I'm Using my pug more and more as,well I'm board of the bimmer. So looking into swapping it for a sub I'm looking at the blobs as 'what I've researched' they are more reliable than the newer ( (hawk eye) shapes. any tips info would be much appreciated mate.
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 5:28 pm |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010
Posts: 979
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Biggleswade
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Gave up again, spent more money on 335d now running 385HP and 740nm a lot of fun especially with a LSD
Depending what model your after WRX or STi the earlier Sti my old style Blobeye are the more reliable due to the ringland failure on the 2.5sti but if your looking for a WRX either model will be fine don't suffer with the issue
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 11:58 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2505
Trade Rating: +19
Location: West mids
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Yer I've heard bits on this fault you say it's more on the sti 2.5 and not the wrx 2.5? How come it affects one and not the other?
2bh I like the look of the hawk eye but everything is more expensive than the blob I.e tax/Inshurance/running as it's a bigger lump maybe?
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 2:15 pm |
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Joined: May 25, 2011
Posts: 1025
Trade Rating: +1
Location: south coast
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with dan on this stick with a late 05/55 blobeye and you will have a good car forget the 2.5 its just a sack of well you know what.
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 3:51 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2505
Trade Rating: +19
Location: West mids
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yer I've pretty much ruled out the 2.5 also they are £500 tax lol.
looking at a wrx with the ppp or a standard sti. I'll have around 7.5-8k by July (not looking to spend it all). so just seeing what's out there atm going for a test drive this weekend on a mint wrx in Nottingham.
only problem I have atm is I've got to sell my bimmer or part x. but they aren't playing ball on the price on my car so could be driving back in the bimmer.
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:16 pm |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010
Posts: 979
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Biggleswade
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don't get a wrx mate, you will only be p**sed off when you see a sti, trust me if you can afford the slightly extra get a STI! then it gives you the option to up it to 330ish if you get a wrx your pretty much fcuked on 250 without needing a forged engine'/
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:27 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2505
Trade Rating: +19
Location: West mids
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I'm in 2 minds tbh mate as it will be a daily driver. what's the up keep of a sti over a wrx? not fussed on insurance/tax as that's covered. its just the fuelling/servicing ect
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 5:01 pm |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010
Posts: 979
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Biggleswade
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You will want to map it trust me!
Mine used to achieve before obviously chasing big numbers I managed 160 miles on half a tank driving at 65
My dad had a wrx 2.5 and that only got 19mpg
I averaged 23-25 weekly, not that I was monitoring it as I didn't buy it to poodle
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