CORSA NUT
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These are going for 6K now which is ridiculous for the amount of car you get.
How much did you pay mate? Spec is perfect BTW
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Ash_EP3
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quote: Originally posted by CORSA NUT
These are going for 6K now which is ridiculous for the amount of car you get.
How much did you pay mate? Spec is perfect BTW
You just said what I paid
Car has 44k, FSH, taxed and tested until next summer
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CORSA NUT
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Awesome nice mileage too! Petrol ain't cheap but there worth it.
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Ash_EP3
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quote: Originally posted by CORSA NUT
Awesome nice mileage too! Petrol ain't cheap but there worth it.
Very true... only averaging 21mpg but am happy with it for now...
Not sure if you can answer this or not but apparently scoobies need cambelts replacing every 20k?
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welshdude
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I average 23mpg in my Hawk STI, can quickly get down to single figures though. A tank of V Power cost £73 yesterday, but as you say it's worth it.
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CORSA NUT
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quote: Originally posted by Ash_EP3
quote: Originally posted by CORSA NUT
Awesome nice mileage too! Petrol ain't cheap but there worth it.
Very true... only averaging 21mpg but am happy with it for now...
Not sure if you can answer this or not but apparently scoobies need cambelts replacing every 20k?
Errrr no Obviously if yours hasn't been changed its definitely due. Just keep on top of the oil changes and you'll be right.
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CORSA NUT
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Also I'm getting 23mpg from my RB5 around town so could be worse!
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CORSAguy93
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haha gotta love the scooby salute, mum always gets it, she has a black wrx version of yours. proper rapid, would love to feel how much more the sti pull.
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WATSON
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Good spec and nice car for the money!
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BarnshaW
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only just seen this, lovely car, some good mods!
future plans?
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Brett
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quote: Originally posted by CORSAguy93
haha gotta love the scooby salute, mum always gets it, she has a black wrx version of yours. proper rapid, would love to feel how much more the sti pull.
Christ, if you think a standard UK WRX is quick, you wanna take a ride in a tuned STI
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Eck
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Looks great mate But please don't ruin the handling by putting wide as fuck Grid V's on it!
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BarnshaW
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agreed, the rotas do look the business, but only when slammed and when that low it just makes it undrivable, i had mine raised because previous owner had it so low and it drove much better.
the prodrive alloys look spot on imo.
if it were mine i would go full decat, remove dump valve and go back to standard recirc then maybe get map tweaked again, should see upto 340-350bhp on standard VF35 turbo.
what are balanced headers? do you mean tubular? if so then they might be overkill at your power level and actually losing performance.
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Eck
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My guess for the balanced headers is equal length ones? Which will take away a fair bit of burble
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Ash_EP3
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Yea plans are:
- Medium/light window tints
- Prodrive alloys (if possible)
- Upgrade stereo/speakers
- Decat (I miss the pops and bangs )
- Maybe get another remap but we'll see...
Car handles so well... my mates stage 2 vxr didn't stand a chance in the bends but wasn't far off mid-top end on the straights! (I would have thought it was quicker top end tbh).
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BarnshaW
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you could get the pops and bangs remapped in with sports cat if you wanted
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Ash_EP3
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quote: Originally posted by BarnshaW
you could get the pops and bangs remapped in with sports cat if you wanted
Sounds good - I might take it to eurospec tbh!
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Wrighty
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pops and bangs ftw, mine sounded like a shotgun with the 3' straight through on and only 1 resonator
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neoquip
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how did you find insurance prices?
I'm paying £530 Fc (£350 Xs) on the 2009 Sti 330s... so well happy and that covers the mods too (with Keith Michaels)
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CORSA NUT
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I'm with Keith Michael's too 550 on the RB5
I'd be wary though, when you stop the scooby cover and try and use them for say a 182 Clio they will struggle to match other companies! So you end up losing your months of no claims.
[Edited on 28-09-2012 by CORSA NUT]
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welshdude
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My insurance is a little over 1k with a 1k excess, the benefits of living in Swansea
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CORSA NUT
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1k excess
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SetH
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fucking hell!
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welshdude
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quote: Originally posted by CORSA NUT
1k excess
Yeah it's £500 voluntary and £500 compulsory on a modified car policy with Brentace.
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CORSA NUT
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Have you tried A plan and Keith Micheals?? I'd wrap my car in bubble wrap if that was my excess think mines £200
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