Jay_bee

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tizard99

Thats quite an unbiased bit of advice

J

tizard99

As unbiased as my experiences of the various models at the money can be

Jay_bee

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Are you offering a warranty with yours

Only kiddin.. looks like a nice motor. (Some clear indicators would finish it off nicely tho )

J

tizard99

Thought about blue lenses but didn't wanna change her from '555' spec too much. Only uprated brakes and wheels (as standard ones were crap) + she breathes more easily now.

p.s. As not to upset any STi drivers, im only baseing this on the three standard ones I drove last year.

RRH

Its ok tizard everyone knows the RAs are the best anyway

an RA may be a bit harsh for a 1st time Impreza owner though. May be better to work your way up slowly?

Although they are mightily impressive they can be quite a handful if you're not used to the power.

You may also find insurance is slightly harder to find, and more expensive, on a non-UK car- try liverpool victoria (many mentions in the insurance forum), they're fairly sensible where garaging / trackers / modifications are concerned. Also covers you for trackdays!

here's my last STi Type RA





hope this helps,
simon

tizard99

Very true Simon, they can drive a bit like a rear wheel drive car with the DCCD switch all the way back

As for the insurance I've stayed with A-plan for both my Scoobies and found that they charge the same for all import Impreza (240BHP, 260 BHP, right up to 300BHP).
Was told as long as mod's didn't give more than 300 BHP and car cost less than £10,000 (had a chipped WRX with 263bhp, now have de-cat type RA with ~300bhp) I would be charged the same as a standard wrx. but

T

RRH

its the track day cover that does it for me tho

jay_b

Wow - thanks for all the great advice! I'll get some insurance quotes and report back

Jay_bee

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Jay_b

A lot of people on the board recommend Liverpool Victoria, who are very good, especially regarding mods/imports etc, but I actually found Tesco to be way cheaper than everyone else (300 quid), so shop round loads and dont be put off, cos you will almost certainly get some daft quotes.

J

thewhizzkid

Hi Peps,

I'm looking into buying a scoob so found this thread very useful, can some one explain what MY stands for as well as RA and also DCCD.

Sorry but i don't know too much just yet thats why i'm mainly reading.

Thanks for any help!

Jay_bee

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Hi whizzkid

MY = Model Year
RA = Race Altered (means it been lightened.. I think )
DCCD = Drivers Centre Control Diff click here for more info http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/threa...hreadID=286181

Hope that helps



J

[Edited by Jay_bee - 1/21/2004 5:19:17 PM]

RRH

you're getting good at this Jay

major benefit of LV insurance is they don't insist on a tracker (circa £400 plus subs), don't load it if you don't keep it in a garage etc, and are not bothered about modifications ~ as you will find out, not many Ins Co's will insure modded vehicles at all, those that will impose premium increases.

Jay_bee

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RRH

Is that aimed at me or Jay_b

J

RRH

don't......just stopped smoking, head not right.........getting confused now.......aaaaaargh

maybe their ought to be a new scoobynet rule where people with similar usernames can't post on the same thread

Jay_bee

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Has no-one told that smoking tea bags is bad for your health

RRH, you're right...
...get a new username Jay_b

J

jay_b

Gerrof moi thread!

Jay_bee

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Have recently moved to London village from Somerset?

Pint of scrumpy anyone?

J