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21 June 2006, 10:28 PM
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Hi Ron - still lurking 
Wendy - STi and WRX have pink badges. Can be had for a few quid on Ebay too
Dr Suess, I dont have my STi anymore - unless you saw me in the S2000?? Triton did some work on mine, as did Len @ Subaru4You (not great experience there either!)
What do you drive? Shall flash if I see you
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Wendy - STi and WRX have pink badges. Can be had for a few quid on Ebay too
Dr Suess, I dont have my STi anymore - unless you saw me in the S2000?? Triton did some work on mine, as did Len @ Subaru4You (not great experience there either!)
What do you drive? Shall flash if I see you
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21 June 2006, 10:30 PM
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Wendy, if you have any running issues drop me a PM. I know this model of car very well. I would be having words with who you bought it from in terms of selling it as an STi. The VIN plate will also show its a WRX if you look on the SIDC site.
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21 June 2006, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by WRX300MAN
Listen Swiss . . .Just between you and me . . .
Do you know anywhere that sells bread around here . .
. .I have been living on boiled cabbage soup for the past four weeks!
Come on . .You must tell me!
Do you know anywhere that sells bread around here . .
. .I have been living on boiled cabbage soup for the past four weeks!Come on . .You must tell me!
off topic alert, but for the sake of saving a fellow snetter...
i just bought a lovely hovis loaf from my local costcutter/garage tonight...
failing that, hang around the local duck pond and when some kids/parents turn up to feed the ducks, offer to do it for them, pretend to feed the ducks and pocket the moldy past its sale by date bread....
free and you get the bonus of some free penicillan
21 June 2006, 10:33 PM
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yep you where in the s2000 ,you bloody put me off me swing on the 16th 
i ve got a 2002 sti seen you a couple of times near wallisdown
dont know if you remember but when you where looking for an evo 6 you wanted to have a look at mine i ment to say sorry for not replying but i sold it 2 days later
i ve got a 2002 sti seen you a couple of times near wallisdown
dont know if you remember but when you where looking for an evo 6 you wanted to have a look at mine i ment to say sorry for not replying but i sold it 2 days later
21 June 2006, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by wendywrxsti
thanks so cos i'm a girl i know nothing. Guess this is a blokes world then!
21 June 2006, 10:35 PM
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Ah! All becomes clear Sorry about that - I normall slow down / stop / dip the clutch past those holes Must leave the roof up too - I know im quite capable of a nasty slice so others must be too!
Give me a flash next time you're in the car
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Sorry about that - I normall slow down / stop / dip the clutch past those holes Must leave the roof up too - I know im quite capable of a nasty slice so others must be too!Give me a flash next time you're in the car
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21 June 2006, 10:35 PM
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i will cos he sold it to me as a wrx sti type r. i'm not happy cos i'm driving a car that has sti stickers all over it and on the documents and it's a fake.I'm going to hurt someone now!!
21 June 2006, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by SwissTony
off topic alert, but for the sake of saving a fellow snetter...
i just bought a lovely hovis loaf from my local costcutter/garage tonight...
failing that, hang around the local duck pond and when some kids/parents turn up to feed the ducks, offer to do it for them, pretend to feed the ducks and pocket the moldy past its sale by date bread....
free and you get the bonus of some free penicillan
i just bought a lovely hovis loaf from my local costcutter/garage tonight...
failing that, hang around the local duck pond and when some kids/parents turn up to feed the ducks, offer to do it for them, pretend to feed the ducks and pocket the moldy past its sale by date bread....
free and you get the bonus of some free penicillan
You are a real mate and a true King among men! Thanks!
It surely beats the Gulag!But now am afraid for the ducks - as I might roast them and eat them as a starter with my boiled cabbage soup!
Enjoy your evening!
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21 June 2006, 10:36 PM
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Ron, they are both susceptible to engine failure due to the weak MAF issue - its just highlighted even more with the STi due to the extra ignition advance. But Wendy knew that 
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21 June 2006, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by wendywrxsti
i will cos he sold it to me as a wrx sti type r. i'm not happy cos i'm driving a car that has sti stickers all over it and on the documents and it's a fake.I'm going to hurt someone now!!
You do know they only have 2 doors and an electric controllable diff?!
Hope you didnt pay STi money....
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21 June 2006, 10:39 PM
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will do
if its an import i think you can nearly put what you want within reason
at the end of the day your insurance will nearly half!!!!
then you can beat him up get £2000 out of him then youll have the same power as an sti
if its an import i think you can nearly put what you want within reason
at the end of the day your insurance will nearly half!!!!
then you can beat him up get £2000 out of him then youll have the same power as an sti
21 June 2006, 10:40 PM
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now u are taking the p*** for get it. Thought that i might have some nice understanding men on here that might help. forget it. thanks for your help tho ron.
21 June 2006, 10:42 PM
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this is what i mean!!!!!!!!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2000-SUBARU-IM...QQcmdZViewItem
check the v5 out
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2000-SUBARU-IM...QQcmdZViewItem
check the v5 out
21 June 2006, 10:50 PM
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http://www.bournemouthmodified.fpic.co.uk/c939838.html
I will post up some STi pics so oyu can use in evidence.
MB
I will post up some STi pics so oyu can use in evidence.
MB
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21 June 2006, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by wendywrxsti
now u are taking the p*** for get it. Thought that i might have some nice understanding men on here that might help. forget it. thanks for your help tho ron.
I'm joking now..... but if you'd like to send me a pic, (of you!) i'll see how understanding i can be.....
Seriously though, if you have been mis-sold the car, then you should at least see what the seller has to say..... was it a private purchase or a dealer...??
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21 June 2006, 11:00 PM
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21 June 2006, 11:44 PM
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Its a WRX without doubt not an Sti, 7500 rpm limit (red line) plusthe engine bay shots give it away so if it was sold as an STi then trade descriptions !!!
The engine is STILL mapped for japan fuel and is no less susceptable to problems than the Sti. Looks like its been played with as will having an aftermarket dump valve (jerky car ?) and an induction lit ?
Bob
The engine is STILL mapped for japan fuel and is no less susceptable to problems than the Sti. Looks like its been played with as will having an aftermarket dump valve (jerky car ?) and an induction lit ?
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22 June 2006, 12:19 AM
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Not surprised to see a 'New Girl' thread gets 3 pages of posts in just a few hours..... behave yourselves guys!
Hi and welcome Wendy - looks like you will be popular here
Sorry to see your car isn't what you thought it was
*Edit - just looked at wendys scooby site - quote 'ive known and followed this car dong over 150mph and leaving a yamaha r1 standing'
I'm impressed - hell of a car to leave a bike (and one of the better bikes at that) standing!!!
Hi and welcome Wendy - looks like you will be popular here
Sorry to see your car isn't what you thought it was
*Edit - just looked at wendys scooby site - quote 'ive known and followed this car dong over 150mph and leaving a yamaha r1 standing'
I'm impressed - hell of a car to leave a bike (and one of the better bikes at that) standing!!!
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22 June 2006, 12:41 AM
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Nice car and welcome to the site, just a bit of info. There are 2 just the same as yours where i live... but the WRX's of this year have the same power as an sti anyway.
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22 June 2006, 08:40 AM
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Rob - they dont have the same power / torque as an STi.
Bed Hog - there is now way on this planet earth that a mildly tweaked WRX will keep up with an R1 - so you can sleep easy
An R1 will do 0-100 in 5.62 seconds possibly in 2nd, where a WRX will have just about hit 60. Its an impossibility.
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Bed Hog - there is now way on this planet earth that a mildly tweaked WRX will keep up with an R1 - so you can sleep easy
An R1 will do 0-100 in 5.62 seconds possibly in 2nd, where a WRX will have just about hit 60. Its an impossibility.
MB
22 June 2006, 09:25 AM
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Welcome Wendy.
Be good to see you at some up and coming meets Next one is 'on tour' to Salisbury in a couple of weeks time.
I have to agree with the chaps here about your car. I can't see how its pushing out 360bhp with that weeny intercooler in place.
To satisfy your curiosity, you could go to Tritons open day in a few weeks time as they are having their 4WD dyno installed. You could put the car on the rollers and get an accuarate figure.
Oh, and if you want to 'chat' with some more local Scooby owners, then most of us can be found here (www.hampshiresubaru.co.uk)
Be good to see you at some up and coming meets
Next one is 'on tour' to Salisbury in a couple of weeks time.I have to agree with the chaps here about your car. I can't see how its pushing out 360bhp with that weeny intercooler in place.
To satisfy your curiosity, you could go to Tritons open day in a few weeks time as they are having their 4WD dyno installed. You could put the car on the rollers and get an accuarate figure.
Oh, and if you want to 'chat' with some more local Scooby owners, then most of us can be found here (www.hampshiresubaru.co.uk)
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Hi Wendy. Please take no notice of the pi$$ takers, there are lots of good people on here too.
Sorry to say it does indeed look like your car is a WRX, rather than a WRX STI. It still looks like a nice clean car though so if you didn't pay STI prices then it's not the end of the world, it'll still be lots of fun.
If you can take a photo of the metal plate fitted under the bonnet, on the passenger side suspension tower. We can use the applied model code, engine code, transmission code, and paint code stamped there to determine exactly what model of car/engine/transmission you have. Then if you have been mis-sold, you will at least have some ammunition to go back to the seller.
If you know what the numbers mean, you could also look them up yourelf on the tables on this site. Not meaning to patronise you or anything, just can sometimes be a bit confusing when you're on your first Subaru as there are so many varients.
Use applied model code to find what version of car it is.
http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/wrx.html
Use engine code to determine the exact engine version.
http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/engine.html
Use transmission code to determine what the transmission is (what type of diffs are fitted etc.)
http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/trans.html
Use paint code to find out what colour the car is, or was when it was built (if it's been changed).
http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/paint.html
Sorry to say it does indeed look like your car is a WRX, rather than a WRX STI. It still looks like a nice clean car though so if you didn't pay STI prices then it's not the end of the world, it'll still be lots of fun.
If you can take a photo of the metal plate fitted under the bonnet, on the passenger side suspension tower. We can use the applied model code, engine code, transmission code, and paint code stamped there to determine exactly what model of car/engine/transmission you have. Then if you have been mis-sold, you will at least have some ammunition to go back to the seller.
If you know what the numbers mean, you could also look them up yourelf on the tables on this site. Not meaning to patronise you or anything, just can sometimes be a bit confusing when you're on your first Subaru as there are so many varients.
Use applied model code to find what version of car it is.
http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/wrx.html
Use engine code to determine the exact engine version.
http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/engine.html
Use transmission code to determine what the transmission is (what type of diffs are fitted etc.)
http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/trans.html
Use paint code to find out what colour the car is, or was when it was built (if it's been changed).
http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/paint.html