codie247

Anyone feeling a mapping group buy for the 08STi? Also heard a certain Mr F is looking into mapping 08's.

Lee

mgcvk

I can't remember any names, but I reckon there have been at least three threads on here with people who've traded up from Focus ST's because the new hatch with its more understated looks appealed to them. As Subaru have probably sold around six hatch Sti's nationwide I reckon that constitutes a substantial percentage and I stand by my somewhat shakey statistics!

codie247

At least you admitted they've traded up, thats a start.

Lee

mickp

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As many as that.... what a flop.

I am off to order a Focus brochure

SPEN555

They will tail off higher up the rev range, then when you shell out £1,600 for PPP you really feel like you've got something, rather than feeling it should have came like that

kingofdbrits

Not owned a FF but i've had Type r's for the last 4 years and i'm seriously looking to buy an 08 STI within the next few months.
Subaru seem to be following the masses with the introduction of the hatch, it's pretty clear that in Europe medium size Hatch's sell alot more than saloons and Subaru are trying to crack that market, however in Japan they much prefer a saloon.

It's the same reason why Honda haven't brought the JDM Civic (FD2) to our shores as it's a saloon despite it's performance beating the pants off our civic (FN2) yet the FN2 has out sold the ST, GTI, VXR etc....

I very nearly bought an 07 STI but i had to get a hatch for the dog, so the 08 suits me.

codie247

So that could make 7 STi sold. Yay!!

Lee

kingofdbrits

Maybe, but it's entirely possibly i could go into the dealers with every intention of buying an 08 and driving away with an RB320!

lucky_strike

I like the practicality of the hatch, I'm afraid I have no feelings that for 'heritage' reasons the 08 should be a saloon.

And you could argue they should run like the PPP is fitted as standard but this has never really been the case for uk/eu models.

I'm tempted to look at non-ppp remaps... open to ideas

bluenosewrx

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there is a guy on the scottish scoobies site on SIDC and he has put pics up of the 330s he pick up today and it still has the quad exhusts(sp) but they are are marked with prodrive.

Mac

lucky_strike

Great thanks, they are more pronounced out of the rear of the car than the standard pipes

bluenosewrx

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Here is a link to pics of the guys 330 s with the prodrive quad pipes etc.

Sti 330s - Subaru Impreza Drivers Club

Mac

lucky_strike

Kinda wish I'd got those wheels on mine, the GT1's are a pig to keep clean and gold shows all the brake dust Oh and I thought the 330S had fog lights, not that it would be a deal breaker, like the Recaros.

funnycar

had my first run in a 08 sti today. Loved it. May not be as quick as the old shapes. But i prefer the seating position you can get.

Just got to get the right one. Cant afford a brand new one. Looking for somit under 25.

needs some cross drilled brakes behind the 18s

lucky_strike

not that I'm selling now but I was offered £14.5K for my 6 month old 08 STI with 6K miles one the clock, wr blue with gold 18"s, privacy glass... ouch... against a new Mini JCW... so you should be able to pick something up cheap

funnycar

Your joking!!!! 14.5K.

Need to do mine trade cos Ive been struggling to sell my 182 clio. So that'll atleast get it down a bit. Just need to keep hunting. Got insurance sorted out. £650 not bad for a 24yr old with 3pts and 5NCBs.

The spec you've got is pretty much what im after. You got the front splitter and rear exhaust surrounds??

lucky_strike

wish I was joking, he reckoned I might get it to £15K. This, he said, was a Subaru main dealer and he tried an independant specialist. Not got the splitter or exhaust surrounds but did add the dealer fit subwoofer which gives the standard sound system a half decent tone to it.

Needless to say I couldn't take a £11K hit in 6 months... I don't think the high co2, fuel costs and general economy is helping... it's a buyers market.

simpsons !

You're not serious are you? I guess in the trade they would call that a **** off price, They didn't want it and new you wouldn't sell.

£14.5K I can't get my breath.

Simpsons !

funnycar

Yep they dealers cany sell cars the now the guy was offering free servicing etc etc

lucky_strike

I'd been working on a p/x price of maybe £18k before I went and that, I thought, was conservative.... so I figure I'll keep it and mod it and see what the market is like next year.

funnycar

why were you want to change to a mini JCW just out of interest

lucky_strike

The Mini was only part of my plan. I wanted to get a motorway mile muncher (and diesel) for work and the Mini for weekends/trackdays etc.

markGT

I'm not surprised that sales are down for Subaru. The current crop of cars are bland and the response by the public can be seen in terms of sales. I hadn't seen a new STI in the flesh until I went to the Paris motor show last Monday. My god what a bland car from any angle, I tried desperately to like it, but just couldn't bring myself too. The car just isn't an event, Subaru’s should be IMHO. Compared to the Hawkeye and Blobeye STI it just looked lame.

scooby L

BACK ON THE SUBJECT PLEASE...


If this thread's going to turn into another hatch is bland blah blah blah single reason for Subaru's 40% fall in sales..blah blah blah... reason for the world wide credit crunch...blah blah blah bollox... I'm gunna start infracting people for trolling..

Now..where were we....

ballsie

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funnycar = Jason?

rabbos

Surprising that ~400 more people bought the civic over the focus

rob84

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just booked mine in for a remap fingers crosssed should see some massive gains lol

not doing the ppp kit on mine wasnt impressed with it on my old car i would sooner have a map done thats custom to my car rather than an off the shelf ecu which has a standard setting as evryone knows not every car is the same.

funnycar

lol yep.


Car I was offered today has the prodrive exhaust. If I dont go for that one then I defo think I'll be goin for the PPP pack on it.

Paul666

Have a look at the link below from the US. Basically the guy thinks that Subaru have stepped up the ECU and when the tuners have remapped, as they have done many time on the previous ECUs, this results in the ring land failing on the piston.
Thanks,
Paul.

Tech Report: 2008 STI Engine Control Module Reprogramming - IWSTI.com: Subaru STI Forum

rob84

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I read that a month or so ago, What i cant understand is why anyone wants to willingly rev there car above the red line I have allways been told keep them 500rpm from the rev limit and your engine will be fine.