Definately the 2nd option!

 

Thank F for that..... as long as it aint the 1st or 3rd option!

 

before Reading this thread I though to myself I will never buy a newage due to the weight 1460kg but when you think about it a newage running close to 500 will give a lot of things on the road or strip a run for there money and with some weight saving you can well have a serious car.

it really isn't that bad once you look past the weight issue you get a solid 6 speed avcs head and a car that will handle better out of a box than a classic.

if I had to part with that much cash I would rather get the spec due to it not been so popular. I see atleast one newAge sti every day, spec c I'm lucky to see one every few months

 

That was MY main reason for getting the Spec C back in 2005. It was rare and still current and in my eyes for what I wanted, was the best. I'm extremely implusive at times and that purchase was shear impulse.... it had to be as I had only owned my Blobeye UK STI for 4 whole weeks at that point, prior to handing the cash over to Litchfield Imports for the Spec C. Never regretted a single moment of that purchase in reality.

 

Now the real truth is finally coming out...........

 

Yup still have it sitting in the garage had a bit of intrest off a few parties but nothing concrete.Work/holidays/work have been taking up all my time recently so i will be at the grudgement day at elvington later in the year to shake the cobwebs out of it and me if it hasnt gone by then.

 

Don't sell it mate!!!!

 

Shaun appears to have covered the subject of spec C or not rather well and quite elequently, the lighter Spec C IMO is better for all of the reasons listed, I am guessing if you are entering timed events you have made changes to your car and the Spec C would probably have been a better starting point for you.

My point about the brakes you appear to agree with, however you have the knowledge to know what parts to upgrade to to make it work? I tried M1155 pads and racing brake fluid and still thought they werent up to the job. lets not forget Subaru changed the brakes on the RA-R to 6 pot Brembos.

Kick my cars bottom? look forward to it fella, I have had my ACU licence since 2001, ok I have not been to scooby sprint but I have been entering competitive races on 2 wheels. Now my car is up to the job I plan on entering Scooby sprint, if you do kick my **** (not car) I promise to buy you a brew and a bacon butty I have signed up for my first "car" trackday at Oulton on the 7th September, it would be nice to see another Scooby owner there

Lee.

 

Thanks for that vote Shaun dont tempt me the wife has been bending my ears for months but if it goes it just means I will have to buy another one to replace it

 

ps I completely regret selling mine
If I had'nt blown £3k already on the TypeR, I probably would have sold it asap for a JDM Hawkeye Sti. I might as well keep the Type R for approx 18 months now & by then hopefully yen/sterling exchange rates may have improved so I can get a minter shipped over.

 

Lee,
Four wheels are far safer than two. I get the odd hankering now for a bike again, but would struggle to store it, so my bikeless life of 14yrs will have to continue. Bikes are do great though on a sunny day. My memories of my 900cc Suzuki are fond!

Gussy,
You know it makes sense to get out and enjoy it..... you REALLY do have a great car there to enjoy!

 

Rickya,
I'm sure you will get another JDM Newage soon enough.

 

I agree if you want to shave seconds of your tiem i would definately invest in some AP's 6 pots as they are brutal!!! best mod i had ever done to my old spec c type ra 6 pots on the front and 4 pots on the rear my god did that car stop.

Immy

 

Mate you regret it that much, thought you were getting on with the type r! What's up with it, why you miss the hawkeye so much

 

I think it bugging me a lot these days as its got a knackered/sticking rear diff which makes driving it absoloutely horrible!!!

 

Something tells me you won't wait that long. Anyway, i envy the import/export laws of vehicles that you guys have. Correct me if i'm wrong, there are basically no limit as to how old a car can be imported as long as it passes MOT?

Over here in my country, we can't import anything over 3 years old from the first date of registration. So we can't get any JDM GD Imprezas anymore.

 

It still needs to comply with uk laws, ie speedo has to be converted (not a part of the MOT), needs the fuel neck put in, rear fog etc, so its easier to just sva the car

Tony

 

Recon rear diff can't be that much surely pal?

How do you find the power delivery, stability and overall experience between the two?

The classics have felt rawer / more fun to me and I have tried a 05 uk sti and owned a 05 mk1 t25 just felt they needed a little more power to feel the same as my old p1 and a shed load more to feel like bob rawle sti 5 that I owned

 

What country are you from?

 

Is the eSVA test still carried out on cars newer than ten years? Or is just the SVA test now on all cars?

 

Just read its the IVA test and an MOT, seems a lot easier to import personally now no model report is required.

 

BTT - Is it a lot easier now to get these cars into the country?

 

does the exchange rate go up and down all the time? or does it tend to stay the same for very long periods of time?

 

If I knew the answer to that one Id be a loaded foreign currency trader & not sitting here moaning over my broken rear diff!!! lol

 

I only have the fronts at present and to be honest the front end is now nose diving so much I know I have to get the rears sooner or later, I am running the standard DS2500 pads which I think are holding back there full potential, but with the nose of the car diving so much it would be silly to go for something better untl the rears are done

 

Shaun, as stated we were out on Sunday morning around Gisburn, Settle & Hawes having a blast, we stopped at a biker meeting (Devils Bridge) point for a brew when the heavens opened up, all of the bikers looked worried, I smiled put the heating on and left thinking sod that biking lark getting too old

 

I just entered scoobysprint for a laugh, i wasn't bothered where i finished as long as i enjoyed the events. It was quite a surprise to see how competitive my car was and how many on paper much quicker cars it wiped the floor with. The car is boggo standard bar a remap, panel filter and exhaust, circa 360BHP, 390Lbft.

All i've done re brakes is put some decent pads and disks on, the stock OEM setup was apauling, virtually no brakes after one stop, but the new kit is mega for my needs. Hopefully i'll get to take the car out to the 'ring later in the year and see how they work out there, it's a while since i drove there but i must have done 300 laps in my STi5 RA, so will make for a good comparison.

Good to see you've took my banter in the spirit intended. I've been driving scoobs of various specs on track for a decade on and off, so know what's needed to make them work. I'll be driving a TA Hawkeye Spec C Type RA this weekend at Cadwell all being well.

 

hmmm....so spec C or not? hahaha

 

 

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