When does it become not what it was
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13 August 2013, 01:53 PM
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I don't think you've de valued your S202 at all,as far as im concerned they were made for racing due to the light weight and what do racing teams do?.....they modify their car to go faster and handle better .Its still an S202 albeit a better one than the factory standard,its your car Andy and you should be very proud of it!
How ever if I was a purist then I would be looking to buy a standard one as they are rare.Horses for courses as they say.
How ever if I was a purist then I would be looking to buy a standard one as they are rare.Horses for courses as they say.Totally agree with you re buying a standard car if you are looking for it to be an investment as has been said before, totally standard S models and 22B's etc will only go up in value over time. Andy
P.S. still have a grin like the cheddar gorge every time I press the loud pedal
13 August 2013, 01:56 PM
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At what point is something "not standard?" I mean is it a mod to fit a set of mudflaps or change the OEM tyres? Once you've drilled mud flaps onto a car you can't really take them off again. What about Pro-R and official Subaru parts? I've added loads of parts from the jdm STi catalogue to mine.
Agreed sticking a load of Mongo bodykits and chavvy eBay bits onto a car devalue it massively, but I do think you can sympathetically mod to increase desirability.
Is an RB320 with the **** chocolate pistons better than say Chopperman's with a forged build? Is his less desirable for it? I would argue otherwise.
My Cosworth has benefitted from a few small upgrades but is the better car for it. It can be reverted to standard in a couple of hours, but there will come a point where I retain the original parts but going back to standard would take some major work.
In the not too distant future I'm going to fit a set of rear APs to match the fronts and then move onto the engine - Cosworth forged crank and uprate the turbo. It'll also require a Cosworth front mount. Trying to find out if the main bearing is forged, if not that'll be done with Cosworth bits too. All the original bits will be kept but I think sticking to a Cosworth theme is in good keeping with the spirit of the car.
Agreed sticking a load of Mongo bodykits and chavvy eBay bits onto a car devalue it massively, but I do think you can sympathetically mod to increase desirability.
Is an RB320 with the **** chocolate pistons better than say Chopperman's with a forged build? Is his less desirable for it? I would argue otherwise.
My Cosworth has benefitted from a few small upgrades but is the better car for it. It can be reverted to standard in a couple of hours, but there will come a point where I retain the original parts but going back to standard would take some major work.
In the not too distant future I'm going to fit a set of rear APs to match the fronts and then move onto the engine - Cosworth forged crank and uprate the turbo. It'll also require a Cosworth front mount. Trying to find out if the main bearing is forged, if not that'll be done with Cosworth bits too. All the original bits will be kept but I think sticking to a Cosworth theme is in good keeping with the spirit of the car.
13 August 2013, 01:56 PM
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[QUOTE=tubbytommy;11177304]if you are talking value, id also say it is worth less./QUOTE]
Glad you put a space between them last two words TT
Glad you put a space between them last two words TT
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"When does it become not what it was?"
To answer the question:
This: Unique-historic-wll-cared-for-and-low-milage-Subaru-Impreza-WRX-STi-WR1
I think it's been a subject on here in the past.
To answer the question:
This: Unique-historic-wll-cared-for-and-low-milage-Subaru-Impreza-WRX-STi-WR1
I think it's been a subject on here in the past.
