hi all
after a long break i'm coming back to scooby ownership.
this is where i need some guidance!
i have previousley owned a 99my classic,a p1 and a uk 300 all of which i enjoyed immensley.
however now there are new things around do i
A go for a bugeye sti type uk ?
B go for a nearly new sti type uk
or c say sod it and spend the £25000 that i have on one of the several 22b's that are on autotrader!
the heart says 22b but the head says option B
wadda you think????

S600BYY

 

Theres a few Spec C's around for £19k ish :-)

 

Do you still have that number.... if not, i have S600BYO if you want something similar......for sale too!

 

Will this do ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1998-SUBARU-IM...QQcmdZViewItem

 

with that spare change,an evo6/7/8 is what i"d go for personally

 

If you are looking for handling then you may find the current STi a disappointment after your classic cars. In terms of fun and predictable handling my STi comes nowhere near to my MY99, though it is a better built car with some things that i prefer over the 99 car, but it doesn't inspire confidence like the classic cars did. I believe the UK STi to have a fundamental design flaw somewhere in the chassis or electronics that results in it behaving in a most strange manner.

If you are looking for a more solid, and dare i say it sensible, car then go for the STi but if you are looking to have fun it would have to be the classic shape car and a 22b would be nice.

 

hedgehog..!...your first paragraph is very familiar..do you have aliases.???

i dont agree or disagree btw.

 

the 22b does it for me everytime but something tells me to go for the late car i don't know why but it just seems the sensable choice!!!
might try a test drive in a new sti

S600BYY
as for the plate no it stayed on my p1 when i sold it!
but have a new one relavant to my name which is curently on my wifes x5

 

as for the afore mentioned test drive
has anyone on here had any dealings with haddocks (colchester) as it's only 5 miles up the road.
all my previous cars were bought from osbournes which we all know nolonger exists

S600BYY

 

25k is close to what i'd be asking for if i make up my mind and sell my 22b uk version. in sale section

 

keep me posted on that one scoobynutta555
i might be persuaded to part with £25 bags for a uk one

S600BYY

 

I live down the road from haddocks,late last year i bought a 03 uk sti from there,got a good deal on finance traded in my bugeye,the dealer simon said when u want to sell bring it back as he would take it off me,took it bk there this year as needed to sell it,he didnt want to no as i didnt want another car at that time,i found very good when buying but once thats done the door is closed

 

is that the clown with the glasses and the toad of toad hall suit (pin stripe)?

S600BYY

 

you have pm

 

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=448719 221/2 grand for a brand new 2.5 litre STI as mentioned in the thread pasted, In case that's worth a look, cheers, Cal

 

Nope, only one username, honest. I know that there are some others who have posted similar things in relation to the STi and i honestly believe it has a fundamental flaw, hence all the suspension tweaks since its release. Now, i must say that my STi is an early one and when i first posted that it had a problem i think a lot of people thought i was trying to rain on their parade as they were waiting to get a new STi and there were some good reviews in the press. I really was trying to be as objective as possible in my assessment of the car. It was even back to the dealer to get things checked out in case it was a dodgy one, but they did all the alignment stuff etc. and confirmed, after an extensive test drive, that "they all do that sir..."

Now i have had my car for over 2 years so i'm not saying that you can't live with the car, or that i don't like it, but it is no such fun as the classic cars and lacks the confidence inspiring handling. On a small bumpy road (i.e. any fun real road) the classic cars were fun, the STi is a death trap. I have never had my STi on a track and so can't comment from experience but i would imagine that it would be a lot better on a smooth road where you don't need absolute confidence it its performance because there is room to recover from problems.

My cars spend their life on small bumpy roads and i enjoyed my classic and the great handling it offered. Some time back i asked if there was anyone who made a point of putting their STi sideways around roundabouts, something that is a common source of amusement to classic owners, and no one responded saying that they do. I'm not saying that no one has fun in their STi but in my experience when your UK STi is sideways you are having an accident while when your classic is sideways you are having fun, at least in the context of public roads.

It will be interesting to see how "history" treats the STi, my money says it will vanish without trace and some will talk of a fundamental flaw while the classic cars will still be viewed as icons. That is probably why the resale of mine has dropped like a stone :-(