Bean592

Well I've been on here a while now and haven't actually introduced myself.

So I'm Jon and I recently bought a V9 (Widetrack) STi in Gray. Its currently standard at the minute but it does benefit from the PPP pack and full leather STi interior, so a few pics







Sorry there not the best pics atm but due to the wonderful British weather I've not been able to get any more yet

So hi to you all and I'm sure over the time I own the scoob I'll require some guidance and knowledge from you all, so be gentle I'm new to the world of scooby's, lol!

K3ogh_sti

Are them seats custom? I also have a crystal grey widetrack! Awesome cars and rare enough in this coulour too

Bean592

Yeh I searched for a long time for this example as it has FSSH and only 45k on the clock. The seats are factory fitted with the recept (£1600) upgrade 😧

AndyBaker

That's nice, I had a 55 plate widetrack and loved every minute of it, no leather seats though. Swapped it for a 530d which lasted about 6 months before I was back in a scoob. Welcome to SN. Andy

K3ogh_sti

Nice! I bought mine last year with the same millage funnily enough, only put 5k on it since....

Bean592

Cheers tbh I wasn't sure on the leather when I bought it but it's growing on me everytime I get in the car, lol! As I said its in standard form at the minute but there are a few things I would like to do to it. First the standard radio has to go as it's terrable, lol! Been looking at the double din sat navs? Also I was tempted to a HKS BOV as when I was lookin for a scooby a tested one with one on and it did sound nice. But tbh I think I'd tire of the noise very quickly and reading about I've heard it can damage the engine???

Tony Harrington

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Welcome to Snet bud, really like those seats!

mnem1c

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Nice Impreza mate. Welcome.

Hawkeye D

Never seen those seats before, very nice. My Spec D has leather, perforated but all black not coloured.
I treat mine twice a year to a gentle clean with AutoGlym leather cream. Good stuff, low / no odour and keeps the leather clean and supple.

Peedee

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Welcome mate.

Nice car and loving those seats!! Have you got any more pics of them?

Bean592

Cheers for the warm welcome fellas I haddnt ever seen leather in a blob scoob so was cautious when I bought it but sure enough I have a receipt from subaru £1600 for the leather 😳 I'll try n get some decent pics of them but there really nice and quite unique ha ha! Thanks for the tip on cleaning them as I think they deffo could do with a good clean esp the drivers one.

stonejedi

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Welcome,nice car mate.Enjoy.SJ.

Bean592

Gave the seats a good clean this afternoon and my gosh have they come up well can't beleive how mucky they were! Anyways as promised some better photos of my freshly cleaned seats

BoozyDave

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hi mate

HKS and forge are some of the best names. i had a forge one fitted (was on when i bought it) but now i have the std recirc valve. i still like the noise, but i prefer the performance of the recirc, i'd never go back to VTA

Bean592

Hi pal cheers for the reply, I think I've come to the same decision that you've took that I'd prefer a car that runs well and smooth over one that makes a nice noise that tbh I think I'd get board of the attention the ptsssssssshhhhhh gets from boy racers in their 1.2 corsa's ha ha!

Prefer the sleeper look that's how come I went for Gray over Blue and other colours so it doesn't stand out as much

honeybadger

awesome car man! what's the wide track? i assume it came standard with wider track? how much more than the standard car?

and what does the PPP pack entail?

haha...sorry about the 20 questions

Bean592

The widetrack refers to the model I.e version

honeybadger

ah, ok. thanks.

Bean592

The widetrack refers to the model no i.e mine is a version 9, there are lots if differences from the version 8 (they look pritty much the same on the outside) but the 9 comes with variable diff control slightly wider track, arch trims on the back with bumper to match. Also it comes with the upgraded dash transferred onto the later "hawk" v10. I'm also led to beleive a stronger 2.0 engine over the 8 and better than the head gasket failing 2.5 from the v10. But if I'm wrong I'm sure someone will correct me, lol!

PPP is prodrive performance pack fitted by subaru, all I can see on the car is the exhaust air filter and a remapped ecu to allegedly 305hp up from 265 standard but again I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong ha ha!

Hope this helps

honeybadger

ye, thanks. I have a 2004, blobeye, too. they were the best, I reckon ( and I'm sure someone might disagree with this too)

enjoy your car mate!

Bean592

I do like the hawk but the engine failures and dearer tax bracket put me off (£538 per year) mines £280 but yeh really enjoying driving it at the min wondering in what direction to take it, looks or power, lol!

What you got a v8 STi?

honeybadger

I've got the 9, too. but pre- DCCD.

If I were you, I'll keep it standard ( I bought mine heavily modified, and it's harder to mend because you cant just check online or ask a OEM mechanic, etc...)

Those 2 liter engines were very strong and durable. It's worth keeping as is.

Bean592

Well seen as though I had a few hours to spare and my stainless bolts had arrived I thought I'd pay some attention under the bonnet, to here is the results

















Any comments appreciated

Also as an added bonus while I was at it





Cleans up a treat

craigybaby

iTrader: (8)

Looks good mate you should invest in a decent camera as these pics are a bit blurry

Bean592

Cheers fella appreciated, they were just a few quick snaps for now, once the weather gets better and it's finished I'll get some propper photos

The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

Welcome mate, nice motor too.

To put things right, there is no such thing as a Version 9. It's a Facelift Newage Widetrack STi. Infact it would be a Rev F as it's a 2005 car. They stopped the "Version" after the MY2000/Version 6 cars.

God choice with the DV and seats.

Bean592

Ahh ok I refer to it as a version 9 as I have seen others do and most know what it means even if it's not the actual term used

On the subject how come some use the term "MY" with the year after? :/

The seats are a nice addative and I don't know if I've ever seen them in a scoob before but I could be wrong and the DV is the standard recirc, no chavvey VTA OEM all the way

328isport

iTrader: (6)

Very nice, love this colour, from what I've heard these are a very good car straight out of the box. Mods wise imo I'd say get some miles under the wheels before you do anything, get to know the car and learn the areas where you personally feel improvements can be made based on the type of driving you do. As a road car the standard spec really should be more than enough for most people unless your a seriously handy driver, it's very easy to not give it enough thought and put some mods on a car that actually make for a backwards step. Even a simple thing like a remap whilst offering more performance can highlight weaknesses in other areas that can cause a negative effect on the overall enjoyment of the car.

Anyway, welcome and enjoy :-)

Bean592

Thank you for your kind comments and advice

I agree it's a very capable car and plenty enough for road use
I'm not a MOD happy type of person and would alway try and replace any parts with OEM bits unless the replacement was a nesacery upgrade part. I would rather spend the money keeping it mint OEM than modding it to death with big power and performance parts. Maybe it's just me that has a thing for leaving things as intended but I suppose everyone's different.

marco58

Welcome,very nice motor