Good to meet some new faces today to put with Usernames.
As it was mentioned, we should try and have a reasonably frequent meet, which may also bring other Scoobs along. A few passed by today...probably thinking to themselves, "look at those sad gits!!"

Up for some suggestions...

Either a car park meet, like today. Remembering the colder weather is coming in.... or my favourite...a warm pub with cold beer.

Hopefully if we plan something a bit in advance we can get more folks turning up.

...John

 

Hi John,

Nice to put names to faces, the pub idea, i think i can live with!!.

Chris

 

It would have to be somewhere with a decent car park for us paranoid owners, who think the world is out to ding our doors!! Or somewhere local'ish for a drop-off and pick-up service from er'indoors.

Beefeater @ Deerpark
Hilcroft, Blaeberry Inn @ Whitburn
Fairway, Kaim Park @ Bathgate

...John

 

Yeh good to meet some new guys, put names to faces and hope we can all meet again soon.
Spooks

 

Lets try them all!!!!!!.

(lol)

 

Cool afternoon meeting everybody, looking forward to the next one, where hopefully I won't be so hungover

 

Hi All,

Didn't manage to get along to the meet on Sunday @ homebase. I have now had my WRX a whole week and it is still amazing after 500 miles. Right foot smiles every time.

How many people came to the meet on Sunday?

Brian.

 

hey guys good to meet you all !!! sorry i had to leave early, looking forward to a few beers next time round and maybe i will have thought up a decent user name by then. i am sure that if we all put our heads together we can come up with one

 

Hey West Lothian Scoobie,

Was the meet good? New like me to the world of Scoobies?

 

hi wrx there was only 5 of us there but they were all good guys. yes i am new to scoobs. where about in west lothian are you from?

 

Whitburn my friend, up the hill from the Hillcroft Hotel - and U?

I wish I could have made it but tied up - defo next time though.

When did you get you car?

 

whitburn too !!!! near the blaeberry.

 

What car you driving and I will look out for you?

 

MY99 silver wagon, what about yourself ?

 

2003 WRX Saloon, Silver with Cherished plate beginning M2, at the moment on an SL03 until the V5's arrives for the transfer.

How long you had your car? Done anything to it?

 

only had the car for 11 days and lovin it. as for mods it's got PPP,Prodrive suspension,prodrive 17" wheels,quick shift and PIAA's i think thats about the lot

 

I have considered getting the PPP fitted to this car but my mate builds stainless exhausts for a living (he is building a back box for it on Saturday) and half of the PPP is exhuast I think for the WRX, although it seems good. Don't know if the insurance hassle is worth the extra performance yet - maybe when it becomes available in seperate bits I may get it.

Have you ever driven a wagon without those mods to see if there is any improvement?

 

Yes i drove a wagon with only an atmospheric dump valve mod from standard and its like night and day the difference!!!

does your mate that builds the exhaust's live at soverign court in armadale by any chance???

 

No, his company C&C are based in Hillington. Do you know the guys who do exhausts in ?Bathgate? - I think I have seen them advertised.

Did you have to pay much extra on your insurance for the mods?

 

Whoa, both of you guys stay about two mins from me, WLS did you get your pram on Sun , keep an eye out black sti8.
John.

 

Yet another Whitburn car - a black STI 8 - did you get it from Drive in Falkirk (where I got mine) - a UK car?

I will look out for you and West Lothian Scooby.

 

Just a note guys ... am insured by Direct Line and their policy is Any Mod at all : if hp goes up 10% , add on 10% to TOTAL policy BEFORE NCD , e.g I have WRX MY03 pay approx £900 ( £1400 I think before NCD ), if I added PPP (20% inc in bhp) my policy does up £280 . Having just bought the car , will think about PPP but cant afford another £1600 . .... Did add on Prodrive backbox and DAMN does it sound better !!!

 

wrxmania, yup it is a UK spec car and it was from Drive, can't believe you are like two mins from my house and I haven't seen or heard you
Stevo, tell me about the insurance mine want £480 for the PPP!!!!

John.

 

WRX mania, not seen your scoob around. I used to live in Glenalmond, but moved up the hill. I'll keep an eye out for you. I'm in a WR Blue Sti8, usually around Whitburn a lot.

On the meet front or beer front, how does the Blaeberry sound? Probably more central for a lot of us. I've no idea of time scales, so open to suggestions. I know a couple of you travel so it would revolve around that. We could discuss a way forward for the WL section of the group and possible events, so just get gassed and character assasinate CTR's and Novas.

I can taste the XC Belhaven already

...John

 

£440 extra for the PPP - wow - I am seriously not considering it -the WRX is quick enough for road use anyday - a new exhaust and filter however are must have's.

 

Great idea Evojkp - the Blaeberry would be fine for me - easy walk or drop off distance for me!!!

Open to suggestions for times - keeping it informal is great rather than huge planned events.

 

WRX, to make it worse they want that on top of what they are charging me the WRsport backbox :angry: but get this they only want £40/50 if I fit the Prodrive spring kit

evojkp, thats a bit scary easy walking/staggering distance

John.

 

New to Scoob,

How much are they charging you for a backbox?

Insurance is such a rip off - a back box is not exactly hugely performance enhancing, nor make the desireable scoob more desirable really does it? Why so high a price for insurance cover. House insurance ain't that costly.

I think they make a big part of their profits from high insurance group cars to subsidise the lower groups - arghhhhh!!!!!

 

Right lets get this progressing.

LOCATION : Blaeberryhill Inn, Whitburn

Date : You tell me ...this week, next week....I'm available even tonight as I've a drooth and a half??

...John
The Best is calling!!!

 

Whenever suits me - Someone suggest a day, date, time whatever and we will see!!!

The best, John??????