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Mine meets your spec - it's on Pistonheads as I am not allowed to advertise on here as I don't have 100 posts...

Lesson learnt - don't ever play with your actual policy or even quote with your correct details online! Just use dummy details apart from details that effect the price. Lets you quote without being bombarded with marketing and you can even go back to your current insurer to quote the "new customer" price. Also lets you "tweak" the price without setting off alarm bells...

Or you could have painted it like I did, link to guide - Painting guide: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=58937

Looks stunning!

I have the Evo itch too but can't bring myself to part with my zed as I have a feeling I might regret it!

I think "The Wheel Specialist" is opening a branch in Bournemouth soon but they are more like £400.

Look great! Shame they are not closer to me, would get mine done in a shot!

Anyone around the South Coast/Dorset area had this done? I want to find a garage to do it and can't be bothered trying to explain it to the usual blank faces at most garages down here!

Sounds great, glad you love it! Did you contemplate the turbo?

How would you rate it compared to the rest of the fleet that you have? I have a 911 itch too, but probably not for a few years yet...

What 911 do you have Ekona?

Interesting comments by both Ekona & wesmin. Reading into it the comments I think I can live with the negative (maintenance/fuel economy/interior) for the trade off for the performance and more of a rush driving. Ekona - I considered the Impreza but I would want the PPP STi that I found harder to come by and was quite a lot higher to insure due to the "modifications" even though they are factory fit. I am still considering a WR1 though as in it's "standard" form it has similar output to the FQ Evo - 320-ish BHP. wesmin - 370Z would be a possibility but too expensive at the moment and I think I am after another turbo powered car.

Purchase price is more, ones I have seen are £20k+ and running costs have got to be more I would have thought? Also don't like the idea of having the thought of a £8k engine rebuild.

You hit the nail on the head. My dream car - would have a Tuscan/T350 in a shot but can't afford one (to run/rebuild one!). So for now they are off limits! Just hope there are some left when I can afford one!

I think maybe that is the thrill that I am after?! You say it was expensive? What sort of things needed doing? Was it spent on mods or just general maintainance? Not sure if I could live with the boy racer image either but I still can't shake the idea of owning one.