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On a car worth £750, who cares what Cat it is? I wouldn't HPI a car of that value either, it's just cheap transport at that point.

HPI, like everyone else.

That's what I use it for. It's good stuff, but not the easiest to work with.

You don't need a VIC test any more. https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-identity-check Just get it MOT'd and taxed.

S'okay mate, I got it

I'd argue there's no point using polish if you're going to use BH, and vice versa. BH contains loads of fillers, so it'll hide the swirly stuff temporarily. Polishing is always better though, it just depends if you've got the time or not.

I'm the world's worst person to ask about offsets That said, you're only going out by 10/13mm front to rear split over both sides of the wheel. Should be fine.

Must admit, I didn't know Lexx's suggestion either!

Yup, right at the start of the manual. P9, section 5.

Don't confuse a square wheel setup with a square tyre setup. You can run the former with staggered tyres and have no issues at all. Unless you're aiming at a specific track only setup AND have a significant ability behind the wheel, I would strongly recommend against running a square tyre setup. You'll be promoting snap oversteer and an incredibly twitchy car, which can suit some drivers but only in specific circumstances. If you want to tame understeer, do it by adjusting the tyre pressures and the geometry. You'll still get dramatic results if required, but it's much easier to tweak as you need to. If you're staying with 18s (and I would too) then in the wheel sizes you've mentioned I'd move to a 245F and 265R setup, that will still fit but won't upset the balance of the car. If you did run a square tyre setup too, you'll pretty much need to drive with VDC off all the time otherwise it'll be incredibly and potentially dangerously intrusive.

They usually go between the hubs and the wheels

Take it somewhere else. The MOT manual clearly makes an exception for modified vehicles, and is now far more sensible about what's actually roadworthy.

Or just click the Z logo to the left of the thread title?

Let's just say it needs to be brighter, and the wheels need to actually fit this time

So when you start talking to your wife about potential upgrades/mods and she readily agrees to them without argument, you kinda find yourself in a win/win situation. For those of you not yet married, that's very rare, trust me Time to break out the credit car then...

Sooooon my precious...

Longest. Thread. Ever. Looking good mate, getting quite excited for you now!

You need the separate EDFC kit, but yes they're compatible. Craig's normally pretty decent there, I wonder if it's a Tein thing and he's pulling his hair out as much as you?

I think so, yeah. I mean, I like the Evo as a car and I wouldn't hate you if you gave me one (fnar), and I admit my only experience is with the aforementioned 8 FQ300, but I found it a tad harsher, less playful. Definitely quicker, and perhaps a better gearchange, but I found the Impreza to be more slidey and with more feedback.

What coilovers did you order? Who at DT did you speak to when you rang them?

STi, without doubt. That said, I wouldn't have the 2.5L Impreza, I'd go for a 2L but a late one, so you still get the wider track and the DCCD. Basically, exactly the same car we had I prefer the styling of the Evo, and it's definitely quicker, but it sounds rubbish and it's not quite got the same finesse.

Really?! Clearly the man has never tried working on an S3 then

The 2L STi lump is hysterical when properly tuned to about 330bhp. Our old blobeye PPP one would easily keep my 911 in sights on pretty much any road you'd care to mention, it had bags of feel on turn in and with the DCCD you could essentially make it slide on a penny on command. Such a frenetic engine too, one of the all-time greats for me, and with just the right amount of driver involvement that the Evo of the era always struggled to match, even if it beat the Impreza for pace. The WRX has the chocolate gearbox, but the STi is pretty much bulletproof in that regard. I wouldn't own a WRX as the ones we tested felt very tame, but the STi? I'd have another in a heartbeat.

What did you order? DT are usually a tad expensive, but I've never found their service to be anything other than excellent, especially when I've had cause to have a moan.

I'd happily defend myself against anyone. Sex, size, glasses, none of that would come into it. Not that the Thai bloke who kicked her in the head was defending himself at all. mind.