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The 6 is 5 months away. If you really want one, that's not a long time to wait at all given you've had a 4s for, what, a couple of years? S5 is a good phone by all accounts, if you can live with Android.

As per the other thread... Call me silly, but I didn't think the 350GT ever got the Revup engine? Guess you learn something new every day.

Call me silly, but I didn't think the 350GT ever got the Revup engine? Guess you learn something new every day.

Yeah, you'll be fine.

http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/ That's the original, which will work in any browser. I stopped playing last year, it got a bit silly when I had 200 heavenly chips or something equally daft.

A good rebuild costs around £2k, and if you look after the car properly then it'll last at least 50k miles. Most people don't keep a car that long

If he's going to do a lot of miles, don't pay a premium for a low miler as you'll be losing out financially long term. Buy a well looked after car with plenty of history, and ignore the mileage. You need to drive the STi, it's a massively more involving car than a WRX. It's like comparing a 330i to an M3.

Why? Refinement will be noticeably less, surely? If we're talking purely lap times or specialness then I agree with you.

Ever driven one? The engine is very unique, and the chassis sublime.

Trust me, I know exactly how you feel!

If you want refinement, get the 350Z. It's a much more modern car, with the benefits of the advancement in manufacturing and design. If you want quick in a straight line, get the R34 with zorst and remap.

Have you driven both WRX and STi back to back to compare? They're massively different cars, and to me a leggy 80k STi would be a much better buy than a mint 30k WRX. Buy on condition, not milage. What's the budget?

For both, yes

10mm hex, IIRC.

What Scooby (assume Impreza) are you after?

Pop the bumper off and unplug them?

Having now had the car for a week, and also having driven another one as a potential purchase, I find myself very much caught between the practical and the passion. The more I drive 'my' one, the more I'm convinced it's a representative example of the breed. There's the expected creak, and something rattling around somewhere (probably a drinks can), and the overall ambience is definitely early 00's Jap sports car. The engine just seems to be more and more puzzling to me, and I can't quite figure out why. Let me explain that last bit a little better. I know the engine has limited torque compared to the power, so when I need to get somewhere I make sure I use the revs. So far, so good. However, even when absolutely nailing it from a standstill it never feels quick at all, and I don't mean in that way that something like an M6 or XKR can. It just doesn't feel quick, or nippy, or whatever you'[d expect something with 170bhp/ton to feel like. The Zed, as an example, is around 184bhp/ton, and that does feel quick. This doesn't. And yet, when on the motorway at 70mph in 6th, you can bury the throttle and it's up to 80mph much quicker than you'd think. It's very odd, to put it mildly. Also drove a PZ on Saturday, as that would be the sensible choice for myself as a purchase I think. Suspension is massively stiffer, although maybe a little over sprung for some UK roads. Exhaust is different on the PZ too, but I didn't notice anything over a decatted OEM exhaust, and I'd still definitely have to change it for moar volumes. The interior was a bit shabbier, despite having done half the miles of mine, but I was more interested in the drive so that's pretty irrelevant. The car should have a bit more power too, however it actually felt slower but that may be because I was two-up in the car with a friend, so again I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. Apart from the spoiler and the wheels, personally I think I would rather buy a standard one and put some one-way adjustable suspension on it myself than rely on the Prodrive fettled stuff. It may not be better per se, but it would be better for me. Realistically, it would probably be cheaper too. The ultimate temptation is to buy one with the engine gone for about £600, spend £2300 on a rebuild with some porting, do the suspension and exhaust for another £2k, and end up with the perfect RX8 for me for under five big ones. The biggest issue I'm starting to have is the driving position. For some reason, I feel like I'm tilting to the left which is causing me a bit of grief getting comfortable, and it could possibly be down to the huge transmission tunnel. That could pretty much be a deal breaker. The other big issue I'm having is that the 'special' feeling has pretty much worn off, and it's starting to feel like a regular car again. Above anything else, that's the one thing that I CANNOT have in a weekend car. Maybe it's a passing phase and I need to bond with the car more, but certainly it's a huge nagging worry.

Budget for: Fuel 97+ @18mpg Tax and insurance you can figure out Maintenance @£1500 pa That's a ballpark, most will be less but better to over guess than under.

Get the code read, do the pedal dance as detailed in the FAQs if you don't have a reader.

Will can do it too now, as he's a Mod

I only knew because I googled it Folks, I know this seems like a long way off but it's really important to start planning for this now: Bookings will be completely sorted well before Christmas, and we're halfway through this year already Even if you've no interest in the racing right now, and the WEC doesn't seem to have the appeal of F1, I can promise you the 24hr race is like nothing else you'll ever experience. You'll definitely be into afterwards, as I was exactly the same before my first trip. Imagine the atmosphere of a music festival, but with lots and lots of cars. It's legendary for a reason. Do it.

Also, sucks to be your wife and your son, as they both now have to declare either a claim or an accident for the next few years.

Also it's for when the other party turns around and claims it's your fault, then the fault goes 50/50 and you have to pay for the rental car. It does happen. Personally speaking, unless I had no other choice then I wouldn't be taking a rental car issued against my name on my credit card.

There's nothing left to do. Assuming you have the witness statement from the copper, just sit back and wait.

Beausejour