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Perfect choice. The black goes well with the black details on the body. None of the standard wheels are that great I don't think, so something like this really is an improvement.
I think some Americans pronounce it "Imprezza", but the British way is "Impre-za". Who knows if there is a right and wrong. Have to ask a Japanese person.
Good video though, of a lovely car. I always preferred the 4-door RA to the Type-R, but still a lovely thing and must be super rare in that...
That's a really lovely story! Always got the impression that Murray was a decent bloke, but that was really good of him and the dealer. The F1 remains the ultimate car to me. Others have gone faster, but I don't think they will ever come close to the McLaren.
If you haven't listened to the...
As an every day car, probably not, because I would probably go all-out and have it stripped out inside too. But, as a toy/weekend car, I wouldn't have a problem with it at all. If people judge me based on the car I drive, that's their problem, not mine.
That looks pretty good! It's hard to get a BTCC rep right because the real thing is so low, but that doesn't look too bad apart from the exhaust.
I did see a rep of a recent Focus BTCC car at Autosport earlier this year but, as above, it's not very common these days.
Mine is on Cooksport springs, so probably not quite as low as H&Rs. Not much in it though.
No spacers either, as the R3 wheels are ET41, so probably in the same ballpark as running 20mm spacers I guess.
It does transform it though. They look a touch too high and narrow as standard, but I love...
Yeah wind deflectors instantly ruin anything. I don't mind these shape Polos, though think I would just buy a Golf if I wanted a VW or, if I wanted a car that size, a Fiesta ST would probably poop on one of these from a great height.
It does sound similar to the engine mount vibration. How stiff is the guard? If you were getting contact between it and the engine/gearbox, I wondered if you might hear it more but, if it's pretty stiff, you may not I suppose.
Yeah I would 100% use threaded bosses if it was on a rally car...
Rivnuts are a bit of an odd choice for this application in my view. Fine for your use, but I think I would want something a bit more substantial on a rally car, as the sump guard is going to be on and off a lot, and it is so easy to damage them.
Anyway, that's nothing to do with this :ROFLMAO...
Car went in this week to have the manifold swapped out:
New and old:
Evidence of a previous repair:
It's better, but I do wonder if there is a bit of a blow from the join. Sounds a bit odd with the windows down. Will see how it goes for now. The guy at the garage said to just pop back...