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Good idea or not? Do they keep dirt out, or trap dirt in?

IMO we'll see the jump in closer to 10 years, not 20. In 15 years you won't be able to buy new petrol or diesel cars. And the values of "modern classics" tend to escalate rapidly when they hit 25 years old and most of them are no longer on the road. A mint Trophy will easily be a £20k car in...

It's just a sticky coating on top that can be removed with abrasion.

“Elbow Grease “ is the product most often recommended, but I found washing-up liquid also works. The key is to use a scouring pad.

Thanks a lot, my dudes. Was really hoping to not spend more money for a while, but this thread is got me seriously lusting after an RTC.

OP, I'll qualify my comment after re-reading yours. Clearly you are great with spanners. Working on cars qualifies as "enjoying" a car every bit as much as driving. If you would enjoy restoring a Trophy to tip-top condition and don't place a monetary value on the time invested in doing so -...

Best to heel and toe...the gearboxes on early Imprezas are not renowned for durability

Similar gearing on this Type R....it won’t reach 130 mph. Not a motorway machine by any stretch, but mad fun rowing 3rd to 5th on a B road. The 112 limit is not gearing but an artificially imposed electronic limiter on JDM cars which can be mapped out or overcome using a KMH to MPH dongle...

Because as others have pointed out, you'll get much better returns investing your money elsewhere.

If you are looking purely to make money then there are better ways to do that, but presumably as a member on this forum you are also interested in driving the cars. There is a middle ground between hibernating a car away never to see the light of day, and destroying its value ragging it on a...

That's definitely a v3. Which is the most desirable of all of the Type Rs as it came with higher-spec heads and cams than earlier or later versions. Holy Grail car right there.

Ask for the renewal rate to be the same as your current one. They will offer a rate that’s slightly better than £120 but not nearly as good as your current deal. Be insistent and they will quickly give you a “best offer”. Decline the best offer, cancel your package and they will almost...

Now I’m genuinely confused. If you’d said “it’s old and slow compared with more modern machinery” then I would understand. But you actually like old Japanese cars, you didn’t actually like the Golf R, but you also didn’t like the WR1 you drove and therefore a classic Impreza will be...

It was a genuine question. It's not for me to try to convince you otherwise. It is worth pointing out that a classic Impreza will feel very different to a WR1. But if you didn't like the WR1 you probably won't like an even older car. FWIW I've driven a brand-new Mk7 Golf R for 800 miles...

By Jove, you're right. Pretty sure it's a v4 V-Limited. https://www.type-ra.com/impreza-my98-sti-type-r-v4-v-limited/ Care to elaborate?

That's either a v5 or a V6 Type R. The most desirable Impreza this side of a 22b. What makes these special other than the light weight and nimble feel of all classics is the centre diff with 66% rear torque bias. The UK market P1 was based on these but didn't come with the diff.

Yep, been going to the highlands regularly since well before the NC500 was a thing. The section of A435 north of Ullapool is my favourite bit of the NC500. Although my favourite roads in the highlands aren’t on it: the Old Military Road, the “Scotsburgring” circumnavigating Loch Leven, the...

That sounds like the kind of debate I would enjoy :cool: The B4391 from Bala to Porthmadog comes a close second, and I am fond of the roads around Moffat and Selkirk and in the Pennines, but nothing beats the A939 especially the northernmost section. Fortunately for me, Henry Catchpole agrees (y)

The A93/A939 Blairgowrie to Tomintoul. The best road in the UK.

Would be interested if that one sells without the dealer advertising elsewhere. FB is more for the low end of the market typically.

I live in London but travel up to Essex for the driving roads :cool:

Some more retail therapy thanks to RPD, and another visit to AW Motorworks, New radiator and AC condenser/dryer fitted. New OEM wishbones and ball joints and inner/outer track rod ends, Powerflex purple ARB bushes and new ARB clamps, and my suspension refresh is complete. Following Alex's...

Solid top mounts and more camber on the front axle.

As bove - try some plastic restorer like C4 before you paint. The issue with rattle-canning is that the paint will chip very easily.

One of the reasons why Clios don‘t fetch good prices is because they haven’t been advertised properly. People spending £8k on a Clio aren’t considering cheap cars on eBay or buying on Facebook groups. When was the last time you saw a really good advert for a mk2 Clio? Collecting Cars shows...

Surely the actual sale price of an actual car with a very similar spec is a better benchmark than social-media speculation. I personally wouldn't pay too much credence to the opinion of existing owners, many of whom have become accustomed to prices being 2-3k for 10+ years and therefore find it...

I've never driven a valver. What's the performance like compared to a 182? My 182 offers about the minimum level of performance I need in a car...don't think I could go much lower.

One owner Cup on 49k miles with a few small issues was bought for £8,135 earlier this month.

Wouldn't buy from a dealer personally. Other than not wanting to pay the premium I like to suss out the seller. If you're not in the Facebook Clio groups you should be - more cars get advertised there than on Autotrader or eBay or the like,

@frayz Where did you source those driveshafts?