Who here owns a Subaru?

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Traded mt 2007 Forester XT for something newer (2013 crosstrek) and better on petrol, had it 2 weeks and im loving it, not as much power as my XT but 450 miles to a full tank and only $37 to fill up from empty :) just got to register my plates tomorrow which will set me back about $350




 
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Anyone know where I might be able to get some front bumper brackets for an 03-04 STI.

Some idiot has scuffed my front bumper and now it's at an odd angle, slightly tilted forward.
 
Yes already, someone has also decided that my driver side skirt was too solid so has stood on/kicked it and it's really loose now. The joys of car ownership lol.

Caught some yob wobbling my wing last week too so that is now not as stiff as it was once.

I'll check with Subaru and see what the prices are like. Cheers mate

Just an update to this...I can't find them anywhere FML lol.
 
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Well we had extreme flooding for the past week, it has rained (downpoured) every day.... AWD is just incredible in the rain, even full throttle on boost and it just steers you around the corner. I'm sure VDC etc is all helping too
 
Any idea's how many Forester XT's, manuel there are in the uk?

I'm trying to get a price idea, looking at about 09 sort of age / shape? The one Moog had from MMCM youtube
 
I think you're thinking of the XV...?

I think the Forester XT would have been here a while, previously known as Turbo S and similar.

How many are available in manual though I don't know...
 
He's asking about a 09 Forester, which is the new shape.

XT was available in the old shape with the 225bhp 2.5 till 07/08

From 08-12 the new shape forester was available but only in X, XC, XS and D

From 13 onwards in addition they have been offering the new XT with a 237bhp engine.

Unfortunately its only available in Lineartronic

In the US/Aus/Jap the XT variant was available from 08 onwards, but in the UK we only got them after 2013

Moogs car from MCM:
 
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I've spent the last few days looking at Hawkeye 2.5 STI's as a bit of a change from what I have now. All the talk of blown engines is a worry though, is it just the piston? And just how common is it to happen?

Cheers
 
Piston rings and head gaskets.

Apparently very common. So either buy one that's had preventative work carried out like larger head studs etc. or budget in for a potential rebuild at some stage.
 
My undestanding is that the 2.5 is fine unless you push over 350bhp then you may get problems, some are fine up to 400 but I wouldn't take an an unforged one past 350 personally.
 
I was looking at a 56 plate spec D. To be honest I can't see me taking it past 300-320bhp.

Is it just the pistons that require swapping to forged one's or the rods too?
 
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