Info on the Subaru Impreza 2.5 WRX STI TYPE UK ~300 BHP

[ge0rge]

I'm after a buyers guide for the above, am interested in buying and before i spend my hard earned £ i want to know what to look out for..

Additionally, will i ever get around the 27mpg i've read on the forums - hit me up with real world figures, please.

Cheers

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Ved said:

MPG is subjective but out of the box 26 to 28 isn't that hard to achieve. I had 28 in my Hawkeye and my current 340bhp 2.0 is returning 30ish.

Id like a hawkeye, but fancied the hatch as my days of wings etc is over i reckon..

[ge0rge]

Umm maybe ill be looking at an evo then, removed rear wing etc

[ge0rge]

Only benefit of the scoob i feel would be the mpg.

[ge0rge]

Ali_T said:

I had an '09 STI 330S and now have a '60 Evo X FQ330. Both returned around 23mpg on average. Highest I could get the STI on my commute was 28mpg, but the Evo manages 31-32mpg on the same run. Driving to get those figures is frigging boring...

What to look for? Pistons melting on the Subaru, hence I now own an Evo!!! Honestly, having had both for a prolonged period (2 years for each car), I'd buy the Evo every time. It has it's own issues, but it's just a better car.

Edited by Ali_T on Friday 13th September 21:47

Yeah i've already had a VI, it was the most fun i've had in a car, period. Not sure i could cope with the 17-19 mpg i used to get though.

[ge0rge]

Looks to do the job..

Had started looking at s3's etc. I think id get the sub > s3 on the fact it uses 'proper' vc 4wd rather than the haldex nonsense.

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Ved said:

The S3 uses a Haldex system but is branded as Quattro to fit in with the other cars in their range. A Spec-D will still have the piston issues so factor that in again.

Chocolate pistons?