The car thread 2.

[Yakumo]

I'm interested in knowing if a UK Impreza has the same materials as a Japanese one. Mine sure isn't plastic on the inside. My dash has a lovely soft bounce foam feel to it and the wheel is leather.

My friend has the new Impreza (normal type) which also has a nice interior. Again, not too plasticy. I love all the mod cons in her car such as the electric seats, cruse control and built in G-sensor.

[Brad]

I drove the brand new model and the interior was fine and it had all the gizmos. Not as good as an audi for example but I didn't think it was bad at all

[Yakumo]

It's probably the same as the Japanese one. I have driven some Subaru cars which do have shoddy interiors such as the Exgier or whatever it's called. It's a big car but the whole cabin felt very cheap and the dash was hard scratchy plastic. Two weeks ago I had the Levorg for the weekend. Man, that is one beautiful big car to drive around in. It's sort of like driving a nice range rover. I can't afford to buy it though

[Brad]

Currently trying to get a deal. Local dealer is 800 more than I can get it for elsewhere

[VR46]

I would be straight and tell them that. "Sort your price or I'll order it elsewhere guv"

[charlesr]

Powerflex ARB bushes installed on Lucy's Legacy Slightly firmer ride and won't wear out so fast. Decent sized bar at the back - 17mm is standard on the GT SpecB, but her WR version has the 19mm (car geek overload)

[Brad]

That reminds me,. Local dealer came good. Ordering Thursday. They can have it for me on 16th

[charlesr]

Smart! What colour did you end up with? Any options?

[Brad]

Metallic grey (looks much better in RL than on the web / brochures). No other options. ?1600 for leather seats was a bit much and ?750 for a sat nav add-on? I'll get a Pioneer or somethign I think instead. No, stock machine looks just fine to me! Will obviously post pics once it's here. I've told them not to wax it either as I'm taking it to a detailer to have a ceramic coating applied! #SHINY!

[nakamura]

What are you getting?

[VR46]

http://www.bordersdown.net/threads/116478-The-car-thread-2?p=2147573&viewfull=1#post2147573

GT86 he said, but he does change his mind more often than the fairer sex

[Jamie]

Thinking of swapping my Leon Cupra R in for a New Leon 1.4 TSi FR, the power's nice but mileage is pretty **** and it seems like a few things starting to wrong here and there. The new Leon is only ?30 a year to tax and supposedly does 50mpg on a run, loads of kit as well. Anyone own or test drove a new Leon?

[Brad]

http://www.bordersdown.net/threads/1...=1#post2147573

GT86 he said, but he does change his mind more often than the fairer sex

Lol, true! But yeah, a GT86 it is in the end.

[EvilBoris]

Thinking of swapping my Leon Cupra R in for a New Leon 1.4 TSi FR, the power's nice but mileage is pretty **** and it seems like a few things starting to wrong here and there. The new Leon is only ?30 a year to tax and supposedly does 50mpg on a run, loads of kit as well. Anyone own or test drove a new Leon?

I test Drove the 2.0ltr diesel DsG FR, felt very much like my golf unsurprisingley.
Pretty nicely kitted out at that level too, I went for something more boring, but way more gadgety in the end.

[Brad]

Did you get a Qashqai Boris? The gadgets in that are mad. Parks itself IIRC?