Lauren

They don't have the resources of Toyota for obvious reasons. Not many have been through Subaru simply because they sold so few cars.

They generally should cover it. I had a problem with an oil control valve post recall, it was changed under warranty. The oil control valve was merely disturbed during the work. Ah, you're going through Subaru. Might be a bit more difficult then.

Okay, here's a quick review of the PS4's compared to the V105's The PS4's have a much higher level of lateral grip over the V105's. It almost feels like the limits are too high. In the dry on the road you won't be able to get them to slide unless you're really pushing it. I've tried on them on track, both on trackdays and in the sprint series. I can report they do indeed slide, but maintain a great level of progressiveness much like the V105's, but simply with more grip. They are worth up to 2 seconds a lap which makes a huge difference. Handling wise the feel is good and they inspire confidence. They do all that the V105's do but simply at a higher level. In the wet, they are absolutely astonishing to be quite frank. I learnt this on a recent sprint in the wet at Anglesey where I just couldn't believe how good they were. Again they are still progressive and holding slides at the top of third at 85mph was no problem at all. Obviously in the wet you have to attune to be more sensitive to what is going on as the progression feels less so you have to tune in to really get the feel. This is no different from any other tyre when driving quickly in the wet. They were so good in fact I was the fastest Toyota overall all morning in the sprint series and fourth overall in the Japanese Sprint Series against 4WD cars like 800bhp EVO's and Imprezas and the like. On the road in the wet they are probably not far off what the Primacy will do in the dry. Compared to the V105's they simply outperform them and again whilst both are progressive enough, the PS4's simply find more bite. I found when I first put them on I was under driving the car in the wet, it took me a while to get the trust that they will simply keep gripping. You can still slide it round bends and roundabouts but it takes significantly more effort than it does with the V105's and is a world away from the Primacy tyre where you can drift it at practically walking pace on a wet roundabout. Overall the PS4 is easily the best road tyre (I'm not comparing with more track orientated tyres like AD08-Rs and 888's) wet or dry.

Welcome aboard. You might just be the second person to try them after Jeff. Nobody to my knowledge runs these since Jeff had his problems with them. Meister R's are not a popular choice for this car it seems.

The NA TD kit is a very good option. Loads of us have it. The differences in power and torque between EL and UEL is negligible. The EL is technically better for obvious reasons, but there's nothing really to choose between them. There is only a subtle difference in sound too. If you are going for a manifold make sure you get a resonated exhaust otherwise it will be too loud. I went for a full TD resonated system. I did add two resonators though where the second cat would be to quiten it down a bit.

Welcome aboard. As said yours must be one of the last early cars. There is lots going on events wise as we are in the midst of summer. Check out social meets and official events.

Welcome, Ian. Check out the local meets and official events. Plenty going on this time of year.

Nobody realistically will have them as they weren't fitted to UK cars. You can order them online or from Toyota though.

I wouldn't skimp on plugs, just because HKS ones are a bit cheaper. Unless you need a different heat range due to forced induction, then stick with OEM. There is nothing to gain from fitting 'upgraded' plugs.

Very few people have received a letter. Not having it done will have no effect on the MOT. You could just contact your local dealer, that's what most are doing.

No, it can't. Toyota are paying for it. So you can't take a Toyota to a Subaru dealer for the work and vice-versa.

Just take a feed from the battery or find a permanent live. As to whether it would drain your battery overnight, depends on current draw. Would be a simple matter of doing the maths.

@Gregski They will change your spark plugs for cost of the plugs as they have to come out anyway to do the recall. Up to you about the clutch, 70k miles is not a lot for a clutch, but it may be worth replacing depending upon how it was driven. Again no labour charge for this.

We should go again and watch them do the challenge! 🤣

I wouldn't worry about it, you probably won't notice any difference in a car like that.

The mapping will more increase the mid-range torque which is definitely worth doing, but keeping the primary cat may limit what benefit you can get. But, it would be worth getting it mapped. The map won't make a difference to the sound as such, so it if doesn't burble now, it's unlikely to after the map. Enjoy the Aygo. 😉

I have. Came off the car when it was a month old. I have not looked it for years but it should be in perfect condition! Make me an offer.

Great pics, thanks for organising, Will. Food was good and nice to catch up with everyone.

Welcome aboard, Peter. Enjoy the car. Have you had it remapped yet? You'll need to do it that with the manifold, though as you've still got the primary cat, it's probably not much different to stock. I'm not sure I'd bother with a Berk cat for the front pipe, better to go with a straight though pipe if you've still got a primary cat. I'm afraid you won't get a Supra as a courtesy car. I got a Blue Edition with Performance Pack, see if you can better that. 🤣

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Welcome aboard. Any more plans for the car? Check out the social meets and official events, plenty going on this time of year.

You could try Gary at GRSengineering. He can make top mounts for you I would think. He's based in Macclesfield. https://grsengineering.co.uk Say Lauren sent you. If he can help you, he will.

Yes it is or over-sizing the crank pulley is the other way. The tough issues is insuring that the intercooling is up to the job as there will be increased heat generated especially if you start to over drive the supercharger.

Very nice. We have a GT86 RC drift car. Sorry don't have any pics, but has all the working lights and all that. Took it to an RC drift club for a time (it was the other half's). He then got bored of it and it's not turned a wheel since! 😂

The problem is they'd need an actual drive-by noise limit and I can't find any evidence that there is one anywhere. I'm actually all for restricting noise limits to a point, but it's how it is done and what the limits actually are that seems to lack definition. There is little that is more annoying than overly loud car or bike. Bikes seem to be the worst offenders though.