changed my timing belt 2 or 3 weeks ago and sourced ALL the original parts locally... and i don't mean the agents... saved me lots of $$$$$$ but let's see how the clutch kit is going to kill me lol... the car also shares parts with nissans so your best option would be to walk around with a sample and you might get lucky...
70k for brake pads is extortion!!! now that ebay's up and running in SL you can source almost all your subaru parts online at reasonable prices... not cheap but far cheaper than senok...
fuel economy on your friend's car is ridiculous and i suggest he get it checked... drake and i get an average of 10km/l outstation with frequent use of the two turbos
i've driven an auto 1.5 fwd impreza and it was actually very boring... i bet the n/a AWDs are far better but would be heavier and greedier on fuel...
are we at least going to see pictures of this or is it a 'secret' too?
i have an anti-top end policy too guys... no sooner you reach the intended 140 you hit the brakes... how many of you ever get a chance to maintain 100?? fair enough you won't get the chance to test your car's 'feel' in traffic and lousy roads but when you DO get the chance on a windy B-road, the feeling of an AWD car is fabulous...