So, I needed something with four doors and four seats that I could track - Scooby or Evo were the only options. New WRX STIs were meant to be dynamically inferior to the old (and AF Noble were useless at getting me a test drive) and the Exo X did nothing for me. I started looking at Litchfield converted cars and thanks to some help from John Stewart and Scott (gambler) I steered away from them too. Ian Litchfield's lot were no help either, never responding to emails for info or even agreeing to undertake inspections for a fee!
So, here's what I went for. I've always liked them and they're probably one of the best factory Imprezas made - an RB320. This one came with 17k miles on the clock and a couple of subtle mods (Hayward & Scott centre section, Baily DV12 dump valve). Never seen a salty road apparently - madness! Previous owner was a clean freak and one year drove it a mere 294 miles between services.
and for a laugh, the underside...
A friend has one of these and it's a rocket ship. Look forward to seeing it on track...on the 30th? 
