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Postby Biglad58 » Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:04 pm

Hello to all i currently drive an impreza WRX but have longed for a WR1 for ages and have spotted one i want so fingers crossed, any advice would be great ie common problems, service intervals, tuning etc, i am sure i will find everything i need on here.
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Postby bbigman2000 » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:18 pm

Welcome fella, you wont go wrong with a WR1 it is possibly listed in the registry on this site, if you know the build number ??
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Postby danr55 » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:48 pm

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Postby Biglad58 » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:27 am

bbigman2000 wrote:Welcome fella, you wont go wrong with a WR1 it is possibly listed in the registry on this site, if you know the build number ??


Thanks, i will hopefully get that number today so will look it up
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Postby WR1 Bro » Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:08 am

Welcome and best of luck with the car purchase.
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Postby Biglad58 » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:48 pm

Thanks for the welcomes, sure its number 303
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Postby Megaman » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:44 pm

welcome to the site - where are you purchasing from and where are you based?
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Postby John Mc » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:06 pm

Welcome to the site... I know of one that might be for sale if your other one falls through. Just had the rear struts replaced too!! :wink:
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Postby WR 1mposter » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:46 pm

Welcome and good choice :wink:
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Postby Biglad58 » Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:02 pm

Megaman wrote:welcome to the site - where are you purchasing from and where are you based?


I am from Wolverhampton and got the car from Extreme ltd in stourbridge, heard good things about them and they have treated me ok so far.
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Postby Micktype WR1 » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:53 pm

Biglad58 wrote:
Megaman wrote:welcome to the site - where are you purchasing from and where are you based?


I am from Wolverhampton and got the car from Extreme ltd in stourbridge, heard good things about them and they have treated me ok so far.


Hiya Biglad...........I'm just down the road from you, in Kidder.

I saw that advert for the WR1 at Extreme.
Have you looked the build number on our register ?

Talk soon hopefully......
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Postby bbigman2000 » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:49 am

Extreme are good, saw that car also 8)

Nice purchase m8, and welcome again.
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Postby Biglad58 » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:28 am

Micktype WR1 wrote:
Biglad58 wrote:
Megaman wrote:welcome to the site - where are you purchasing from and where are you based?


I am from Wolverhampton and got the car from Extreme ltd in stourbridge, heard good things about them and they have treated me ok so far.


Hiya Biglad...........I'm just down the road from you, in Kidder.

I saw that advert for the WR1 at Extreme.
Have you looked the build number on our register ?

Talk soon hopefully......


Haven't looked for build number yet still browsing round the site, its good to know theres a fellow WR1 owner just up the road i'm sure we will meet soon.

Is it normal to be this excited and the age of 30 lol.
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Postby John Mc » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:50 am

Have you taken ownership of the '1' or still looking around biglad?
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Postby Biglad58 » Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:03 pm

John Mc Tiddler (Dogging Expert) wrote:Have you taken ownership of the '1' or still looking around biglad?


Yes mate all mine now, cambelt service due in a few months so i said i would buy the car if they did that for me, pick it up saturday.
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Postby John Mc » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:16 pm

Biglad58 wrote:
John Mc Tiddler (Dogging Expert) wrote:Have you taken ownership of the '1' or still looking around biglad?


Yes mate all mine now, cambelt service due in a few months so i said i would buy the car if they did that for me, pick it up saturday.


Hope you enjoy it, they are great cars!!
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Postby Micktype WR1 » Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:22 pm

Biglad58 wrote:
Micktype WR1 wrote:
Biglad58 wrote:
Megaman wrote:welcome to the site - where are you purchasing from and where are you based?


I am from Wolverhampton and got the car from Extreme ltd in stourbridge, heard good things about them and they have treated me ok so far.


Hiya Biglad...........I'm just down the road from you, in Kidder.

I saw that advert for the WR1 at Extreme.
Have you looked the build number on our register ?

Talk soon hopefully......


Haven't looked for build number yet still browsing round the site, its good to know theres a fellow WR1 owner just up the road i'm sure we will meet soon.

Is it normal to be this excited and the age of 30 lol.


.hahahaha!!! Still excited like a little boy heh ?









And at the Age of 30 !!!!!!






Well, YES IT IS NORMAL.





I've been doing it and I'm JUST over 30.......or is it 40......or somewhere around there !!!!!!!
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Postby The Swede » Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:45 pm

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Welcome !

Didn't we have 303 here before ?
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Postby POESY » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:12 am

Nice purchase - Extreme cars do tend to be nice examples too :thumb:
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Postby Biglad58 » Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:55 pm

POESY wrote:Nice purchase - Extreme cars do tend to be nice examples too :thumb:


Thats good to hear as never dealt with them before but have to say well impressed.
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Postby WAYNE WRX » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:28 pm

Welcome to the site mate, I also made the move from A WRX to the 1 well in fact I still have them both lol

Good luck with it and hope you enjoy it as much as I do 8) 8) 8)
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Postby Biglad58 » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:41 pm

WAYNE WRX wrote:Welcome to the site mate, I also made the move from A WRX to the 1 well in fact I still have them both lol

Good luck with it and hope you enjoy it as much as I do 8) 8) 8)


Thanks, after the comments on here i am pretty sure it was a good move, pick it up first thing in the morning, cant wait.
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Postby WAYNE WRX » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:44 pm

Thats excellent, I take it you have test driven it????
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Postby Biglad58 » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:46 pm

WAYNE WRX wrote:Thats excellent, I take it you have test driven it????


Yeah had a test drive but need some alone time with it to get the full experience i think
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Postby WAYNE WRX » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:49 pm

Biglad58 wrote:
WAYNE WRX wrote:Thats excellent, I take it you have test driven it????


Yeah had a test drive but need some alone time with it to get the full experience i think


Sweet mate as long as you have tested it 8) 8) 8)

I think your going to love it, but I do find it alot more tail happy than the WRX so just watch that, but looks soooooooooooo much better when the back end comes round first instead of the understeer WRX 8) 8)
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