Subaru WRX RS 40 RS40
 

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New limited edition Rex with a supposedly $7000 of extras for $4500 over base.
Looks good tho $4500 better spent elsewhere?

Still trying to work out how they get $7000 for those added bits.....seats look noice though.

[QUOTE=BXT;768657]Still trying to work out how they get $7000 for those added bits.....seats look noice though.[/QUOTE]

Must the pricey RS40 badges and decals.

I would imagine the seats would be rather pricey, and remember with sti parts in aus you get 'sti tax' !

It does have the getting rid of the old stock before the new model arrives feel to it though.

Hehe, I just bloody bought one!

A few hoops to jump through yet but yeah got a good deal on an ex-demo.
Hard part will be keeping it stock (ish) while under warrantee.

Was this from Melville? Saw one there a few weeks ago. They were talking about old stock as the 2015 was coming so I'm sure you would have got a good deal.

Put up some pics & congrats!

The seats look awesome, make me want to swap some of those into my sti :/


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[QUOTE=ALLPAWS;790495]Hehe, I just bloody bought one![/QUOTE]

Nice work bet your hanging out to get it , at least its a little different to standard to suppress the modding bug for at least a few weeks :)

[QUOTE=Rex;790521]The seats look awesome, make me want to swap some of those into my sti :/


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Yeah, they feel as good as they look :) I was thinking of hanging on to try the MY15 wrx but it would be $10 000 more than the RS40. Current model STi's can be had at good deal as well. Gonna miss my Bugeye, its well set up and I have spent a lot on it in the last few years and all that coin is going down the gurgler :(

First mods will be full exhaust, tune, tint and thicker sway bars.

Then coil overs, ebc, cai and stereo head unit.

Wont change tyres, clutch, brakes etc until the original ones are shagged :)

Good stuff on the purchase..

Jealous!!!

Inb4 you swap PPG from bug into this.

Probably will do a big part out in three weeks
If not sold And return it to mostly stock for the trade in.

Its getting closer :) A few tasty parts will be for sale soon from the bugeye, sorry Dan, PPG box won't be one of them :)

Got custom plates for the RS40?

[QUOTE=matto20v;792523]Got custom plates for the RS40?[/QUOTE]

Keeping 'ALLPAWS' - slang for AWD for the un-informed, lots of ppl think I'm a vet :confused:

[QUOTE=ALLPAWS;792521]Its getting closer :) A few tasty parts will be for sale soon from the bugeye, sorry Dan, PPG box won't be one of them :)[/QUOTE]

I meant put the PPG BOX in the RS240 ;)

Sorry mate, I thought u were implying u wanted to buy them. They r a great piece of kit, add a subtle yet noticeable race-car like gearbox whine, feels like a stock transmission and can handle big horsepower that the standard 5 speed can struggle with. F&*king pricy tho . . .

[QUOTE=ALLPAWS;792527]Keeping 'ALLPAWS' - slang for AWD for the un-informed, lots of ppl think I'm a vet :confused:[/QUOTE]

Well..your display pic combined with the name wouldn't seem out of place for a vet clinic ;)


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Doesn't help when I have a pit bull cross half hanging out the back window :)

[QUOTE=ALLPAWS;792533]Sorry mate, I thought u were implying u wanted to buy them. They r a great piece of kit, add a subtle yet noticeable race-car like gearbox whine, feels like a stock transmission and can handle big horsepower that the standard 5 speed can struggle with. F&*king pricy tho . . .[/QUOTE]

6 speed > dog for the street

[QUOTE=teejay;792538]6 speed > dog for the street[/QUOTE]

Its not a dog box, if thats what u r implying :)

Delivery!
 

Delivery!

Congrats, are you going to leave the bow on?

[QUOTE=thehowlfactor;794203]Congrats, are you going to leave the bow on?[/QUOTE]

No, I demanded they get me one in STi pink :)

Congratulations :)
Looks like Subaru Wangara, no?

[QUOTE=TROLLEY;794215]Congratulations :)
Looks like Subaru Wangara, no?[/QUOTE]

The sign wasn't a dead give away or anything. :P

Wish Peel Subaru did something fancy like that for me. They just had it under the patio, and handed me the keys. No bows or anything!

[QUOTE=Goosey;794218]The sign wasn't a dead give away or anything. :P

Wish Peel Subaru did something fancy like that for me. They just had it under the patio, and handed me the keys. No bows or anything![/QUOTE]

Well I was hoping for a bottle of bubbly really. . . My gf got one when she bought her brz from Melville Subaru.

[QUOTE=Goosey;794218]The sign wasn't a dead give away or anything. :P[/QUOTE]

Opps, missed that obviously. Looked at you, looked at the car, saw all the windows and that's it :o

Yeah we got a bottle recently too during car purchase/handover, was shit though i think.
Thought that counted though.

Did you beat them down on the price so they maybe thought fuck ya? :)

Having said that we beat the poor bastard down pretty hard too.

Out of curiosity, did Subaru budge much on price?

[QUOTE=RichX;794237]Yeah we got a bottle recently too during car purchase/handover, was shit though i think.
Thought that counted though.

Did you beat them down on the price so they maybe thought fuck ya? :)

Having said that we beat the poor bastard down pretty hard too.

Out of curiosity, did Subaru budge much on price?[/QUOTE]

No, I pushed hard as we got a nice discount on the BRZ but I was happy with the driveway price of the RS40 anyway they also gave me 4 weeks to sell my car which helped for the deposit.

Plates On
 

1st pic with plates and Perth WRX surrounds on, sorry for the iPhone lack of quality.

My thoughts so far on the car coming from a Modded but tiring 2001 Bugeye . . .

Good:

Stock handing, much less body roll than the stock Bugeye.
Recaro Seats
Short shifter and a slight gearbox whine makes it feel fairly racy to shift.
2.5L torque.
Big central tacho.
Easier for passengers to get in the rear.
60/40 split fold seats.
Body shape, spoilers, paint and rim colours.
Factory tint.
Stock exhaust has a bit of character to it.

Bad:

Gear knob
Stereo head unit
Small top mount intercooler
plastic plumbing bits
no boost gauge
brakes a bit weak
Chrome window detailing
Key fob design
double tapping the fob to unlock rear doors
Fuel consumption, noticeably more than the Bugeye

Thats it for now, will post updates (and better pics) as they happen . . .

Looking mint! :)

You can disable the double locking features, I think it explains how to in the manual.

I'll flick you a link for the service manual tonight, handy to have for removing interior trim :D

Start a Driveway Thread!!

Looks awesome.

[QUOTE=Master D;794889]Start a Driveway Thread!!

Looks awesome.[/QUOTE]


I guess this is the driveway thread?

ALLPAWS plates look great.

[QUOTE=Soksta;794871]You can disable the double locking features, I think it explains how to in the manual.

I'll flick you a link for the service manual tonight, handy to have for removing interior trim :D[/QUOTE]

keen to do this also