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Old 26-08-2012, 12:55 PM
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In a nutshell, dads been a Toyota man for about 30 years but bought a 2012 WRX lux sedan a few months ago...first decent car since he had a new XB GT coupe back in the day.

Notoriously hard to buy for so with his birthday & fathers day this week I'm a bit stumped. Thought I'll get something for the car but being 57 & only able to do basic servicing I don't want to give him something he can't install himself. And would like it to be something that actually had an affect as opposed to being bling. <$200 preferred.

Any ideas? Strut brace do anything on current models?
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Radar detector?

Being back in a quick car again from driving family cars might be a good investment?
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In NSW too...
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I've got strut bars front and rear on my car. Definitely stiffened it up a little bit... $200 is a hard budget to work with. A cusco bar of some kind would be both blingy and serve a purpose.
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Apparently Push Start buttons are cool?
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Driver training/skidpan day?
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I vote for driver training. Teach him what the car can really do... Make sure you include these with the training.

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