Archive for October, 2008

The 2009 Subaru Impreza 2.5 GT 5-Door

October 31st, 2008

It says something when an automaker sees fit to give the tachometer a place of prominence in the gauge cluster. “We’re serious,” it implies. Unamused sports cars like the Porsche 911 assign the rev counter a level of gravity beyond being a glorified “engine is running” idiot light. Fortunately, the Paprika Red Subaru Impreza GT [...]

Shell phases out V-Power Racing fuel (100 RON)

October 28th, 2008

From July 21st, Shell began phasing out Shell V-Power RACING fuel from 46 Coles Express sites in QLD, NSW, ACT and VIC. Availability of normal Shell V-Power (98 RON) is not impacted by this change.
Shell Australia Media Release:
The phase out of Shell V-Power RACING was a carefully considered decision. We took into [...]

Subaru propose an ECU update for MY08 STI

October 27th, 2008

In an unusual move, Subaru are proposing an update of the ECU ROM update for the MY08 STi. Subaru Australia generally don’t make changes to the ECU ROM, indeed the only other times this has been done recently for turbo-charged Subaru’s was for the Liberty B4s back in 2002 and the MY00 [...]

Meet & Greet: 26th October, 12:30pm – Supercheap Nth Mackay

October 14th, 2008

Monthly Meet N Greets are held so we can all meet up, have a chat, and even go for a cruise. The meeting place is at Supercheap North Mackay car park at 12:30pm on the last Sunday of the month.
The next meet is on the 26th of October, if your keen to meet us or [...]