Dave,
Another point if you got another car, cooper,mazda etc would you be happy with it even for a year and why not just get a blob sti now(£8k) and then blow the £2k on insurance and have that smile on ya face,every time i have sold a scoob(had six now)i have gone and tried something else and sold it shortly afterwards to get another one(i realise my insurance is only like £550 a year),but going to be selling the type r shortly(as mrs is fed up climbing in and out of the back-as she is the smallest lol),and i have been toying with other cars but i know if i buy something else i will sell it shortly afterwards maybe more like definitely lose some dosh and then go back to a scoob again,which you might feel the same if you got a cooper etc and cost ya more money in the long run????
God dam scoobys dont ya love them