Only downside is I just went back to work in France for 6 more weeks and you have to see the funny side when during the whole time I was away Dad borrowed my car once...and the gearbox failed on him!!
He felt really bad and got a replacement fitted, £11 on ebay..which I think might be why it still makes horrible noises. Anyway I had been toying with the idea of upgrading to a 6 speed box anyway so guess this means now I have to!
It turns out when I got home from the airport and turned into the driveway, that Dad had felt so guilty thinking he’d wrecked my car that he panicked and picked up this:
Its a WRX turbo with a blown head gasket (hence it’s engine being on the floor in front of it!)...not entirely sure why he thought a second broken Impreza would be a good thing but the thought was there!! Anyway, thats now a new project for once my Scooby is back to full health.