robertcullen
New member
Hey. I have been the proud owner of a 2003 Forester XT since April. I traded from a Volvo S80 (2.0T with ECU upgrade+215bhp) but even though the XT is down on power compared to that, it feels much faster, thanks to that glorious boxer, and a manual gearbox!
First trip I brought the XT on was over to Manchester for a wedding, then down to London for a week's work experience with Autocar magazine, then back to Holyhead via Wales. In fact I spent nine hours driving from London through Wales, ended up at a place called Bewts-Y-Coed when it got dark and had another hour-long drive to do the following morning to make the ferry.
The trip was amazing and I knew then I'd instantly made the right decision to trade in the comfortable but staid Volvo for something with better handling.
Anyway, having owned the car for almost four months, I'm already getting itchy about upgrading it. I don't have much funds to play with, about E500-550 max, but I want it to sound better and go faster if possible. I don't want to do much to the looks. I like my Q-cars and the way I can blow Civics away at the traffic lights.
I don't mind travelling to get work done. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
First trip I brought the XT on was over to Manchester for a wedding, then down to London for a week's work experience with Autocar magazine, then back to Holyhead via Wales. In fact I spent nine hours driving from London through Wales, ended up at a place called Bewts-Y-Coed when it got dark and had another hour-long drive to do the following morning to make the ferry.
The trip was amazing and I knew then I'd instantly made the right decision to trade in the comfortable but staid Volvo for something with better handling.
Anyway, having owned the car for almost four months, I'm already getting itchy about upgrading it. I don't have much funds to play with, about E500-550 max, but I want it to sound better and go faster if possible. I don't want to do much to the looks. I like my Q-cars and the way I can blow Civics away at the traffic lights.
I don't mind travelling to get work done. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Get some pictures of the foz up, we love our pictures here! 
