Hawk v Blob???

Thinking about selling my Blob STI and getting a Hawk STI..... anyone owned both and can recommend which is better? I used to prefer Blob's by a country mile but the hawks are starting to grow on me and wouldn't mind something a bit newer.. what's your opinions??

Cheers, Mark (Robbo) Robinson

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Mate j555hks has had both pm him

martin broke his blob for a lovely hawk so kind of answers that

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depends which hawk your looking at mate but me personally would,nt sell mine to buy an hawk..i know the aint a lo of difference between an rb320 and my wr1 think rb320 is 2mph or 3 mph quicker top end but o.5 secs slower off the mark which is f*** all to be honest..so its personal choice..devildame666 Twisted Evil

discodaz wrote:: martin broke his blob for a lovely hawk so kind of answers that

Wasnt that he just wanted a newer car he liked the blob

He loved the Blob otherwise he wouldnt have bothered licking it clean every weekend and wrapping it in ermine of a winter time. Fact is he wanted a newer car and the blob didnt sell hence its now part of a dozen other peoples cars and and lives on in spirit only. Laughing

But I think he now loves the Hawk just as much now if not a little more. Wink

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Blobeye has a stronger bottom end but lacks the torque of the 2.5 you get in the Hawk. You also get a better ratiod 6speed and dccd to play with in the hawk too. Its personal preference really as theres pros and cons to each car. The one thing i really didnt like about the hawk was the electronic throttle but ive been told response is greatly improved from a remap.

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my blob has dccd Smile

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2005 onwards ones do. Robbos wont with it being an 04 Wink

devildame666 wrote:: depends which hawk your looking at mate but me personally would,nt sell mine to buy an hawk..i know the aint a lo of difference between an rb320 and my wr1 think rb320 is 2mph or 3 mph quicker top end but o.5 secs slower off the mark which is f*** all to be honest..so its personal choice..devildame666

on paper the sti hawk is 157/8 but in the real world they'll do approx 180 had ours 155 at 5500rpm in 6th (on a private road Smile

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he hawk sti are better than the blobs in quite a lot of ways

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devildame666 wrote:: depends which hawk your looking at mate but me personally would,nt sell mine to buy an hawk..i know the aint a lo of difference between an rb320 and my wr1 think rb320 is 2mph or 3 mph quicker top end but o.5 secs slower off the mark which is f*** all to be honest..so its personal choice..devildame666

on paper the sti hawk is 157/8 but in the real world they'll do approx 180 had ours 155 at 5500rpm in 6th (on a private road Smile

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he hawk sti are better than the blobs in quite a lot of ways

Blobs are better hawk eyes are scrap lol Laughing

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byers wrote:: Blobs are better hawk eyes are scrap lol

Put your handbag away Laughing

Cheers lads, Ill have a think about it... If you see the car in the for sale section in a couple of weeks you'll know what I decided to do lol

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byers wrote:: Blobs are better hawk eyes are scrap lol

Put your handbag away Laughing

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kgt wrote:: He loved the Blob otherwise he wouldnt have bothered licking it clean every weekend and wrapping it in ermine of a winter time. Fact is he wanted a newer car and the blob didnt sell hence its now part of a dozen other peoples cars and and lives on in spirit only.

But I think he now loves the Hawk just as much now if not a little more.

So true keith Laughing

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I loved all 7 past subarus would have kept the bob but wanted something newer and low miles on.
Hawk has the edge over the blob I must say ,
A mapped 2.5 is sweet Cool

personally i love the look ov the hawkeye.

but the engines are weaker than blob/bugs, and they have the dreaded oil pick up pipe problem

as for the WR1??? IMO they just a different (nice) coloured blob sti...

and personally carnt see why people value them at more than a blob sti..

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yes finn i agree wr1 is,nt really any diff to sti tiny bit quicker 0.60 thats about it really and i know people value them more but the lad was despearate who i got mine off £7500 with 26k miles and history and it will do £9k all day think its only got 31000miles on it now as a friend is using it devildame666 Twisted Evil

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IMO if you get the chance then go for a Jap version. Much better specs than the UK.

phil555 wrote:: IMO if you get the chance then go for a Jap version. Much better specs than the UK.

agree and disagree. The jap one has the 2 litre engine which is stronger than the 2.5 but the torque on the 2.5 is way more and the drive ability is way better especially after a remap.

I took both types out before I bought mine and for an every day car the 2.5 wins hands down.

Well.. after much consideration ive decided to keep my Blob STI as, basically, its totally class haha Im gunna spend the extra dosh on an Ipad and some serious R&R in Corfu this summer with the wife Smile

Good choice pal you will only get a hawk and put money into it lol

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