As you say Trev, Mike is such a helpful and decent bloke

he's helped me out on a number of occasions with either the 16v or the Cupra, and the relaxed manner in which he gets stuck in is incredible (just chucks The Foo Fighters on the stereo and starts spannering!)
I remember my last Impreza was dry as a bone underneath but they don't stay like that according to Russ and a couple of others.......may be an idea to get that protected if it's in storage over the winter
*I found the perfect four miles of road for 'testing' one of these today and it's only around the corner from where I live........very private, very well tarmac'ed and you could certainly stretch just about any road car. Took me back to when I had the original Impreza in 2000/2001; how I never found these roads when I owned that car is beyond me.