Great work/advice.....just what I was after. will be in Morley for work on wednesday so will drop in and say g'day.  Thanks and I will name drop!

I have religiously been filling up with Ultimate  and the guys at subaru  said that premium will be fine no need for the 98 RON.  He was adamant that it was not necessary..... Hmmm bit cautious as I will be having my car serviced by them. 

Perhaps they probably stung me for the price I paid for the car too:Dntknw:

Thanks for your advice - you never know i might pop up for a cruise at some point - may have to white lie to the wife!

As everyone has said, the engine is tuned for 98 ron so that is what you should use, otherwise you'll get issues with the engine pinging. The B4 would have originally been tuned for 100ron in Japan, and then de-tuned for Australia's poor fuel (which is why the Jap spec produces more power). So yes, run 98ron

With the servicing, I'm not sure if the B4 has different service schedules or what, but generally Subaru recommend every 12,500kms for servicing.
And as was mentioned, if you're pedantic about your cars, change the oil every 5,000km. The car will live happily waiting between services, but obviously it'd be preferable to do it earlier than that.

mild steel exhausts have a better sound than SS. use 98 octane, if you've got the money to buy the car you've got the money for the right fuel. change the oil every 5k, service 10-15 or whenever something goes wrong

as alex said, mild steel will give you a better sound as its thicker piping and will have a nice deeper note, rather than a higher pitched sound from stainless.

All good advice - I'll keep it in my bag of tricks!

look as though I'm limited to dealership services otherwise i void my warranty.
It also mentions that for turbo engines i have to change every 5k or I void warranty.
Interesting. 

Must admit though the car seems a little rough in the morning after a cold night in the shed.  Doesnt take long to warm up  - matbe a km down the road and its almost there.

Hte to think how wuickly it will heat up in summer-  turn key , revers out drive way and there you go - warmed up!

Any way to improve jumpy ride quality until warms up? Or maybe its my clutch control - its' been 7 yrs since had a manual.

Yeah they heat up quickly, mine will be showing running temp within about 2 - 3 k's, but not really any different in the hot weather, just a really efficient cooling system.

Hey mate welcome to the forums. I only ever run 98RON fuel and my car is a pain in the but to get going in after a cold night plus it's usually a week or 2 between drives.

Camo.

It's incredible that the dealership have not pushed me for 98RON yet everyone says it's an absolute must.  Yoou cant miss the warning sign on the fuel lid - it makes me double check the pump twice before I fill her up.

Looking for some rims that are of same weight of BBS and strength.  I cbf'd cleaning them every week.  What price would I get for the BBS? I saw somewhere they are work 4.5K brand new for 17"? Wow that's expensive.


Any ideas - going to stick with 17's due to the cost factor of tyres.

Lots of break dust - is this normal? Soft compound?