David26

Bless Her!!!!!.....

Badbird

Firstly you dont have to bless me, Im an athiest
Secondly im a him
And thirdly we had a 430 hp v3 sti type R, and now have a pump gas 600 hp sti blob
in the household so we're well qualified to have an opinion about scoobys,
As well as one of the most badass full bodied drag racing cars in europe,

so cuckoo im not

The OP asked for opinions and i have given mine, both based on facts as i see them,
And my own personal feelings
If you dont agree then say so but dont start slagging me for my opinion

f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

For goodness sake all this arguing between the classic and the blob is silly. Unite my friends and fight the common enemy that is the pig ugly Impreza hatchback from hell

jameswrx

iTrader: (4)

I never liked the idea of a newage Impreza years ago but after going in a wr1 I was very pleasantly suprised!

I've got an 02 STI wagon now (which I searched a long time for) and I love it.

I do wonder how people don't find the newage cars that quick, mine has a real hit of grunt and feels faster than any STD classic Sti I've driven. It may be a lot of newage sti's out there have faulty neutral position switches (tell the ecu car is in gear and activates the avcs) mine was intermitent and felt flat sometimes, just really weak and linear. When it works right it should have a good shove of power and want to rev too.

I suppose it depends what Sti you get too, mine is jdm (obviously) but some of the STD uk cars are around 265bhp aren't they? I believe jdm ones make circa 300 on the dyno.

340bhp is easily achieved though.

I love the feel and drive of my car and it'd have to be a very special classic to make me give it up.. And there's not many decent ones about thee days.

jameswrx

iTrader: (4)

I never liked the idea of a newage Impreza years ago but after going in a wr1 I was very pleasantly suprised!

I've got an 02 STI wagon now (which I searched a long time for) and I love it.

I do wonder how people don't find the newage cars that quick, mine has a real hit of grunt and feels faster than any STD classic Sti I've driven. It may be a lot of newage sti's out there have faulty neutral position switches (tell the ecu car is in gear and activates the avcs) mine was intermitent and felt flat sometimes, just really weak and linear. When it works right it should have a good shove of power and want to rev too.

I suppose it depends what Sti you get too, mine is jdm (obviously) but some of the STD uk cars are around 265bhp aren't they? I believe jdm ones make circa 300 on the dyno.

340bhp is easily achieved though.

I love the feel and drive of my car and it'd have to be a very special classic to make me give it up.. And there's not many decent ones about thee days.

markee

And so you should be hope you are looking after it
Owned this for 3 1/2 years and loved it to bits, but after getting a daily driver decided to go with a project car...........P1 blob & classics are worlds apart to be honest, just depends what suits your driving style. Best try all modles that 8Gs will allow you to buy and make your own judgment good luck

Mark

David26

Don't get me wrong.... I'm a fan of the blob sti aswell! I owned one for three years. But to compare a P1 to a Ford Mondeo with a chavy bodykit is one of the funniest things I have read on a car forum!!

Badbird

not comparing the car, but next time you see a mark 1 mondeo take a look at the front

scoobyreedy

Also think about reliability and tuning potential Iam afraid its the newage scoobs , the 8,s and 9's strong engine , strong gear box,s strong everything and they look great , even though still like the classics , but alot weaker cars in every department jusk ask the tuners

David26

Oh yeah.... I see what you mean!! They both have two headlights, a front bumper and the number plate in the same sort of place!

Badbird

[QUOTE=David26;9346838]
Oh yeah.... I see what you mean!! They both have two headlights, a front bumper and the number plate in the same sort of place!

so ur in denial eh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fo...t_20080818.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:19...STI_RA_GC8.jpg

now imagine a chav front bumper kit on the mondeo

am i the only one who can see it??

WRX WASS

Listen Kid!!!! go for blob eye wrx forget the sti cos most of sti's are mostly molested but upto you kid ur money ur brains and classic there good to but id say BLOBEYE WRX IN WORLD RALLY BLUE. See ya kid all the best in your buy may the force be wee yaa!
p.s
i drove 2 hawkeyes sti and wrx and for a sporty drive and feel in a world class rally car the blobeye touched me.

dunx

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I recently had a ride in a 2.5 Type-R and fell in love.... <300 bhp >300 ft.lb = MK II Escort type cornering on demand.

Mine 390 bhp STI, very capable, just no-where near as much fun.

Type-R is my vote.

dunx

David26

[quote=Badbird;9346881]Yep... You are the only one who can see it!!!
Think you may have a mild case of wall eye vision??

You probably think a blobeye scoob looks like a lexus with a chav bodykit aswell.....

I'm sure you long to own a XR3i realy??

David26

[quote=Badbird;9346881]

Think you are lost... Try www.XR3i.com !!

More_Boost

fookin ell,don't hold back,just say what you think !

without the classic there would be no Blob.

Badbird

[QUOTE=David26;9348211]yeah ok, its up to you what you think, truth hurts eh

dont need any xr3i here got a 2800 hp bad bird thanks and for all that i still like scoobys and have driven my sons blob a lot and drove his type r a lot too
and spent many hours swapping engines and everything else in the classic as it always went wrong as its an old car they just are old cars now

Badbird

im not anti classic in any way, they were very good cars in their day, now they are dated, if you dont have a choice then its fine, classic all the way over the other cars of the type, but if your lucky enough to have a choice then why spend 8 grand on an old car when you can have a much newer and more refined car of the same type for the same money, a simple remap will get you 300+ on an almost stock blob try that with a P1 you will end up replacing the engine