I remember back in the day there was hundreds of new threads started each day, where did everyone go!?

The parts for sale section used to be a great area to find and sell bits!!

 

Yep -- it is a sad place now :: The remaining cars are very old now and the newer ones aren't a patch on the originals....

 

Quieter yes , but don't forget Don , the man who knows all 👍 a lot of sites appear to have moved to FB , Gtr site is on Telegram , I don't do face book , the advantage on this site easy to search for your questions , plus knowledge is broad

 

I think I missed the heyday but it's still ticking over and with real knowledgeable guys like Don and Alyn keeping people on the right track it's still worth checking in on.

 

Apologies forgot Alyn , good point 👍

 

Haha, well it's all of us contributing really. But let's say some may be more qualified to keep the nonsense in check!

 

Lots of things happened, but mainly the world moved on. The UK importer of Subaru doesn't really import anything performance-orientated and Subaru themselves haven't released a world-beater in at least a decade now.

The direct competition in 2024 such as Golf Rs and Honda Civics are better cars than the latest WRX STI.

But the thing is, 20 years ago the Imprezas and Evos were running rings around supposedly bigger and better cars. These days a hot 1-series or a performance turbodiesel saloon will annihilate an Impreza - and let's not talk about M3s, M5s, RS4s and RS6s.

People have moved away from Subarus and are talking about their machinery over social media, which didn't really exist when Scoobynet came into existence.

I'd love it if Subaru or Mitsubishi released a 500+ bhp AWD small saloon as a spiritual successor to the great cars of yesteryear but I can't see it happening at all unfortunately. Not even an electric one.

 

And for us classic aka old banger owners, the back catalogue of knowledge on here is priceless.
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You'd be surprised how many people like you, who moved on to German high performance marques, have returned to older Subarus for the more analogue experience, albeit often as a hobby car. They're just not on here.

 

As above, A few are, just not many!

I had a couple of Golf R s (2017 & 2019) at the same time as my Classic PPP. As everyday, usable, high performance cars, the Golfs were fantastic.

The Impreza only comes out in the dry during the 'warm' months. I always feel connected, a bit scared in a good way maybe, and it still feels quick and fun after 25 years, but for 95% of the year, a 3.0 diesel quattro takes some beating overall.

 

i would love to be back in a Subaru . 2025 could be the year

 

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car year?

 

i will be looking for a Blobeye sti