The following has been on my mind for days now, and I would like to share my thoughts with you

I enjoy hearing the sound of that flat four at full tilt
The road holding is extreme
The mid to top end speed is almost as quick as my coupe (Fiat 20VT)
but sadly its just not a good looking car, in fact my own dear mother would discribe it as with many of my girl friends, plain,

So why on earth do Subaru not design a beautiful looking car based around the all the excellent points of the current car?

 

cos its a rally car man! they are great looking, i have a 98 V4 Type R Scooby at it turns heads every time i go out in it! a lot more than a fiat 20v coupe id bet! (no offense),

 

thats my baby, i think its VERY goodlookin to be honest with you, cream of subaru

 

No offence taken (and I'm not going to do the mines better looking than yours thing), and every time whilst out walking a scooby will turn my head, but its the fantastic sound it makes rather what it looks like. Take for example the big SLK's, the mazza, even the Barea, all very good looking, and would the scooby not benefit from a bit of designer pencilling?

 

in a word no...its a rally car man, and thats it as far as im concerned, i dont like the new 06 sti at all, tried to give the front end a kinda "stylish sleek" look and it just looks less mean!!

 

mmm I know beauty in the eye of the beholder etc, and I appreciate it is a rally car however look at the Strada, or even more radical the RS200, both cars could easily make lovely road going coupe's

 

I must admit I think yours is better looking than the new frog eyed type (excuse my ignorance regarding model references)

 

another 98 sti v4 type r owner BIG UP TO FLAT 4 IRE

think u make your point JULIAN_BIGBHP or are you trying to make friends lol.........

all a question of taste
standard flat 20 valve vs standard v4 type r wonder what would hap ??

 

I have to agree though people don't look because they think it is a good looking car. Most Scoobys have very loud exhausts and people look to see what this loud flat 4 rumble is coming from.

I wouldn't say the cars are ugly, but there is a lot of cosmetic changes you can make to enhance the looks

 

i've owned much "prettier" cars than my current 05 wrx, but the scoob is still my favourite by miles...stealthy and hugely quick...the sound from inside the car always makes me smile - it's not the last word in "style", but those in the know always look at it and appreciate...

 

think thats a lot of the appeal with imprezas-there not "pretty boy" cars. another favourite of mine is the first nissan skyline-so ugly , its a beauty! same with the bmw m coupe. would rather have any of these over "pretty" cars like fiat coupe, alfa gtv, celicas etc

 

Even with my car parked up with no noise, it gets plenty of looks mate. Granted its a bit different from standard now, but not a lot.

People in general always have a second glance, rumbe or no.


Dont dis da scoob

 

Lets face it most standard Impreza's are ugly as sin, especially early classics Jacked up in the air, small wheels, small brakes, dated, nasty interior etc etc

BUT..

That's not what they are about.

Exceptions being 22b's and sti 3 door cars which IMO are nice looking standard.

 

Like it or not, people always have to take a look...

I love my greeny...

 

Thats why the modding bug sets in

 

Yup its not meant to be a slender sports car, its meant to be a mean rally car.

Fiat coupe almost got theirs right to without those strange lines on the side and the front lights with plastic that sticks out from the car, i never understood either of those features. I hear quite a nice drive though.

 

Sorry but you must either have a crap scooby or a very good Fiat 20VT! because one of my mates has the Fiat and I have a MY00 Scooby and he can't keep up with me on handling or speed.

 

Having owned a "pretty" car - Alfa GTV 3.0 and in Impreza, I have to say I'm still bowled over by the aggressive look of the Impreza, gets my vote everytime, oh and it starts everytime and doesn't destroy gearboxes...or air flow meters...and the window shuts....and the suspension arms don't fail....etc

 

As with your Scoobies, there is quite a range of performance between models, however I have on many occasions out dragged those willing to have a go, and in most cases, receive a nice thumbs up, as my car does give them something useful to have a go with. However I would not have a hope through the twisty bis as the Subaru is far quicker in those conditions, thats why I stay with the D/C's

 

Eye of the beholder isn´t it. I think my rb5´s a bit plain then again I´ve had it for 3 years.

One of the nicest scoobs I´ve seen was a black bugeye STI with gold 18 inch wheels and subtle mudflaps. I think bugeyes are ugly as sin except that one.

Dave

 

Some are ugly - but thanks to some tweaking some look sweeeettttt !!!

http://www.iwoc.co.uk/images/cluster/midlands/nthn5.jpg

http://www.iwoc.co.uk/images/subaru/rb5.jpg

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~en0jma/lowemi...impreza_p1.jpg

http://impreza.wz.cz/22b/22b_10.jpg

I can appreciate the beauty of a curvy Italian - but sometime you just want a bit of rough !!

 

thanx man! jap 4wd power only way to go, used to like the look of fiat coupe's when i was 15, classic subarus are the business, i think the fact that what the subaru has inside is what makes people like the look of it more, like a fat chick with a good personality! lol

 

Scooby’s have all got “something”, that thing you can’t quite put your finger on. I own an ’05 STi which I actually think is far less pretty than many classics, but it still has that “something”. Maybe it’s four wheel drive, maybe it’s all in the head, but you won’t see me driving an Italian car however beautiful it is