Hi im Carl im 22 years old and from Plymouth.....
For the past 2 months or so i have been deciding on what performance car to purchase and after lots of diliberation (400 ****, hours in front of the pc, and 76 cups of tea later) i have decided on a scooby.
Iv'e liked them ever since i can remember for both looks and performance.

Having done the chav fiesta turbos ( the points and the bans that go with them)
and had a starlet turbo which i reluctantly sold when my insurance trippled... I really want a fast reliable car as i feel i have grown up a bit now and got all the "boy racer" out of me!!!!!

I'v found out a few things.... like im not paying what insurance companies want for me to insure an wrx, sti! so for that reason i am going to have to settle for a uk spec 2.0l turbo. Also i dunno if im right in saying so, the imports have ceramic turbo's, i do alot of miles as i work all over the south west and i believe the uk spec modal turbos are more reliable.

As im new to the whole scooby thing i thought i ask u guys on here for some sound advice about them.......... and also if anyone knows of one for sale (around 5k to spend) then let me know, i have the money in my account... its just the case of finding the right one, i dont wanna rush into anything cuz as iv found out b4 ... buy in haste repent at leisure

Many thanks in advance guys!!!!!!

 

Hello and welcome.

Good luck with your search for the right one, dont be afraid to travel for the right car!

Im also in Plymouth so maybe when you find the right Impreza for you, ill see you around.

Cheers
Baker

 

Insurance is still high at your age on a UK Turbo. You mentioned points and ban's Oh f**k at 22 years old!
It's a myth that Jap Import cars are more expensive to insure, go to a specialist.
No they don't have ceramic turbo's.
For £5k you'll get something respectable and quick but the market is for the buyer at the mo so look long and hard.

You'll now start to receive advice from the completely mad b*ll*cks talkers to the sensible.

But welcome!

 

Most quotes for uk spec points declaired etc are comin in at between 600 and 800 quid

 

I'm from Plymouth originally. These boys have regular meets, South West Scoobies and it'll be worth speaking to Carl up at Sorensen Road Sport as well as Alan and Martyn at Alan Jeffery - Engine Tuner .

Tell 'em James Taylor sent you.

Best wishes.

 

At 22 i think that's pretty good tbh.

The cars are only as reliable as the people who look after them (just like any car).
I've only had 1 major problem in 4 years of owning my 93wrx (cambelt strippng itself not nice).

 

That is pretty good, tpft or fully comp though? and whats the excess??
Also you need to look at servicing costs, there is a fair (well BIG) jump between servicing a scoob and servicing a hot hatch, ie 1 year intervals on most hot hatches and 6 month intervals on a scoob but more involved due to diffs etc (and belt changes are far more regular!).
Lots of scoobs to choose from out there, lots of dogs also, but if you really want to get the boy racer out of you, go buy a BIG engined BMW (328/330 type), nice cruiser or a turbo diesel, that will slow you down

Tony

 

Keep the advice comin guys... many thanks for everything so far.... i know Alan jefferies through him working on my cars in the past but to be honest the amount of scoobies i see down there with blown engines etc does put me off a bit.... But then as i found out in the past... the very expensive way.... cars are only as nice to u as u r to them...

 

My current car is an audi a4 tdi!!! had it for 12 months or so !!! slowed me down alot but with points coming off im back down to 6 now.......... so got a lil margin for error there....

 

A lot of travelling, will the scoob be your main/only car? A while ago I was working with my brother in newtton abbot (live in st austell) and it was costing me £180 a week in petrol

 

Dont be put off by the imports,my 1997 wrx import has done 113000 miles and is still on the original turbo. You just need someone reliable to service it.
Happy hunting

 

scoob will be my only car yeah!!! I actually mainley work in newton abbot!! but live in plymouth so it will be over half the milage u used to do... £180 a week though :O would have been cheaper to take ur boots to the menders and have the lead taken out of the right one surley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Empty a38 at 6 in the morning is pretty tempting

 

know wat u mean mate.... out of the 18 points i have collected on my licence since i was 17, 12 of them were on the a38 though .... done 12 months without a point now though.... and back down to 6 points at the begining of september

 

Wow 18 points! i havent had any in ten years of driving and i enjoy my Scoobs power too Just make a mental note to lok in all directions when you floor it

 

i aint proud of 18 points infact lookin back i think its disgusting.... but i know iv'e grown up alot since!!
having a job which requires me to have a licence makes me think alot more now... losing friends to stupid driving also helped.... save it for the track now mate.... took my gsxr 600 around silverstone... the buzz was awesome... having near misses with buses aint quite the same!!!

 

B.T.T.T

 

Subaru Impreza Drivers Club -> South West Region

Welcome to S/Net - loots of meets / events organised in the Plymouth area here as well .....................I picked up a modded Jap Import WRX (96 Model ) last year straight from Auction with 42k on the clock for £4500