hey,
guys and gals, im chris just bought my very first scooby, itsa 2002 impreza WRX jus wondered if theres anything i should know or any advice, ive never used a car forum of the likes before so be gentle with me....

regards

Chris

 

Afternoon Chris,
Welcome to SNet.

Only advise i would offer is, you should of got a Classic.

 

welcome to the band wagon matey

 

Welcome to SN mate, get some pics up

 

Hi Chris, I hope you are enjoying your car. I'm pretty new here too. "anything I should know" lol mmm well speaking from personal experience, it's pretty easy to get wrapped up in anything that relates to the car and find one's self splashing out on all kinds of bits to make the car more personal and taking a major interest in tweaks that are likely to make it quicker. All good fun.

regards

Tim

 

Welcome Chris.

One piece of advice: ask on here before doing any mods to the car. Some work, some don't. Some are OK, some are distinctly NOT OK and an engine rebuild is a dear do

 

Where abouts in North Yorks are you?
Warm it up and cool it down before / after driving it on boost.

Regular oil changes every 6 months.
service at a specialist or do the work yourself if you are competent.
Using 97 RON will get you more mpg and the car will feel livelier.
Welcome and enjoy.... Bob

 

Welcome to S'net and poverty...

LOL

dunx

 

Alright mate

 

And the land of mis-quoting.

 

hehe well im off to pick it up in about an hour, and whats 97 RON???? like i said im a noob to all this my current car is a vectra estate..... so u can see why i ask lol anywho cant wait to be let loose without the salesman over my shoulder haha..... if i dont post for a while i'e wrapped it around something..... :P

 

97 Ron=Shell Vpower, Sainsbury Super, BP Ultimate etc etc
99 Ron= Tesco Super though Vpower is considered to be the best

 

V Power is 99 RON not 97 (and is the best)

http://www.shell.co.uk/home/content/...pkg/tech_spec/

Tesco 99 is a close 2nd (just make sure it's not been in the tank long...it has a short life at that RON)

The rest are ok in an emergency (£5 splash and dash till next Shell or Tesco)

 

Welcome to scoobynet a vast source of information and weath of good ppl
always Vpower FTW and regular oil changes find a good Mechanic who knows what he is doing there are a few ppl throughout the UK that know there stuff keep an eye open but i can personnal recommend FB Tuning local to Bucks but there are many more throughout the UK

 

Welcome, my little bit of advice would be let the engine get to operating temp before getting heavy with the right foot, likewise take the last few miles home without hitting boost to let things cool down nicely before you switch off.

And remember 4wd does not mean it will always get you out of trouble its not a mirical worker.

 

I stand corrected,
Also just a little hinter, ever noticed at Tesco pump that it seems to be slower fueling than usual? The reason (I have been lead to believe) is that the pumps slow down when the tank is at one fith or less capacity. So with that in mind the fuel is considerably older, it would take an average Tesco forcourt to get to that level about a week. Or at least it did when I worked as PFS manager baring in mind that the price of Super was about 99p/Litre then.

 

been using vpower for the last 8 months decided to give tesco 99 a go this week and no noticeable performance difference car feels exactly the same too me.
I also went from a vectra to an impreza just get used to the cars power before you get slamming the foot down and you will be fine.

 

Welocme and you'll want an STi soon

 

i been told the fuel pump is a week point on bug eye WRX's should i have it checked and changed?

 

If you are going to mod it for more power then change the fuel pump. You could buy a Walbro for the bigger numbers but a mild tune you could get your hands on a JDM or UK STi pump. Loads of peeps change them.

 

Hello and welcome mate.

Enjoy the car.

Steve

 

to be honest i haventy even thought about modding the car yet its probably the most powerful car i owned to date, dont even know what bhp its runnin to be honest but alot more than a vectra estate or a k reg astra or a leon 1.4 hehe so i think i will get used to the power and the car in general before i think bout mods

 

Welcome pledgy. As you're probably gathering, this bunch are mad/bad/bonkers and great to have around when ever you need to know owt.

I entered in a similar way to you, had a mondeo, trashed a GX sport which was a godsend as I got the WRX then . You will want an STi, but the WRX is a good car and if you've got some cash you can still go bananas. I wish

Welcome to the club bro

 

cheers for the welcome and advice so far im sure i wil have many more questions and querys but hey dont we all.....

 

Around 220 BHP Standard on a WRX when it leaves the factory.