Lowrey

Hi, I will be picking up my Impreza 2 litre Sport on sunday, its the same shape as the Turbo and i wondered if anyone could give some ideas of what I could do to it i.e dump valve, full system or anything that could make it sound like the turbo

greasemonkey

Lol, there's nothing you can do that will make it sound like a Turbo, apart, maybe, from sticking a turbocharger on it. Speaking of which, without a turbo to generate positive intake pressure, there won't be much for a dumpvalve to do on your car.

You can get aftermarket exhausts that'll make it a bit noisier, but given your insurance position, I'd suggest that leaving the car as standard as possible will avoid raising your premium, as well as making the car less likely to be stolen, something you might want to bear in mind seeing as your father's no-claims discount is on the line. Same goes for the wheels you're talking about elsewhere.

Better to save your money, or, if you want to spend it somewhere it'll do some good, get the car insured in your own name, a move that will benefit you hugely in years to come. What's the point of getting to 22-23 years old and still having no NCD of your own?

[Edited by greasemonkey - 1/28/2004 1:20:13 AM]

Lowrey

Thanks for your reply, I tried almost all of the insurence companies i could to get it on my own but no one would touch me, they all said 25 years old, theres no rush to do any work on it just wanted ideas for the future as its in good nick.

Lowrey

there is one thing it needs greasemonkey and thats a CD player do you know the best place to get good one thats not killing on the pocket?

greasemonkey

How old are you now then? There are insurance companies that will cover young drivers on these cars, have a quick look at the insurance forum for some likely candidates. There are people here driving turbocharged cars in their teens and early 20's, so you shouldn't have too much problem insuring a Sport.

Same goes with the ICE forum and the CD player. Might even be able to pick something up in For Sale.

Lowrey

I'm 21 and had my license for 5 months, i tried liv vic and tesco but they said they couldn't do it, i have also tried local insurence companies aswell.

greasemonkey

It's never exactly going to be easy for a young/inexperienced driver to get insurance on an Impreza, turbocharged or not, but there are companies around who will do it. Insurance forum's the place to go.

scoobyGLx

Lowrey

have a look at http://www.imprezasport.net/ .. you should get a few ideas of upgrades and projects that can be do a sport (or a GL like mine), plenty of us N/A owners over there to give some advice too.

Lowrey

Thanks scoobyGLx i will take a look