SpecDscooby

So i'm thinking of a new family car and as you might expect i, like all Impreza owners would like something "not main stream"....your thoughts on the 300C>??

Iain250

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deffo gangsters car

iain

PaulC72

get the right one and they do shift m8 I had a bit of a run with one in our 3ltr jag when we had it and it was moving very well for a large car.

Could be quite thirsty too ;-)

Bubba po

Not in a millon, trillion years.

Trout

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Other Marques?

Come and take your humiliation there

SpecDscooby

Am considering one, or a Jeep cherokee, or Audi A4 Avant....few choices....needs a hatch back, mybe estate large tail gate for the mut, spacious cabin, just in general a family car. Everyone i know says get a new shape Mondeo but always found them "main stream".

Clarebabes

They look like a Bentley if you look at them quickly. Is that the image you're after?

SpecDscooby

Not reall after an imagine with 2 kids and a dog in the car?!?!


Was thinking of the estate model....which is MASSIVE, but in black i kinda thought looked ok, certainly spacious!

Like this, without the tints:

http://www.trulinesteering.com.au/Im...300c_Wagon.jpg

Clarebabes

Mondeo estate is where it's at. I bet they're expensive to run, service, insure etc. But if that's not an issue, then go for it. I can afford a Porsche, as long as I don't have to tax, insure and put petrol in it

SpecDscooby

I just sold my Porsche ... need a family car as the kids are growing and a 911 and a STI impreza dont really cover that base any better than my mrs' Fiesta....

running costs are a factor but not an over powering one as i doubt it will be more to run/ insure than my Porsche has been...only used that as a weekender...now need a weekday car and the STI will be the weekender i guess

what would scooby do

Oh dear - a "christler"

Clarebabes

We got our Mondeo from here: http://www.silverdalecc.com/

I am waiting for them to contact me about a Fiesta Zetec S diesel, but not heard anything yet.

scottydog137

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DONT do it!!

chrysler parts are hard to get hold of and expensive, also they are in deep doo doo, and suffer more recalls than i have ever had to deal with!! however build quality is good

If you really need a family car get a VW\SEAT or an Audi, parts are good they are almost the same and the diesel version aint too bad perforrmance wise and reliable when looked after

davyboy

Why would you want 2 family cars?

Bubba po

Good question.

Both my Impreza and my Astra are estates. I guess I'm just a flat-capper at heart.

SpecDscooby

My Impreza does not tick the "famiily car" box....where would i put the dog, in the boot of a saloon?...My son is 5 and its no longer acceptable to leave the dog, he wants him to come EVERYWHERE!...which has not been the case in the past. Also i cannot get everything i need for our holiday in the car anymore as we have a 2 month old girl now........so packing is madness.

ScoobyDriverWannabe

I was sat waiting for some 1 in a car park the other day.

A bloke drove in with one of these, It was awkward for him to get in the car park to start with, it then took him 20 minutes to fit it into a parking space.

He went to the cash point came back, then it took him another 20 minutes to reverse it out of the space and leave.

Bubba po

You shouldn't really let your five-year-old dictate what happens.

Anyway, why can't it be mainstream? There are loads of excellent mainstream cars. Your Spec D Impreza seems to be at odds with your "I'm not run-of-the-mill" attitude to the family car. On the one hand you're rejecting the lurid colours and big wings that typify the "look at me" status of the usual STI, then you want your kids-and-dogs mobile to stand out from the crowd!

You're a weirdo. No offence!

BurgerKing

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A friend of mine ran a 300C from new but only kept it for 12 months due to constant minor faults that had to be fixed under warranty. He then bought an MX5 (seemed a bit random to me) and rarely sees the dealer outside of the scheduled services.

I run a Forester XT PPP with all the practical extras, nets & rubber mat in the boot and easy to clean leather interior. My friends only ever see the practical family car side of things not knowing that it's easily the fastest car I've ever owned (including a Turbo 2000 wagon). Self-levelling suspension as well for those trips to Ikea

hotsam

I'm American.

It's a piece of ****.

dantastic

Get a Forester sti, plenty of room for the family & the dog and you get some scooby fun.

sti-04!!

The 300C tourer has very little room in the back compared to most estate cars.

Luan Pra bang

300c looks cool as IMO. Forrester probably a better car if you get the diesel. Mitsubishi shogun pinin would be my choice though.

cookstar

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One of my neighbours has one of these in cream! Adorned with the seemingly obligatory 20 inch chrome wheels. I just can't help giggling when I see him driving it.

His previous car was a pretty low rent BMW 3 series with an M3 badge stuck on the back.

scousefly

as taxi cabs in las Vegas.....says it all really an they rattlled like ****

Myles

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What about after?

Leslie

The radiator grille on that machine is about as ugly as you can find!

Les

chocolate_o_brian

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Same here, could have bought something boring after my little 106 was written off in February but went and bought a 20 year old Merc instead

Hate mainstream

jono300

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New audi a4 avant would be much better for the family needs. nice looking as well !!

Trout

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Is this still not in Other Marques.

Go over there and there are only three answers - GT-R, BMW or Porsche.

Anything else and you are done for