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Old 27 September 2014, 04:46 PM
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So just now, on a 5 or so mile drive, I had a standard (non evo) Lancer, a Polo and an Escort all driving up my ****! Only had the WRX a few weeks and it seems to happening a lot. Is this going to be a normal occurance now that I drive an Impreza?
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Old 27 September 2014, 04:47 PM
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here we go again......
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Old 27 September 2014, 04:49 PM
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its always a lancer but a non evo one too
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Originally Posted by fat-thomas
here we go again......
I take it that the answer is a resounding yes then!
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Old 27 September 2014, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Reece
I take it that the answer is a resounding yes then!
it is but not in the way you think
https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...-b1tching.html

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Originally Posted by fat-thomas
it is but not in the way you think
https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...-b1tching.html

second post ...
Ahh, I see. I wasn't moaning. I was just asking as it's never happened in any other car I've had and I've never felt the urge to do it myself.
Now I know.
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Old 27 September 2014, 05:08 PM
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I have to admit I like winding Impreza and Evo owners up when I'm in my van I can still push it in the corners so I like to have fun and mine is a high top traffic
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I have to admit I like winding Impreza and Evo owners up when I'm in my van I can still push it in the corners so I like to have fun and mine is a high top traffic
^^ I properly -ed at this ^^

OP, yes I'm afraid you'll get this a lot. I have to tell myself to resist dropping down a cog....... I don't always listen to myself though
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I have to admit I like winding Impreza and Evo owners up when I'm in my van I can still push it in the corners so I like to have fun and mine is a high top traffic
As long as you give it a good go, then can't complain. It's when they just drive up my **** and that's it. Can't see the point.
Down a gear a away it goes.
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I told you the lancers are after use, not just me then
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I told you the lancers are after use, not just me then
Haha, seemingly so.
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I wind all motorists up driving at the most efficient speeds. Truckers hate having to move into the middle lane to overtake Imps.
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I wind all motorists up driving at the most efficient speeds. Truckers hate having to move into the middle lane to overtake Imps.
hillman imps???
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Old 27 September 2014, 05:44 PM
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hillman imps???
Evo? Evolve Volvo?
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Old 27 September 2014, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Reece
As long as you give it a good go, then can't complain. It's when they just drive up my **** and that's it. Can't see the point.
Down a gear a away it goes.

Its when you hit 90-100mph on the motorway bends and I'm still there wanting to be past
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Originally Posted by fat-thomas
here we go again......
I agree, these treads are getting rather boring!
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Originally Posted by joe v3sti
I agree, these treads are getting rather boring!
Another new owner buys a wrx and claims the world and his dog want to race him.....yawn

I've had one years and its never happened to me and I have an sti in wr blue with gold wheels!!!!
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Never attracted muppets in any of mine , the worse culprits was other subaru's .

The worst car that attracted the divs on a daily basis was when I had the escort cosworth
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Originally Posted by donny andi
Never attracted muppets in any of mine , the worse culprits was other subaru's .

The worst car that attracted the divs on a daily basis was when I had the escort cosworth
mind you he has got a wrx, probably fair game for saxos and yaris's. similar performance
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I seem to get people hanging back more than trying to push me to be honest

Maybe it's because mine back fires and howls (VF22) they don't know what it's running or something

But it's a rare thing if someone is reving behind me

Mind you I'm one of these get to the speed limit as quick as I can type drivers, so maybe they do, just never notice

My work car though, that thing is constantly been pushed and over taken in
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It doesn't matter what you drive, their are ***** everywhere.
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It doesn't matter what you drive, their are ***** everywhere.
they're
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Old 27 September 2014, 08:24 PM
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I thought it was "their" when referring to people, or whatever, iam just guessing half the time.
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Originally Posted by Xline
There are 10 people in the car park and they're all looking at their cars.
Added: Statement of fact (10 people in the car park), "they are" all doing something, and that is looking at the cars that belong to them.
a bit more help from you and I will be able to get a job at McDonald's.

I knew in the back of my mind it was wrong but the stupid is stong in me.
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^^^ probably best booking a track day
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Originally Posted by Xline
I'd just like to throw a different point of view on the table. If I'm driving my Scooby which I think is relatively quick, and I pull up behind a 911 or something, I don't think for one second that I am quicker ... but I would just like to see it **** off into the distance so that I can see just how much quicker it actually is ... I might even see how I'd fare at keeping up but I don't think for one second that my car is better, but I'd like to see the difference

Obviously as the 911 driver, this would **** you off if this happens all the time, but don't think that everyone behind you actually thinks they're quicker
Subarus ARE faster than 911s though, Subarus are the fastest cars in the whole world.
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Originally Posted by Carnut
Subarus ARE faster than 911s though, Subarus are the fastest cars in the whole world.
according to every new wrx owner judging by these threads, sadly times have overtaken the impreza now and its just a poorly equipped moderately quick jap **** box owned by chavs for ten minutes until they realise how crap on fuel they are.
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I know you were pal, I was just pulling your leg
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Originally Posted by Xline
Do you remember the first time you drove one? It does, of course, depend on what you step up from, but they are pretty good (albeit as you point out, very thirsty), and it's definitely a nice step up from 80% of the mundane crap on the roads and you can feel "a bit special" for a while. There's a whole other 20% though. And that 20% can be surprising and unexpected
i certainly do and years and years later still love the way they drive, i dont however feel the need to claim every mitsubishi (non evo ) wants to race me and everything from a saxo to a ferrari sits on my bumper as this has never happened to me and id estimate ive done 40k plus in an impreza throughout the years.
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Originally Posted by RS_Matt
I wind all motorists up driving at the most efficient speeds. Truckers hate having to move into the middle lane to overtake Imps.
Unless you drive a lorry, you don't realise what a pain in the **** a car doing 55 ish mph is. Do yourself a favour, pass your hgv and become a better driver!
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