Where are all the old timers??!
23 March 2018, 06:26 PM
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Midlife (Shaun) that is a blast from the past I did hear on the grapevine that you still had the bug??? or is it sitting in your garage feeling sorry for itself the consulting work still going strong ??
24 March 2018, 08:42 AM
#185
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More to the point and what I’m interested knowing, how many of us, you old timers still own a Subaru?, I’ve just bought my 7th at the age of 50, I must be barmy 
24 March 2018, 09:53 AM
#186
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I've been on here since the late 90's under various names as I usually forgot my username and or password. 
There weren't many registered users back then and I suppose I had an Impreza before some of you lot were born!
49 this year and on my 5th Impreza, starting out as a fledgling owner of a brand new Catalunya (number 100) way back in 1997. The pleasure of a P1 in 2000 which now seems a lifetime ago and now enjoying a Spec C Type RA Hawkeye and something from the dark side for the summer weekends.
bugger - i feel old now
but on the plus side insurance is relatively cheap
Cheers Rob
There weren't many registered users back then and I suppose I had an Impreza before some of you lot were born! 49 this year and on my 5th Impreza, starting out as a fledgling owner of a brand new Catalunya (number 100) way back in 1997. The pleasure of a P1 in 2000 which now seems a lifetime ago and now enjoying a Spec C Type RA Hawkeye and something from the dark side for the summer weekends.
bugger - i feel old now
but on the plus side insurance is relatively cheap
Cheers Rob
24 March 2018, 01:07 PM
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At £4.00 av a gallon thats £25,760, over 19 years, £1356.00 a year.
If like me you can,t put a price on contentment, thats a real cheap way to go around with a smile on your face for 19 years.
I,m on £12.800 worth of smile miles..............
can someone check the math( it,s not my strong point), and i could be talking nonsence it has been know
24 March 2018, 02:31 PM
#191
Originally Posted by ray54
Assuming you get 25 mpg, that equates to 6440 gallons of petrol used.
At £4.00 av a gallon thats £25,760, over 19 years, £1356.00 a year.
If like me you can,t put a price on contentment, thats a real cheap way to go around with a smile on your face for 19 years.
I,m on £12.800 worth of smile miles..............
can someone check the math( it,s not my strong point), and i could be talking nonsence it has been know
At £4.00 av a gallon thats £25,760, over 19 years, £1356.00 a year.
If like me you can,t put a price on contentment, thats a real cheap way to go around with a smile on your face for 19 years.
I,m on £12.800 worth of smile miles..............
can someone check the math( it,s not my strong point), and i could be talking nonsence it has been know
Pretty much spot on...
The ave price of (all) UL in 1999 was around 60ppl *. Today, literally, the national ave of SUL is 130.6 **. So over the last 19yrs (albeit very crude ***) that's a 'per annum' ave price of 95.3ppl, or £4.33 per gallon.
* Source (page 3): http://researchbriefings.files.parli...12/SN04712.pdf
** Source: https://www.petrolprices.com
*** Pun unintentional lol
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27 March 2018, 08:22 AM
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I've been on here pretty much from the start but with various user names (STiBlues, WRXBlues, etc) as I keep changing laptops and forgetting passwords...
54 years old and 13 Imprezas and 2 Leggys since 1998
54 years old and 13 Imprezas and 2 Leggys since 1998
27 March 2018, 01:17 PM
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That said, still fondly remember No.2 - an STi Version 3 - only running around 310-320bhp but plenty quick enough and best gearbox out of all of them (in my opinion). After that, probably the first JDM twinscroll I owned - a black 'API 350' Blobeye STi.
I wouldn't describe myself as a good driver and actually find I can cover the ground fastest in the Blitzen Leggy - only 302HP but you can drive it ***** out without it biting your backside! The Leggy suspension (again in my opinion) seems to suit UK roads better. My Spec D is an absolute bone-breaker!
27 March 2018, 03:35 PM
#198
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Having owned or driven 30+ other company cars by now,
I find just don't need or want a different private one to a Subaru.
The only one that came close was Lancia's 16V at the time I owned a Martini 8V.
At 54 I thought I was old geezer in my Subaru but like +Doc+
, if I can wrestle the keys back from my sons, I'm off to pass some Germans this weekend. On the other hand I wonder what time I can put up in my Audi 100
29 March 2018, 12:31 PM
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Joined in 2005 with a 2.0 GL NA scoob,
Thats long gone, but i do have a nice H6 3.0 now
Although it's due for some TLC, bloody Subaru reliablity!
112K and a cvjoint is failing, seriously dissapointed lol
Some familiar names in the list, and some not so familiar
Some that will be missed, and some that wont
Thats long gone, but i do have a nice H6 3.0 now
Although it's due for some TLC, bloody Subaru reliablity!
112K and a cvjoint is failing, seriously dissapointed lol
Some familiar names in the list, and some not so familiar
Some that will be missed, and some that wont
30 March 2018, 12:05 PM
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