Steve Scooby

Having owned 9 scoobies in the past at 48 years old i thought i would have grown out of them by now but my sons just bought a 2006 sti type uk widetrack and ive got the bug again . I have always wanted a wr1 but the question is do i buy one of these or are there any other scoobies that are more desirable , for instance i dont know anything about the newer sti only they are the 2.5 engine and were quite bad reliability wise in the older models are these newer ones any better any help would be appreciated cheers .

wrx2005

widetrack is a better car,wr1 is a narrow track blob in a stupid colour with dccd.
overrated and overpriced

Farfocell

go for jdm widetrack

ZANY

rossyboy

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Steve Scooby

cheers for the replies , whats the newer sti 2.5 engine like are they still not up to scratch .

wrx2005

for me id look in this order
Spec c rar
Spec c ra
spec c
jdm widetrack
widetrack UK

obviously if funds permit an s series car

wr1 is overpriced and overrated

avoid 2.5 or anything owned by a bryan

Steve Scooby

cheers mate

hedgecutter

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2.5's are excellent once forged by a reputable engine builder

wrx2005

but utter crap in standard form

domino46

have to agree but plenty of forged ones out there to chose from now and there is no replacement for displacement lol ,,, once you have owned a properly built 2.5 there is no going back to the 2ltr then lol

RobsyUK

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Russell38

If you have the money go jdm definitely

T5NYW

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if you like colour IIRC other option is the euro special edition was Petta Solberg. but WR1 overpriced IMHO

As said by many above better VFM to get the widetrack version uk or if can afford it a JDM

Tony

iceicebaby1980

C7 JFW

I've got a MY2016 STI and I actually think it's awesome. The car hooks up and goes incredibly well considering.

The interior is a massive improvement over most of the subarus I saw when I was younger and I've had some utterly brilliant drives in it.

I'm on 55,000 miles and the engine seems to be running nicely.

wrx2005

There is a massive thread on here about the 2.5 engine it's even been pinned.
it has not changed since 2005 and they all suffer hg and ringland failure.
the odd one may survive but the majority pop.
as said above once rebuilt correctly it's great but if your idea of fun is buying a car then spending 4k to rebuild the engine then buy a 2.5.
other wise jdm is the sensible choice

Steve Scooby

cheers

silver sonic

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2.5 dearer tax too.
WR1 colour is like marmite you love it or hate it. I actually love it and promised myself one when they first came out in 2004.
the wr1 colour is so individual and that's why I like it.
on my 3rd WR1 now . :-)

edsel

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I'm guessing you're looking for a weekend toy? As one midlife to another i would suggest a Ltd jdm car, spec c maybe? Probably similar pricing to A WR1? A WR1 is probably the best choice of UK cars as they tend to be well cared for, probably because of their limited edition status. I'm not up to date with the modern stuff but personally I would avoid the 2.5 unless it had been rebuilt by a reputable builder.
Either way it you're planning to use it as a daily, a ten year old plus car is going to be a battle to keep it rust free.I
Maybe sign up on type-ra.com and get an angle on all the jdm Subaru models.