Steve777

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Just come in from a night out with work mates at the bowling alley and had to take a guy home who I work with who is always praising 911's, quick car this and that etc. Been in one dead fast etc

Getting in my Scoob to night he say 'I like Subaru's really' - could be as I am giving him a lift home

Decided to give it the big right front after me engine was warm at which he exclaims 'F***in H**l this is quick. I didn't realise how quick they were'!!!

That was in 2nd gear, so did again in 3rd. At which point there was silence. Point made I think

Pulls up in his street and the whole place is lit up like Santa's grotto. So just to annoy the neighbours I let it rip with me scorpion

Good night and sleep tight.

Point made to another Porka fan.

Anybody else got a Porsche fanatic mate that this has been done to ???

ollyshorey

Yep,

Took a customer for a spin who has a boxter - S, he totally loved it, and couldnt beleive how fast it was !!

Good stuff.

Rice Rocket..

Porsches not hairdresser's cars though!!!

But what do i know

Crinch Rocket

davyboy

His porker must be pants if a UK300 amazed him

john banks

You would need 375-400 BHP IMHO to equal a 996 on acceleration with a UK300. Although a turbo [Impreza] feels quicker than it really is compared to NA [Porsche].

See if your car will do 30-70 in well under 3.8 seconds with no lag then think again?

[Edited by john banks - 12/20/2002 8:47:52 AM]

chiark

The beauty of the scoob is the way it delivers the power, which is definitely in the "old style" of turbo. It makes you think "oh, this is normal" then thumps you once the turbo's spinning.

I love the effect, and it makes the car feel a hell of a lot faster than it really is. The noise from the exhaust helps, too

Tone Loc

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So the Porsche he's been in isn't the latest turbo then .

Tony.

Cat42

I was taken for a spin in my mate's Carrera RS (3.8 NA) which, in comparision to his old Evo VI, didn't feel that quick. But a glance at the speedo when he was accelerating confirmed that we were flying!

The power delivery from the Porsche felt smooth and progressive whereas the Evo / Impreza gives you that turbo kick so it feels even quicker. (As chiark mentioned above)

I remember being overtaken by 2 Porsches and the M5 ring car at the Nurburgring just as you approach to the first corner (I think!). My mate was driving his Evo VI at the time and the three of them flew past past as if we were stationary! I've never been out on a track before and to go along to the world famous 'Ring was an unbelievable experience. S**t the life out of me!!!

Edited cos I repeated what chiark said!

[Edited by Cat42 - 12/20/2002 9:15:03 AM]

Makalu

Hmmmm.... let me think.....

"Hey Mak! What do you want for Christmas?"....

Porsche 911 (history, performance, class, quality, reliability, speed, handling (in the right hands), stigma, build quality....)

OR...

Scooby...
(Handling, performance, err... Rally Legacy... err... cheap interior, questionable build quality (by comparison), err... cheaper to buy... err... that's about it really....)

Yep, I'd have the porka every time...

Trouble is, I cant afford to spend £50k on a car so I drive a Scoob!

Mak.

davyboy

Well the 3.8 RS is a very special beast indeed!

Cat42

It certainly is.....

LG John

Here we ******* go again with the usual scoobynet mentality.

The Facts:

- Steve has a fairly quick scooby
- His friend - a fellow car enthusiast - has a 911
- Steve takes friend for a drive who is suitably impressed with the Impreza
- He posts his experience on scoobynet

And what do we do [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] tell him his car is **** and a 911 is better and sooooo much fast, etc, etc FFS, he isn't saying that his car would waste a 911, mearly that his friend who has a considerably more expensive car was quite taken aback by the performance of the Impreza. That is a good thing is it not.

No wonder we can't sell our scoobs, we're all pathetic salesmen that slag our own car every chance we get!!!

john banks

"beats" "again and again"

Cat42

Chill out Saxo boy

I personally think both cars are great in their own right.

But I don't think he helped himself by the way he's worded his topic. But hey we all love a little banter!

Happy Xmas.

LG John

I see your point and when I read that I thought it would be a V's thread (hence the reason I opened it ) Having read the post though its clear the the ol' tonque was firmly in cheek with regards to the title.

Besides, your car would beat a 911 so it can be done

loddrik2

So this finally confirms it then, Porsches are cr*p and scoobys are the best car in the world. If I was a Porsche owner reading this thread, I would be laughing so hard I would never be able to drive again, never mind stand the embarassment of admitting that I owned a Porsche. I am amazed at what I read on this board sometimes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tone Loc

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Saxo boy.... read the begining of the thread. The guy doesn't own a Porsche he just likes them and 'has been in one.' Doesn't make any difference tho..... i too am sick and tired with posts like these.

I'll get my coat .

Tony.

LG John

What is the problem here. His friend was impressed by the Impreza!! What is wrong with that! There was no racing, no V's???? Have you guys not had friends in the car that have commented on how quick it is. Is the scooby really that **** that we're not allowed to give it any praise

rb5 286

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any of u ever been out in a carrera 4 turbo R, if not, do it, its unbelievable and NO LAG!!!

Gina G-force

Get a grip guys!
It's horses for courses. I've owned 911's (admittedly old one's) and recently have been full of posts demonstrating my (unrequitted) love of 911's.

BUT, when it came to the crunch – the moment to write out the ad that says 'Scoob for sale', I couldn't do it The recent bad weather has shown me just what a fantastic all-weather car an Impreza truly is. I now cannot see a time when I *wont* have one around. The grin factor, in relation to the price, IS unbeatable, (surely )

Rejoice, if you're lucky enough to own a Scoob. B0ll0X to the supposed price-slide, paint quality issues. Subaru built the Impreza to a price – a low one – then bestowed GIANT killing properties upon it. It will always have a cr@p interior. You didn't pay for a high quality one. You bought a car that has a fantastic chassis and performance.

I do miss my old 911's though, but I'll not sacrifice my Scoob to get one. It'll have to be additional to. Which means a long wait.

I mentioned unrequitted love earlier. I love 911's, but they don't love me back. Both cost a lot more to run than most of the breed, and suffered lots of niggling probs that had severe knock-on effects. To my bank balance mainly. Touch wood, my Scoob is an exemplar of reliability, practicality (5 door) and storming performance and roadholding.

ENJOY YOUR SCOOBS GUYS (AND GIRLS)

Gina G

Andy W

I think at present many folk are just fed up with the daily dose of I raced a (insert suitably fast car) and kicked his (insert profanity here)..
I have to agree that porkers are a fantastic car and I love the fact that my car comes close to that performance (I'm sure that in certain situations I would rather be in th STI) and love impressing friends with the similarity in some of the performance figures, but ultimately I would prefer to be in a porsche.
Can't afford it so Scoob it is and I love it.
A

Steve Whitehorn

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My mates and I have owned lots of more expensive performance cars is our time Porkers, M3s etc.

However what I love about my Scoob is that it only cost me £8.5K, it is loud, **** poor inside, a bit of unasuming jap tat compared to the build quality of a 40k Beemer. It is the poor mans performance car. IT IS THE UNDERDOG and it f*cks over cars costing huge amounts more that look alot faster. I love it. It is just a big two fingers up to that pratt that is tail gaiting me in his new Audi TT or whatever.

Hope you see what I am getting at.

By the way I love all performance cars and have alot of time for all good cars/owners. So not slagging TTs or BMWs as they are good cars.
Just trying to make a point.

Best wishes
Steve

Steve777

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I do enjoy starting threads like this ?

I to like 911's, but I need a relaible car on a day to day basis that isn't gonns cost me a fortune when something goes wrong, hence why I buy a new Scoob and run it on the warranty.

The guy I work with has a 911 (Not the one that was with me last night) but it is 12 years old, mint condition but it costs him when anything minor (and I mean minor) goes wrong plus it takes an age to book it into a porka dealer and believe it or not porsche dealers work mon - fri 9-5 an no saturdays, no overtime.

I would love a 911 Turbo but to get one that isn't gonna cause me problems on a day to day basis is going to cost me more than buying a new Scoob.

The Scoob has awsome performance and all I was saying last night was a work mate couldn't belive how quick the car was compared to my other work mates 911 (Non Turbo 3.5 Flat 6)

Thanks to Saxo Boy for having some intelligence

If every thread was technical & boring would you ever come on here ??? Forum's have to have some light hearted debats as well




Any way have fun and a damn fine xmas scooby people!!!!!!

[Edited by Steve777 - 12/21/2002 1:16:50 PM]

loddrik2

I don't know who is more boring, the people who write these "my car kicked his car's ****", or me for actually taking the time to read them!

turbo bob

performance per pound,scoobs win even after modding

plus compare these:
porsche 996 carrera 4 1/4mile in 14.24 standard

scooby sti v3 1/4mile in 13.3 standard

chrisp

I went to a local porsche clubs xmas meal the other night (mate has a classic 944) and they are a great bunch of guys. All sorts from older 924/944/928/968 to 911/993/996, funny no boxsters though . I didnt have one adverse comment about Subarus infact this is the second time I have been (first time trying to see if they wanted to set up a joint meet, which shoudl happen in the spring hopefully) and the first time they were all climbing over the scoob and were very impressed, 5 blokes wandering around it, fire up the scoobysport exhaust and suddenly 15 blokes now wandering around it .

My mate with the 944 still cant believe how well my scoob goes and corners in wet and damp conditions .

Mutual respect but they did try and talk me into a 993 .

chrisp

TBH the only porsche I dont like is the boxster, cheap 911 IMHO. I thought it was funny with the incidents on driven when the Boxster was up agianst the Tamora. .

Gary Foster

Interesting, I far preferred the Boxter S I drove over either my mates 911 Carrera 2 or my old My 98 Impreza.

Carrera 2 is a bit slower than my MY98, probly quicker than a UK bugeye but it's on old car, hardly comparable to the later Porkers. They are like 20 years old

Boxter S just was a million times better than either, newer, handled a *lot* better, STI 5 ish performance but in a proper RWD chassis. You need to drive one to realise how much better they are.

Favourite porker for me though, value for money would be a 968 CS, not far of Impreza performance but far far superior handling - proper Front Engine, RWD (and rear Gearbox) layout. I drove it round Goodwood (have driven many times here) and it was sublime. Favourite handling road car I've ever driven.

Gary

chrisp

even in the wet ?