Volemangler

I take deleivery of my first Scooby, a PPPed STi8, on March 1st, and I'm looking forward to the event immensley..... except for one small matter. I fear that if anyone sees me driving it they'll think I've just absconded with it from the visitors carp-park of the local rest-home.
I was 35 a few weeks ago, and I actually considered the Isofix child-seat brackets a major selling point of the car....
Anyone else out there ordered the auto-Zimmerframe deployment option and Ovalitine dispenser ?

Scoob99

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Still in your youth

Volemangler

My God. I typed "carp-park"......it's worse than I thought....
My only excuse is that I have a bad haddock.

CJB

look aqt the thread i started the other day their is guys 19 years older than u driving scoobs so chill min

Volemangler

Cheers. Maybe I won't get the one-way glass after all.

Fionn Mac Cool

I'm a little older than you, not that much. Bought a reddish blue classic. my kid sister had the cheek to ask if i was going through a mid life crisis, and that it looked like a 'boy-racers' car.

What does she know?

:-)

STIVII_Otou-san

Young man, don't worry, she will tell you when you are not able to handle her anymore
I am a bit older than you, have a STIVII. It's amazing what experience can do, you know.
Happy Scoobing!

STIVII
Otou-san

wakeboardar

im 40 and just bought my first wrx this week after years of sierras and cavaliers we deserve it dont you think?
anyway when the turbo kicks in i feel 20

bst wishes
ROD

Volemangler

Mr Cool, I've had the "mid-life crisis" accusation levelled at me as well. Especially given the size of that rear spoiler and the gold alloys. I usually just wish them a nice drive home in their Focus TDCi.

chrisp

Well pop pickers I will never see 30 again so maybe I am getting on a bit

I hate about 99% of all chart music and I love heavy rock music that rattles ya fillings and when the band play instruments anybody else remember those days

I wouldnt be without my scoob

Anyway for the oldes about to rock we salute you and suppose its time to go back to never, never land

Chris

[Edited by chrisp - 2/15/2003 3:50:47 PM]

Feelthmeister

50 next month - coming of age! - 2 or 4 wheels love them all if they have character and power - which the Scooby has in spades

On my second Subaru - P1 - probably the best balanced performance/drivers car that I have ever driven - and at real world prices!

People who really know cars regard Scoobys as a bit special - and those that don't - do what I do - take them for a quick spin...

stubee doo

i am also 35 and any car that dosent do 60mph in less than 6 seconds to me is a bag of ****e,and i still go cruising hehe,why do we have to grow old,never mind the cars are just gettin faster

lordharding

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good to see so many from my decade
prehaps we could have a 30 something meet


its nice to feel young again;

Volemangler

Cheers chaps....feel much better about the whole age thing after reading your replies. Ooops, it's nearly eight o'clock.....better take the stair-lift up to beddie-bies.

STi-Frenchie

Chrisp - yer obviously a man after me own heart. I'm 43 going on 23 and love nothing more than to give it a blast of Korn out the windows - and me with a big red beard an' all ! Makes a lot of them young un's think "WTF?" and I can lip read too

Dontcha just love that moment when young baseball cap comes tearing up beside you, looks over and thinks "to55er" and then you give him a little wag of the finger..."nope...think again a-hole" and then he's dust? Class bit of life that is !

Mid-life crisis? I DESERVE IT. Got a family, mortgage and sh1tloads of stress so my crisis is all mine okay? Worked hard to get to buy a brand new beautiful bug-eyed blue and will damn well enjoy it, no matter what!

"There's a lady who's sure, all that glitters is gold and she's buying a Subaru WRX STi"

dariogatso

Dont worrie my old and grey friend....whilst you shop for viagra..wipe the kiddies little accident of the floor...make small chat to your wifes friends...you can settle back and smile..for you know you have the equivilent of a blonde 20 something asian beauty in the drive..ride her slow at first..warm her up..then hit the gas and try not to blast to early....hell my father 52/3/4 old anyway drives my scooby daily...only time the grumpy **** smiles..so go for a wee run and think how much you could have had if you had the car when you were 17/18.....

Volemangler

ChrisP, I'm a bit partial to a bit of rock induced-concussion meself. I understand that the standard sound system in the Impreza is a tinny heap of junk. Have you got something installed which can do Black Sabbath some justice ?

philc

as the police officer observed when he stopped me in my nice, red, shiny WRX (lowered, big zorst).....'I can see your're no boy racer, sir'

Must have been the pot belly, bald pate and hearing aids that gave it away.

Had to turn down the 200 watt sub woofer in the boot to hear what he was saying, as well (I think I was playing a Prodigy CD at the time).

Thirty four years old, eh?

I wish.

ianmiller999

I know I should start a new thread, but who is the oldest subaru impreza driver? I'll start the bidding with my dad 48!

softwizz

You're too late - it's been done (probably more than once, but certainly only a few weeks ago IIRC). I posted (age 55) and found I was only 4th oldest at that point. I think there were a few more came in later, up to 70's believe it or not!

P1 Gordon

I must be in the top 10 old uns. 54 this month and had my P1 from new

RussP

I'm 34 - and work in estate agency. fair to say that not too many people get an agent come round to their house driving an Sti Scoob. Kind of makes it mark! I do get the "aren't you a bit old to drive that thing" from the less enlightened.

At work they call me the "Boo Yakka Boss" and i get the mid life crisis gags most days...!

bobmac1956

we should start an "over 40s club" hell then i'd be a comparative youngster (47)

chrisp

I dont know about a good stereo system it was okay-ish (double din clarion head unit) until the exhaust system went on and now they compete to get my attention . The RA has no noise suppression so with WOT even Metallica gets drowned out.

Les555STi7

I'm 55 in March, an STi7 keeps you young and alert. Between us me and my lad our on our fourth scooby, two each. Sterling Moss is knocking on a bit and still blows the cobwebs off around the tracks whilst on his way to pick up his pension.

35 no probs

Les

Scoobychick

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My Dad (he's a lurker on here and would like to register but can't work out how to do it 'cos he's old and stoopid... ) is on his second scooby turbo and he's 63

His latest model has a 555 number plate, Leda B, Brembo's, STiV wing, anthracite P1 17's, scoobysport exhaust etc etc

He looked at a couple before buying this one and it was my 62 year old Mum who kept begging him to go for the more modded car

Bless 'em

Me? I'm still a youthful 39

Sal

Leslie

Well Sal, I wonder if your dad gave you a clip round the ear when he read your post!

I've got a couple of years on him but its not that long since I was belting along just above the trees at 4xscooby speed+ and I have only just sold my Kawasaki ZX12R. This was because I was getting more fun out of my STI 1,(old banger) as someone said the other day! But I am proud of it.
PS Lewis will soon put a post on this thread I bet.

Les

dave_gt

My Father wants one (and may even get one) and he's 58 this year.

Nigel H

What's this thing that you have to be young to have a Scoob. I think it's a mind set that you get hanging around on here too long

I see loads of old duffers driving scoobs around my way - more so than young dudes.

I'll reach the big 40 next month - and since I got the Scoob I haven't enjoyed driving so much. Yes I also have the stereo thingy on very loud and get funny looks playing Wheatus, Ash and so on

STi-Frenchie

Good for you Nigel H ! Also check out Audioslave...picked that tip up from another thread on here.

I agree. The smell of biscuits is getting unbelievably strong