Steve Godson

Just read the Autoexpress in this week's issue. It comes 3rd behind Honda Integra/Ford Racing Puma.
I always thought Auto Express was a suspect publication - this just confirms it........!!
No real mention of value for money / depreciation / reliability etc; hardly a thorough test

Nightmare

well we all know that scoobies are a bit crap, and that adding an aluminium gear ****, wider arches and about 7K makes for the best car. Just look at Cossies

Weaver

Yup and if you made it in Italy and gave it fancy name that no can spell people would pay over a hundred thousand for it, eh Night

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Neil Smalley

What reasons did they give for giving it third place. Interior? fuel economy? thief magnet?

Steve Godson

Some nonsense about light, imprecise steering & dated interior which is a bit rich
when you experience the interior of the integra (which I have on a test drive)& the ford with its "furry" steering wheel.....

Nightmare

Weaver



PT Barnum did say 'theres a sucker born every minute' (or something!) I guess I was 1:51am 22 Jan '74

Adam M

Am i right in thinking that you drive a diablo at 26 years old. If so, cool, well done.

I always presumed you were an old boy.
When I am your age now, (about four years time), I'll race you in my F40.

Black Cat

Diablo.... any one say Diablo....
Did you know this... where are you anyway... time to stage a comeback... children under 8 don't understand cars... I MISS MY CAR....
I wanna come home... I hate driving a Ford Windstar....

DIABLO ...can we do Valentines Day again please.....lol...

PENNI

ANYONE OUT THERE REMEMBER ME....!!!LOL...

PS - forgot what this thread was about... Auto Express are usually a very good publication... I expect at the moment just a bit misguided....they don't mean it really after all... Subaru have been top of the pops for the last 5 years or so.... someone else paid more...lol

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rsquire

Yeah and Subies only got runner up in the Top Gear awards.. HTF the Fiat Multipla got the winners award?????

And the M coupe as best drivers car..????

Can you spell bribery and corruption????

Penni SD Of course we remember you..

There hasn't been a good "hand bagging" around here for ages

Richard

robski

Im sure there are no backhanders at all.
Just a free car if theirs happens to win......

Penni, penni who.

Oh that penni, lol

Wheres firefox gone tho.....

robski

Diablo

Penni,

Still here , just very busy just now and got a bit hacked off with some of the attitude on the board .

You will always be my valentine.

What's happened that you miss your car?

D
PS what are you doing posting at 2.46 am????

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CB

Let them place the Impreza 3rd.

This is the same mag that likes Estate cars and Diesels don't forget!!!

Out of the 3 cars, I know which I drive and which I would have over the other two even if it was twice the price.

Racing Puma, have they driven one??

Paul K

I read about Autoexpress placing the scooby last so i thought i would get said publication to see what had made them come to this bizarre conclusion . I expect most of you have read the article so i wont bother quoting from it , but they seemed to me to contradict themselves by placing it last because the writing about it seemed quite complimentaryish apart from the normal complaints . But then it struck me what imho they are doing and i had just fallen for it hook line and sinker . Imagine if you will this secenario : people are thumbing through the mag , as you do , they see the test results SCOOBY LAST they think to themselves aarrrrrgh how's that happened ? are the other 2 better than i thought ? is the scooby getting on a bit ? WHAT ? BETTER BUY IT , so i can i find out what's wrong with it .Its then when you get it home that you begin to realise what imho they are doing . Or have i just got a suspicious mind ? if you read it you might see what i mean . ( make sure you borrow one though ! ) no offence to anybody or anything mentioned above etc..
Cheers Paul

Nightmare

Adam - yep, fraid so! look forward to the race

Penni - hello again....

PaulK - oooh cynical I think that mags are deciding (maybe fairly?) that whilst the Imp is still the best 'bangs for your buck' machine, the others are catching, and the bad bits about the Imprezza (interior etc) arent really getting much better.....

Chunky

What a load of Bollo***. I've been a subscriber to Auto Express for about 4 years and I just cannot beleive this latest test.
Having tested a Integra R, a while ago I thought it was a reasonably quickish motor, but the worst thing was that if you really wanted to have a banjo, you ended up having to rev the kn****rs off it, which just did'nt seem necessary when you compare it to the effortless pace of an Impreza.As for the RACING PUMA I can't for the life of me think who can rate it so highly or who the hell is going to buy such an overpriced,underpowered,crappy little shopping car.The Honda and the Ford are simply not in the same league as the scooby when it comes down to the things that matter.
Value,Performance,Handling and plain old

lee_m

Come on guys'n'gals

On one hand you complain that too much exposure affects resales, image and exclusivity.

On the other, any word written about the car must be positive.

Who cares? You've made your choices just enjoy what is still a great car.

Lee (No I haven't read the article - can't be bothered!)

Black Cat

It may be 2:46 am where you are but where I am I'm 5 hours behind....I miss my car because I'm not in the UK... I miss my car because I'm driving a Ford Windstar....

with Telly Tubbies, Pokomon and Winnie the Pooh for company....lala....lol....

What was this thread about anyway - something interesting...

oh yeah.... I agree totally.....

Diablo dearest....