Sport or Turbo? Info Please!
#1
Hi all.
My first subaru,should i go for a turbo what i really want or should i start of with a sport.
Also if you put a bigger exhaust on a sport would it growl anything like a turbo with the same exhaust,and are they much cheaper to run.
Many Thanks
Andy
Excuse me if i sound thick but what does MY mean next to the year of car.
[Edited by andyrs17 - 5/21/2003 11:34:00 AM]
My first subaru,should i go for a turbo what i really want or should i start of with a sport.
Also if you put a bigger exhaust on a sport would it growl anything like a turbo with the same exhaust,and are they much cheaper to run.
Many Thanks
Andy
Excuse me if i sound thick but what does MY mean next to the year of car.
[Edited by andyrs17 - 5/21/2003 11:34:00 AM]
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I was thinking about getting a Sport...but then I drove a WRX...
If you don't mind 1mpg and services every 5 minutes, it's fantastic fun.
MY is Model Year - my car was manufactured in 1995 and on an 'M' plate but is actually a MY96.....someone else will explain with slightly more literacy than I can gather at this moment
Rich
I forgot to mention about insurance too........budget for the gdp of a small african nation.
[Edited by WagonRich - 5/21/2003 11:44:21 AM]
If you don't mind 1mpg and services every 5 minutes, it's fantastic fun.
MY is Model Year - my car was manufactured in 1995 and on an 'M' plate but is actually a MY96.....someone else will explain with slightly more literacy than I can gather at this moment
Rich
I forgot to mention about insurance too........budget for the gdp of a small african nation.
[Edited by WagonRich - 5/21/2003 11:44:21 AM]
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MY is "model year" This is a bit like a "school year" in that it starts in August (or there abouts)
Eg. a car registered in November 1996 will most likely be a 1997 model. It's useful for model changes such as the classic facelift between 1996 and 1997.
As for running costs, the turbo will use more fuel (especially if you drive fast) and be heavier on the insurance. However, since it is a comparitively low compression engine, it does drink a bit. The official figures don't put it as much better than a turbo IIRC. I think the inurance worked out to be 2/3 the cost of a turbo for me. (so I got a turbo...)
Not sure about the noise.
Eg. a car registered in November 1996 will most likely be a 1997 model. It's useful for model changes such as the classic facelift between 1996 and 1997.
As for running costs, the turbo will use more fuel (especially if you drive fast) and be heavier on the insurance. However, since it is a comparitively low compression engine, it does drink a bit. The official figures don't put it as much better than a turbo IIRC. I think the inurance worked out to be 2/3 the cost of a turbo for me. (so I got a turbo...)
Not sure about the noise.
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yeah will burble & still quite impressively i no a few who have modded their sports & they do sound good but if u can live with the extra bills & want the full monty performance then turbo time
Si
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I got a sports, and I admit I do find it a bit underpowered at times(It is also an Auto which does not help, but I am getting used to lazy driving.)
I think you have to weight up what you want and can afford, do you want a newer slow sport or and older fast Turbo. I think the insurance is the only real difference in running costs dependant on your age this could be a difference of £500-600 a year.
If you drive the sport hard then you can get as poor MPG as a turbo, but without the same smile factor.
If you are into modding then this can help, but you will never get the straight line speed.
I think you have to weight up what you want and can afford, do you want a newer slow sport or and older fast Turbo. I think the insurance is the only real difference in running costs dependant on your age this could be a difference of £500-600 a year.
If you drive the sport hard then you can get as poor MPG as a turbo, but without the same smile factor.
If you are into modding then this can help, but you will never get the straight line speed.
#7
Thanks for all the very fast replies!
I like the fact that i can get a lot newer car buying a sport than a turbo and im not really interested in driving fast,most of the turbo's ive seen have just cruised passed me and sounded awsome but i suppose its good to give it some every now and then.
I decided to go normal after having my saxo vts stolen but now i have decided that i definitely want a impreza so had a loan and will have a sport or a turbo i just want to make the right decision,i suppose the best way is too test drive both.
Thanks again
Andy
I like the fact that i can get a lot newer car buying a sport than a turbo and im not really interested in driving fast,most of the turbo's ive seen have just cruised passed me and sounded awsome but i suppose its good to give it some every now and then.
I decided to go normal after having my saxo vts stolen but now i have decided that i definitely want a impreza so had a loan and will have a sport or a turbo i just want to make the right decision,i suppose the best way is too test drive both.
Thanks again
Andy
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My sister owns a sport and it goes very well she has a different exhaust and it makes all the right noises too. see pictures of hers below
side view
front view
front view again
The STI interior
A rear view
Another rear view
a wheel
another shot of the seats
I think they are great cars and cruise very well on the motorway etc. She paid £4900 for her car and that's how she got it, it has a different rear spoiler now but you get the idea.
Paul
side view
front view
front view again
The STI interior
A rear view
Another rear view
a wheel
another shot of the seats
I think they are great cars and cruise very well on the motorway etc. She paid £4900 for her car and that's how she got it, it has a different rear spoiler now but you get the idea.
Paul
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Get the TURBO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carlos
ps not criticising but why does the sport in the piccies have STi plastered all over it inside and out and a turbo scoop? Maybe I was missing something. It obviously cost a lot of dosh to get the STi interior, wheels, badging, new bonnet etc. Would it not have been cheaper to get turbo?
Sorry, off on my high horse again, I'll shut up now!!! Sorry no offence intended as it looks a great car.
[Edited by Carlos-Fandango - 5/21/2003 3:25:48 PM]
Carlos
ps not criticising but why does the sport in the piccies have STi plastered all over it inside and out and a turbo scoop? Maybe I was missing something. It obviously cost a lot of dosh to get the STi interior, wheels, badging, new bonnet etc. Would it not have been cheaper to get turbo?
Sorry, off on my high horse again, I'll shut up now!!! Sorry no offence intended as it looks a great car.
[Edited by Carlos-Fandango - 5/21/2003 3:25:48 PM]
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I was going through the same decision making time as you, for months I search through sport and turbo models. In the end I bought a sport. Ok it's knowhere near a fast as a turbo and it never will be, but they still look good. The engine is very smooth and with the four wheel drive it can feel slow due to the engine being so smooth. The insurance is realy low and fuel cost are also ( they are even less that my 306 1.6!!! )
If you can justify the extra cash go for the turbo if not the sport is a great car. Either one will get you noticed!
If you can justify the extra cash go for the turbo if not the sport is a great car. Either one will get you noticed!
#18
Hi M8
I will have a read of that thanks.
The name andyrs17 was a name i picked a while ago when i had a rs turbo and 17 is my door number,i dont know why i picked that i just couldnt think of anything else at the time,i am actually 30 in july(gulp)
Once again thanks.
Andy
I will have a read of that thanks.
The name andyrs17 was a name i picked a while ago when i had a rs turbo and 17 is my door number,i dont know why i picked that i just couldnt think of anything else at the time,i am actually 30 in july(gulp)
Once again thanks.
Andy
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i see.... lol thought u were being a bit keen thinking of a tubro at 17 .....
some of the sport gang look to be on line at the moment just shout hi and i'm sure you will get a few replys.
running a sport myself as you see by the name some pics on about page 32 or something its a big thread and growing daily, did think of a wrx but running costs to high could not justify it, fuel and insurance was 3 times as high as i am paying on my sport, i got the look got the growl and all that goes with owning a scooby just not the 140 miles an hour fly by !!!!
some of the sport gang look to be on line at the moment just shout hi and i'm sure you will get a few replys.
running a sport myself as you see by the name some pics on about page 32 or something its a big thread and growing daily, did think of a wrx but running costs to high could not justify it, fuel and insurance was 3 times as high as i am paying on my sport, i got the look got the growl and all that goes with owning a scooby just not the 140 miles an hour fly by !!!!
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i ran an MY98 sport for 2 years, loved that car, it was very cheap to run and maintain and was quick enough in most circumstances, a really great cross country car in particular.
I now drive an STi5 TypeRA, so gone from one of the slowest Impreza's to one of the fastest. To be honest in normal day to day driving they do pretty much the same job, it's when you want real performance or track work then the STi comes into its own.
If i wasnt so into track driving i would quite hapily go back to a sport, it's a very underated car.
I now drive an STi5 TypeRA, so gone from one of the slowest Impreza's to one of the fastest. To be honest in normal day to day driving they do pretty much the same job, it's when you want real performance or track work then the STi comes into its own.
If i wasnt so into track driving i would quite hapily go back to a sport, it's a very underated car.
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