crowtherg

Toying with the idea of changing my classic for a Bug Eye or New Age preferably PPP'd.

Will be getting rid of RB5 WR Sport, so what difreneces will I notice, handling, Fuel Consumption and Servicinfg costs etc?

May go and have a look at a few, wondered what you guys opinions would be first.

Cheers

Geoff

misty

Purely a personal thing m8! I went the other way new age to classic, just prefer the old lines.
dave

JackClark

>what difreneces will I notice, handling, Fuel Consumption and >Servicinfg costs

All of the above are improved. Better build quality is also apparent and the lights are brighter - just.

taffyterzo

After a rb5 wr sport, IMHO you would have to get at least a sti 7 with ppp in order to improve the driving pleasure, I went from a myoo turbo to a ppp'd bugeye and I only kept it a couple of weeks,it just didnt have the same feeling as the classic, some others will tell you different but I'd say dont do it, unless you can afford a sti,
best thing to do is test drive a few and then you will make your own mind up,

Bubba po

The first thing you will notice is that it looks fecking horrible. I mean, unforgivably ugly. A real three-bagger.

Echo

I've got an R reg Sport and a MY02 WRX. Naturally without the turbo the Sport is slow (it's the missis car) etc but just comparing the build quality the Bug Eye is miles better. It's much more solid and in my view (with Eibach's) the new shape handles better. The classic has such thin metal it's covered in dents, a mate in the office has a MY00 classic and his is the same.

:-)

Mike

pslewis

Looks, Looks, Looks !!

The Classic has it in spades

The Bugeye and New Age are the carbuncles of the modern era - truly UGLY!

They might not dent - which is a shame - as you can't knock some style into it!

Pete

pappasmurf

...stay beautiful...stay Classic

akshay67

...stay beautiful...stay Crock

scoobymoo

Keep the RB5, IMHO you would have to be certifiable to swap an RB5wrsport for a bugeye. Bugeyes are slow and ugly and yes I have driven both including a trackday in bugeyes when I was looking to buy. I bought an MY99ppp from a main dealer in the end when I could have had a brand new bugeye from tradesales for not much more (this was nearly two years ago when classics still had some residuals). It spanks a bugeye in terms of performance, put 3 fat blokes in your car to get some idea of bugeye performance. As for handling with 17s and geometry done a classic handles just as well as a bugeye. Even EVO magazine reckon the only better scooby than a P1 or RB5 is a spec C.

Mr Leigh

Scoobymoo said it all really. Wish I still had my classic.

TON3

Arghhh he we go classic versus bugeye.......again! Go 4 the bugeye m8 looks are fine, ok maybe change the lights, handlings great and performance wise its still feckin quick and what ever you do mod wise 2 it will only make it quicker.......getting tired of all this bugeye vs classic ****e!

alwong

Merry Christmas to you all,

The classic looks better, but the bugeye is better to be in!!! You can always change the looks of the bugeye but your need to do alot more to make the classic as comfortable and the feel of a well built car. I guess each to their own!! Their both great versions in there own right so.

chrisp

Comfort is not a main criteria for me I like my senses being battered about . Mind due I think the MY01 was suppose to appeal to the masses rather than just the hard core rally fan.

rb5 286

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Noooooooooooo geoff

dont do it

16vmarc

If you wanna upgrade atleast get the Blobeye!!!

akshay67

You may be able to change the front end of the fug eye, but you can't do much about that fat ***!