Puff The Magic Wagon!

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How many scoob turbos are there out there? I count myself lucky (or satisfied in some peverse way ) if I see one in a day. I travel 130 miles a day, around 700 a week & I rarely see another scoob. SO we must be rare. Anyone know how many there are? Anyone have any geographical info?

AKA JamesH

Bright Kar

I saw 3 today between Poole - Salsibury - Poole journey.

A silver one waved but didnt notice him till the last minute (was looking to see the garage adjacent to me sold SUL - spot the SUL seems to be a bit of a game)

bkar

millband

Northerners must have better taste - you trip over the things up here in Yorkshire, and I've been to places in Scotland where you see more Scoob's than Escorts!

Steve

KenG

I think its a weather thing. Friday was a lovely sunny day when I did a round trip from Leeds to Newcastle and there were Scoobies everywhere. A couple of weeks ago, same trip but raining, only saw a couple of them. Are owners worried about getting them dirty?

Ken

johnr

I've been travelling from Wokingham to Beverley (near Hull) every week for the past few weeks and usually only see around four or five on the 240 mile journey.

But, since I got the Scoob, a lot of my mates have commented on how common they are!!! I've tried to explain that they just remember seeing scoobs as they're so gorgeous whereas they just ignore the hundreds of humdrum repmobiles, people carriers et al but they don't seem to understand. Philistines the lot of 'em!

CharlieWhiskey

We must have good taste here in Derby.

Passed 3 Scoobys before I even got off our estate the other day! I know one of them but I don't know where the other two came from.

Usually see one or two on the drive into work and that is only 4 miles.

They're becomming as common as Escorts

Chris

richm

Went to the garden centre last weekend (10 miles round), saw four + a Sport! That's when I was looking!

Rich

Steve_Yeowart

Agree on the northerners thing, I'm the same can't go anywhere without seeing at least one other scoob!!! not including Gary!!

EdwardH

I heard that they had sold around 12,000 UK Turbos since the model was introduced.

Ed

XRS

I think a lot depends on the proximity of a dealer. I see only a small number here on the SOuth coast, but notice more when travelling to places where there are dealers.

chrisp

yep midlanders and notherners are starting to get in on the act. I had the only turbo in my area back in 1998 now there must be a 10. Obviously a fashion statement down south they all have S2000 and Boxsters .

The may have sold 12,000 turbos (+ all the specials + at least 150,000 imports ). I wonder if we have more STi's than Japan ?.

cheers

chrisp

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andys

Johnr,

It is always nice to come across a fellow SAP consultant in your hometown. What car have you got? I will keep my eyes open

Andy

Yex

There are 2 in my village (MY98 and MY00), 1 in the next village down the lane (MY00), 1 who visits his parents regularly in my village(MY99), and Chuckster and his 22b about 5 miles away.

Seems they appear in pockets in my area, but all friendly except the one down the lane who does not wave

Yex

Chuckster: I will wave when I b****y well catch up with you one day

johnr

AndyS

Green UK MY98 with no mods (yet). You've only got a week to spot it as I'm moving to Bristol next Saturday!

Apparently there are a few Scoobs around Wokingham but I've only seen two so far, one silver MY99 and another green one.

John

Paul Frank

So Richardson you FINALLY got round to posting huh?
You won't see many Scoobs around Wokingham mate - land of the Rover & BMW I seem to remember!?!? Also SUL is like rockinghorse **** around there - good job you've got a slow Scoob isn't it?

BTW
Andys: he's not really a SAP Consultant - he just thrashes around in the config pretending he's some idea of what he's doing . . . easy life
Might get a real job one day . . .


Paul
STi5

johnr

Mr Frank,

How the devil are you? Back from your globetrotting escapades then.

Now, now, leave Mr Bower alone. After all, there's no accounting for taste! Rocking horse ****??? I don't think so, plenty available in the main garages, now Beverley, that's another story. 'Sorry mate, no call for it'

Anyway, I thought that being an SAP consultant meant thrashing around pretending you knew what you were doing. I seem to recall you were a Jedi Master at this approach!!!!

John

andys

Yes but is always the poor basis consulant who has to do the restore 'cause you application people stuff the system!!!!

D Noble

its the old market town thing....
scoobs traditionally mean farmers,so youll see plenty around my patch(ayrshire) and places like lanarkshire and perthshire
but to be honest i bought one because colin mcrae drove one,and if skoda had won the wrc,id probably be driving one of these instead.fashion eh!

regards
D

Matt Oz

Bloody loads on the M6 every morning between Birmingham and Crewe! Back in 1994, my old Turbo was rare!! I had to buy a Type R to stand out! Tee Hee

Paul Frank

Ah!

power, knowledge, credibility . . . a Jedi craves not these things

Andys: you assume too much young acolyte!

Paul

“Do not meddle in the affairs of sysadmins, for they are subtle and quick to anger”


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Paul Frank

Johnr

anyway thought you'd be happy enough round the Beverley area, plenty of sheep . . . .

Paul