Impreza turbo review.........
10 August 2005, 03:21 PM
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Impreza turbo review.........
I have been posting on Scoobynet for about a year now. I initially joined to seek info regarding an impreza turbo - but ended up with something else.
Anyway, I have heard people complain about lots of dealers, servicing costs, MPG, having to run most cars on 97+ ron, insurance, reliability, breaking engines, breaking gear boxes, insurance, thieves, fit and finish, quality of materials, dodgy / poor handling and general excessive premature wear and tear on all components. Then after all that they loose lots of money. And they are fugly !!! [again to 1 or more people but not all]
Obviously comments were made about certain cars and isn't a generalisation of all Scooby's. But I have to conclude that the majority of owners buy the Scooby because of the engine noise !?!?!?
Am I right ?????
Even if i am wrong, Subaru have done something right, to keep those punters happy ?
Anyway, I have heard people complain about lots of dealers, servicing costs, MPG, having to run most cars on 97+ ron, insurance, reliability, breaking engines, breaking gear boxes, insurance, thieves, fit and finish, quality of materials, dodgy / poor handling and general excessive premature wear and tear on all components. Then after all that they loose lots of money. And they are fugly !!! [again to 1 or more people but not all]
Obviously comments were made about certain cars and isn't a generalisation of all Scooby's. But I have to conclude that the majority of owners buy the Scooby because of the engine noise !?!?!?
Am I right ?????
Even if i am wrong, Subaru have done something right, to keep those punters happy ?
10 August 2005, 04:03 PM
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A lot of it has to do with the Rally success , I owned one ( for about 3 months !)and liked it but the running costs far outweighed the enjoyment of it , woudn't buy another either
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Originally Posted by Andy M3
I have been posting on Scoobynet for about a year now. I initially joined to seek info regarding an impreza turbo - but ended up with something else.
Anyway, I have heard people complain about lots of dealers, servicing costs, MPG, having to run most cars on 97+ ron, insurance, reliability, breaking engines, breaking gear boxes, insurance, thieves, fit and finish, quality of materials, dodgy / poor handling and general excessive premature wear and tear on all components. Then after all that they loose lots of money. And they are fugly !!! [again to 1 or more people but not all]
Obviously comments were made about certain cars and isn't a generalisation of all Scooby's. But I have to conclude that the majority of owners buy the Scooby because of the engine noise !?!?!?
Am I right ?????
Even if i am wrong, Subaru have done something right, to keep those punters happy ?
Anyway, I have heard people complain about lots of dealers, servicing costs, MPG, having to run most cars on 97+ ron, insurance, reliability, breaking engines, breaking gear boxes, insurance, thieves, fit and finish, quality of materials, dodgy / poor handling and general excessive premature wear and tear on all components. Then after all that they loose lots of money. And they are fugly !!! [again to 1 or more people but not all]
Obviously comments were made about certain cars and isn't a generalisation of all Scooby's. But I have to conclude that the majority of owners buy the Scooby because of the engine noise !?!?!?
Am I right ?????
Even if i am wrong, Subaru have done something right, to keep those punters happy ?
You're always going to hear more of the bad stuff on a forum and you also have to bare in mind that a lot of the peeps who post on here have modified their cars, some very heavily.At the end of the day, people buy Imprezas because:-
1) They're fast. Period. Anything that ducks under 6 secs to 60 and does the 30-70 increment in the same time is fast, so no silly Impreza bashing arguments there please! They also sound fantastic.
2) They handle well and are very forgiving in unforgiving conditions
3) They're good value for money, if rather expensive to run.
4) Kudos from Rallying. I don't think any of us are deluded that our road going Impreza is really a rally car- cause it isn't- but the fact that the car that Colin McRae and Richard Burns won the drivers title in was a rally version of a Scooby doesn't hurt does it!
5) They are reliable if looked after, driven sensibly with mechanical sympathy and not modded/modded intelligently. Of course there are a few bad apples, but on the whole these are bloomin tough cars, especially given what is expected of them.
6) You can have all the above, 4 doors and a boot!
7) They respond to mods very well......providing you do your homework!
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10 August 2005, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by kbsub
A lot of it has to do with the Rally success , I owned one ( for about 3 months !)and liked it but the running costs far outweighed the enjoyment of it , woudn't buy another either
Don't tell me, why shouldn't you..? (fooking human rights..!)
11 August 2005, 10:00 AM
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Maybe I should find a BMW forum and harp on about how it wasn't possible to keep the car in a straight line due to tramlining, the paintwork (from new) was at best patchy, the rear suspension coils both broke at 25,000 miles for no obvious reason, the dashboard rattled, the windows creaked in the seals and the pedals were so far offset to the right that you needed to sit sideways - BUT THEN ... MAYBE I WON'T BOTHER!!
Too many non-Subaru owners with nothing better to do than post on this forum. By the way - love the WRX300 and wouldn't go back to the Beemer.
Too many non-Subaru owners with nothing better to do than post on this forum. By the way - love the WRX300 and wouldn't go back to the Beemer.
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Originally Posted by KG386
Maybe I should find a BMW forum and harp on about how it wasn't possible to keep the car in a straight line due to tramlining, the paintwork (from new) was at best patchy, the rear suspension coils both broke at 25,000 miles for no obvious reason, the dashboard rattled, the windows creaked in the seals and the pedals were so far offset to the right that you needed to sit sideways - BUT THEN ... MAYBE I WON'T BOTHER!!
Too many non-Subaru owners with nothing better to do than post on this forum. By the way - love the WRX300 and wouldn't go back to the Beemer.
Too many non-Subaru owners with nothing better to do than post on this forum. By the way - love the WRX300 and wouldn't go back to the Beemer.
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11 August 2005, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by jasonius
So what the **** you doing still posting on a subaru forum FFS..!
Don't tell me, why shouldn't you..? (fooking human rights..!)
Don't tell me, why shouldn't you..? (fooking human rights..!)
11 August 2005, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by trails
pmsl, funny how all the most passionate replies seem to come from the newest owners...I'm not taking the pi$$ btw, just making an observation
11 August 2005, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by KG386
No problem, no pi$$ taken - time will tell, no doubt. Mind you, I mean to be ever so boring and keep the car as nature intended so hopefully it will 'survive' the 3 years I'm planning on keeping it.
11 August 2005, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by trails
is it a UK300 blobeye? PPP or no PPP?
Its a WRX300 - MY2005, basically a WRX with PPP and a few other extras (Tracker etc.)
http://www.subaru.co.uk/IMGGB/WWW/Su...9?Opendocument
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Originally Posted by KG386
Trails,
Its a WRX300 - MY2005, basically a WRX with PPP and a few other extras (Tracker etc.)
http://www.subaru.co.uk/IMGGB/WWW/Su...9?Opendocument
Its a WRX300 - MY2005, basically a WRX with PPP and a few other extras (Tracker etc.)
http://www.subaru.co.uk/IMGGB/WWW/Su...9?Opendocument
11 August 2005, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by trails
full de-cat, sti or green panel filter and a TEK3 remap, then no more fiddling and you will get many more grins per mile...
Told you I was boring...
11 August 2005, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by KG386
BUT what about my warranty and insurance???
Told you I was boring...
Told you I was boring...
Good for you if you do manage to stick to not modding the thing but wait 'till someone takes you out in a car that has been
11 August 2005, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by trails
you can always alter your insurance...mmm as for the warranty, another good reason NOT to buy a new car
Good for you if you do manage to stick to not modding the thing but wait 'till someone takes you out in a car that has been
Good for you if you do manage to stick to not modding the thing but wait 'till someone takes you out in a car that has been
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Originally Posted by KG386
Me and the Mrs are off to the Rallyday at Castle Combe on Saturday - maybe I will be inspired - anyway cheers for the ideas...
Cheers,
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11 August 2005, 06:58 PM
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hi i've got no problem with my car and was wondering if someone on this forum couldn't help me. every thing is tickety boo and my car is great.
odd that people post when they have problems and not when they don't isn't it?
odd that people post when they have problems and not when they don't isn't it?
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