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19 May 2006, 04:44 PM
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Advice please for a newbie ...
Am now the proud owner of my first ever scooby .... but have a couple of questions ...
1. Do I really need to lay off the boost for the first 1000 miles? ... So far am finding it impossible, but conflicting opinions received!!!
2. Are there any particular brands of petrol that are better, or can I just put anything in? ... confilcting opinions.
P.S. Why is it that just because I am a girl and blonde people seem to assume it's not my car or that I can't possibly know how to drive it......???!!
1. Do I really need to lay off the boost for the first 1000 miles? ... So far am finding it impossible, but conflicting opinions received!!!
2. Are there any particular brands of petrol that are better, or can I just put anything in? ... confilcting opinions.
P.S. Why is it that just because I am a girl and blonde people seem to assume it's not my car or that I can't possibly know how to drive it......???!!
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19 May 2006, 04:55 PM
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If the new ones are the same as a couple of years ago then they have different oil in them up till the first 1000 mile service. If thats the case then yes lay off the boost.
As long as you use at least SUL you should be ok although Optiomax is supposed to be the best for the car........
Please guys dont start a this fuel is better than that thread, its just the way it is
hope this helps.
Gary
ps ....... dont park on double yellows in the future
As long as you use at least SUL you should be ok although Optiomax is supposed to be the best for the car........
Please guys dont start a this fuel is better than that thread, its just the way it is
hope this helps.
Gary
ps ....... dont park on double yellows in the future
19 May 2006, 05:01 PM
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Thanks Gary
I have to take the car in for an oil change at 1000 miles but the dealer mentioned nothing about laying off the boost, so was uncertain whether it still applied or not ....
SUL it is then for now ... not sure where the nearest place to get Optimax is (is Shell only - yes??), will have to look into it ....
Thanks for the welcome guys!!
I have to take the car in for an oil change at 1000 miles but the dealer mentioned nothing about laying off the boost, so was uncertain whether it still applied or not ....
SUL it is then for now ... not sure where the nearest place to get Optimax is (is Shell only - yes??), will have to look into it ....
Thanks for the welcome guys!!
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Welcome to the madhouse... a fellow blonde scooby owner 
I have an 04 wrx in blue... and people also assume that its not mine and also assume that its on finance
WRONG AND WRONG AGAIN!!
welcome anyhow.
claire
I have an 04 wrx in blue... and people also assume that its not mine and also assume that its on finance
WRONG AND WRONG AGAIN!!
welcome anyhow.
claire
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Oh... and dont believe anyone who says there is some ritual on here that you have to pose with the car with a loaf of bread on your head
I use bp ultimate.... closest for me... Found Tesc 99ron made it a little juddery in the mornings
I use bp ultimate.... closest for me... Found Tesc 99ron made it a little juddery in the mornings
19 May 2006, 05:40 PM
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Hi claire
Hehe .... I know exactly what you mean!! ... The dealer even admitted that he thought I was some blonde twenty-something and didn't know the first thing about cars and was just along for a jolly ..... WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!
He admitted it was a complete shock when they realised I :-
1. had the money
2. had done my homework
3. had hammered them for a deal
not all blondes are dumb hey!
... and thanks for the welcome!!
Nic
Hehe .... I know exactly what you mean!! ... The dealer even admitted that he thought I was some blonde twenty-something and didn't know the first thing about cars and was just along for a jolly ..... WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!
He admitted it was a complete shock when they realised I :-
1. had the money
2. had done my homework
3. had hammered them for a deal
not all blondes are dumb hey!
... and thanks for the welcome!!
Nic
19 May 2006, 05:46 PM
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Certainly not dumb blonde Nic....
I gave up a 600 sportsbike to have kids and thats what the scoob replaced...
Also I was taught by an advanced driver some tricks so I aint driving round like I dont know what Im doing lol
You'll love it... get ready for attention on the road though... every chav on 4 wheels will have a go... not worth the petrol... lol
Main problem I have is with middle aged men in 'safe' saloons... bmws volvos etc.....
The boy racer types are great.. let me out and everything...
Oh and the women in fiestas on dual carrigeways that have managed to wind it up to 80 and dont want to slow down at all cos it took them a whole week to get it to 80... come up behind me flashing me to get outta the way
best to really... havnt got a chance of stopping have they !! Bet the brakes on a fiesta are **** hot
I gave up a 600 sportsbike to have kids and thats what the scoob replaced...
Also I was taught by an advanced driver some tricks so I aint driving round like I dont know what Im doing lol
You'll love it... get ready for attention on the road though... every chav on 4 wheels will have a go... not worth the petrol... lol
Main problem I have is with middle aged men in 'safe' saloons... bmws volvos etc.....
The boy racer types are great.. let me out and everything...
Oh and the women in fiestas on dual carrigeways that have managed to wind it up to 80 and dont want to slow down at all cos it took them a whole week to get it to 80... come up behind me flashing me to get outta the way
best to really... havnt got a chance of stopping have they !! Bet the brakes on a fiesta are **** hot
19 May 2006, 05:55 PM
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Welcome to the forum Nic 
great looking car 
Right come on then I've been trying to get to the bottom of this for ages now.... what is the loaf of bread about.... I remember seeing the pics at the time
great looking car
Originally Posted by girl-in-a-scoob
Oh... and dont believe anyone who says there is some ritual on here that you have to pose with the car with a loaf of bread on your head
19 May 2006, 09:35 PM
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Right come on then I've been trying to get to the bottom of this for ages now.... what is the loaf of bread about.... I remember seeing the pics at the time
[/quote]Not sure.. but when I first started posting on here I was told I had to do pics with a loaf of bread on my head... I didnt and no harm has come to me
19 May 2006, 09:51 PM
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Am now the proud owner of my first ever scooby .... but have a couple of questions ...
1. Do I really need to lay off the boost for the first 1000 miles? ... So far am finding it impossible, but conflicting opinions received!!!
2. Are there any particular brands of petrol that are better, or can I just put anything in? ... confilcting opinions.
1. Do I really need to lay off the boost for the first 1000 miles? ... So far am finding it impossible, but conflicting opinions received!!!
2. Are there any particular brands of petrol that are better, or can I just put anything in? ... confilcting opinions.
Firstly: Hi
1. Yes , no real need to be religious at keeping it below 3000rpm the odd moment won't do any harm. Reason to do so is to allow the filter to catch any remaining swarf and sand still in the engine from manufacture and allow the bearings to bed in.
2. best thing you can do is read the manual. Seriously - you won't get a good answer here (jap import boys will say Tesco 99 or Optimax, and the skinflints will say 95ron ). It will say what minimum RON fuel your car will run happily on. Which will be 95ron (if its a UK/euro car). Yes you may get some more horses from using super unleaded, but if your pottering round town, you need to question if its worth it (especially when running in
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Hello
To answer your questions.....
Warm the car up nicely, i keep mine under 2.5k for the first 5 miles and under 3k for the next 5 miles, also let the engine idle for about 1-2 mins after doing "enthusiastic" driving so the oil can cool the turbo down (plus it stops the oil cooking in the turbo 
For the first 1k miles, keep under 4k, dont worry too much, you can still loose your licence as 4k will be enough to exceed the 70 limit a little
Have the car serviced at 1k and the oil replaced with semi synthetic, NOT fully synthetic as the engine parts are still bedding in and fully synthetic would cause a long bed in time, slowly increase the revs by say 500 rpm over the next 50-100 miles, by approximately 1500 miles you should be ok to give the car stick, but note that you wont be getting the full benefit from the car as the engines take a few thousand miles to loosen up (like 10k).
After approximately 5k miles you can add fully synthetic oil if you wish (full oil change).
Petrol....
Optimax does me, just add some different ones to the car and drive around on a tank full to see which you prefer, you may not notice any difference, mine is a JDM STi so is a little more sensitive to what I feed her
Hope that helps
Tony
To answer your questions.....
Warm the car up nicely, i keep mine under 2.5k for the first 5 miles and under 3k for the next 5 miles, also let the engine idle for about 1-2 mins after doing "enthusiastic" driving
so the oil can cool the turbo down (plus it stops the oil cooking in the turbo For the first 1k miles, keep under 4k, dont worry too much, you can still loose your licence as 4k will be enough to exceed the 70 limit a little
Have the car serviced at 1k and the oil replaced with semi synthetic, NOT fully synthetic as the engine parts are still bedding in and fully synthetic would cause a long bed in time, slowly increase the revs by say 500 rpm over the next 50-100 miles, by approximately 1500 miles you should be ok to give the car stick, but note that you wont be getting the full benefit from the car as the engines take a few thousand miles to loosen up (like 10k).
After approximately 5k miles you can add fully synthetic oil if you wish (full oil change).
Petrol....
Optimax does me, just add some different ones to the car and drive around on a tank full to see which you prefer, you may not notice any difference, mine is a JDM STi so is a little more sensitive to what I feed her
Hope that helps
Tony
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It has new wheels on now ... I'm liking them a lot! 
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...sty/black1.jpg
... but may not be to everyone's taste!
Nickie
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...sty/black1.jpg
... but may not be to everyone's taste!
Nickie