Hello all.

I'm new to these forums, but thought I'd sign up and say hello!

I've always been interested in quick cars, and being only 23 it's been difficult to afford anything great (at the moment i'm driving a Citroen C2 VTS, it's not fast fast.. but it's great fun, and relatively cheap).

Now, after having a look around a website I found a rather gorgeous 2002 scooby sportswagon (with PPP) for sale (and just within my budget). After phoning the chap selling it, I met up with him and he took me out for a spin. All I can say is..

I didn't get to ask the guy many questions as I spent the majority of the ride grinning/giggling like an imbecile. I've never been in anything as quick, or as cool sounding! The soft purr of the engine alone was enough to make me giggle like a schoolgirl, let alone the catastraphic whoosh of the turbo when giving it some bosh! Absolutely fantastic stuff. Needless to say, I'm now utterly hooked on all that is Scooby, and although I decided I couldn't quite afford the sportswagon, I've just opened a 'scooby fund' savings account to help pay for a decent scooby in the not too distant future!

So, that's enough about me really! I did have a couple of questions:

Servicing/parts
How expensive are scoobies to keep on the road? Are parts expensive? Are services really expensive too? I've heard servicing costs are relatively low, but I'm not sure if that's true or not.

Petrol
It's best to run a scooby on something like BP ultimate, right? What kinda MPG do you get if you aren't thrashing it too much?

Tyres
How quickly do you run through a set of tyres? And how much do a 'semi' decent set set you back?

If there's anything else you think a potential Scooby buyer should know, please say. Is there anything I should look out for when buying? Are there any models I should steer clear of?

That's actually about all I can think of at the moment. I look forward to hearing from you guys, and look forward to posting more on these forums in the future

Cheers

 

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Couple of hours reading on there, telling you everything

Fuel, will be the biggest factor. How many miles will you be doing?

 

Cheers, I'll do some searching around.

I do in the region of 100 miles a week I suppose.. sometimes a little more.

 

Hello from another newbie!

People on here tend not to like 'ultimate' and go for 'V-Power' instead. £50 tends to get me about 300 miles, that's on a non-ppp'd car though.

 

@ 23 Id get an Insurance quote first.

 

you should be okay at 23 for insurance if you have no pouints etc and don't live in the bronx

 

Hello Newbies.......

I replace all four tyres and brake pads at every 10,000 miles for around 900 pounds stiring a pop & drive it like you feckin stole it

DCI

 

Hello,
Firstly costs, I average 23 ish mpg driving normally or around 8 mpg on a track day. Tyres are very subjective but budget around £85 a corner for a good quality brand.
Servicing is surprisingly cheap even at main dealers so long as no bits need changing. There are plenty of specialists to keep those costs down though so don't worry too much.
I've had my WRX for just over a year now and have spent around £800 in 20000 miles on servicing including a cambelt change and brake pads/rear discs. Normal oil and filter change with a look over service is about £120 from a main dealer (I use Cheam Motors in Ewell - they're excellent).
Front tyres lasted me around 12000 miles with the rears still going strong after 20k. I've gone for Eagle F1's this time round on the front and they seem to be wearing a little more quickly but again tyres are a minefield!
Enjoy yourself on these forums and watch out for certain "characters" who have rather odd on-line personalities.....
Cheers, Andy

 

Some sound advice

 

Thanks for the replies guys, all very helpful!

As for an insurance quote, I did one before checking out scoobies, managed t to find one for £1200 fully comp (on the wagon), which is alot.. but certainly doable.

 

Petrol
It's best to run a scooby on something like BP ultimate, right? What kinda MPG do you get if you aren't thrashing it too much?

Tyres
How quickly do you run through a set of tyres? And how much do a 'semi' decent set set you back?

If there's anything else you think a potential Scooby buyer should know, please say. Is there anything I should look out for when buying? Are there any models I should steer clear of?

That's actually about all I can think of at the moment. I look forward to hearing from you guys, and look forward to posting more on these forums in the future

Cheers[/quote]

 

Depends how heavy you are with the loud pedal.
I get approx 20 - 23 mpg which I am ok with. (Occasionally give it "Giant Haystacks" on the speed button...

 

• Well that's about £25 per week fuel, more in the first few months
• (So, say 500 p/m, 6000 p/yr)
• Insurance, probably over £1000 for a UK wagon.
• Service £250
• Tyres £400 (Every two years if lucky)

So bare bones running costs, without anything going wrong and nothing but tyres replaced every other year, add on a MOT too:

£100 P/M - Fuel
£100 P/M - Insurance
£15 P/M - Tax
£20 P/M - Service
£18 P/M - Tyres
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£30 - MOT

£283 per month to run your car.

Hope that gives you a rough idea.