Just sold my Evo FQ320 VIII MR (had 2 scoobies before that but I was drawn away to the dark side...), but having got that old chestnut out of my system, I've returned home to buy this little fella...

2006
STI PPP (320ps, 332lbs)
Prodive Spring Kit + 'fast road' geometry set up
18" RB320 wheels



Been very pleased with it







Had the wheels / prodrive springs fitted and been very pleasantly surprised by the handling (esp. having come from the pin sharp Evo).

Here's my subjective scores on the 2 cars:

Handling: Evo 9, STI 8.5 (both very good but Evo just has the edge for the dart like steering)

Performance: Evo 9, STI 9 (both awesome but I personally prefer the scoobie torquey delivery)

Engine / exhaust sound: Evo 3 (dull note and whiney engine except maybe at full tilt), Scooby 10 (non-biased!)

Interior: Evo 5, STI 8

Day to day drive: Evo 7 (bit tiresome on long runs), Scooby 9

Running costs: Evo 5, STI 7

Finally... Soul and character: Evo 6, Scooby 9.
The Evo ticks all the boxes in terms of performance and handling etc but lacks a soul for me, Scooby has loads more character.

All IMHO of course
Clarkey

 

welcome back ...and ditto the above ......that is why I never bought a Evo

 

Welcome back and nice car. Needs a front lip splitter to finish off the RB320 look.

 

very nice, wannna swap

 

My missus loves them in black. I had better not show her yours

 

What's that hanging off the front spoiler?


Looks great.
Nice comparisons aswell.

 

What you on about? It clearly doesn't have a front splitter.

I think it would finish the car off nicely.

 

yeh i agree... will set it off nicely.

 

Looking at your Hawkeye it is 'clearly' my mistake as the front/side bumper has the appearance of a splitter. Soz

Yes it would look even better with one.

 

Those wheels must have set you back a few quid. Very nice.

I never understand why Subaru do it though... sell a car as a special edition and then sell the extra bits off it separately anyway lol Crackers.

 

Ok apologies, thought you were being sarky. The joys of a web forum eh

Mine is also deceptive as, despite being stated as amod in my profile, the splitter is not on the car in my photos just to complicate matters...

 

Clarkey

IMHO you rated evrything about right although TBH personally I'd have just rated the STi 0.5 lower on handling at 8


Very nice example
look for HT auto splitter £200 less than a STi splitter as high kerbs will have exactly the same effect on both on either of them Sadly my front slitter (Sti) was lost in action

i have a Zunsport grill on my 2006





Tony

 

Hi Tony love the grill where did you get it from? Never heard of Zunsport!

 

Welcome back,stunning car you've got now

 

welcome back, glad to see you ahve seen the light, very nice scooby mate

 

Black, has to be the best colour

Nice motor and welcome back !

 

I love hawkeyes...got one myself. The wheels look really good At first glance I thought yours was an RB320.

But to be honest, I would pick an FQ over a scooby anyday tbh, maybe with the exception of the RB320.
Plus, recaros are way better than the crappy seats in a scoob.

 

Buy some Recaros and put them in your Impreza then. You will then have the seat you like in a car that sounds better and has more character... ok, it might not look as good, but you can't see it from the inside anyway.

 

You may notice they used my Car as the template and are VERY good quality IMHO

Looking on their site the Top 3 are £99

Car grilles mazda, car grills mazda, grilles mazda by Zun Sport, UK

and set of 4 are £180

Car grilles mazda, car grills mazda, grilles mazda by Zun Sport, UK

Tony

Ps I have no affiliation with the company, they were very nice peeps I met at a show and helped them out

 

Why has no one picked up on this

 

I was thinking the same thing hehe

 

welcome back , after recently becoming a scooby owner i cant see me changing love the car and love the hawk eyes just wish i had the money to have one at the moment but me being 22 got to settle for a wrx import.

top car mate

 

Great Car Mate

 

FPMSL

Tony

 

always prefered blob eyes to hawk eyes but after seeing that in black i might have been converted looks amazing

 

My wife loves the new scooby but never really got into the Evo despite me keeping it for 14 months. She said it sounded 'tinny, whiney and rough'! I even took mine into a ralliart dealer to get it checked out for whining... "they all sound like that sir! " Oh that's ok then.

I think the Evo has awesome handling and on the track in particular was superb, but all round not for me. Each to their own... Clarkey

 

Your not 'settling' for anything there... WRX imports are awesome esp at 22... I had an XR2i at 22!

 

I do like the splitters. Whats' the ground clearance like once on? is it going to hit every speed bump around?! My mate has a supra, lowered etc... catches on everything at the front.

Clarkey

 

I have to watch out for high curbs but other than that I clear everything ok. I only have prodrive springs on though, so hardly lowered at all.

 

oohh errr matron


Welcome back from the dark side, V.nice in Black