hoskib

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can't stand the thought of driving something else?

lol, bit daft really but i'm coming to the point of thinking of selling up and getting a 'normal' car but the thought of driving around in a mondeo or vectra bores me to tears!

the car doesn't cost me alot as i don't really do many miles, but i'm sure the cost of motoring could be brought down with a more sensible car.

even thinking about a diesel octavia or maybe a VRS

i dunno, i love the scoob but i'm coming round to the idea of liking a few grand in the bank a bit more at the moment

i guess i need a bit of reasuring, c'mon scoobynet faithfull help me out

scooby-tc

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Ive got a diesel Octavia as a work hack and 2 imprezas for the weekend but i have to admit i have been getting itchy feet recently and fancied a change into something more familly orientated like an Audi RS6 (till i read up on their forums about how unreliable and costly to maintain they are) so im going to keep mine for the time being until i can afford an E60 M5

hoskib

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at least you got your eye on something exotic mate, i'd be going to a bore mobile.
really am at the crossroads of scooby ownership, can't see me wanting to go back to a classic, sounds a bit snobby but i prefer the newage so much over them.

i just really, genuinely, don't know what to do!

BIGEMP

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HI m8
thought the same a couple of years back and sold mine brought an 03 vectra gsi missed the scoob back in one a month later,2 scoobs later on(2 months ago),thinking the same trying to be sensible(brought zafira gsi) didnt work again ,sold the car and now im back in an 04 sti a month later,i seem to never be happy unless im in a scoob.
Just depends whether you really want or need the money in the bank or not,i think life is too short enjoy yourself octavias a good car but will you be happy saying i drive a skoda or a scooby.
cheers
Dave

hoskib

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that's it pretty much on the head dave i've been driving imprezas for over 10 years now and if i did sell up it would be no turning back, my current car is just so perfect for me i'd never be able to replace it.

jesus haven't even got the thing up for sale and i'm having doubts

tolster

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I recently thought of selling the scoob but after being in "normal" cars I just couldn't do it. It still puts a smile on my face after owning it for five years and cos it's a weekend car still feels quick when i take it out So the choice is yours mate but i would keep it and enjoy it

ash002004

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Hoski swap it with mine mate

lol always fancied a blob eye

hoskib

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sell yours and get in touch mate

WRX_SWRT

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don`t sell it mate keep it buy something for it then go out on a nice round you know on a fresh winters morning and enjoy. that car is perfect

GazTheHat

Yeah, i've gone through that feeling a few times, but i have the luxury of leaving parked and taking the vRS out.

I'm loving it at the moment though and all the goodies going on it next week will just enhance that.

Spend some money on it, that always helps.

hoskib

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i'd agree completely but that's another thing mate, there's nothing else i really want to do to the car either.
my old classic i was buying stuff on a weekly basis, but this one was so much better out the box it only needed a few tweeks to get it how i want.

it's quite nice not having a scooby money pit for a change

JonnyUK1980

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Dont do it mate!!! I did it before when i had my rover tomcat turbo, got a bit bored so sold it and bought a BMW 328i, was fun for about a week then i missed the power and the feel of driving something quick and turbo charged!

Stick with the scooby

scoobynutta555

If you fancy something different, go get something different! You can always buy another Impreza. I like to chop and change to derive different driving experiences. At the moment I'm driving relatively **** cars, a 17 year old Suzuki SJ and a 97 Pajero SWB. Utterly different to driving an Impreza, but each enjoyable in their own right, and not boring

scoobynutta555

TC, why would you want an M5, didn't we keep up easily with one several years ago?

hoskib

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it's not really just to buy something different, i'd move away from performance cars altogether and just buy a thing with 4 wheels that went forwards and backwards

and i know i'd never replace what i've got now, every time i turned the key in another scoob i know i'd be disapointed. i'll never have the spare funds for a litchfield type 20/25 and i'd never buy the current shape so it would be a permanent move away from the brand, otherwise what would be the point in selling it in the first place?

cheers for your input though, i'm sure there's plenty of fun, cheap cars out there

scoobynutta555

I've had 5 Imprezas and many cars in between. I like to have normal cars, then get something fast again. The only one I felt sad aboutselling was the last one as it may be a while, if ever, when I get another. Have you tried any other Imprezas other than this one?

Ved

My golf mk2 gti 16v is still for sale. You know you want to!

hoskib

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yeah, this is my third. series macrae, then a uk 99 and now this one. tried every uk sti (and a few wrx and sports) that has come out apart from the latest thing and wouldn't put any above mine.

i'd be sad about this one going for the same reason mate!

Daft Lad

I got rid of my STi2 earlier this year to make way for an Octavia vRS TDi as a company car, still regret getting rid of it every day to be honest

scoobynutta555

How about a typeR or RA?

hoskib

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i'll be honest i was well impressed when i drove my mates tdi vrs, but not so good in the long term then mate?

hoskib

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has to be an easy to live with daily driver mate, i'd love to have a weekend fun car but don't have the funds/space

Daft Lad

Don't get me wrong its a perfectly good car mate, maybe I just need to get used to driving it a different way! The standard continentals seem to really struggle to put any form of power down in the damp, but then again it does return about 3 times the mpg than the Impreza did! The new common rail engines in the TDi 170's are meant to be even better, unfortunately mine was one of the last of the pump diesel variants.

The best comparison I thought of for them was that the Skoda is like going fast on a train - ie obviously pretty fast but fairly unexciting, whereas the Impreza was like going fast in a go-kart!

scooby-tc

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Not the 507 bhp V10 one we didnt

finalzero

Have a look around, I know the feeling mate, I got bored of my RA but I tend to get bored of cars very quickly.

But with the scooby it's different, when I came > . < this close to selling it I knew I wanted to keep it.

I wouldn't mind a little pug 106 or something as track machine though

dunx

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I thought I was close.....

But I drive an LDV mini-bus full of "special" kids twice a week, that does make you grateful to have a Scooby, believe me !

LOL

DunxC

GazTheHat

An ALK and rear ARB with geometry and that will change your mind for sure. It did for me when i started to lose interest. About £300 all-in. Seriously made a difference.

rev.chris

i have to say i dont get board of mine, love every min of it, the feel of the power an the handleing alway give me te grin factor,

do a few mods on urs, an take it to a few track days,

Jamescsti

Don't do it mate, I sold my v1 STi a few years ago to save money, times were hard at the time. I knew as soon as I saw it leave the drive I made the wrong decision and i've regretted it ever since, and still intend to get another one day.
It will be the worst decision you ever make, take it from someone who has been there

G-string

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Im on my 5th Impreza now mate and apart from the first which I wrote off (young and foolish and all that), I have sold to buy normal'ish cars thinking I was over the whole performance car thing, I'm not .
I have had an alpha 156, c4vts coupe and 2 people carriers lol, still got a 7 seater c4 but had to get another impreza, but I think its taken me this long(10years since my first) to realise that I am going to keep this one for a while longer