ThePoorMansScooby

IMO this is the main downfall of scooby ownership, anyone else like me?

Have people got cash ready and waiting or just willing to take the risk and sell up losing thousands if it happens?

Is it possible to knock back from 450 to 280 so i can sleep at night hahaha.

Alan Jeffery

They can be very reliable if properly treated. Most failures are caused by something in particular. Just a few short years ago, power outputs around 450bhp were touring car territory, with strip downs after every race! We're aware of owners who don't do the basics, like keeping enough oil in it, then blame Subaru when it fails. Tuned Impreza engines invariably use oil.
Unlike the crappy cars I used to drive in my youth, they won't tolerate slack big end bearings for long, so if you hear an unexpected noise, switch it off!

alcazar

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I should be getting mine back this week, with a fair amount of meney spent after a failure last August in France.

How long it'll be before I stop driving it with no music and with one eye on the dials all the time, well, that's anybody's guess.

Shaun

A tuner (many years ago) said to me "How fast can you afford to go!?"

If someone can't afford the maitenance or potential repair bill..... buy a standard car with a manufacturers warranty.

Don't get me wrong.... I don't plan for my engine to let go or give me problems, but I ensure I have the cash there should it happen. Never skimping on maintenance and hoping I have done the job right in the first place. Being proactive is always better than being reactive.

Unfortunately I feel too many people think the story finishes (as regards to potential spend and maintenance required) once the modifications have been done.

Myles

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That was me after one bout of slight overheat for about 10 seconds, didnt even go over 3/4. I think it pays to be paranoid!

Terminator X

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It's overstated & scaremongering IMHO. You always hear about the failures whilst people rarely post on here that it's another year of trouble free motoring

The P1 on the otherhand

TX.

wrx9181

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agree with him :-)

scooby seb

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your always going to think that with any peformance car i think it comes with the territory,mine went bang last year on the 1st outing after having it resprayed so i just parked it up did as much extra work as i could to get it sorted and if it goes again i'll do the same again until i get bored of it

i don't think i've ever had my stereo on in the 3 yrs i've owned it and always think i hear a new noise but its normaly just being over paranoid (i hope)

i know alot of people use thiers as a daily driver but mine's just a weekend toy so i look at it as my hobby and at the end of the day most hobbys cost money with no return so i just except that but its different for other peeps who rely on thiers to get them to work everyday