Members running a Subaru estate as a 2nd car.
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Members running a Subaru estate as a 2nd car.
Just wondered how many members are running WRX estates as a 2nd car? I'm really considering it as every time I start looking for a run-about/work car I always end up at WRX estates.
I know there not the best for mpg but they do offer the more practical side of things. Should I look else where or are they a good option? Seen a few blobeyes with FSH at around 89k for £2999 which seems ok.
Thoughts...
I know there not the best for mpg but they do offer the more practical side of things. Should I look else where or are they a good option? Seen a few blobeyes with FSH at around 89k for £2999 which seems ok.
Thoughts...
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I'm running a wrx wagon as my daily drive as I needed space for the dog, so I kinda get where you're coming from. Thinking about it, if you did get a wagon as a second more practical car, then you could in theory transfer certain parts from your saloon car to the wagon if and when you upgrade the saloon. Running two Scoobys would be costly tho...
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I have a wrx wagon with ppp with ap 4 pots on the front, lighter and faster than a standard sti, better gearing and much more comfortable day to day and very practical.
As long as your not going above 330/350bhp and doing lots of track days/ quarter miles they are fantastic, add some handling mods and its happy days.
But i also have an sti type r tucked away in the garage awaiting some special treatment.
As long as your not going above 330/350bhp and doing lots of track days/ quarter miles they are fantastic, add some handling mods and its happy days.
But i also have an sti type r tucked away in the garage awaiting some special treatment.
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I have an 04 blob eye wagon now running 345/349 as a second car. It's lot's of fun to drive & catches the odd poser in much more expensive cars out
Just make sure you upgrade the brakes before you up the power.
Just make sure you upgrade the brakes before you up the power.
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Just got my 3rd scoob, blob wagon SL PPP that is meant as a 2nd car, had it 12ish days and its just seen the garage, time to use the derv for a bit
Never had a prob with previous scoobs and this looks and sounds okay so looking forward to my blasts out again, the mx5 just don't do it
Never had a prob with previous scoobs and this looks and sounds okay so looking forward to my blasts out again, the mx5 just don't do it
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Yes pal,defo recommend a wagon their a plesure to drive,an if its standard i dont recon ther that bad on fuel.mine was givin me 28.5mpg local.until i started the modds.
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Surely if you just want a runabout/work car/load carrier you are better off with a Focus or Astra estate.
A lot cheaper on fuel/insurance/spares than a WRX! Isn't that the main point of a runabout?
A lot cheaper on fuel/insurance/spares than a WRX! Isn't that the main point of a runabout?
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have run a Fozzie Turbo-S for about 10yrs now (and before that Leggy single Turbo estates).......cracking fun and fits as much in as you can need / far more practical than a hatch
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Agree with Alyn, Ive had imp estates, fozzies and leggys .... the imps arent as cavernous as youd think, and with the rear lights impeding on the aperture you dont get anywhere near as much in as a legacy!
In standard trim they arent as sharp and precise as an imp, but on a long cruise theyre a really nice place to be.
£3k goes a very long way in the leggy and fozzy market too!
and f1fan "you are better off with a Focus or Astra estate" .... downside being you have to drive round in a focus or astra! A little more cash on a proper car is worth it in the long run! :-)
In standard trim they arent as sharp and precise as an imp, but on a long cruise theyre a really nice place to be.
£3k goes a very long way in the leggy and fozzy market too!
and f1fan "you are better off with a Focus or Astra estate" .... downside being you have to drive round in a focus or astra! A little more cash on a proper car is worth it in the long run! :-)
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It's not a little more cash though is it? You can have one for half the price, it uses half the fuel and costs half as much to service and repair and half as much to insure. If you have one decent motor why bother paying over the odds for a runabout/workhorse/
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[QUOTE=f1_fan;10811515]It's not a little more cash though is it? You can have one for half the price,
-You can get a reet good legacy for next to nowt ,..... or you can get a really nice 2004 2.5NA for the numbers that have been mentioned!
it uses half the fuel
-NA leggys are pretty good! not to diesel levels, but not too bad either! Plus, theres some crackin LPG cars about!
and costs half as much to service and repair
-Goes wrong half as often and costs the same to repair as theyre easyer to work on and therefore loads less labour! Therefore negligable difference to service!
and half as much to insure.
-Im talking legacy's here not imps, so they havent been tagged with the chav banner, so insurance is alot more reasonable.
If you have one decent motor why bother paying over the odds for a runabout/workhorse/
- Even if it is a second car workhorse etc, no reason not to buy something you enjoy driving if the costs are the same as a sh1tty little understeery eurobox!
-You can get a reet good legacy for next to nowt ,..... or you can get a really nice 2004 2.5NA for the numbers that have been mentioned!
it uses half the fuel
-NA leggys are pretty good! not to diesel levels, but not too bad either! Plus, theres some crackin LPG cars about!
and costs half as much to service and repair
-Goes wrong half as often and costs the same to repair as theyre easyer to work on and therefore loads less labour! Therefore negligable difference to service!
and half as much to insure.
-Im talking legacy's here not imps, so they havent been tagged with the chav banner, so insurance is alot more reasonable.
If you have one decent motor why bother paying over the odds for a runabout/workhorse/
- Even if it is a second car workhorse etc, no reason not to buy something you enjoy driving if the costs are the same as a sh1tty little understeery eurobox!
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