Hey guys, im Chris just got my first scooby yesterday and thought id get myself on the forum, looking forward to hearing your experiences with your scoobs and would be really grateful for any hints and tips etc thrown my way.
Cheers

 

Welcome mate I'm sure there's plenty on here that are more than happy to help. What you got? Pictures always help the lazy like me lol welcome anyway

 

Hey mate and cheers.
Got a impreza 2000 turbo 97 reg in silver. Only got it yesterday so gotta take some pics over next couple days already in love with it lol

 

Love Scooby classics. Did you buy it locally? There's loads of cheapish parts to mod a classic enjoy and I'm sure there will be peeps along to offer there advice and assistance.

 

Found it online on gumtree in Swindon so travelled down yesterday and brought it back. I love the classic look aswell, only looking at light modding for now nothing drastic love the clean look to be honest, quite rare the clean looking scooby lol

 

Welcome to the forum Chris.

If you have any questions at all just fire away

 

Hiya butty. I spend a fair amount of time in Penarth but there are some other locals, even Basrah but he's got an Evo lol.

I started with a Silver UK Classic to, enjoy, be realistic with what you want and more importantly enjoy!

 

Thats cool, whats the welsh scooby scene like? Not looking to do anything drastic with it really, kinda like the classic feel to it just fancy some different alloys, colour coded handles and some interior changes but thats it for now

 

Welcome to the Welsh section Chris,

There are plenty of tips on how to spend money on here, the hard part is deciding when to stop..

 

Lol so true lol got some plans but they just keep getting bigger and bigger with new parts i keep seeing lol so what kind of oil and coolant you guys use in 97 turbo?

 

Have a look at the Opie site for the best oils and deals. Oil is not a dark art as some people make out and depelnding on what your use of the car is like or what mods etc will help you decide. I use Millers Semi Synthetic Nanodrive 10W-40. Like tyres, do not go cheap as the engine is the heart of the car and Subaru's are quite oil sensitive.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-74220-mi...ngine-oil.aspx

I use Prestone Long Life Coolant from COSTCO at £11 for a gallon. It's multi engine stuff, is very good and is bloody expensive elsewhere.

 

Its only got k and n air filter and different exhaust on it atm so nothing major modded. Heard alot about the 'use subaru only coolant' arguments going about, any fact to that?

 

Not by me and I know a few others who don't.

 

Fair enough sounds like a scooby marketing scheme lol not ginna be able to drive for another 6 weeks so got plenty of time to make some changes. Anyone had any of the red stuff brake pads before? And anyone ever tackled changing the hoses to silicon hoses?

 

Hoses twice and about to do it again with a coolant and gearbox oil change thrown in for good measure.


Leave your knuckles and DNA as evidence.

 

Nice fancy changing some hoses pretty soon, any particular brand or hose you recommend?

 

Samco are one of the best. The factory is in Llantrisant but they do not have a public shop. The OE Subaru stuff is pretty good but can work out more expensive than aftermarket.

But like most stuff, buy cheap pay twice.

 

Welcome Chris. Bought my current classic 7 yrs ago and still spending.

 

Lol your still spending big as well Matthew

 

Yurp, add another to my list for tonight

 

Will have to do samco hoses set at a time lol cheers for all the replies guys really appreciate it

 

Welcome along Chris, I really can't add anything more to the sound advice the guys have given you above really.
I have a classic too so you won't be short on getting some pointers if you get stuck at anytime or not sure how to spend your money either . So enjoy your new car and your more than welcome to pop along to our next meet if you fancy it??

 

Cheers dude you guys have already given me some more ideas so thanks alot already when and where is the next meet?

 

https://www.scoobynet.com/wales-26/1...-may-14th.html

 

Cheers troop, wont be able to make this one due to having surgery next week and not being able to drive for 6 weeks after that but hopefully il make the one after that. Gives me some time to do some tidying up and adding some bits and bobs

 

Welcome aboard