Been offered a 2001 Scooby WRX. Talk me out of it..

[Dogzyboy 0]

I had a '97 Classic UK Turbo until I had to buy a house. Getting rid of it & switching to an oil burner was a nightmare!! I loved that car, the power, the grip & the sound it was awesome! In the 2 years, all I had to replace were the droplinks & the radiator, it had done just shy of 100k by the time I sold it. I've had the Raddo for 2 months & I've already had a coilpack, plugs, a wheel bearing, leads on the way & another wheel bearing soon too!

 

Now I've got the VR, I have a passion for driving again. I would say the Impreza was an awesome car for going out & driving like a maniac, but it didn't half drink the juice!! I find the VR great for having a blast too but it seems much more refined & effortless, and most definitely a lot more "grown up", FAR less common & not Chav.

 

Given the choice between them now I would choose the VR everytime. However, I'm very glad I have owned a Scooby & do not regret it for one minute.

 

Just my 2 pence worth!! :lol:

[godskitchen 0]

go by a skyline!! or an evo!! they are both rarer and more refined

 

These 3 words should never appear in a sentence together.

[Goldie 2]

go by a skyline!! or an evo!! they are both rarer and more refined

 

 

These 3 words should never appear in a sentence together.

 

When i said the Skyline was good i didnt mean refined.

 

My mates R33 GTR is very raw and its a flying machine!!

[Mave 0]

Well, I know I could get a car less stressfull than the corrado, something more reliable. But reliable cars are boring :D And it always makes me smile when driving the 'rado.

[surfer.vr6 0]

I don't like them, there seems to be a certain person who drives them, and that person doesn't appeal to me :(

 

middle aged grey hair basball cap wrong way round

[stel g60 0]

i used to think they were well fast, ive raced 5 of em up till now, only got beat by 1. was enuf to put me right of em

[rosswalker 0]

I'll have to agree with the peeps that have said it is a certian kind of person who drive them. You will need an attitude adjustment if you get one.

 

enthusiast to boy racer in one easy step :(

 

- Ross

[Whitedog 0]

Its Simple.....

 

 

 

VAG :luvlove: :notworthy: 8)

 

 

 

JAP :nono: :cuckoo: :pukeleft:

[mtc R32 0]

My first experience of a Subaru was my cousins.. which was a P-plate wrx sportwagon.... At the time I had an E36 M3 and we were forever debating who had the best car....

I didn't think his Subaru was that fast but it did feel light compared to the BMW and thats what made be feel happy that I had a solid German car...

 

Couple of years later, A friend of my old man was selling his Subaru P1... Now that car I really did love to bits and eventually purchased it from him with very low miles.....

These are completely different to the WRX's and is a whole different ball game...

2dr coupe and only 1000 made by Prodrive IIRC...

I did 20k miles in it and loved every mile.... Never had one problem and it would be in my Top 10 Garage....

 

Been there and glad I did it.... But I wouldn't go out and buy another... IMO that shape was the best

[G60Jet 1]

go by a skyline!! or an evo!! they are both rarer and more refined

 

 

These 3 words should never appear in a sentence together.

 

When i said the Skyline was good i didnt mean refined.

 

My mates R33 GTR is very raw and its a flying machine!!

 

they handle so well, who give a pooh about the interior plastic

[ilovemycar 0]

And it always makes me smile when driving the 'rado.

Quoted for truth

[CorradoVR6-Turbo 0]

pooh, bless u. steady with the jack of the scrumpy

kind

[davidwatsonok 0]

Let's dispel a few myths. Cylinder 3 is a weak point on the EJ20 engine, but usually when people have mod'd the exhaust in a way which raises under-bonnet temps significantly. As the up-pipe to the turbo runs past it the excessive heat can cause problems, but certainly not every 7-10k miles. I did 37k in 2 3/4 years of ownership and my engine was sweet as a nut, and I drive very hard. The only problems I had was a couple of exhaust sensor failures, one fixed on warranty and the other 40 quid.

 

You don't have to pay the earth to fix them either, with plenty of well respected specialists dotted around the country. One of the most famous, Scoobyclinic at Chesterfield charge 25 quid an hour, and I would trust them much more than any franchised dealer. My G/F's 'Rado (used to be mine) has cost us about 3x what it cost us to keep the Scoob on the road in the same time BTW.

 

Kev was right about the STi having the better engine, brakes, suspension and I/C water spray, but having driven many variants extensively over the years I must disagree with him on the "better gears". The 6sp 'box makes you work too hard and is ultimately tiresome. I much prefer the 5sp unit in the WRX. He was also right about the handling being improved by a Whiteline rear ARB, but it also needs solid links to get full benefit. A good geo set-up from someone who knows what the car can do and what you want to achieve reaps dividends too. Mine was set up by Stuart Tams whom trains the Williams F1 team on chassis design.

 

Money on mods is best spent on handling rather than power upgrades. Despite all its grip and power, the Scoob doesn't actually handle too well, but a set of AST adjustable coilovers alongside the Whiteline bars will make a truly devastating A-B road car. Mine took my breath away right up to the day I sold her, and I am counting every second of every day until I get my next. They are THAT good when you know what they can do, and you are capable of pushing them to extreme limits.

 

The Chav comments are regrettably true, but I see more Chavs daily in old Golf's, Saxo's, 106's etc but they are so common that you barely even notice them these days. A chav in a Scoob stands out a bit more, but thankfully they are restricted to the older "classic" shape mostly.

 

People do tend to immerse themselves into the scene a bit too passionately, and hence the blue jackets and baseball caps. It is sad, and thankfully I have enough personal identity to not follow other people, prefering to cut my own path, so no-one says you have to. Regardless of the coats and caps however, they have proven to be the friendliest petrolheads I have ever been associated with over my years of driving, having made countless true and hopefully lifelong friendships whilst attending the relevent meets, events, runs, trackdays and shows. I don't think I fit into the stereotypes mentioned above, being a 37yo professional running 2 successful business's, holding a motorsport license and also a qualified ADI (plus IAM & ROSPA).

 

I have driven most cars over the years, and IMHO the Scoob is the best compromise of power, speed, handling, grip, cost and style there is. I know they're ugly, but you can't see it when you're sat in the drivers seat, which is where I like to be. I do still have a soft spot for my old 'Rado, but the world has moved on significantly since the late 80's, and as beautiful as they still are, I demand more from my car these days.

 

Who made that comment about Evo's being refined :D