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26 October 2005, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by scoobynutta555
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My old WRX, not a ****box either. Wheels were with it when I got it, not my choice. in their defence though, they were split rim and lightweight
Im not totally against old cars, I think if I get another Impreza, it will be an older wrx or an sti. Simply for the fact I'm fed up of Imprezas and their depreciation at the moment. My real pet hates are bug eyes, but thats a different thread
My old WRX, not a ****box either. Wheels were with it when I got it, not my choice. in their defence though, they were split rim and lightweight
Im not totally against old cars, I think if I get another Impreza, it will be an older wrx or an sti. Simply for the fact I'm fed up of Imprezas and their depreciation at the moment. My real pet hates are bug eyes, but thats a different thread
btw, not a personal attack, just curious...?!
26 October 2005, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by brihoppy
seen a few of your posts having a pop at the bugeye on another thread and im just wondering why you feel the need to publicly slag them so much...? i dont particularly like the look of the classic, but i dont jump on every thread shouting about it...?! obviously everyones entitled to their own opinion, etc, but why so vociferous...?
btw, not a personal attack, just curious...?!
btw, not a personal attack, just curious...?!
26 October 2005, 11:44 AM
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Are they ruining Scooby ownership for you? It just seems to me that every other thread is "Hi, newbie just brought[sic] a 93 wrx d'ont[sic] no anything about it, eny 1 no the bhp?"
and i suppose you knew everything about them did you when you first got one
and why the hell would they be ruining ownership for anyone
its there money and their choice.
whether its a 12 year old or brand new, its no longer an "elite club" to be in, which is what most of the long term owners would like to think.
FACT=subarus are getting cheaper by the week
FACT=anybody has the right to buy one
as long as you still enjoy driving yours whats the problem !!
and i suppose you knew everything about them did you when you first got one
and why the hell would they be ruining ownership for anyone
its there money and their choice.whether its a 12 year old or brand new, its no longer an "elite club" to be in, which is what most of the long term owners would like to think.
FACT=subarus are getting cheaper by the week
FACT=anybody has the right to buy one
as long as you still enjoy driving yours whats the problem !!
26 October 2005, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by bobsru
Are they ruining Scooby ownership for you? It just seems to me that every other thread is "Hi, newbie just brought[sic] a 93 wrx d'ont[sic] no anything about it, eny 1 no the bhp?"
and i suppose you knew everything about them did you when you first got one
and why the hell would they be ruining ownership for anyone its there money and their choice.
whether its a 12 year old or brand new, its no longer an "elite club" to be in, which is what most of the long term owners would like to think.
FACT=subarus are getting cheaper by the week
FACT=anybody has the right to buy one
as long as you still enjoy driving yours whats the problem !!
and i suppose you knew everything about them did you when you first got one
and why the hell would they be ruining ownership for anyone
its there money and their choice.whether its a 12 year old or brand new, its no longer an "elite club" to be in, which is what most of the long term owners would like to think.
FACT=subarus are getting cheaper by the week
FACT=anybody has the right to buy one
as long as you still enjoy driving yours whats the problem !!
26 October 2005, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Kuro
The complete Impreza line up;
1. Early WRX's. Basically they are bouncing bettys. You get very little warning when they are going to go off, usually a few confusing seconds in slow motion before the bang. Damage is alway considerable and the financial implications will stimulate the production of waste materials in abundance. Driven mainly by chavs and people wanting to make a quick if smoke filled getaway. Usually advertised as being a "wicked" and having the concealed weapon storage locker as standard.
2. Classics. Unbeatable in unmolested form, muts nuts material, even if they are worth about 15 quid and a pint now. Molested models looks pants and are chav city Arizona. That's a fact along the same lines as the grass is green, let's try and make the best of it.
3. WRX Sti Type Six Sigma RA Limited *****-to-the-Wall no Stereo Edition; Oh FFS why? Usually driven by Colin McRae wannabees who will tell you how good they are at any given opportunity, and how it's a god above miracle that they aren't part of the WRC. Usually make a solid buy though, given that it's been run on a mixture of Optimax, Monkey **** and extract of Greenfly Nads. You'll find the oil has been changed every 10 miles or 30 minutes, which comes sooner.
4. New Age WRX's in WR Blue with gold wheels. So many of them several owners 'share' them, each thinking it's theirs. 90% of which are driven by new Scoob enthusiasts and glory supporters who two years ago didn't know WTF a Scooby was and still sported the opinion, "that jap foreign muck? Eck no, not beat my Vectra, not in my lifetime sonny"
5. WR1 - bought by the same people who buy £180 trainers and stick them on eBay 5 minutes later, dumbly giggling and muttering "it's only money..." If you didn't manage to order one of these rarities, Subaru UK recommend that as an alternative you withdraw 30k from the bank and make a giant papier-mache **** from it, to which you can attach your head.
1. Early WRX's. Basically they are bouncing bettys. You get very little warning when they are going to go off, usually a few confusing seconds in slow motion before the bang. Damage is alway considerable and the financial implications will stimulate the production of waste materials in abundance. Driven mainly by chavs and people wanting to make a quick if smoke filled getaway. Usually advertised as being a "wicked" and having the concealed weapon storage locker as standard.
2. Classics. Unbeatable in unmolested form, muts nuts material, even if they are worth about 15 quid and a pint now. Molested models looks pants and are chav city Arizona. That's a fact along the same lines as the grass is green, let's try and make the best of it.
3. WRX Sti Type Six Sigma RA Limited *****-to-the-Wall no Stereo Edition; Oh FFS why? Usually driven by Colin McRae wannabees who will tell you how good they are at any given opportunity, and how it's a god above miracle that they aren't part of the WRC. Usually make a solid buy though, given that it's been run on a mixture of Optimax, Monkey **** and extract of Greenfly Nads. You'll find the oil has been changed every 10 miles or 30 minutes, which comes sooner.
4. New Age WRX's in WR Blue with gold wheels. So many of them several owners 'share' them, each thinking it's theirs. 90% of which are driven by new Scoob enthusiasts and glory supporters who two years ago didn't know WTF a Scooby was and still sported the opinion, "that jap foreign muck? Eck no, not beat my Vectra, not in my lifetime sonny"
5. WR1 - bought by the same people who buy £180 trainers and stick them on eBay 5 minutes later, dumbly giggling and muttering "it's only money..." If you didn't manage to order one of these rarities, Subaru UK recommend that as an alternative you withdraw 30k from the bank and make a giant papier-mache **** from it, to which you can attach your head.
26 October 2005, 02:20 PM
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This post is a perfect example of one of the reasons I no longer choose to own an Impreza
oh, and whys that? and if you dont own an impreza why do you post on the subaru forums?
sounds to me like your are refering to me as the "riff-raff" you mentioned in your earlier post
lol, if you are i wont take it personally, simply for the reason you have never met me, therefore you cannot judge me.
i am very fanatical about my car, as are the whole family.
and i have attatched a pic just for you 
oh, and whys that? and if you dont own an impreza why do you post on the subaru forums?
sounds to me like your are refering to me as the "riff-raff" you mentioned in your earlier post
lol, if you are i wont take it personally, simply for the reason you have never met me, therefore you cannot judge me.
i am very fanatical about my car, as are the whole family.
and i have attatched a pic just for you
26 October 2005, 02:28 PM
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Ladies please! Put your handbags down and re-read the f*cking post! At no point has Bubba stated that all older car owner are charvers, nor that all A-Series vehicles are **** boxes.
For f*ck's sake; I should be surprised that so many people failed to understand a simple post, without any large words in it; but I'm not.....
Simon (60,000 mile 95 WRX that looks like brand new)
For f*ck's sake; I should be surprised that so many people failed to understand a simple post, without any large words in it; but I'm not.....
Simon (60,000 mile 95 WRX that looks like brand new)
26 October 2005, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
Are they ruining Scooby ownership for you? It just seems to me that every other thread is "Hi, newbie just brought[sic] a 93 wrx d'ont[sic] no anything about it, eny 1 no the bhp?"
I suppose it's not going to affect newage owners so much but as a careful and conscientious classic owner....... I can see my insurance going through the roof
I suppose it's not going to affect newage owners so much but as a careful and conscientious classic owner....... I can see my insurance going through the roof
Cheers Paul.
26 October 2005, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by RyanWRX13
I'm the proud owner of a MY94 WRX import-it's in good condition. I did'nt know much about Subaru's at first, but I'm now know more because of help and advice off here ( plus after talking to various specialists ). So does that mean I've put your insurance up a bit more? I'm 29 married, 3 children and everything else and I could of bought a newer Classic MY99-but I chose not to go into debt for it and instead paid cash for mine. I've spent alot on it-to get it how I want. It's safe-better brakes etc, fully MOT'd-fully alarmed and insured. Also an import has to pass a SVA test which is much tougher than a MOT.
Cheers Paul.
Cheers Paul.
I'm the proud owner of a MY94 WRX
mines a 95 wrx sti type RA, and it cost me less to insure than it did my old 95 uk model.
insurance companys do as they see fit, and just because subarus are now widely available to all walks of life doesnt mean the premiums are going to go through the roof. !
26 October 2005, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by bobsru
oh, and whys that? and if you dont own an impreza why do you post on the subaru forums?
sounds to me like your are refering to me as the "riff-raff" you mentioned in your earlier post
lol, if you are i wont take it personally, simply for the reason you have never met me, therefore you cannot judge me.
i am very fanatical about my car, as are the whole family.
and i have attatched a pic just for you
If you had bothered to read previous posts you'd have read that more than likely in the future I'll be buying another one. The next one will be an older car, but will not be a £2.5k mess of which there are a few around. If you class yourself as riff-raff then that's your concern.
26 October 2005, 06:21 PM
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people who buy 12 year old ****ters like my self. might just like to spend money on there house and kids instead of getting financed up to the hills and paying 2 mortgages. i love my car and its mint
how many new scooby owners actually own it and how many have finance on it
be honest please
how many new scooby owners actually own it and how many have finance on it
be honest please
26 October 2005, 07:12 PM
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people who buy 12 year old ****ters like my self. might just like to spend money on there house and kids instead of getting financed up to the hills and paying 2 mortgages. i love my car and its mint
26 October 2005, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Luminous
I don't suppose you could tell me what [sic] stands for. I always thought you just used "quote" when you were quoting someone. I've asked this question to a few people, so perhaps you can be the one that provides the answer
26 October 2005, 08:17 PM
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i got about half way through and got bored, im sick of this banter of UK turbos being better cars (around my area and amongst my friends uks are laughed at and poopoo'd as the rubbish cheaper to run cousin) i drive a my93wrx and am proud of my old import its both higher spec'd and faster than its uk counterpart, I have also looked at the relevant uk model of the same year and in general they are in far worse condition than the same year import, i found the original post offensive and snobbish brandin my car a shed it is far from it. i too could of bought a newer model but chose the classic as i think it a nicer car and is the car i spent time dreaming about many years ago.
26 October 2005, 08:37 PM
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Christ, is this still going? LOL@ all the indignant owners. Look, if your car isn't a shed and you run it properly then I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT YOU.
Is that clear enough?
Is that clear enough?
26 October 2005, 09:02 PM
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Thought I'd just add my 2p worth, being the owner of an MY93 WRX for over 5 years (and 100k miles 
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I can see what point of view this thread was trying to establish - blaming nasty cheep imports (the rubbish that you wouldn't want to poke with a barge pole) for pulling down prices, and allegedly putting up insurance. This wasnt to say that all MY93 WRX's were crap, but that many now being landed were crap.
While I can see the viewpoint that a flood of cheep imports could have been a factor which brought prices down, I think the classic shape (and also to an extent the newer shapes) has been a victim of it's own success.
There seem to be plenty of threads stating 'ooh, I bought a Scoob, but it's too expensive to run/insure, so I've now sold it after 1 week / 1 month / 6 months.' Is this not where part of the problem lies?
Someone is obviously buying all the scoobs at the cheeper end of the market, (otherwise there wouldn't be a reason to carry on importing them) but there also seems to be a flood of later cars on the market (judging by the number of 'I can't sell my car!' threads).
Maybe a lot of the older cars are getting into 'the wrong hands', but I won't be loosing sleep over it.
Around 2 years ago, I thought of changing my WRX for an STi5, but decided to keep it, as I prefer the 4-door, slightly understated look of the 'original' classic - small boot spoiler and all.
)I can see what point of view this thread was trying to establish - blaming nasty cheep imports (the rubbish that you wouldn't want to poke with a barge pole) for pulling down prices, and allegedly putting up insurance. This wasnt to say that all MY93 WRX's were crap, but that many now being landed were crap.
While I can see the viewpoint that a flood of cheep imports could have been a factor which brought prices down, I think the classic shape (and also to an extent the newer shapes) has been a victim of it's own success.
There seem to be plenty of threads stating 'ooh, I bought a Scoob, but it's too expensive to run/insure, so I've now sold it after 1 week / 1 month / 6 months.' Is this not where part of the problem lies?
Someone is obviously buying all the scoobs at the cheeper end of the market, (otherwise there wouldn't be a reason to carry on importing them) but there also seems to be a flood of later cars on the market (judging by the number of 'I can't sell my car!' threads).
Maybe a lot of the older cars are getting into 'the wrong hands', but I won't be loosing sleep over it.
Around 2 years ago, I thought of changing my WRX for an STi5, but decided to keep it, as I prefer the 4-door, slightly understated look of the 'original' classic - small boot spoiler and all.
26 October 2005, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by trackman
Aww! I was enjoying this thread and you've just gone and killed it!
All I said was, "That bit of 'alibut was good enough for Jehovah".
26 October 2005, 11:33 PM
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just my two pence worth buppa in one post you put about crap imports and good uk how can you say that when both can be good and bad ?.i have a 95 wrx that i saved a few years for having three kids and a house so no chav here being 30 . i think your bored and just like causing trouble threads with no point to them
26 October 2005, 11:38 PM
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Ah... so you have a '95 WRX. That would make it... erm... ten years old. I presume from your indignant response that it isn't tatty either. Why are you replying to this thread?
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Originally Posted by Robert Rosario
Quite simply a brilliant post. Point 5 especially true.
Suppose it was a bit Lewis-esque with the Classics comment, Sorry guys, forgot password after girlfriend deleted cookies.
Kuro is a paint code, similar to my old S'net username really. I swapped my DBM classic a while back.
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