Dream Weaver

But of those 50%, you dont know how many see it as a problem or not?

If only 10% of that 50% see it as an issue then the poll is the reverse of what your opinion is.

I personally dont see it as an issue that the Impreza is becoming more popular, I still think they look great, go great and offer good value for money.

I've never owned one and probably wont now, but i've driven lots of them.

Dream Weaver

Besides, it would have been more scientific as a public poll so we could see who voted for what - if the Snet wooden spoon brigade (no offense ) are the main voters then it means nothing.

Castrol

Looking now. I see a 2nd Monitor (I use Photoshop a lot), a PC, a desk and then a window.

scoobynutta555

What does it say in location, TO THE LEFT

Castrol

The Poll does show that currently, 76% of members don't feel the Impreza has gone to the dogs yet - after 12 years on sale in the UK. How long did it take the Sierra Cosworth, Saxo, XR2/3, Pug GTis, etc etc, to reach such depths? Certainly a lot less than 12 years...

Castrol

Ah! You simply said look to the left... So, let me see: Luton and a list of cars...

Have you somehow taken my comments personally? They weren't aimed at you, so no need to attempt to prove your Scoobyness
.

Cheers

(North East of England, and from 07 April 1994 to date: '94 Impreza Turbo, '96 Impreza Tubo, '98 Impreza Turbo PPP, '02 Impreza WRX PPP, '03 Impreza WRX 5Dr, '04 Impreza WRX PPP, '05 Impreza STI UK PPP, 05 Hirsch Stage 1 Saab 9-5 Vector Estate)

scoobynutta555

Nice collection of humdrum Imprezas

scoobynutta555

You mention many that *slag* the Impreza haven't even sat in one. I was simply pointing out that I believe the image of the Impreza is not what it was (which is after all what this thread is about) and I have owned several.

Castrol

Thanks!

I think the problem with image comes from within the likes of Scoobynet and is possibly pretty exclusive to it. I've never seen a forum that loves to criticise the main reason for its existence. Talk about biting the hand that feeds...

Those who're less interested in cars and don't frequent this place seem to hold it in much higher regard. My friends, colleagues and students, mostly think the Impreza's excellent! My Mother in Law prefers it to my Bro in Law's 330Ci and his 525i Touring...

Read the posts in here and if you were thinking of buying, you'd be straight off to the nearest VAG/BMW/Mitsubishi dealer instead. Scoobynet gives the impression that Imprezas are:

1) Stolen ever second of ever single day
2) Unreliable heaps of junk
3) So slow, you may as well walk
4) Understeering pigs
5) Ugly as sin
6) The spawn of Gordon Brown in terms of running costs
7) The fastest depreciating vehicle on the road - or driveway as no one can afford to actually go anywhere in one...

In 12 years of ownership:

1) I've never had one so much as scratched, let alone stolen.
2) Never broken down - in fact they've all been equally as reliable, despite hard use and mileages of around 24K a year.
3) I guess it depends on what you're used to. The fastest I've owned was my Grp 4 Lotus Sunbeam competition car; did the European Rally Championship in it, and all the Scoobs have seemed okay to me.
4) Please see above - I'm happy with them as road cars.
5) I've always liked the looks and it still attracts attention in areas where they are less familiar, like Germany.
6) £430 fully comp and 19mpg in relation to performance isn't bad to me. the 10K service costs less than a Ford Ka.
7) I've always had good trade in prices - just make sure you sell at the right time and negotiate hard. Do you think if I didn't, I'd have bought 7 new ones? I'm a College Lecturer, not Bill Gates.

Cheers

Daniel-S

Parked outside my house at my neighbors is a 5-deries and a 3-series and TBH they look boring

KiwiGTI

Exactly why I am getting rid of my 5 series.

The depreciation is a myth IMO, it are no worse than many others and some might say even quite good (What Car for one)

robsw

Castrol, I totally agree with what you are saying about SN, it is a very strange place.

DazW

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Agreed, I rarely go back to either Gralé or GT4 sites ...& certainly never post, so why the need do some 'ex owners' feel the need to enter into a debate?

scoobynutta555

DazW

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adeel.a

I only read the first 3 pages and the last to get a flavour of this discussion.

I have a 95' Classic WRX Jap Import and its very clean from inside and out... I enjoy driving it, other Scooby owners acknowledge me in newer models and show appreciation that we recognise a good quality car... I am not a teenager but between 30 - 35 yrs of age... but feel like 25yrs...!!!

There is alot of mention of the 'Chav' image of driving a Classic... I am far from that... I believe people do look at the driver and the car to create an impression of what kind of person the driver is... which is a huge assumption.

Frankly, I don't care for people what they think, I know I drive a car which I like... and that's what is important to me...

I am sure Burberry didn't want their target audience to be a 'Chav'

StickyMicky

my car was once called racist names by a ****** in a offroader, that i would not allow through the wash

could not belive it LMAO

StickyMicky

one of my neighbours has a tvr griffith

sounds awesome IMO

Daniel-S

Lucky git

Gutmann pug

Scoobynet maybe a strange place but you all come back to post and post and post .......

48.71% --- the figure is dropping.

Gary

fatmanscooby

Gary couldnt move from here nowhere else would put up with his Bitchin or his stickered up Pug

motormalt

so you would rather be ripped off by the main dealers then.

everyone who earns less than £15,000 or has working class parents is a ch av(a term invented by the ****** that watch itv news and read the daily mail). try no to generalise broadly because we are all to blame.

Gutmann pug

In light of your comment I will say I was including your car in the list

Paul3446

I drove from Suffolk to Gatwick and back on monday, which is about 200 miles. I always keep an eye out for other Imprezas and I was about 10 miles from home on the journey back when I spotted the first one going the other way on the A12. So that's 190 miles without even seeing another Impreza, not bad for a common chav car!

Gutmann pug

Its quite amusing really, keeping an eye out for other Impreza's ... Do you look out for similar lawn mowers to your's or peep through kitchen windows to see what washing machine's people have

Paul3446

It's nothing to do with Imprezas, when I own a car I just tend to spot the same car, then again I've never had a common car that everyone owns, so it's no great hassle!

Senior_AP

I like Impreza's. Relatively good performance, reasonable reliability, fairly practical. They're reasoanably good at everything. If you don't mind being associated with gormless halfwits beeping their horn, flashing their lights and waving as you drive past fellow owners then you got yourself a nice everyday runabout with a reasonable bit of performance.

silent running

LOL but to put this in perspective, I also live in Suffolk, and most nights I can drive out onto the main A-road 100 yards from my house and I can drive for 5 minutes without seeing another car. And I'm not talking about 2 o clock in the morning either, this is like 9, 10 in the evening. I once drove to York or Santa Pod, can't remember which. I set off early around 5 am. Must have been York then. Anyway, I did not see another vehicle of any kind for half an hour. Then I came across a tractor, overtook it, and went another ten minutes or so without any signs of life until I reached Bury St Edmunds.

I probably see one Scooby a week, maybe two if I'm lucky. Classic owners always wave and I wave back. New shape ones - which for some reason are always bright blue with gold wheels - are driven usually by quite snooty drivers who look the other way. Probably company cars or something.

silent running

LOL it's all a bit of fun mate. I'm gonna go an see how to do a poll of my own to see how many people actually own their own Scoob. If I'm wrong I'll say so.