P1 scoobys?
21 October 2006, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by EddScott
Although it doesn't justify the continued attitude from some SNet members, we do have a problem here of trolls pitching up looking to upset people by saying they whooped some Impreza in thier rot box (and no, from my previous, I don't mean the Escort in question)
It happens on another forum I use. A while ago a lad claimed to have some street racing nova (I know, but still bear with me) with all manner of throttle bodied, 16 valve 'caged goodness. Only to be discovered that he'd taken someone elses car and was attempting to pass it off as his own.
Sadly this happens quite frequently on SNet so at first, being a new member and instantly slating one of the more iconic versions of the Impreza, your going to get abuse. (Because it is assumed you are giving abuse - in a form)
Well thats what I think anyway.
It happens on another forum I use. A while ago a lad claimed to have some street racing nova (I know, but still bear with me) with all manner of throttle bodied, 16 valve 'caged goodness. Only to be discovered that he'd taken someone elses car and was attempting to pass it off as his own.
Sadly this happens quite frequently on SNet so at first, being a new member and instantly slating one of the more iconic versions of the Impreza, your going to get abuse. (Because it is assumed you are giving abuse - in a form)
Well thats what I think anyway.
Even so, at least it sounds like you at least took the time to explore the lads claims before perhaps calling his bluff!
21 October 2006, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by misty
I'll go through it slowly with you mate.
1. All sentences start with a capital letter.
2. Whenever you refer to yourself as "i" again it should be a capital "I"
3. Highlight only has one "t" in it!
4.You must be running out of things to say as your replies are getting shorter!
5. Nobody is actually looking, or is bothered at what you write!
6. Isn't it your bed time yet?
dave
1. All sentences start with a capital letter.
2. Whenever you refer to yourself as "i" again it should be a capital "I"
3. Highlight only has one "t" in it!
4.You must be running out of things to say as your replies are getting shorter!
5. Nobody is actually looking, or is bothered at what you write!
6. Isn't it your bed time yet?
dave
Names begin with capital letters.
Jesting aside lay off the guy, he made one slightly undiplomatic post and is being vilified mercilessly for it. FWIW I think his car is nicely done and will be genuinely quick. It's okay saying Ford owners are 'chavs' blah blah, but certain Impreza owners haven't covered themselves in glory either.Maz
21 October 2006, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Einstein RA
Names begin with capital letters. Jesting aside lay off the guy, he made one slightly undiplomatic post and is being vilified mercilessly for it. FWIW I think his car is nicely done and will be genuinely quick. It's okay saying Ford owners are 'chavs' blah blah, but certain Impreza owners haven't covered themselves in glory either.
Maz
Jesting aside lay off the guy, he made one slightly undiplomatic post and is being vilified mercilessly for it. FWIW I think his car is nicely done and will be genuinely quick. It's okay saying Ford owners are 'chavs' blah blah, but certain Impreza owners haven't covered themselves in glory either.Maz
Could'nt agree more, well said.
21 October 2006, 07:43 PM
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He should have posted in the gallery, shown us some pics, listed the spec and then waited for a response, not posted about how slow P1's are and how great his S1 is, he got what he deserved imo. 
PS, many Scoob drivers came from fast Fords originally, a few would probably like to go back to their old Fords, we mostly aren't biased or blinkered on here, any car that can do 0-60 in under 5 seconds whether it P1, RS or Skoda is worthy of some respect.
PS, many Scoob drivers came from fast Fords originally, a few would probably like to go back to their old Fords, we mostly aren't biased or blinkered on here, any car that can do 0-60 in under 5 seconds whether it P1, RS or Skoda is worthy of some respect.
21 October 2006, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ultraviolate
Its all gone **** up hasnt it. Some of us have made ourselves look proper ***** on here. He came on here saying he had wasted a P1 and we couldnt handle that could we so we started to take the **** out of him and his car. Of course he couldnt beat a P1 with a standard 1.6 CVH engine so he fitted another taking the RS about as far away from standard as is possible. He dropped in a cosworth engine and even that is modified. We didnt believe an old escort could beat prodrives finest and we told him so in spades. It turns out that the lad can prove what his car can do so we had a go at his spelling for christ sake. We all know that whatever he does to his car that it is possible to modify any impreza to be quicker and better at going around bends. We should have retained our dignity and admitted that his cars performance is impressive but not to our tastes instead of slagging it off
21 October 2006, 07:47 PM
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I am gonna go on passion Ford and tell em I blew a Ford Orion 1.4 Lx in my standard WRX......... I thought these were fast but the fella got out his Orion and said what u running u completely blew me away. I even have a K&N fitted and run it on Tesco 99 ron. *****
21 October 2006, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by essexrsturbo
this bloke is the MOST sensible person on here!
To be fair you created a rod for your own back to an extent. Having said that some of the vitriol slung in your direction was very distasteful and undeserved, and yes some of us Impreza owners can be sensible.
21 October 2006, 07:55 PM
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I think we should offer this chap a genuine apology, anyone who spends £15k on a mark 1 escort is obviously mentally unstable and it's not nice to take the p*ss out of mental people.
So from everyone on Scoobynet, we are really sorry for your unfortunate condition.
So from everyone on Scoobynet, we are really sorry for your unfortunate condition.
21 October 2006, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul3446
I think we should offer this chap a genuine apology, anyone who spends £15k on a mark 1 escort is obviously mentally unstable and it's not nice to take the p*ss out of mental people.
So from everyone on Scoobynet, we are really sorry for your unfortunate condition.
So from everyone on Scoobynet, we are really sorry for your unfortunate condition.
I will apologise to the gentleman, for the conduct of certain members(quite apt) on here.
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21 October 2006, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimpreza
I am gonna go on passion Ford and tell em I blew a Ford Orion 1.4 Lx in my standard WRX......... I thought these were fast but the fella got out his Orion and said what u running u completely blew me away. I even have a K&N fitted and run it on Tesco 99 ron. *****
and that has to be the funniest post here
so how would you word this post then?
"i've not blown away a scooby but i have sat on the tail of one til 140 and then it moved over and i went past
all in my sierra estate which isn't cossie powered (well, it wasn't at that time anyhow)"
?
would you classify that as baiting and reply with the nornmal "but it's only a **** box ford, the owner couldn't have been trying etgc etc"
or would you ask "well then mr dojj, you must enlighten us to the form of propulsion your vehcile was using at said time?"
it takes 2 to tango as they say
and all it would have required was soeone to ask "what have yo got under the bonnet then?" or ask for pics etc and this whole situation would have been difussedwhat you have now is a cross pollenation from here to there and back each justifing themerits of why one car should be held in higher esteem than the other
and, in some cases, people are being thought of as traitors to the cause because they aren't sticking up for the ford side
which is a pity as we can all agree that the scooby is at least 15 years more advanced than the escort iswhat we should be doing is congratulating the guy who's built the escort because he's put in lots of effort and time and money into making it what he wants it to be, and i think he has deserved his "sccoby slayer" sticker
and yes, i did dust said scooby (amongst other exotica) way back about 5 years ago, but i don't know what it was only that at 140 there were plumes of black smoke coming out of the exhaust
21 October 2006, 08:17 PM
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Hold on fella, whilst it may not be a supercar today when it first came out (standard car remember) it was probably pretty good value for money vs the supercars. For those of us who couldn't afford a £250k supercar back then, the P1 was (not is) a ******* good car! I know that I'd rather spend my money on a great standard car than a naff old one & then spend the difference on bigging it up. Hence I'd prefer a standard P1 to a souped up Escort. Each to their own though, eh.
And no I don't own a P1 ... or an Escort.
TX.
And no I don't own a P1 ... or an Escort.
TX.
Originally Posted by jjcodex
I also find claims such as the P1 being considered a supercar laughable, and does little for yourselves to be taken seriously!
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JJ
21 October 2006, 08:22 PM
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when this current breed of cars came out of the far east it was shocking to most people
but don't forget that they were making quick cars beforehand too
i still think they were making them in response to fords cossie though so can we chalk up a victory there for the ford boys
but don't forget that they were making quick cars beforehand too
i still think they were making them in response to fords cossie though
so can we chalk up a victory there for the ford boys
21 October 2006, 08:26 PM
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Seems to be a theme going on here.....what provokes a SNET member most? Say they are slow etc etc...
What really really really provokes a SNET P1 member, slagging off P1's.....
This troll is good! The thread could now go on for years now we have added some more P1 bashing!
What really really really provokes a SNET P1 member, slagging off P1's.....
This troll is good! The thread could now go on for years now we have added some more P1 bashing!
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21 October 2006, 09:06 PM
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Sorry Lads
Not all Ford owners think a 20 year old middle Market Escort can compare to a P1. RS Turbos dont even have the saving grace of a Cosworth badge. Sure if you fit a big engine in one they may go fairly well. I remember a standard P1 holding a 400bhp Escort Cossie around a circuit,they made a video of it, nowt in it. The Escort would have blasted it in a straight line. The P1 is a great car out of the box.
These RST heros are slating Scoobs over on PF. Its not a problem that they say these things , they are only young lads, but some sound as if they believe it.
Rod
ps. Perhaps you were at fault for actually answering the thread & getting irrate
Not all Ford owners think a 20 year old middle Market Escort can compare to a P1. RS Turbos dont even have the saving grace of a Cosworth badge. Sure if you fit a big engine in one they may go fairly well. I remember a standard P1 holding a 400bhp Escort Cossie around a circuit,they made a video of it, nowt in it. The Escort would have blasted it in a straight line. The P1 is a great car out of the box.
These RST heros are slating Scoobs over on PF. Its not a problem that they say these things , they are only young lads, but some sound as if they believe it.
Rod
ps. Perhaps you were at fault for actually answering the thread & getting irrate
21 October 2006, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by essexrsturbo
by the way.. if you would like to put a standard STi up against my car on track im always down brands hatch. so PM me
cant say fairer then that.
cant say fairer then that.
21 October 2006, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Marky9074
Seems to be a theme going on here.....what provokes a SNET member most? Say they are slow etc etc...
What really really really provokes a SNET P1 member, slagging off P1's.....
This troll is good! The thread could now go on for years now we have added some more P1 bashing!
What really really really provokes a SNET P1 member, slagging off P1's.....
This troll is good! The thread could now go on for years now we have added some more P1 bashing!
Im always doing that Love em really just couldnt do with out the best bits Prodrive binned Anyway that link is interesting there seems to be fighting in the ranks there
21 October 2006, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by essexrsturbo
by the way.. if you would like to put a standard STi up against my car on track im always down brands hatch. so PM me
cant say fairer then that.
cant say fairer then that.
21 October 2006, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Marky9074
Dont get me wrong, good luck, and I hope it all holds together, because in my experience with big BHP series ones it doesnt last long....
21 October 2006, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by chrispurvis100
hello newbie!
was registered under another name but lost the password and got emailed new passwords for 2 different accounts lol so i chose this one as it was mailed first
