Scooby vs Evo
28 December 2006, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by MrRA
I can afford the servicing schedule of an Evo yet still chose the Impreza, albeit a very special Impreza at that 
It will get serviced every 5,000 miles at PS, so the costs can be slightly comparable to running an Evo.
As I've said previously though, driving the Evo flat out really didn't fill me with confidence. The AYC made the rear end feel very twitchy IMO and I just couldn't drive it with any conviction. Felt like I was riding a Kangaroo at one point
But as has been said, each to their own.
It will get serviced every 5,000 miles at PS, so the costs can be slightly comparable to running an Evo.
As I've said previously though, driving the Evo flat out really didn't fill me with confidence. The AYC made the rear end feel very twitchy IMO and I just couldn't drive it with any conviction. Felt like I was riding a Kangaroo at one point
But as has been said, each to their own.
28 December 2006, 06:01 PM
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well I was looking for evo 7/8 before I bought my V8 Sti and a number of things made me buy the Subaru.. as people have said above the subaru is fast car that can also be used every day the servicing is not as often and where I live in Ireland there is no where proper to service an Evo as it should be done while there is a subaru garage within 30 miles.. I've driven both cars.. all the evos I drove were japs and yes they where quicker that my Irish/UK spec sti.. but we don't have petrol higher than 95 octane here so a jap needs to be mapped straight away thus losing bhp straight away...if money was no object I'd buy the evo Fq 400 or the T25 or the RB320.. I wish
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28 December 2006, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by THOMO
how many spelling mistakes!! rofl
Did'nt realise this was a English and Grammer forum
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28 December 2006, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by gerryirl
if money was no object I'd buy the evo Fq 400 or the T25 or the RB320.. I wish
28 December 2006, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by THOMO
Gerrygirl you can leave the corner now.Please spend some more time editing your thread. Only winding you up sorry.
thanks they were typos but ya I can't spell for ****
and its gerryirl by the way!!
28 December 2006, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by gerryirl
thanks they were typos but ya I can't spell for ****
and its gerryirl by the way!!
28 December 2006, 08:32 PM
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You sure ??
Noticed that both Clarkson and Hamster said in the 2002 vid that although they reckoned the Evo was even quicker round the twisties, they'd both still rather go home in the Impreza.
Noticed that both Clarkson and Hamster said in the 2002 vid that although they reckoned the Evo was even quicker round the twisties, they'd both still rather go home in the Impreza.
28 December 2006, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by andythejock01wrx
You sure ??
Noticed that both Clarkson and Hamster said in the 2002 vid that although they reckoned the Evo was even quicker round the twisties, they'd both still rather go home in the Impreza.
Noticed that both Clarkson and Hamster said in the 2002 vid that although they reckoned the Evo was even quicker round the twisties, they'd both still rather go home in the Impreza.
something nice.
28 December 2006, 09:16 PM
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Still don't think any Scoob looks anywhere near as cool as an Evo 5 or 6... don't think and Evo 7,8 or 9 does either for that matter
http://i16.tinypic.com/3yi49p0.jpg
28 December 2006, 09:24 PM
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My tuppence....
I`ve had 2 classic uk turbo Impreza`s, one saloon, one wagon, and 2 x bugeye WRX`s, one fairly modified.
I changed to an Evo 6 after blowing my engine on the last WRX I owned, as I never trusted it again. Silly?.........possibly
Anyhow, I absolutely love my Evo 6. I can`t honestly say i`ll ever return to Subaru ownership again, even though I still have a place in my heart for the marque.
My 6 is running 322bhp, with base mods, ie: decat, filter. I have 1 bar of boost and some funky gear ratios that mean im doing 4.5k rpm in 5th gear at 95mph!!! If you see me doing the speed limit in my car on the motorway, you`ll now know why
For me, I always changed my Impreza oil and filters every 3 months or 3000 miles, same with the Evo, and I only do 4000 miles in my personal cars and 25,000 in my company Ford Focus, so costs are pretty similar with the Mitsi and with the imprezas.
Now, I could not drive this Evo everyday, no way hose!! Its a bugger in traffic, the clutch is rock hard, its jerky and not the most comfortable either for a relaxing drive, but when im on boost and also blatting through country lanes, thats where I definitely prefer this car over any i`ve ever had or driven.
Impreza owners around me are now seriously considering trading for Evo`s after being passenger in mine, so I say just suck it and see for yourselves
I`ve had 2 classic uk turbo Impreza`s, one saloon, one wagon, and 2 x bugeye WRX`s, one fairly modified.
I changed to an Evo 6 after blowing my engine on the last WRX I owned, as I never trusted it again. Silly?.........possibly
Anyhow, I absolutely love my Evo 6. I can`t honestly say i`ll ever return to Subaru ownership again, even though I still have a place in my heart for the marque.
My 6 is running 322bhp, with base mods, ie: decat, filter. I have 1 bar of boost and some funky gear ratios that mean im doing 4.5k rpm in 5th gear at 95mph!!! If you see me doing the speed limit in my car on the motorway, you`ll now know why
For me, I always changed my Impreza oil and filters every 3 months or 3000 miles, same with the Evo, and I only do 4000 miles in my personal cars and 25,000 in my company Ford Focus, so costs are pretty similar with the Mitsi and with the imprezas.
Now, I could not drive this Evo everyday, no way hose!! Its a bugger in traffic, the clutch is rock hard, its jerky and not the most comfortable either for a relaxing drive, but when im on boost and also blatting through country lanes, thats where I definitely prefer this car over any i`ve ever had or driven.
Impreza owners around me are now seriously considering trading for Evo`s after being passenger in mine, so I say just suck it and see for yourselves
28 December 2006, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Einstein RA
Nah it was to do with the smoother ride, creamier power delivery and generally superior refinement.
28 December 2006, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Einstein RA
The whole point of the boxer layout is to make it smoother and indeed standard cars are smooth revving
One advantage other than those aleady mentioned on the Evo is the twin scroll turbo on UK models. When I drove an Viii I was impressed at the boost from 2000 revs. Still, no burble.
28 December 2006, 10:21 PM
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blimey what a load of carp
line any evo up against any scoob and the quickest car from a to b or on track will be the one with the better driver ,so if you want more performance get some driver training
line any evo up against any scoob and the quickest car from a to b or on track will be the one with the better driver ,so if you want more performance get some driver training
29 December 2006, 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by mg driver
blimey what a load of carp
line any evo up against any scoob and the quickest car from a to b or on track will be the one with the better driver ,so if you want more performance get some driver training
line any evo up against any scoob and the quickest car from a to b or on track will be the one with the better driver ,so if you want more performance get some driver training
. It's the one's that haven't that don't. Evo's tend to have more power than stated on the box (e.g. if 340 probably be 345bhp )and Impreza's (e.g. STI UK PPP 305 usually say 295) less. The Evo's also have better handling out the box but man are they twitchy (newer models with AYC and SAYC). Get Impreza the PS stage 2 handling mod and that's it your sorted (still at less cost than buying an equivalent year Evo)Guess I was wrong the grammar police didn't kill the thread
29 December 2006, 10:49 AM
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Don't know where people get the idea the AYC on the Evo is twitchy,mine sticks to the road like nothing, wet or dry... Didn't think it was possible for something to corner that fast until I had a test-drive (stock suspension), although I'd say it is a bit hard for some of the bumpier roads
29 December 2006, 11:53 AM
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Evo 8 neeeeds MR bilstiens on it. The standard FQ stuff is VERY hard.
MG driver is right though. All this **** about which is faster etc, they are so bloody close you would be foolish buying one on some journo's view that one is 1 sec quicker round a track
Its totally specualtive. Techincally the EVO is better, but that doenst make it better for one person over another.
Reano - spot on with the power comment. Scoobs very rarely make the power. Anyone seen an STi PPP get anywhere near 300 bhp? No.
MB
MG driver is right though. All this **** about which is faster etc, they are so bloody close you would be foolish buying one on some journo's view that one is 1 sec quicker round a track
Its totally specualtive. Techincally the EVO is better, but that doenst make it better for one person over another.
Reano - spot on with the power comment. Scoobs very rarely make the power. Anyone seen an STi PPP get anywhere near 300 bhp? No.
MB
29 December 2006, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by THOMO
after slating the scooby to death they had to say
something nice.
something nice.
Got to laugh on the Wr1 and Evo top gear youtube video when they put them around the track, i think Hammond says something along the lines of "errr look at that, thats just awful" as the Impreza goes well offline. Was barely faster than the Sti and still slower than the old Evo let alone the new one, in the end. They were giggling at it.