Still Not Seen a New Impreza
21 August 2008, 11:01 PM
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Yes the 08 is a terrible looking car, awful just bad, and the thought of that hatchback makes me want to top myself............. I would never trade my wagon for one of those, not ever, no sir, never never never.
21 August 2008, 11:20 PM
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I was one car back from one in a que of traffic and it took me 5 minutes before I realised what it was... a silver STi. Now, as you can tell from my car I am not into OTT styled Imprezas, I like the performance without the bravado... but having said that I am not sure the hatch is stealthy but more bland.
I have sat in one too. Interiour is marginally better than that in my car in terms of quality, which IMHO was one of the best of any Impreza pre-hatch (barring the S204 of course), but I did find it all a bit cramped.
I've tried to like the hatch as it does grow on you from the initial disgust... but I am now just apathetic to it to be honest.
I have sat in one too. Interiour is marginally better than that in my car in terms of quality, which IMHO was one of the best of any Impreza pre-hatch (barring the S204 of course), but I did find it all a bit cramped.
I've tried to like the hatch as it does grow on you from the initial disgust... but I am now just apathetic to it to be honest.
22 August 2008, 09:17 AM
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So, basically, the new car is so bland looking and so much like the other hatchbacks that there may be many about I just haven't noticed them?
Thats what I thought - I'm going to take a very close look at every Hatchback I see now and see if I can guess what it is - is it an Astra, a Mazda 3 or ........ an Impreza!!! ... or, more worryingly, a KIA!!!
Thats what I thought - I'm going to take a very close look at every Hatchback I see now and see if I can guess what it is - is it an Astra, a Mazda 3 or ........ an Impreza!!! ... or, more worryingly, a KIA!!!
22 August 2008, 10:37 AM
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Sorry to have to break this to you all, but it's a matter of moving with the times. Soon the only pre 08 Impreza's ie classics, newage will be the ones driven by chavs on police, camera action, and i think Subaru want to get away from the boy racer image and appeal to the main stream weather that a good or bad thing. There's nothing individual about the saloon, thats why i drive a Wagon, same fun but you don't attract the wrong sort of attention.
So i don't think i will be criticising the peeps on here that have laid out the cosher and bought an 08. I would seriously consider one myself if i could afford.
So i don't think i will be criticising the peeps on here that have laid out the cosher and bought an 08. I would seriously consider one myself if i could afford.
22 August 2008, 10:43 AM
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Yes the 08 is a terrible looking car, awful just bad, and the thought of that hatchback makes me want to top myself............. I would never trade my wagon for one of those, not ever, no sir, never never never.
So i don't think i will be criticising the peeps on here that have laid out the cosher and bought an 08. I would seriously consider one myself if i could afford.
Why are you contradicting yourself superstar?
So i don't think i will be criticising the peeps on here that have laid out the cosher and bought an 08. I would seriously consider one myself if i could afford.
Why are you contradicting yourself superstar?
22 August 2008, 11:01 AM
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Yes the 08 is a terrible looking car, awful just bad, and the thought of that hatchback makes me want to top myself............. I would never trade my wagon for one of those, not ever, no sir, never never never.
So i don't think i will be criticising the peeps on here that have laid out the cosher and bought an 08. I would seriously consider one myself if i could afford.
Why are you contradicting yourself superstar?
So i don't think i will be criticising the peeps on here that have laid out the cosher and bought an 08. I would seriously consider one myself if i could afford.
Why are you contradicting yourself superstar?
Incidentaly, i don't think we should be slagging of people that have bought and own the 08. The last time i saw such negative comments regarding the Impreza was over on MLR, so i don't think we should be reading them on here. Constructive criticism fair enough, but slagging because it hasn't got the right sort of pedals???????
22 August 2008, 11:54 AM
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Was taking the ****, out of all the negative comments regarding the 08, note that i drive a wagon that technically is a hatchback
Incidentaly, i don't think we should be slagging of people that have bought and own the 08. The last time i saw such negative comments regarding the Impreza was over on MLR, so i don't think we should be reading them on here. Constructive criticism fair enough, but slagging because it hasn't got the right sort of pedals???????
Incidentaly, i don't think we should be slagging of people that have bought and own the 08. The last time i saw such negative comments regarding the Impreza was over on MLR, so i don't think we should be reading them on here. Constructive criticism fair enough, but slagging because it hasn't got the right sort of pedals???????
As for the negative comments..well...as you noticed..most of the 08 owners on here choose to not fuel the trolling. The car's been designed for the newer generation of subaru owners, one shape to cover Europe, reducing costs, providing a practical 5 door hatch, while still providing the older generation with the performance they demand/expect... but the Impreza's days are numbered.
Every dog has it's day..and I think the age of the big winged, loud exhausted, turbocharged saloon rockets has passed... the government has started the rot, and the buyers will continue to dwindle until we're all in diesels or hybreds...
22 August 2008, 12:25 PM
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It feels every bit a 1400kg car (current car is a '95 STi)
Steering feel is worse than my current car
You need to read the manual to get the most out it (accordingly!)
It's lost a lot of soul/character, no raw edge, no burble ...all the things that to me made an Impreza 'special' ...it's all gone a bit Audi/VW, but with worse plastics ...definately Toyota influenced
Maybe i'm getting too old, or maybe i need to wait for the Type R/RA/Spec C?
Plenty of grunt on tap tho'
22 August 2008, 12:44 PM
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I finally got round to driving one last week, can't really give an in depth review as it was only about 20-30 min test drive, but ...
It feels every bit a 1400kg car (current car is a '95 STi)
Steering feel is worse than my current car
You need to read the manual to get the most out it (accordingly!)
It's lost a lot of soul/character, no raw edge, no burble ...all the things that to me made an Impreza 'special' ...it's all gone a bit Audi/VW, but with worse plastics ...definately Toyota influenced
Maybe i'm getting too old, or maybe i need to wait for the Type R/RA/Spec C?
Plenty of grunt on tap tho'
It feels every bit a 1400kg car (current car is a '95 STi)
Steering feel is worse than my current car
You need to read the manual to get the most out it (accordingly!)
It's lost a lot of soul/character, no raw edge, no burble ...all the things that to me made an Impreza 'special' ...it's all gone a bit Audi/VW, but with worse plastics ...definately Toyota influenced
Maybe i'm getting too old, or maybe i need to wait for the Type R/RA/Spec C?
Plenty of grunt on tap tho'
22 August 2008, 12:49 PM
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I finally got round to driving one last week, can't really give an in depth review as it was only about 20-30 min test drive, but ...
It feels every bit a 1400kg car (current car is a '95 STi)
Steering feel is worse than my current car
You need to read the manual to get the most out it (accordingly!)
It's lost a lot of soul/character, no raw edge, no burble ...all the things that to me made an Impreza 'special' ...it's all gone a bit Audi/VW, but with worse plastics ...definately Toyota influenced
Maybe i'm getting too old, or maybe i need to wait for the Type R/RA/Spec C?
Plenty of grunt on tap tho'
It feels every bit a 1400kg car (current car is a '95 STi)
Steering feel is worse than my current car
You need to read the manual to get the most out it (accordingly!)
It's lost a lot of soul/character, no raw edge, no burble ...all the things that to me made an Impreza 'special' ...it's all gone a bit Audi/VW, but with worse plastics ...definately Toyota influenced
Maybe i'm getting too old, or maybe i need to wait for the Type R/RA/Spec C?
Plenty of grunt on tap tho'
22 August 2008, 01:16 PM
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I've seen two on my travels a white STI (looked ok) and a stickered dealer wrx. STI looked ok.
As to the comments on not seeing many on the roads -I dont normally see that many saloon / estate Subaru's in my day to day travels. (OK my daily run to work I see one blob driven by a miserable in a suit never smiles or waves back, and two chaved up classics - parked up )
Subaru's sales figures are much smaller than say the volume sales of say vauxhall and Ford / VW group so kind of expect to see less !
Richard
As to the comments on not seeing many on the roads -I dont normally see that many saloon / estate Subaru's in my day to day travels. (OK my daily run to work I see one blob driven by a miserable in a suit never smiles or waves back, and two chaved up classics - parked up )
Subaru's sales figures are much smaller than say the volume sales of say vauxhall and Ford / VW group so kind of expect to see less !
Richard
22 August 2008, 02:07 PM
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Steering feel is worse than my current car
You need to read the manual to get the most out it (accordingly!)
22 August 2008, 02:39 PM
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Put my hand up at 1 today WHY The driver never even looked, i thought you poxy stuck up pr1ck.
Then when looked at the car is was a ROVER an old mans 25 ROVER
So as for seeing 1 in the flesh been driven no
. But so 1 at the dealers other day and it looked
The driver never even looked, i thought you poxy stuck up pr1ck.Then when looked at the car is was a ROVER an old mans 25 ROVER
So as for seeing 1 in the flesh been driven no
. But so 1 at the dealers other day and it looked
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