ChesterGX

Exactly as I bought it...any advice/tips would be much appreciated

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

Save up, sell it, use additional savings to buy a cheap turbo

welsh_monty

love my N/A's, if its a run around you want, cant go far wrong (i still use my bugeye n/a daily)
but, save,save,sell...and buy

ChesterGX

wont let me upload a pic insurance won't allow a turbo im afraid as im only 20, but i am aiming for a prodrive eventually! always wanted an impreza but I know very little about the non turbo 'GX' that i have bought. if someone can advise me on getting the picture up that would be nice too lol

ChesterGX

n/a ftw! haha the reviews i read said that the next best thing to an sti was a non turbo, strange I thought but i went with it and im glad i did!

scooblet

iTrader: (5)

I got a sport and love it so F**K the haters! lol

ChesterGX

I had no choice really like I say due to insurance, but I'm really happy with it. Struggling to find a meet/club close to me though which is a bit of a shame, any ideas of good places to look for local meets?

Dan-

i was tempted by a gx but i thought o would wait 1 year till I'm 21 and got myself a sti, but just enjoy it mate, n/a or not its still a subaru

Oggy249

Yer your right Dan its the design of the car and how it looks not just power ,you can look even cooler going at 10 mph than at 150mph lol

Dan-

i have a sti but i stick to the speed limits! i brought it for what it is not what it does!

ChesterGX

its not about the speed its the car, sti/prodrive is the dream but like Dan- said a subaru is a subaru. its a good place to start i think.

Dan-

spot on! the abuse i get is unreal for driving mine as i do, all i get is you may as well have got a 1.1 cos you drive that thing slower than my F***ing nan would!

ChesterGX

Haha! Subaru owners can't afford to drive flamboyantly...my n/a returns 23mpg driving normally lol

BaojeeX

Hi, I'm a fellow Blobeye GX Wagon owner.

The GX isn't a bad car looks similar to the WRX bar the bonnet/rear spoiler, however petrol wise it is a shame it hasn't got the performance to match the drink capability. I do get good miles and I like the AWD system. Mine has un-equal manifold, decat and it gives that lovely flat 4 burble and I'm always questioned on whether it's a Turbo.

They are nice, although I wouldn't spend money on doing anything to it. I would like mine lowered as I like having the arches filled. I've spoken to fellow Subaru owners and they've suggested save up and buy a Turbo.

I've enjoyed the Subaru ownership, although I won't be buying a Turbo next.

ChesterGX

Un-equal manifold is a new one one me, what are the benefits?

Silverrally

iTrader: (3)

Hi have one here for sale 150 it's yours, They give better flow over standard manifold and make that boxer rumble the turbo cars do. It only done 500odd miles like new

ChesterGX

I'm going for a full exhaust system soon anyway pal but thanks anyway, just wondered what they were all about as I've never heard the term before.

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

I started out with a Sport years ago when I passed my test. Good cars but the performance due to AWD is lacking, MPG is terrible for an n/a and the handling isn't a patch on the Turbo.

Make sure you tell your insurers when you fit your exhaust Enjoy.

alphaj12

Afaik you'll never get the "right noise" from a sport/gx without the unequal headers. Had a couple myself, loved them and got a nice'ish noise with a decent back box but dont think you'll get the burble without the headers.

I put WRX springs and seats in mine and this completely changed the feel of them, they were classics not newage though.

Great cars but you'll be made to feel like a second class citizen on here if it doesn't have a turbo which I think is a shame. I drove n/a for ten years before getting a turbo model but was still made to feel "unwanted" on here.