Nic Senior (Talking about sales of the bugeye) -
"There was a huge correlation between the downturn in the IT world. The original success of WRX was closely linked to people in the IT world, who were drawn to the car..."

So why were people in the IT world drawn to the car?

Discuss?

 

Gran Turismo?

 

Because <flamesuit> we recognise performance-per-pound ahead of 'conventional' style </flamesuit>?

Can anyone honestly say they loved the look of their Scoob *before* they drove it?

Not that all IT folk are the same, of course...

 

I didn't care too much waht it loked like. Case of function over form.



AllanB

 

Because we all know that Athlons are more cost effective and offers more performance than their intel counterpart..

 

It's a simple case of logic winning over emotion - hence IT types being drawn to scoobies

 

Probably because IT types have no sense of individuality and a few saw the subaru win a rally and went yep its cheaper than an evo I will get me one of them and so all their friends followd suit. This is probably why the car was associated with geeks and is now being associated with boy racers who also follow each other like sheep.

 

Oh! Hand bags at ten paces

 

I craved a scoob for 4 years and loved the look of them. The first scoob I ever drove is the one I bought last October and still own now.

 

Wanted something different to the normal IT bloke I meet ie Beemer or TT. Although I like BMW's and have had 3 much prefer my scoob.

 

colin mcrae on ps1 and i work in IT

 

Katana, Athlons are for children playing games, Intel is for real computing.

Its because we IT types look for function and power. Pretty looks are last on the list. Some have said its because we have no sense of style - but they usually drive hairdresser's cars like TT's.

Ken

 

I'm in IT and do find a lot of IT consultants are into Scoobs.
Must be honest most crave for a BMW or Porsche.

I chose STi V5 because of cost, grip, pace, lightness and speed.
ALso I hardly ever come accross other late Stis so feels more original than a M3.

Definate correlation. Things are tough at the moment accross the board. One other factor, apart from the odd heavily modded new WRX, I still think they are ugly and ungainly. Certainly not the update to the classic that I was expecting.

 

I beg to differ. Athlons are for people who prize performance over flashy names. Its like us Scooby owners who'd rather have an Impreza rather than a Porsche 911..

 

How many people would not swap a scooby for a new 911 ? Scoobies are great cars but get a grip boys the porsche is a super car you can drive every day .

 

skunk,

agreed! like you, i always fancied a scooby and new i'd have one at some point. the first i test drove still graces my driveway!

and i love 911s too. in fact the new carerra gt for next year is excellent, but i could have bought a late 911 for the money i put into enjoying my scoob - and you know what??? no regrets!

Kev

 

Another IT'er here.
Admired scoobs for a while , before I had the dosh to afford one.
Even then its a Sport. Most IT'ers I know cant afford them.
As one guy said (sorry forgot who) price/performance, hard to beat.
But its certainly not just IT'ers who go for them.
From what ive seen the higher paid IT'ers go for flash stuff, BMW, Merc, Lotus & the good old VW clone type.

 

IT too and at work now as it happens. For me it depends on my circumstances, when I worked closer to home it was a Scoob, now I have a long commute it's a 3 series diesel.
I'd rather have a 911 though C4S, GT2, GT3 or Turbo will do just fine. Not being snobbish in any way I just would!

 

cos they're grossly overpaid?

 

Well said Mr Evolution

 

I'm with importsti, most of the guys I've known in IT all wanted beemers or porkers and up until recent years, none of them really knew about Scoobies.

Since both of them are old mans cars, I always wanted a Scoob.

Oh and because I'm hugely overpaid