I now have 44,000 miles on my Impreza Turbo and its STILL on its original brake pads AND they have meat left for another good few thousand miles ..... is this a record or is it just my Superior Advanced Driving Techniques??

Pete

[Edited by pslewis - 11/4/2003 11:26:28 PM]

 

no you just drive like a girl

 

here here

 

Well, this 'girl' looks after her car and doesn't waste money by driving like a *******!!

Pete

 

I wore out a set in a night, is that a record ?

 

Hmmmm, sounds like you would be better off with a Rover 75 Grandad.

 

Who, me

 

Try the middle pedal, instead of the car in front. Helps preserve the body work too

BTW I have a thin black vinyl disc, about 7" across with a hole in the centre, is this a record?

I'm going now....

 

So? I take it that I AM, indeed, up for a Skillful Driver award??!!

How people can't drive properly and wear stuff out before their time is beyond me!!

Pete

 

Yep i think its your SAD technique.

 

Is it also normal to have the original tyres too???

Pete

 

Sorry,

Yes I think its unusual not to wear pads and tyres out over that milage for a performance car, but if you enjoy driving it slowly, carefully and only using 10% of its capability, then who are we to complain.

 

Funny thing is - I haven't even had to fill the rear screen washer bottle!! Can't even find it and it must be HUGE to last 42 months!!

Pete

 

and I've had to fill my intercooler spray bottle and I've only done 2888 miles so far

 

Holy Crap - I haven't filled mine up at all!! Will the intercooler radiator dry up and get damaged or something?? I had better get some distilled water in it tomorrow!!

Pete

 

And my guess is that your still on the original engine too

 

No, I've done three sets of fronts in a day. Proper ones too, not OE rubbish...

 

Buy a different car and let someone who actually wants to use the performance have your car

 

I think i can beat that, or at least equal it.

Some years ago i had a Renault 5 GT Turbo. By the time i sold it, it had done 86,000 miles on the original clutch.

I'd got through about seven clutch cables mind you - the 5GTT's major design fault, but never needed a new clutch plate.

And it wasn't shown any mercy either.

About a year later, the guy who bought it from me brought it round to show me the respray he'd given it - and it looked awesome.

And *still* it was on the original clutch, at over 100,000 miles...

 

Its driving around in that hairdressers car.. your left foot is obviously LIMP

 

my intercooler spray bottle lasted one lap if bedford autodrome!

 

Well I'm still on my original clutch cable too!! I adjusted it at the weekend ........... but a really funny unconnected thing happened - the bonnet catch seems REALLY stiff now??

Hope its a warranty fix!!

Pete

 

What lasts longer on a Scoob than on other cars then? Apart from the smile that is!!

Pete

 

Same brake pads but how many gearboxes?

 

Yeah and how many accidents in the rear view mirror?

 

Gearboxes are NOT designed to wear out - brake pads ARE!! So, I concentrate on saving the lives of those poor components considered expendable ........... anyway, someone once posted on here that Subaru brake pads cost about £200 or something??

Pete

 

Brake Pad price then for when I need to buy some at 100k miles??!!

Pete

 

I have done about 20,000 miles without once being waved at! CCould this be a warranty issue?

 

CCCCCould be!!

Pete