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Is your Subaru a 'Subaru' or is it a 'Scooby'?

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Old 08 April 2007, 10:51 PM
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Default Is your Subaru a 'Subaru' or is it a 'Scooby'?

Personally,I very much dislike the term 'scooby'..I think it's lame,chavy,conjures up entirely the wrong image and to my mind demeans the Marque in general as a vehicle to be proud to own.

If I've done this correctly a poll should appear.Simply asking a Yes or No question...for I fear I may be on a one man crusade here
Old 08 April 2007, 10:58 PM
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Personally i think thats a tough question, when i talk to my friends i refer to my car as a scooby, if i talk to other people i say subaru, i can understand where your coming from, but it honestly does not bother me that much.
Old 08 April 2007, 11:00 PM
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Mine's a scood, but that's because I'm a muppet.
Old 08 April 2007, 11:00 PM
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I just call mine what it is, an Impreza.
Old 08 April 2007, 11:01 PM
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I don't think the name Scooby demeans the car at all.. In fact, most people who don't own a Subaru won't know what it means anyway. The number of poeple who've given me a blank look when I tell them I drive a Scooby.. I think it's more of an inside/car enthusiast term.

Either way, I think it sounds cool.
Old 08 April 2007, 11:05 PM
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'Scooby' does seem a bit naff to me, tbh.
I refer to mine as 'that thing over there'
Old 08 April 2007, 11:11 PM
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Don't have any problem with it (sorry Elmer ).

Did use the word Scooby when talking to my sister to my sis earlier today, but by the time I'd expained it I wished I hadn't !

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Old 08 April 2007, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by air.mech23
'Scooby' does seem a bit naff to me, tbh.
I refer to mine as 'that thing over there'
Call it what you want but does it change what it is? Mines a Subaru Impreza but it gets called all sorts of things and C*"t is one of them
Old 08 April 2007, 11:13 PM
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I`m not fussed really tbh, scooby isn`t that bad, i hate it when you here people say sub, or subs.........Errrrrr
Old 08 April 2007, 11:17 PM
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My daughter calls mine a scoobydo, so sorry, it's stuck
Old 08 April 2007, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 84of300
My daughter calls mine a scoobydo, so sorry, it's stuck
Amen
Old 08 April 2007, 11:50 PM
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I say Scooby, my dog is named Scooby too, so i`ve said no, not naff.
I think the Subaru/car scene is a way to relax and a hobby for many people and the Scooby name just makes it feel like it should.........a bit of fun
Old 08 April 2007, 11:56 PM
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if you allow Outbacks to be called Scooby as well then i would be proud to be Scoobyish
Old 09 April 2007, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Elmer Fudpucker
Personally,I very much dislike the term 'scooby'..I think it's lame,chavy,conjures up entirely the wrong image and to my mind demeans the Marque in general as a vehicle to be proud to own.

If I've done this correctly a poll should appear.Simply asking a Yes or No question...for I fear I may be on a one man crusade here

you just know what my answer is dont you
Old 09 April 2007, 12:19 AM
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subaru IMPRESSOR
Old 09 April 2007, 12:21 AM
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Mines a Waggin
Old 09 April 2007, 12:30 AM
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Mines an Impreza, cos thats wot it is.
I also really dislike the name "scooby", but its each to there own in my book.

Sean.
Old 09 April 2007, 01:37 AM
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Mines is "The Type R" just to really confuse them! I don't have an issue with "scooby" as said its more of an owners term anyway.
Old 09 April 2007, 06:45 AM
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very rarely refer to mine as a subaru, impreza, or scooby. usually its "im popping out/going bla bla... etc in the SCOOB.

if im talking to some dumb f*ck bird though, i will boggle her with the term "my99 uk turbo 2000 subaru impreza"

andy

p.s. mrs calls them subarus though, never scoobys so she must be posher than me
Old 09 April 2007, 09:08 AM
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Not really bothered either way....
my friends all know it as the scoob, so with them its that.
other people its a subaru...
ex-wife calls it 'that car '
kids call it the 'scooby'
Old 09 April 2007, 09:21 AM
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Mine is a Subaru, never bought into all this Scooby Doo nonsense.
Old 09 April 2007, 10:07 AM
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Mine is called Scoob, not Scooby
Old 09 April 2007, 10:40 AM
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mines a scooby it even has decals on the boot saying this,
also this site is called scooby net so it cant that bad a thing.
Old 09 April 2007, 11:54 AM
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I think ive called my car a lot of thing including a lot of swear words i cant say on here

I put not bothered BTW
Old 09 April 2007, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by DANNYBOY2511
mines a scooby it even has decals on the boot saying this,
also this site is called scooby net so it cant that bad a thing.
Sorry about the decals on your boot mate

..and 'Scoobynet' may very well have been cool all those years ago when it first started
Old 09 April 2007, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by COLZO
Mine is a Subaru, never bought into all this Scooby Doo nonsense.


Thought I be on my own on this one
Old 09 April 2007, 03:52 PM
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The Scoob , or The Impreza , very rarely do I say Scooby & only ever Subaru Impreza to people who wouldn't know what the hell a Scoob was ! then again they often don't know what an Impreza is.
Old 10 April 2007, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Elmer Fudpucker
Sorry about the decals on your boot mate

..and 'Scoobynet' may very well have been cool all those years ago when it first started
Only put em on last week and was chuffed to bits, i'm happy and thats all i care about
Old 10 April 2007, 06:28 PM
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Im not bothered either way but if you want to see a mardy group go say 'Liner' on the skyline forums
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I'm also not bothered by the term "Scooby".

Impreza will do.


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