Hi all,
Jim here,had many a car,latest being a fiat coupe 20vt which i have just sold,im now thinking about a scooby,never had one,always fancied one lol. Im looking at this car on ebay

SUBARU IMPREZA TURBO 2000 AWD why px very good conditi on eBay (end time 12-Oct-09 20:02:37 BST)

The guy states the car is an "Impreza Classic 2000 AWD"

My main question is because i cant seem to find the answer....would the 260bhp be standard? On parkers it doesnt say anything about 260bhp,the car is a UK car!! Any help very much appreciated. Jim

 

hi mate uk classic turbo 2000 are not 260bhp

in the classic shape subarus only the imports have the extra power.

wrx 260bhp

wrx sti 280 bhp

uk 2000 turbo 212bhp i think

hope that helps

if i was you dont go for any less than an sti! they are dirt cheap now!

 

That was my thinking....as it states on parkers that the UK version off the top of my head is standard 214bhp? So i will ask him if he is sure and if he is then was the work done professionaly,rolling roaded,dyno print etc. Is it a problem if it was,aslong as done properly?

 

he just says he's tuned the boost up a bit

tbh i dont know anything about uk turbos

as im a import classic guy ..

imports come with the folding electric mirrors

aircon

better seats imo

stronger engine/better turbo, a nbice import witrh a remap is really all you want!

whats you price range? a lot of nice ones in the for salen section here..

 

will have a look in the for sale section, as for budget, not sure yet,but dont wana spend huge amounts as the car wont be used that often

 

make sure you get some insurance quotes before you buy a car as they can be very expensive to insure, even if you've had other performance cars the quotes can come as a shock. In that particular add he says the boost has been increased but doesn't say how - if it's just by means of a manual boost control valve then I would stear clear, if you get something modified it should be done with a proper re-map by a well known mapper. People on here can give you more advice on that.

 

nothing wrong with this car guys as it mine i no my cars iv had 600bhp skylines 450bhp pulsar & many modfied evoes,as stated in add car has had a slight boost increase to 0.9bar & it wont be going any highter due to it being a strd car,like i said come over have a look its a very good car & your only a few miles away ,also its a big diffrence to the fiat as i had an LE for a while which was in auto italia as a feature .i hope this helps

 

Hi again guys,and hi evoguy lol. Got to say the insurance is no probs at all as the coupe was group 19!!! The car does look very nice in all honesty. How come the car is running 260bhp as standard though? I thought UK ones at that stage were all 214bhp standard?? I am very interseted in coming to have a look mind,especially if she is standard cos i dont fancy anything that has had the engine chipped etc. Do you have any pics of the interior at all,more of body etc. I will pm you my email addy,im in milford which is 40 mins or so drive,would you be prepared to meet me near the precellys at all? maybe at the car park on the top? If not I will try and sort something out,just i have 3 kids and mrs works funny hours etc so hard to get out alone in peace lol. Speak soon, jim

 

As has been mentioned - the boost has been upped to 0.9 bar (don't know what standard boost is) so that will be what's giving the power increase. Is that Rolling Road verified or just an estimate evobad? and how was the boost increase achieved? if it's just been changed with a manual boost control valve then has the fuelling been checked to make sure it's safe, and if so how?

 

Great post arumdevil, they were the kind of questions i was trying to ask but wasnt sure best way to put them lol,I also noticed evobad that in a previous post you were having probs with the boost esp in 3rd/4th gear,Darc suggested setting to 0.9 bar,I guess thats how it all came about,so has the car been remapped,RR etc since you did? Thanks

 

The details on the ad seem fine. You won't know until you see a car though.

260bhp seems about right - boost can be safely raised to that level without issue. Fit a Knock Analyser to be on the safe side.

 

yes i asked that question as i wasnt sure on the boost presure on these uk impreza but after looking at things found there was a leak so it was making boost go all over place but now car is running spot on & can garantee no problems if you are not happy with boost it can be removed straight away.as bob 5 said the car will be fine running 0.9bar allday on strd ecu.you your seroius like i said come have a look iv got nothing to hind thx

 

Well everyone,im just back from seeing the car,must say very impressed and looking forward to picking her up during the week!! 15 years ive toyed with a scooby so cant wait :-)

 

am glad u liked it jim if u need any more info let me no cheers

 

just for the record, I wasn't trying to imply that you were in any way trying to rip anyone off or be dishonest - and I'm not trying to put anyone off buying your car either. I just want people - especially people new to turbo cars or subarus specifically - to be educated on these things so they can make a well informed decision without having to be led blindly by peoples advice.

That said, you still haven't said (on this thread anyhow, my apologies if it's been said somewhere else) who changed the boost and by what method. I'm not trying to catch you out or anything, it's just if it was me buying the car I would wan't to know the answer to that before going any further. Anyway, good luck with your sale, and Jim, good luck with your purchase!

 

hey Jimbo, take it easy in the new scoob mate, 4wd doesnt mean your twice as safe!

 

whatever you do, do not, I repeat do not!!! press the BRIGHT button on the dash unless your on a very long straight and there are no police or other road users about

 

LMAO taffy. Sorry guys it seems I missed a couple of posts before my last reply...

 

Tbh Mate the WRX and turbo 2000 are basicly the same cars,

i have a Turbo 2000 (modded) and its a Very quick Road car.

it was RR at Standard at 250bhp it depends how they come out the box tbh as i have seen them come at the said 214-215bhp level

darc

 

Hi all, i would never imply its twice as safe.......does feel it though lol. But of course i would never speed at all,so im pretty safe ;-). As for the boost issues,the fault was corrected with the original problem (split in pipe) and evo then left the boost at 0.9 bar,he was however very honest about this,and offered to lower it back to 0.7. After reading bob'5 comment above (and i guess he knows lol) i have left it at 0.9 for the time being,as there is a boost gauge,ill be able to monitor as if to any more boost problems. I do appreciate your post arumdevil and listen to anyone who has knowledge of these cars,because i really am a novice with the scoobys! I guess ill be seeing a lot more of you all shortly,i used to get some great info off the fiat coupe forum. As for the car,she looks,feels and drives great,I have toyed with the idea of a scooby for 15 years or so,and thought why not,now or never!! Lets just hope my experience with one will be a pleasant one......time will tell lol

 

hey jim stop waffling

its mike here you blinking dougnut

 

well if you have a good one which has been well serviced and looked after throughout it's life and not ragged too much then you should be happy with it. General servicing and maintainance can be a bit more expensive than other cars but yours shouldn't be so bad being a UK model - the imports can be more of a pain, particularly in my case as the twin turbo legacy's were never a UK model.

Anyway, enjoy! (watch out on the corners mind- that sense of unlimited grip is addictive but make sure you have tyres that can handle it in the wet too or you may catch yourself out, and you don't have to be breaking the speed limit for that to happen!).

 

you fekin muppet lol i did wonder what it was for lol

 

Hi arum, thanks for the info,all is good reference servicing,it has full history and a stack full of receipts etc, so all should be good, as for costs etc,it cant be as bad as the coop....cambelt £700 + clutch £800 + the list goes on,oh and the group 19 ins lol. But you never no really,all 2nd hand cars have an element of risk i guess!!! Well ill be back on when i pick her up, sooner rather than later i hope lol

 

aren't imprezas group 20 insurance or is that just the imports?

 

My00 uk turbos 17, think the imports are 20 cost of increased power.

 

Yes your right, uk are 17, imports 20.

 

i do understand where your coming from iv see some bad cars in my time but this one is great,only problem is when car goes il have to get my push bike as i wasnt expecting it to go this quick,am thinking of getting back into an evo which will probly upset people on her .

 

how do you increase boost without putting a bigger turbo on

 

A remap will up the boost but he warned, it can lead to engine failure.