A scooby is like a dogshit though, there's one on every street corner. The escort cossie is 15 years older than the scooby and yes standard verses standard a scooby would win. The escort handles brilliantly and i would definately recommend getting one. 13-15k would get you a very good one running at least stage 3 with big brakes and konis. If you can find one witha 6 degree rear beam as well then you will have a car that will easily outhandle an impreza.