My sisters boyfriend is interested in getting an Impreza Told him ot get an Evo but he wants a blue Impreza (normal Turbo 2000 AWD model will do him, not really interested in the WRX/STi stuff - all he wants to do is change to the P1 type front bumper and rear wing, add a zorst and dumpvalve - tho he might lod in some nicer seats if poss)

So what should he be looking at spending on one, around S reg....

And what sort of running costs are likely?

 

no more than a score

 

A number 3 piston to get it working again

 

He's looked in the motoring papers etc and the ones he's shown me are around the Ł5k mark - is that typical pricing or are they over the top?

 

u never said what age!

But if its the older one ur thinking of std UK ones dont gor for much now!

 

Rhys - I did say, I said on around an Sreg, so thats 1997-1999 era....

 

 

An S reg UK2000 usually sells for around Ł5-6k, as for running costs the insurance on them can be quite steep (although this is less for a UK scoob), you'll get on average 20mpg with a UK scoob that can run on the lower RON petrol. Parts for most Jap cars are very high compared to Ford.

 

Didn't you find my mo 3 piston thing funny

 

Almost as funny as all the Ford jokes that are about

 

Yeah but even to a ford enthusiat the ford ones are funny cus we know its true!

 

Same as the people that own Scoobs, piston no.3 is well known for fooking up.

 

So whats piston 3 all about then Dee?

Me sis boyfriend ain't really a massive petrol head, and generally don't rag cars too much, but he does like the look of em (got good taste as I rate the early shape scoobs, not keen on the later two shapes much) and just wants it a little better than stock, hence the bumpers, wing, rims, zorst and dumpvalve (can you get chatter on these with a decent button filter? Cos if so gonna make him buy one so he can have chatter instead of dv )

He says it has to be "Subaru Blue" and he wants gold rims lol.....

he didn't really wanna spend much above Ł5k tbh, and is going for the uk turbo 2000 as it is only 220ish bhp so hoping the ins won't cain him too much - fooks sake, kid is younger than me (he's 20 lol)

 

www.scoobynet.co.uk

and buying advice at http://www.sidc.co.uk/faq.htm

 

Yeah I know of Scoobynet, but couldn't be arsed to register to ask em

 

 

Basicly you turn the boost up and its always #3 piston that melts

 

Yeah but why no.3? Why not 2 or 4 or 1? And what boost do you have to run at for that to happen, etc....

 

for some reason no 3 piston goes fooked on the late 90's cars - dont know whether its a fault in the block causing it to knacker the piston or what, the earlier ones are ok, as are the later 2001 onwards models, around 96 to 2000 through are the ones u need to watch for, they dont even need the boost turning up to do them in, they just seem to loose compression and die on no 3

 

You'll have to tell your brother that Subaru blue is known as 'Mica Blue'.

If your brother is only 20 he may be better going for a non turbo version such as a sport, a UK 2000 is still about group 16/17 insurance where as the sport is only group 12. At 20 he'll probably be quoted well into four figures for insurance on a turbo one.

As for the piston question, they melt, I do have some photos somewhere of my piston no.2 when it melted, yes, two. LOL

 

depends on how much petrol theyve got in them

 

Not my bro, it's me sisters boyfriend, but then he expects to pay 4 figures, just hope it starts with a 1 and don't have more than a 4 or 5 as second number

 

Sorry, I misread

Why not get him to buy your car, got to be cheaper to insure than a scoob