Who here owns a Subaru?

ScoobyDoo69 · 23 Nov 2015 at 18:09

Because I was saving for a house.

After buying said house and living here for 3 months I have much more left than I originally sold the car for... so more fool me. Clearly I didn't need to sell it

Never mind.

Test driving the latest STi in December, expecting to be underwhelmed and therefore hoping to find a Spec C of sorts instead when I come to buy.

ScoobyDoo69 · 23 Nov 2015 at 22:17

Meridian said:
It can't. The five-speed box is notoriously the weak point of modded WRXs, and usually goes bang at around 340bhp - although driving like you stole it can see the box out at 320 or so. Usually it's third that breaks. It's very common with people who slap bigger turbos in without the necessary supporting mods.

O I know, I've broken one ! On my Dad's original TD05 powered bugeye WRX I managed to snap 2nd!

Fixed under warranty somehow.. Then he went on to ruin 1st when launching it at Santa Pod. Again fixed under warranty. Got his money's worth from his extended warranty I tell you!

ScoobyDoo69 · 25 Nov 2015 at 09:55

There is some sort of 5 speed gearbox brace doing the rounds recently. Apparently stops the casing from flexing and therefore less broken gears. They're called blast plates I believe...

ScoobyDoo69 · 25 Nov 2015 at 22:27

I think someone over here made some too.

Would love to know the legitimacy of how much extra power they can handle. I'm personally not convinced but I'd buy a classic if I can make the 5 speed last with my abuse

ScoobyDoo69 · 26 Nov 2015 at 08:09

You can normally break a 5 speed before a decent clutch gives in though.

ScoobyDoo69 · 25 Dec 2015 at 20:12

Does it actually have a hole or is a gasket gone?

If it does have a hole then depends what section needs replacing?

ScoobyDoo69 · 7 Jan 2016 at 12:19

Should be good to go. Expect a tiny bit of juddering when first installed, despite being "anti-judder" !

ScoobyDoo69 · 10 Jan 2016 at 09:10

Prices for blobs have gone up for sure.

ScoobyDoo69 · 10 Jan 2016 at 11:39

The only problem with that is that even the bad ones are still at a good money, making it harder and harder to find a decent one.

Which for me.. causes issues! Hence I went to test drive the newest one yesterday.. genuinely interested in it because it looks so good and feels a lot more modern. But crikey it felt slow. I've requested a longer test drive to see how it really feels, but I really was quite unimpressed with the speed of it.

But then after watching various YouTube reviews I found that it just about gets sub 13.5sec 1/4 mile times. My old WRX with an exhaust system did 13.1 so seems a bit too slow for an STi IMO. But definitely explains why it felt slow.

Then I watch my old 12.1 video (360ish bhp at the time) and remember just why I enjoyed that car so much. Hammering through the gears, revving out past 7500rpm. Maybe I need to go JDM..

ScoobyDoo69 · 10 Jan 2016 at 12:23

But twinscroll

As sad as it sounds, I'd rather lag than it sound like a Honda

ScoobyDoo69 · 10 Jan 2016 at 12:57

Blobeye onwards yeah.

ScoobyDoo69 · 13 Jan 2016 at 13:38

£28k is indeed a lot of money for effectively a slower STi wagon.

Had they have priced this around the old WRX pricing (£21k?) then I'm sure it would be more popular.

ScoobyDoo69 · 18 Jan 2016 at 16:29

Oops...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3404946/Subaru-owner-s-anger-garage-staff-pothole-video.html

ScoobyDoo69 · 18 Jan 2016 at 18:09

I hadn't actually watched the video yet. Just have. It was a painful thing to watch!

ScoobyDoo69 · 18 Jan 2016 at 23:04

The memes are brilliant. So many of them already !

ScoobyDoo69 · 19 Jan 2016 at 19:13

I first read about this when Kev (ScoobyClinic owner) posted on the MidlandsScoobies forum, basically saying the customer was a bit of a numpty. Fast forward to Sunday night and the MLR thread, Scoobynet thread and others were all hot.

The video is bad, but the lack of appropriate response from the owner has really not helped..

ScoobyDoo69 · 25 Jan 2016 at 12:45

How weird! I've got Bob from Aztec as a friend on Facebook... let me check if he's put any status or anything...

EDIT - Nope, nothing untoward, but two people have posted on his wall asking for a response.

ScoobyDoo69 · 9 Feb 2016 at 14:57

Really surprised about Aztec... shame.

ScoobyDoo69 · 17 Feb 2016 at 10:48

Glad you got it sorted, sorry I didn't see your reply sooner.

With my dad's we got the box out on his rather steep drive, then put the box back in using a hired ramp, put back in and driving within 1.5 hours.

ScoobyDoo69 · 4 Mar 2016 at 13:47

I'm starting to realise what a fanboy I am!

I can't think of any other car that interests me enough to buy instead of a Subaru/Evo/GTR.

Sad really.. but when I look at other cars I think "too slow, crap sound, too heavy, not mod friendly, too expensive to maintain, blah blah"

Then I look at JDM turbo AWD cars and practically plan out my whole future with them!