Help me find an RB5
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HonestIago said:
Ordinary_Chap said:
Alex said:
Ditto with my P1. I have spent more than I paid for it on it over the last 12 months.
Heh, I'm glad its not just me thats guilty of spending more of what the company of worth.
(if I didn't laugh I'd cry!)
Such a shame as it's a very tidy rust free example too. But I'm not sure what to do with it. I really don't want to spend more than the car is worth just to rebuild the engine on it.
To be fair the main costs have been fuel, insurance and scheduled servicing for my Turbo 2000. The actual failures have been:
-leaky/rotten downpipe which needed replaced
-Air Flow Meter (hadn't failed but was causing some hesitation on acceleration so replaced as a precaution)
-Seized front brake caliper which ended up with me needing new pads as well as the re-conditioning cost of the calipers
The prospect of big end failure does loom over me slightly although a specialist I saw said it can normally be attributed to:
-low/poor quality oil
-excessive thrashing at high speed/over-revving
-power modifications
My car is standard PPP on 83k (I'm 3rd owner) and I treat it with real mechanical sympathy so fingers crossed it shouldn't happen any time soon...
-leaky/rotten downpipe which needed replaced
-Air Flow Meter (hadn't failed but was causing some hesitation on acceleration so replaced as a precaution)
-Seized front brake caliper which ended up with me needing new pads as well as the re-conditioning cost of the calipers
The prospect of big end failure does loom over me slightly although a specialist I saw said it can normally be attributed to:
-low/poor quality oil
-excessive thrashing at high speed/over-revving
-power modifications
My car is standard PPP on 83k (I'm 3rd owner) and I treat it with real mechanical sympathy so fingers crossed it shouldn't happen any time soon...
Edited by HonestIago on Wednesday 18th September 16:13
HonestIago said:
To be fair the main costs have been fuel, insurance and scheduled servicing for my Turbo 2000. The actual failures have been:
-leaky/rotten downpipe which needed replaced
-Air Flow Meter (hadn't failed but was causing some hesitation on acceleration so replaced as a precaution)
-Seized front brake caliper which ended up with me needing new pads as well as the re-conditioning cost of the calipers
The prospect of big end failure does loom over me slightly although a specialist I saw said it can normally be attributed to:
-low/poor quality oil
-excessive thrashing at high speed/over-revving
-power modifications
My car is standard PPP on 83k (I'm 3rd owner) and I treat it with real mechanical sympathy so fingers crossed it shouldn't happen any time soon...
I know the previous owner of my T2000 and he had it main dealer serviced and maintained, despite what they charge!!-leaky/rotten downpipe which needed replaced
-Air Flow Meter (hadn't failed but was causing some hesitation on acceleration so replaced as a precaution)
-Seized front brake caliper which ended up with me needing new pads as well as the re-conditioning cost of the calipers
The prospect of big end failure does loom over me slightly although a specialist I saw said it can normally be attributed to:
-low/poor quality oil
-excessive thrashing at high speed/over-revving
-power modifications
My car is standard PPP on 83k (I'm 3rd owner) and I treat it with real mechanical sympathy so fingers crossed it shouldn't happen any time soon...
Edited by HonestIago on Wednesday 18th September 16:13
He also didn't trash it either. I admit I do "use" the power, but never over rev it. In fact I drove it no differently to any other car I've owned. If it can't handled being 'driven' then it simply has no claim to being called a performance vehicle. Only mod is a catback.
It's a '99 car with about 90k on the clock.
300bhp/ton said:
I know the previous owner of my T2000 and he had it main dealer serviced and maintained, despite what they charge!!
He also didn't trash it either. I admit I do "use" the power, but never over rev it. In fact I drove it no differently to any other car I've owned. If it can't handled being 'driven' then it simply has no claim to being called a performance vehicle. Only mod is a catback.
It's a '99 car with about 90k on the clock.
Would seem to be pretty bad luck then He also didn't trash it either. I admit I do "use" the power, but never over rev it. In fact I drove it no differently to any other car I've owned. If it can't handled being 'driven' then it simply has no claim to being called a performance vehicle. Only mod is a catback.
It's a '99 car with about 90k on the clock.
If mine ever goes pop I will just save up for a re-build and get it mapped for a bit more power on the new engine. The wagon is a brilliant all-rounder and I love it to bits so could never just scrap/break it. Need to sort bubbling arches though...
I'm one of the original founders of the RB5OC but got out of Subaru's a few years ago having progressed from RB5 (#190) to a 22B then onto a Hatch STi. In all I've owned 5 Impreza Turbo's and given the chance would have another one in a heartbeat (or the chance to get back my old RB5 or 22B).
I still look at classifieds to see what RB5's are up for sale and despite the specification being the same as a standard Turbo 2000, the RB5 always felt "special" in a way the standard car didn't.
Wish you luck in finding one - I don't go on the site anymore and understand it's pretty much dead now as most of the original owners have moved onto different cars etc (though cut me in half and I think it'll always say Impreza! lol)
I still look at classifieds to see what RB5's are up for sale and despite the specification being the same as a standard Turbo 2000, the RB5 always felt "special" in a way the standard car didn't.
Wish you luck in finding one - I don't go on the site anymore and understand it's pretty much dead now as most of the original owners have moved onto different cars etc (though cut me in half and I think it'll always say Impreza! lol)
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