'99 Subaru Impreza Turbo
Discussion
getawayturtle said:
You may have a point, I think the PPP has been reduced to the sticker on the boot lid now 
And thanks for the exhaust info!
The main problem in terms of noise was cooling down the car when I get home after 12am, loud rumbling for everyone to hear for 1-2 mins. But I've just started cooling it out on the main road in a lay by and tip-toeing the car home for the last minute of the journey. Should be fine I hope as I'm usually off boost for most the journey anyway
If you are not absolutely ragging it home I wouldn't worry about letting it idle.And thanks for the exhaust info!
The main problem in terms of noise was cooling down the car when I get home after 12am, loud rumbling for everyone to hear for 1-2 mins. But I've just started cooling it out on the main road in a lay by and tip-toeing the car home for the last minute of the journey. Should be fine I hope as I'm usually off boost for most the journey anyway
I used to do it when I got my first one too after hearing the warnings about seized turbos etc but quit it after a few months. Chatting to the Subaru dealer even they didn't recommend doing it and didn't do it with their own cars.
The only time I worry about it now is after a track session I will give it a couple of mins sat in the paddock with the bonnet up and engine running. Any other time even on fairly spirited drives it just doesn't get hot enough to worry about.
14 years of Impreza ownership and so far (touch wood) no turbo failures.
Baryonyx said:
Mastodon's EP3 was really loud (it was local-ish to me so I heard and saw it on a few occasions). He didn't get any grief off his neighbours, but then he is lucky enough to have a garage down his street for it where he kept the car. You could hear it coming from a mile off though, if he was coming past mine you'd hear the car as it came down onto the other side of the valley. The noise wasn't particularly bassy or droning though, one thing you have to consider with the Impreza is that uneven gas pulse that gives it the characteristic burble is really obvious, some people find it really irritating and hard to ignore. If you've ever followed a loud Impreza down a tight little street and heard the way the soundwaves from it's exhaust resonate and echo, you'll know what I mean.
The questions of 'what will the neighbours say?' was something I considered when I got an exhaust made up for my 106 Rallye. I wanted it louder than the standard Peugeot exhaust, but not so much my neighbours would go nuts when I came home from work at 3AM after a late shift, or when starting it up at 9PM on a winter's night to defrost and demist it!
Then after all that, just make sure it's loud because they sound too good to be strangled. And they are every bit as exotic and worthy as any British V8 sports car that rattles and wakes up the neighbours day in, day out, so do it justice!
That loud was it? The questions of 'what will the neighbours say?' was something I considered when I got an exhaust made up for my 106 Rallye. I wanted it louder than the standard Peugeot exhaust, but not so much my neighbours would go nuts when I came home from work at 3AM after a late shift, or when starting it up at 9PM on a winter's night to defrost and demist it!
Then after all that, just make sure it's loud because they sound too good to be strangled. And they are every bit as exotic and worthy as any British V8 sports car that rattles and wakes up the neighbours day in, day out, so do it justice!
I think you have a point, it would be rude to quieten the car
Shame I don't have a garage or a drive, so it's always going to be out on the street. Best off to enjoy it and not to worry I guess, if someone runs their key down it I'll just get it fixed. I'm lucky my immediate neighbour doesn't give a s
t as he has a fking loud Harley Davidson RB Will said:
If you are not absolutely ragging it home I wouldn't worry about letting it idle.
I used to do it when I got my first one too after hearing the warnings about seized turbos etc but quit it after a few months. Chatting to the Subaru dealer even they didn't recommend doing it and didn't do it with their own cars.
The only time I worry about it now is after a track session I will give it a couple of mins sat in the paddock with the bonnet up and engine running. Any other time even on fairly spirited drives it just doesn't get hot enough to worry about.
14 years of Impreza ownership and so far (touch wood) no turbo failures.
Thanks I used to do it when I got my first one too after hearing the warnings about seized turbos etc but quit it after a few months. Chatting to the Subaru dealer even they didn't recommend doing it and didn't do it with their own cars.
The only time I worry about it now is after a track session I will give it a couple of mins sat in the paddock with the bonnet up and engine running. Any other time even on fairly spirited drives it just doesn't get hot enough to worry about.
14 years of Impreza ownership and so far (touch wood) no turbo failures.
I'll probably just forget about idling it then when I haven't been pressing on. Before I bought the car I was thinking of turbo timers, but seeing as I have a good oil gauge anyway, they don't seem worth bothering with.getawayturtle said:
Excellent Do you have a thread for the car somewhere? Would be good to see the progress.
Not on PH, I really should get around to it though. There's a few pages here though: Do you have a thread for the car somewhere? Would be good to see the progress.http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?t...
Can't wait to get the car back!
getawayturtle said:
Ah! Still a decent price. How long did that journey take? hehe
My uncle recently travelled down from Aberdeen to Grimsby which isn't too far from Shorpe, a calamitous journey which took 12 hours!
Yeah the two guys of Trotters Cars (I Kid the not) managed to haggle themselves down which was quite impressive. The journey down was longer than expected as I missed a turn off and ended up taking a massive diversion to Kendal! Can't remember exactly how long it took but I think we added nearly an extra 100 miles.My uncle recently travelled down from Aberdeen to Grimsby which isn't too far from Shorpe, a calamitous journey which took 12 hours!
Trip back we decided to take the A68. Absolutely brilliant drive. Roof down (I was in the Mx5) following the scoob in the dark. Was brilliant! Not sure I'd be rushing back to Scunny though!
Fonzey said:
Not on PH, I really should get around to it though. There's a few pages here though:
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?t...
Can't wait to get the car back!
Just had a look through, brilliant work http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?t...
Can't wait to get the car back!
Loving the WRX STi edition fridge too.bulldong said:
Stunning car!
Thank you epom said:
That's lovely. If mine I'd take it back some more. Standard wheels lose the chin spoiler etc. yours looks like a great base car to make a really nice standard turbo if you get me? Anyhow each to their own. Enjoy.
I do like how they look in standard form, but I do love the wheels so they're staying! militantmandy said:
Yeah the two guys of Trotters Cars (I Kid the not) managed to haggle themselves down which was quite impressive. The journey down was longer than expected as I missed a turn off and ended up taking a massive diversion to Kendal! Can't remember exactly how long it took but I think we added nearly an extra 100 miles.
Trip back we decided to take the A68. Absolutely brilliant drive. Roof down (I was in the Mx5) following the scoob in the dark. Was brilliant! Not sure I'd be rushing back to Scunny though!
Disaster Trip back we decided to take the A68. Absolutely brilliant drive. Roof down (I was in the Mx5) following the scoob in the dark. Was brilliant! Not sure I'd be rushing back to Scunny though!
I've done similar in the past. I do love a good blat in an MX5, I had a mk1 before this scoob
Brilliant little cars. Yes, S
horpe, much like Grimsby, is indeed a dump.Been on a fair few hoons recently, courtesy of cheap V-power
The car has been well behaved, with the exception of an alternator failure a couple of weeks ago.
Fitted a replacement in the blistering cold, then realised it was a 2 pin alternator, and my loom had a 3 pin plug! d'oh.
It's a good thing you can pick them up for only £30
The "why are you lying in the middle of the road?" shot:
Mild grubbyness:
I'm slacking, I need to get it caked in mud sometime.
I've also found this car makes whoever is driving behind me act like a total bellend. The odd teenage lad in a hatchback wanting a go now and then, but mainly it's older blokes in people carriers desperately wanting to get ahead of me at the lights etc. I just let them get on with it, they do make me laugh though
The car has been well behaved, with the exception of an alternator failure a couple of weeks ago.
Fitted a replacement in the blistering cold, then realised it was a 2 pin alternator, and my loom had a 3 pin plug! d'oh.
It's a good thing you can pick them up for only £30
The "why are you lying in the middle of the road?" shot:
Mild grubbyness:
I'm slacking, I need to get it caked in mud sometime.
I've also found this car makes whoever is driving behind me act like a total bellend. The odd teenage lad in a hatchback wanting a go now and then, but mainly it's older blokes in people carriers desperately wanting to get ahead of me at the lights etc. I just let them get on with it, they do make me laugh though
Edited by getawayturtle on Wednesday 14th January 16:56
getawayturtle said:
Thanks chaps. Get on it, before the prices shoot up
Just read all the way through this thread thinking I need to get one of these before the prices go up!Great looking car mate, I've wanted one for years and still not scratched the itch. Only got cash for one toy just now and the bike wins as its so much cheaper to run despite the performance advantage.
Remind me I said that in the winter though!
Be very careful buying these for a fun car as they can have a major structural rust issue. I have owned four of these so am pretty well into them and know the cars well. The first signs of an issue is a bit of rust bubbling at top of the rear arches. You think... no worries, I'll get that rubbed down and blown over, but the problem is working its way out form the inside.
Have seen in the flesh several cars where the rear arches and suspension turrets are all but rusted through and of course your suspension is mounted to those.
To check pull out the boot lining and look all round the welds on the suspension area and get the rear wheels off with the car on a four post lift and shine light up the turrets and have a real good look.
Back of the sills/jacking points also have issues and these are covered by the sill skirts so when on the lift again have a good look.
If they are too far gone they are beyond economical repair.
My mate who owns his own garage has had a 1997 Scoob from new. It has had every bodywork inspection etc. but when he investigated the bubbling arches the rust behind was horrendous. Being a bodyshop he rebuilt it with new rear quarters and turrets, but he said had he been charging the job would have cost £2.5K.
Here are some pics of what he found when he first started digging:
Initially from the outside all you could see was a little bit of bubbling. So be careful out there.
Have seen in the flesh several cars where the rear arches and suspension turrets are all but rusted through and of course your suspension is mounted to those.
To check pull out the boot lining and look all round the welds on the suspension area and get the rear wheels off with the car on a four post lift and shine light up the turrets and have a real good look.
Back of the sills/jacking points also have issues and these are covered by the sill skirts so when on the lift again have a good look.
If they are too far gone they are beyond economical repair.
My mate who owns his own garage has had a 1997 Scoob from new. It has had every bodywork inspection etc. but when he investigated the bubbling arches the rust behind was horrendous. Being a bodyshop he rebuilt it with new rear quarters and turrets, but he said had he been charging the job would have cost £2.5K.
Here are some pics of what he found when he first started digging:
Initially from the outside all you could see was a little bit of bubbling. So be careful out there.
sradmarty said:
getawayturtle said:
Thanks chaps. Get on it, before the prices shoot up
Just read all the way through this thread thinking I need to get one of these before the prices go up!Great looking car mate, I've wanted one for years and still not scratched the itch. Only got cash for one toy just now and the bike wins as its so much cheaper to run despite the performance advantage.
Remind me I said that in the winter though!
cb1965 said:
Be very careful buying these for a fun car as they can have a major structural rust issue. I have owned four of these so am pretty well into them and know the cars well. The first signs of an issue is a bit of rust bubbling at top of the rear arches. You think... no worries, I'll get that rubbed down and blown over, but the problem is working its way out form the inside.
Have seen in the flesh several cars where the rear arches and suspension turrets are all but rusted through and of course your suspension is mounted to those.
To check pull out the boot lining and look all round the welds on the suspension area and get the rear wheels off with the car on a four post lift and shine light up the turrets and have a real good look.
Back of the sills/jacking points also have issues and these are covered by the sill skirts so when on the lift again have a good look.
If they are too far gone they are beyond economical repair.
My mate who owns his own garage has had a 1997 Scoob from new. It has had every bodywork inspection etc. but when he investigated the bubbling arches the rust behind was horrendous. Being a bodyshop he rebuilt it with new rear quarters and turrets, but he said had he been charging the job would have cost £2.5K.
Here are some pics of what he found when he first started digging:
Initially from the outside all you could see was a little bit of bubbling. So be careful out there.
You'd think an mot would show that up. I know the tester can't go lifting carpets and looking but they can check for corrosion within 12 inches of suspension mounts if I'm not mistaken. Have seen in the flesh several cars where the rear arches and suspension turrets are all but rusted through and of course your suspension is mounted to those.
To check pull out the boot lining and look all round the welds on the suspension area and get the rear wheels off with the car on a four post lift and shine light up the turrets and have a real good look.
Back of the sills/jacking points also have issues and these are covered by the sill skirts so when on the lift again have a good look.
If they are too far gone they are beyond economical repair.
My mate who owns his own garage has had a 1997 Scoob from new. It has had every bodywork inspection etc. but when he investigated the bubbling arches the rust behind was horrendous. Being a bodyshop he rebuilt it with new rear quarters and turrets, but he said had he been charging the job would have cost £2.5K.
Here are some pics of what he found when he first started digging:
Initially from the outside all you could see was a little bit of bubbling. So be careful out there.
Cheers for posting that. Hopefully I'll be checking for it one day!
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