N Reg Impreza WRX - Never realised how fast they were..
Discussion
aww999 said:
Two questions: What do they go like on track? (Funfactor and running costs are my prime concerns rather than laptimes). And are they reliable at the ~300bhp level that many on here have recommended?
I took mine round Knochill a few times. I was running 270bhp and it went extremely well, especially in the wet. I felt like a driving god when I overtook a Porsche 996 GT3. It was sore on brakes though. 10 laps before they overheated. I also destroyed a N/S/F wheel bearing and hub. £300 bill for that, ouch! I was running standard brakes with group N pads and discs with RBF600 Motul fluid. Fuel was expensive too, at 8mpg!!
I did 5 track days in total with it, probably around 400 track miles, so it wasn't too bad. The other damage was self inflicted, when I caved in the front wing against a marker cone!!
HonestIago said:
EDIT: Where did you get replacement driving lamps? My PIAAs are badly corroded and one is held together with duct tape!
They aint cheap at £90 per side but I could not find them cheaper anywhere else.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PIAA-80-Pro-XT-Series-Ra...
Edited by rb5er on Saturday 11th January 19:18
fesuvious said:
This thread isn't helping my quandry.
I have a 3 owner '99 65,000mile UK turbo 2000. Unmodified, and absolutely brilliant. Just as it left the factory and rust free. Refurbished rear calipers, and I've replaced many parts in the name of love.
I don't need it anymore, it's a drain on my finances. However, it's one of the best cars I've ever owned. I just cannot bring myself to write the advert.
I've owned @120 cars, and not one has been this hard to part with. I just can't do it.
They are absolutely fantastic.
(it looks just like the silver one above)
Could you PM me if you decide to sell it? I could be tempted...I have a 3 owner '99 65,000mile UK turbo 2000. Unmodified, and absolutely brilliant. Just as it left the factory and rust free. Refurbished rear calipers, and I've replaced many parts in the name of love.
I don't need it anymore, it's a drain on my finances. However, it's one of the best cars I've ever owned. I just cannot bring myself to write the advert.
I've owned @120 cars, and not one has been this hard to part with. I just can't do it.
They are absolutely fantastic.
(it looks just like the silver one above)
rb5er said:
Well......If everyones doing it.....
aww999 said:
Two questions: What do they go like on track? (Funfactor and running costs are my prime concerns rather than laptimes). And are they reliable at the ~300bhp level that many on here have recommended?
I went on a few of the old Scoobynet track days back in the late 90s - there were some keen drivers and the cars ( back then ) seemed to stand up to it well 
rb5er said:
HonestIago said:
EDIT: Where did you get replacement driving lamps? My PIAAs are badly corroded and one is held together with duct tape!
They aint cheap at £90 per side but I could not find them cheaper anywhere else.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PIAA-80-Pro-XT-Series-Ra...
Edited by rb5er on Saturday 11th January 19:18
Lovely cars being posted, I am hopeful the days of chavs owning classic Imprezas are coming to an end and that enthusiasts form the majority of owners now that these cars require more and more spent on them.
s m said:
That was my point as well - up to the legal limit there aren't really any modern hot hatches that are any quicker than something like an old WRX in good standard trim. I appreciate that you can't always replicate the mag times but that applies to other cars as well.
Here's the Autocar test figures for a standard 208bhp Turbo and and a 280bhp WRX STi from 98. To my eyes either of those would still look very quick if you saw them being mashed through the gears
That's pretty amazing, the new WRX STI is £3000 less than the original back in the day!Here's the Autocar test figures for a standard 208bhp Turbo and and a 280bhp WRX STi from 98. To my eyes either of those would still look very quick if you saw them being mashed through the gears
SpunkyGlory said:
I'm in the market for an Impreza at the moment, preferably a Wagon so I can carry the mountain bikes easily. It's interesting to read that people feel the bug eyes are less exciting, I've been looking at bug eye wagons with PPP, do people think I'd be better with a classic?
I'm a tad biased having just posted my classic wagon but IMO the only thing detracting from them is how afflicted with rust they mostly seem to be. Mine has some bubbling of the rear arches and despite cleaning/drying thoroughly and tetra-sealing they are slowly getting worse. No doubt I'll have to spend a fortune getting them fixed at some point. That said, they look okay to the casual observer.The newage cars do benefit from being stiffer, better put together and with stronger gearboxes. I've just never warmed to the looks enough ever to consider one.
HonestIago said:
I'm a tad biased having just posted my classic wagon but IMO the only thing detracting from them is how afflicted with rust they mostly seem to be. Mine has some bubbling of the rear arches and despite cleaning/drying thoroughly and tetra-sealing they are slowly getting worse. No doubt I'll have to spend a fortune getting them fixed at some point. That said, they look okay to the casual observer.
The newage cars do benefit from being stiffer, better put together and with stronger gearboxes. I've just never warmed to the looks enough ever to consider one.
They are also heavier, so less of a "performance" car, but more refined. The newage cars do benefit from being stiffer, better put together and with stronger gearboxes. I've just never warmed to the looks enough ever to consider one.
Art0ir said:
A heavier newage with the PPP at 300bhp will do 0-60 in 4.6 seconds. A classic with similar output should be even closer to 4 I would have though.
Standard car's would be the figures I quoted, once you start adding prodrive packs (waste of money) and the like then the goal posts have moved.rigga said:
Art0ir said:
A heavier newage with the PPP at 300bhp will do 0-60 in 4.6 seconds. A classic with similar output should be even closer to 4 I would have though.
Standard car's would be the figures I quoted, once you start adding prodrive packs (waste of money) and the like then the goal posts have moved.rigga said:
Japan had a gentleman agreement to limit to 280ps, some had more some less, Japan fuel for the early cars too which was slightly higher octane than what we had, hence issues running jdm car's without being remapped for uk petrol.
I knew about the agreement but I thought Subaru pretty much ignored it and just posted 280PS as the official figures.ToothbrushMan said:
The mags always raved about the 0 to 30 times of these where the biggest advantage seems to lie. 1.8s for the classic 2000 turbo.
Even quicker for the WRX from 98 - 1.5 seconds to 30!The UK version P1 was similar power and, unsurprisingly, similar times.
Even with the later blob eye STis, anything around 300bhp gave mid 4 seconds to 60. WR1 was similar acceleration as well
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