Happy New Owner - Impreza WRX Wagon
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More towing duties for mine at the weekend, picked up an almost barn find 1996 Kawasaki 500 with less than 3000 miles registered, another bit of classic man-maths! My reasoning being is it cost less than the four tyres I'd just bought for a Range Rover.
Needless to say, the Wagon hardly noticed it was there!
Needless to say, the Wagon hardly noticed it was there!
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I'm bimbling along OK thanks, enjoying reading the various posts.
Not a great deal to report. I need some new rear shocks, a 4 wheel alignment and probably a new throttle cable but nothing is serious enough to make me actually do anything about it! Will sort soon enough. Aircon seems to not be working so I have been having the window open instead. I've looked at changing the stereo but having no bluetooth and crap sound is not bothering me in the slightest tbh.
Got myself a dog guard and boot liner for the back and been out with the hound a few times.
So, all good really. I'm just enjoying the car for what it is.
Not a great deal to report. I need some new rear shocks, a 4 wheel alignment and probably a new throttle cable but nothing is serious enough to make me actually do anything about it! Will sort soon enough. Aircon seems to not be working so I have been having the window open instead. I've looked at changing the stereo but having no bluetooth and crap sound is not bothering me in the slightest tbh.
Got myself a dog guard and boot liner for the back and been out with the hound a few times.
So, all good really. I'm just enjoying the car for what it is.
This ^^^^^^^^^^ looks like fun!
Glad the OP still enjoying it, they get under your skin a bit.
More work for mine this weekend carting the Motor Club kit about for an autosolo.
(Trailer is new, and worth a look if you're in the market, Wychavon Trailers of Worcester. No connection with them. Trailers come in from Poland, not BJ quality of course but perfectly good for general use. The one we got is a 10' x 5' and rated 750kg so pretty much anyone can tow it. £1250 with a spare wheel/tyre.) Before anyone comments, that's 450kg's of assorted cones!
Glad the OP still enjoying it, they get under your skin a bit.
More work for mine this weekend carting the Motor Club kit about for an autosolo.
(Trailer is new, and worth a look if you're in the market, Wychavon Trailers of Worcester. No connection with them. Trailers come in from Poland, not BJ quality of course but perfectly good for general use. The one we got is a 10' x 5' and rated 750kg so pretty much anyone can tow it. £1250 with a spare wheel/tyre.) Before anyone comments, that's 450kg's of assorted cones!
I've had my wagon for about 18 months, and I love it, despite the lack of creature comforts. I've only just joined PH, but I've had a thread going on scoobynet for a while:
https://www.scoobynet.com/projects-40/1031303-2005...
https://www.scoobynet.com/projects-40/1031303-2005...
Edited by Cambs_Stuart on Tuesday 6th June 10:06
Thanks, but credit where it's due, this is the inspiration behind most of the jobs I've done:
https://www.scoobynet.com/members-gallery-5/100484...
https://www.scoobynet.com/members-gallery-5/100484...
Thought I'd update the thread. Last month I finally got the airbag recall done and in the last week I've had the aircon re-gassed, new rear shocks and a new throttle cable fitted. The car is now a much more pleasant place to be and smoother to drive. To make things even better, the garage identified a leaky vacuum pipe and fixed it so I now have more boost to play with :-). I've covered around 5000 miles now since February and it's returning just over 28 mpg on average which I'm really pleased with, though it might go down a bit now I have aircon back.
Have you thought about an LPG conversion? I had one done on my WRX Wagon. It'll cost about £1000 and given the WRX's 25-ish mpg will pay for itself in about 12,000 miles. Given that LPG is 55p/litre, it gives you the same running costs as a diesel Astra... without having to drive a diesel Astra! Lots of Shell garages do LPG.
Mine was done at 60k and was still running fine when the children outgrew the car and I had to sell it at 125k earlier this year.
Mine was done at 60k and was still running fine when the children outgrew the car and I had to sell it at 125k earlier this year.
DKL said:
We're missing ours. Had 2 in a row and would have had more if they still made it. Anyone got LB56 GKN?
Replaced with a fabia vrs estate and an e55 estate. One we love the other less so.
I can see the fabia going (dsg is awful) and another impreza coming, late plate, low miles. They do seem to be out there.
Old post I know but only just seen this....Replaced with a fabia vrs estate and an e55 estate. One we love the other less so.
I can see the fabia going (dsg is awful) and another impreza coming, late plate, low miles. They do seem to be out there.
Who's got LB56 GKN? Me!
Edited by jaggs on Friday 8th June 11:43
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