Bye Bye Scooby

[Agem]

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/subaru/impreza/61907/...

Following the EVO into history...........

Sad, there are still plenty left, driven by 25-30 year old Spiv/Drug dealer types.....till the police nick them & CRUSH the car. Yes the grey imports are thinning fast....
Mike

[PH lurker]

Sad news. I thought they were 'good at' fast rally-like 4 doors.

Another turning point IMO.

[Agem]

I think everthing has its time & place............look at how many XR2/XR3's we used to see.........I think the Focus will shift to "Affordable performance". Cars like the Golf GTi & Ford ST will become rare sight.....

VW have seen this & i think the UP GT will be a BIG winner for them........Brisk & 60 MPG.
Mike

[Thekoolio]

I cant say I didnt expect this, after the news that the Evo will be ended I knew this was expected. People just can't run these gas guzzling monsters, especially when you consider so many german performance cars are getting affordable now

[sam vr6]

Well that sucks!

[renorti]

shame the famous impreza name may die off, but the last version {good car as it may be} was never going to replicate the same following the older shape had.
sadly the impreza became a chav's car {older 1k imports spoiled it}
always will be a fan of the car though.

[steve j]

Will anything replace it ?

[e8_pack]

steve j said:

Will anything replace it ?

Sti BRZ?

[aka_kerrly]

It is a shame that another iconic car is being laid to rest.

Agem said:

Sad, there are still plenty left, driven by 25-30 year old Spiv/Drug dealer types.....till the police nick them & CRUSH the car. Yes the grey imports are thinning fast....
Mike

This however I do not agree with. Of the classic WRX/STIs that I see most are well kept standard examples or extensively modified for increased performance. There is maybe one or two which have had badly fitted bodykits and show sure signs of neglect but they are not the majority.

I'd still be interested to get my hands on a classic just to say I've had one.

[iggysport]

Quite surprised at that, do the XV/Outback/Forester models sell that well? I literally never see them on the road.

Suppose the BRZ will do, think maybe they should bring the next gen Impreza over here and just sell it as a warm hatch.

[Bradgate]

I owned a classic shape MY 99 Impreza for 4 years. It was a superb car, one of the best I have ever owned. The performance was matched by the handling and reliability. It even had a decent ride, far better than my current BMW.

The car's biggest weakness was its thirst, however. At the time I was covering 16-18k miles a year, so when the price of petrol went through the roof, it sadly had to go. I was almost in tears on the day I sold it

Classic shape Scoobies are definitely future classics, and I would bet that buying an immaculate unmodified one now, and keeping it like that, would be an excellent investment.