N Reg Impreza WRX - Never realised how fast they were..
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Until this morning on my commute to the train station.
Both came out of a junction together which split into three lanes and he floored it. Trust me, I was not racing him, he would have decimated me regardless. I assume he was late for work!
Can't remember seeing a car undertake five other cars so rapidly.
Dangerous? Of course. Humbling....VERY! Bang for buck I dont think much can come close..
Both came out of a junction together which split into three lanes and he floored it. Trust me, I was not racing him, he would have decimated me regardless. I assume he was late for work!
Can't remember seeing a car undertake five other cars so rapidly.
Dangerous? Of course. Humbling....VERY! Bang for buck I dont think much can come close..
Standard impreza these days are not that quick, when they first came out there was not much that could live with them, these day's 208 odd bhp is common, now if it was breathed on in anyway then that's a different story, mate at work has a 500 brake version that looks standard, that is very quick and possibly too much for the road.
JamesL91 said:
Agreed, 2-3k picks you up a nice example these days. Brilliant and so easy to tune.
Hmmm. Been hunting for one today. Cant find any in that bracket. Tried ebay and AutotraderWRX STi has been what I have been searching for. Ideally would want one pushing near 280-300 brake..
HannsG said:
Ideally would want one pushing near 280-300 brake..
Purchase with your eyes wide open. If they aren't tuned correctly (and sometimes even then) they have a habit of destroying big end bearings. The fuel rail design and other design issues makes cylinder 3 prone to detonation with inevitable results.N plate will be 260 ps (256 bhp) as standard, but as said it could be anything but.
If you dont know your way around these old cars, you're setting yourself up to get well and truly burnt. There is so much crap out there its unbelievable. Virtually none of the adverts will have the whole truth and most have so much b
ks printed in them that you will have no idea what you're getting. I've seen loads of them for sale with 12-14 owners in 10 years...just horrid.
Research on places like Scoobynet is the best way to go. Sign up, start a thread saying you're after a nice Impreza with links to some you like the look of and you'll get some help...
If you dont know your way around these old cars, you're setting yourself up to get well and truly burnt. There is so much crap out there its unbelievable. Virtually none of the adverts will have the whole truth and most have so much b
ks printed in them that you will have no idea what you're getting. I've seen loads of them for sale with 12-14 owners in 10 years...just horrid.Research on places like Scoobynet is the best way to go. Sign up, start a thread saying you're after a nice Impreza with links to some you like the look of and you'll get some help...
Ash170990 said:
i have a T reg impreza STi type R, 280bhp as standard... most borign car ive ever owned if im honest, not a fan at all, but bought it to abuse on track as i wanted something i didnt really care if i kileld it lol
Most boring car you have ever owned? What did you have before, the batmobile?
Yeh OK.Ash170990 said:
i have a T reg impreza STi type R, 280bhp as standard... most borign car ive ever owned if im honest, not a fan at all, but bought it to abuse on track as i wanted something i didnt really care if i kileld it lol
Check for the prescence of a turbocharger under the bonnet and a Sport badge on the back....Ash170990 said:
i have a T reg impreza STi type R, 280bhp as standard... most borign car ive ever owned if im honest, not a fan at all, but bought it to abuse on track as i wanted something i didnt really care if i kileld it lol
I had a standard-ish WRX with some STI bits. "Most boring car ever" is overstating it a lot but that said I didn't keep it long. Very fast, great noise, great steering, great engine, massive grip but overall still not very involving. Just a bit too much like a normal car in fast-forward.selym said:
Ash170990 said:
i have a T reg impreza STi type R, 280bhp as standard... most borign car ive ever owned if im honest, not a fan at all, but bought it to abuse on track as i wanted something i didnt really care if i kileld it lol
Most boring car you have ever owned? What did you have before, the batmobile?torres del paine said:
Thats not a 1995 or 1996, so I doubt very much it was one of those.Always be weary of old jap cars.
I know several folk with Imprezas, some of which are standard with a catback, some of which have 400BHP+.
My 200SX is in the middle field, mine has around 290BHP which is around 50% up on standard, I know of a couple which look nigh on identical, one which has a standard 197bhp. and another with 380bhp! yet you couldn't tell them apart.
Makes it all much more fun IMHO
I know several folk with Imprezas, some of which are standard with a catback, some of which have 400BHP+.
My 200SX is in the middle field, mine has around 290BHP which is around 50% up on standard, I know of a couple which look nigh on identical, one which has a standard 197bhp. and another with 380bhp! yet you couldn't tell them apart.
Makes it all much more fun IMHO
plenty said:
An N-reg classic Impreza weighs about 1240 kg. Even in standard tune 209 bhp/ton is still pretty competitive by modern standards.
Thank god someone has posted this, I was going to do the same. Who said a 208HP Impreza is slow, if it's a burst of acceleration off the mark at some traffic lights there are very few cars (that you see on a regular commute) that could keep up.
A standard 1994 UK Turbo 2000 will hit 60 in 6seconds, that IS FAST in 1994 and it IS still fast.
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