Impreza Type R

[mattywhitt]

Hi, my car is starting to pee me off, with engine troubles, chipped an apex seal! Any way, i have been looking at impreza type r\'s, anybody had one or no much about them? Anybody want to buy it?
 
Matthew

[Laeeq]

how much you want for it Mathew? or lend it to me for few weeks and see what a monster i will turn this into for you....You know what im talking about.:Giggle:Giggle

[Ada7]

Can you tell us all what your taking about?

Adam

[prince_of_tokyo]

was into a long line of scoobies before i got in to my FD\'s...

had this V5 type R



all i can say is they are stunning machines and they will not dissapoint... they are a little frisky in the rain due to the power split being 64:36 rear biased and they do not have ABS due to the centre diff control. They also have very short gear ratio\'s, so are not ideal for motorway driving.

A safer option would be a UK spec\'d P1 which come split 60:40 front:rear but does have ABS and no centre diff control.

Not alot can touch the STi type-R\'s up to around 100mph but thats when they run out of puff due to the gearing, so depends how addicted you are to your top-end perfromance.

hope this helps...

[Ed_RX7]

how much you want for it Mathew? or lend it to me for few weeks and see what a monster i will turn this into for you....You know what im talking about.:Giggle:Giggle

it already is a beast....enginewise....well turbo wise anyway!....just needs to be unleashed...:Thumbsup!

[lockwood77]

Don\'t know much about Scoobys, but I did test-drive a P1 before I bought my Evo VI - it felt like driving an old man\'s saloon with a big turbo. Very disappointing and massively over-priced, the Evo spanked it hands down in every department (particularly in not looking like a chav! )

[karl_tate]

looks very nice, i think i was next to you going into TOTB this year??

what kind of spec is it??

[skybusr34]

Hi, my car is starting to pee me off, with engine troubles, chipped an apex seal! Any way, i have been looking at impreza type r\'s, anybody had one or no much about them? Anybody want to buy it?
 
Matthew

how much you after for the rex?

[gsb876]

If you are looking get a Evo 5, the prices have dropped crazy low now :Giggle

A very decent one is like £7000 now and a standard one can be had for like £5800 :3Confused

[skybusr34]

the whole car sales market has dropped out the bottom. my mate works for bmw and the cars up there are dropping in price big time.

[FDAsh]

That car looks stunning. What bonnet is that?

[shafster]

i had a type r a couple of years ago and loved it. it was easy to drive everyday and the visibility and driveability was great. fuel economy was decent and it really put he power down. acceleration used to push me back into the seat hard and it was perfect for everyday use.

however, like most old subaru\'s, rev them hard and they will go pop. just look at how many you see advertised with a rebuild or new engine in them