tamkgb270 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 i cant beleave my luck i got a 57 plate gb270 stole back on 20th feb 2009 didnt get it back so bought a 08 plate gb270 about 2 weeks agow and omg it went on fire on the a80 near to cumbernauld in the early hours of sunday morning driving along sparks come from the engine and loose power so i stoped and then the flames started i was nearly crying not ashamed to admit it seen another gb270 pass when the police and fire brigade were there think the private reg was k33 **N dont think he could beleave his eyes still heavy shocked Link to comment
irn_bru Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 i cant beleave my luck i got a 57 plate gb270 stole back on 20th feb 2009 didnt get it back so bought a 08 plate gb270 about 2 weeks agow and omg it went on fire on the a80 near to cumbernauld in the early hours of sunday morning driving along sparks come from the engine and loose power so i stoped and then the flames started i was nearly crying not ashamed to admit it seen another gb270 pass when the police and fire brigade were there think the private reg was k33 **N dont think he could beleave his eyes still heavy shocked Jesus m8,can't believe the run you are having. How bad is the damage? Colin. Link to comment
tamkgb270 Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Jesus m8,can't believe the run you are having.How bad is the damage? Colin. didnt get proper look but the engine went on fire melted away most of the front end and the inside is heavy smoke damaged Link to comment
Jimmy321 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Thats extremely unlucky you must be gutted, hope the insurance get sorted quickly. Link to comment
mystery machine Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Oh man, that is rank rotten luck mate I guess you'll get another car no problem once the insurance is sorted out, just the effect that this and the theft might have on your premiums... even though neither was your fault... Guess the main thing is that no-one was hurt. Hope you get things sorted soon and that this doesn't put you off Scoobies. Link to comment
jonboywrx Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Sorry to hear this!! Gutted for you! Hope you get it sorted soon pal! Link to comment
StrikE Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Oh man, that is rank rotten luck mate that is pretty bad man. Really hope you get sorted fast & that the insurance company dont rip a new ar$e with the premium. Link to comment
StewartyBoy Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Holy crap Batman!! I thought I had rotten luck, but thats terrible! Sounds like a scary one! Link to comment
sparky_sj04 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Really sorry to hear that mate! Strange as well on an almost new car.. Keep your chin up, it will all get sorted. Link to comment
plimpix Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Really sorry to hear that mate, your having no luck at all!! Hope you get it all sorted with insurance etc quick. Link to comment
Hightower Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 jesus, thats terrible!!!! really sorry to hear, i really hope you luck changes Link to comment
Spaceman Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Bad lyck mate very harsh any idea what caused it? Grieg Link to comment
kennyuk300 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Very sorry to hear this hope you have a turn of good luck from now on mate ,keep your chin up cheers kenny Link to comment
marky.t.s Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 sorry to here this Tam,pretty crap really!.....didnt even get a chance to wave to you in youre new 270. Link to comment
dipsy Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Sorry to here this .Hope the insurance pays out quick and your back in another scoob Link to comment
bobbyc Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Geeez Tam thats a nightmare never even got to see the new motor, is it another write off or does it look repairable? they got any idea what caused it Bobby Link to comment
craigdmcd Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 didnt get proper look but the engine went on fire melted away most of the front end and the inside is heavy smoke damaged That sounds like a right off. That's a shame for such a nice new car. There weren't any undeclared mods that the insurance will try to use as an escape policy, were there? Link to comment
micra_wrc Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 aw man that must have been horrible cant imagine how it would have felt watching scoob no 2 go up like that, esp since scoob no 1 was stolen i'm surprised at a brand new one going on fire, surely that shouldnt have happened. any chance you can get some compensation off the dealer? hope you get thing sorted with the insurance and that its not put you off scoobs. if you decide to go for a third impreza perhaps avoid the GB270 series? they seem to give you nothing but bad luck... Link to comment
thewelsho Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Sorry to hear about your car mate, that's a shocker. Two Scoobies burned out in the last few weeks. If I were in your shoes, I'd buy a Hawkeye STi. Well that's if you're going to stay behind the wheel of a Scoob. Good luck with it. Link to comment
mystery machine Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) If I were in your shoes, I'd buy a Hawkeye STi. Well that's if you're going to stay behind the wheel of a Scoob. The GB270s are really nice motors and offered very good value for money as brand-new buys, but I recently compared asking prices for 07-plate GB270s against 07-plate STIs and the STIs weren't an awful lot more expensive. If you consider that the STI offers several rather more fundamental upgrades over a WRX than the GB270, and if you don't have to own a 'limited edition', then STI really starts to look like better value for money as a used buy... JMHO. Edited April 20, 2009 by Mystery Machine Link to comment
C_WRX Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Nightmare fella. Hope the recent bad luck run hasn't put you off Scoobs and you can sample your next one very soon. Link to comment
G-ManUK Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 That's some run of bad luck!! hope you get it all sorted out quickly Tam... Hopefully not put you off having a Scooby Link to comment
thefastone Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Gutted, thats real bad luck in teh extreme mate! no way anyone should have to go through either event, but then to go though both... Your almost as unlucky as Jimser!!! Link to comment
colzo Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Extreme bad luck mate. Chin up. Link to comment
Shelly_Scooby Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 So sorry to hear that! And here's me going on about stupid dents and dings! Hope things get fixed! Good Luck Link to comment
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