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1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2.Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco

99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting

remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not

recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an

instructor if you want (plus ensure you wear Cat boots far better that

way!!!!)

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats &

homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights[+o(]

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36.NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

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1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2.Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco

99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting

remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not

recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an

instructor if you want (plus ensure you wear Cat boots far better that

way!!!!)

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats &

homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights[+o(]

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36.NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

57. If water/coolant pissed out of the front bumper at the passenger side, then you have more than likely over filled your coolant (overflow pipe) and not burst a pipe.

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1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2.Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco

99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting

remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not

recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an

instructor if you want (plus ensure you wear Cat boots far better that

way!!!!)

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats &

homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights[+o(]

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36.NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

57. If water/coolant pissed out of the front bumper at the passenger side, then you have more than likely over filled your coolant (overflow pipe) and not burst a pipe.

58. You will find that Classic owners who have bought Newage quickly revert to classic's as they find out VERY quickly just how good the classics are compared to floaty newage boats :guinness:

59. If in absolute doubt, ask the question. someone will know!

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1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2.Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco

99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting

remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not

recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an

instructor if you want (plus ensure you wear Cat boots far better that

way!!!!)

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats &

homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights[+o(]

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36. NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

57. If water/coolant pissed out of the front bumper at the passenger side, then you have more than likely over filled your coolant (overflow pipe) and not burst a pipe.

58. You will find that Classic owners who have bought Newage quickly revert to classic's as they find out VERY quickly just how good the classics are compared to floaty newage boats

59. If in absolute doubt, ask the question. someone will know!

60. If you intend to mod your scooby to anything over 400bhp, you'd better off starting with a newage STI.Atleast you'll never need to replace the gearbox unless you are pure brutal.

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1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2.Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco

99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting

remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not

recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an

instructor if you want (plus ensure you wear Cat boots far better that

way!!!!)

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats &

homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights[+o(]

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36. NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

57. If water/coolant pissed out of the front bumper at the passenger side, then you have more than likely over filled your coolant (overflow pipe) and not burst a pipe.

58. You will find that Classic owners who have bought Newage quickly revert to classic's as they find out VERY quickly just how good the classics are compared to floaty newage boats

59. If in absolute doubt, ask the question. someone will know!

60. If you intend to mod your scooby to anything over 400bhp, you'd better off starting with a newage STI.Atleast you'll never need to replace the gearbox unless you are pure brutal.

61. Don't post Ken Block's Gymkhana vid.

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1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2.Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco

99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting

remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not

recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an

instructor if you want (plus ensure you wear Cat boots far better that

way!!!!)

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats &

homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights[+o(]

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36. NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

57. If water/coolant pissed out of the front bumper at the passenger side, then you have more than likely over filled your coolant (overflow pipe) and not burst a pipe.

58. You will find that Classic owners who have bought Newage quickly revert to classic's as they find out VERY quickly just how good the classics are compared to floaty newage boats

59. If in absolute doubt, ask the question. someone will know!

60. If you intend to mod your scooby to anything over 400bhp, you'd better off starting with a newage STI.Atleast you'll never need to replace the gearbox unless you are pure brutal.

61. Don't post Ken Block's Gymkhana vid.

62. Forget all this "Classics are this, New Ages are that" rubbish. ALL Scoobs are feckin ace :rolleyes:

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1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2.Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco

99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting

remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not

recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an

instructor if you want (plus ensure you wear Cat boots far better that

way!!!!)

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats &

homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights[+o(]

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36. NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

57. If water/coolant pissed out of the front bumper at the passenger side, then you have more than likely over filled your coolant (overflow pipe) and not burst a pipe.

58. You will find that Classic owners who have bought Newage quickly revert to classic's as they find out VERY quickly just how good the classics are compared to floaty newage boats

59. If in absolute doubt, ask the question. someone will know!

60. If you intend to mod your scooby to anything over 400bhp, you'd better off starting with a newage STI.Atleast you'll never need to replace the gearbox unless you are pure brutal.

61. Don't post Ken Block's Gymkhana vid.

62. Forget all this "Classics are this, New Ages are that" rubbish. ALL Scoobs are feckin ace :rolleyes:

63. you will always stop what you are doing when you hear a scooby burble approaching... firstly to check its not your car but then just to check it out and listen to it going by

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55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

LOL i love the banter i would only have to agree with the above...Andy F and and a certain Roger Clark motorsport cant be both wrong..... :thumbup::whistle:

Banter Banter Banter and drop a 2.5 in the classic..

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1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2.Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco

99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting

remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not

recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an

instructor if you want (plus ensure you wear Cat boots far better that

way!!!!)

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats &

homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights[+o(]

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36. NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

57. If water/coolant pissed out of the front bumper at the passenger side, then you have more than likely over filled your coolant (overflow pipe) and not burst a pipe.

58. You will find that Classic owners who have bought Newage quickly revert to classic's as they find out VERY quickly just how good the classics are compared to floaty newage boats

59. If in absolute doubt, ask the question. someone will know!

60. If you intend to mod your scooby to anything over 400bhp, you'd better off starting with a newage STI.Atleast you'll never need to replace the gearbox unless you are pure brutal.

61. Don't post Ken Block's Gymkhana vid.

62. Forget all this "Classics are this, New Ages are that" rubbish. ALL Scoobs are feckin ace ;)

63. you will always stop what you are doing when you hear a scooby burble approaching... firstly to check its not your car but then just to check it out and listen to it going by

64. Buy the best parts you can afford so you won't need to upgrade them again later

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1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2.Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco

99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting

remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not

recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an

instructor if you want (plus ensure you wear Cat boots far better that

way!!!!)

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats &

homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights[+o(]

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36. NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

57. If water/coolant pissed out of the front bumper at the passenger side, then you have more than likely over filled your coolant (overflow pipe) and not burst a pipe.

58. You will find that Classic owners who have bought Newage quickly revert to classic's as they find out VERY quickly just how good the classics are compared to floaty newage boats

59. If in absolute doubt, ask the question. someone will know!

60. If you intend to mod your scooby to anything over 400bhp, you'd better off starting with a newage STI.Atleast you'll never need to replace the gearbox unless you are pure brutal.

61. Don't post Ken Block's Gymkhana vid.

62. Forget all this "Classics are this, New Ages are that" rubbish. ALL Scoobs are feckin ace

63. you will always stop what you are doing when you hear a scooby burble approaching... firstly to check its not your car but then just to check it out and listen to it going by

64. Buy the best parts you can afford so you won't need to upgrade them again later

65. Once you start modding it's hard to stop and newage 2.5's rule!

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1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2.Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco

99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting

remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not

recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an

instructor if you want (plus ensure you wear Cat boots far better that

way!!!!)

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats &

homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights[+o(]

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36. NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

57. If water/coolant pissed out of the front bumper at the passenger side, then you have more than likely over filled your coolant (overflow pipe) and not burst a pipe.

58. You will find that Classic owners who have bought Newage quickly revert to classic's as they find out VERY quickly just how good the classics are compared to floaty newage boats

59. If in absolute doubt, ask the question. someone will know!

60. If you intend to mod your scooby to anything over 400bhp, you'd better off starting with a newage STI.Atleast you'll never need to replace the gearbox unless you are pure brutal.

61. Don't post Ken Block's Gymkhana vid.

62. Forget all this "Classics are this, New Ages are that" rubbish. ALL Scoobs are feckin ace

63. you will always stop what you are doing when you hear a scooby burble approaching... firstly to check its not your car but then just to check it out and listen to it going by

64. Buy the best parts you can afford so you won't need to upgrade them again later

65. Once you start modding it's hard to stop and newage 2.5's rule!

66. Buy a "FAT BANANA" highjack most of the posts like you usually do thinking your mister scottish scoobies,but everybody is gettin fed up looking at it by now.

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1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2.Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco

99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting

remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not

recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an

instructor if you want (plus ensure you wear Cat boots far better that

way!!!!)

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats &

homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights[+o(]

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36. NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

57. If water/coolant pissed out of the front bumper at the passenger side, then you have more than likely over filled your coolant (overflow pipe) and not burst a pipe.

58. You will find that Classic owners who have bought Newage quickly revert to classic's as they find out VERY quickly just how good the classics are compared to floaty newage boats

59. If in absolute doubt, ask the question. someone will know!

60. If you intend to mod your scooby to anything over 400bhp, you'd better off starting with a newage STI.Atleast you'll never need to replace the gearbox unless you are pure brutal.

61. Don't post Ken Block's Gymkhana vid.

62. Forget all this "Classics are this, New Ages are that" rubbish. ALL Scoobs are feckin ace

63. you will always stop what you are doing when you hear a scooby burble approaching... firstly to check its not your car but then just to check it out and listen to it going by

64. Buy the best parts you can afford so you won't need to upgrade them again later

65. Once you start modding it's hard to stop and newage 2.5's rule!

66. Go on the SIDC track days - gives you the safest environment to learn how to handle your car, fairly risk and damage free

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:thumbup: for the recent crop of new owners B)

1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2. Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco 99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an instructor if you want

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier)

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats & homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36. NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

57. If water/coolant pissed out of the front bumper at the passenger side, then you have more than likely over filled your coolant (overflow pipe) and not burst a pipe.

58. You will find that Classic owners who have bought Newage quickly revert to classic's as they find out VERY quickly just how good the classics are compared to floaty newage boats

59. If in absolute doubt, ask the question. someone will know!

60. If you intend to mod your scooby to anything over 400bhp, you'd better off starting with a newage STI.Atleast you'll never need to replace the gearbox unless you are pure brutal.

61. Don't post Ken Block's Gymkhana vid.

62. Forget all this "Classics are this, New Ages are that" rubbish. ALL Scoobs are feckin ace

63. you will always stop what you are doing when you hear a scooby burble approaching... firstly to check its not your car but then just to check it out and listen to it going by

64. Buy the best parts you can afford so you won't need to upgrade them again later

65. Once you start modding it's hard to stop and newage 2.5's rule!

66. Go on the SIDC track days - gives you the safest environment to learn how to handle your car, fairly risk and damage free

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1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2. Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco 99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an instructor if you want

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier)

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats & homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36. NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

57. If water/coolant pissed out of the front bumper at the passenger side, then you have more than likely over filled your coolant (overflow pipe) and not burst a pipe.

58. You will find that Classic owners who have bought Newage quickly revert to classic's as they find out VERY quickly just how good the classics are compared to floaty newage boats

59. If in absolute doubt, ask the question. someone will know!

60. If you intend to mod your scooby to anything over 400bhp, you'd better off starting with a newage STI.Atleast you'll never need to replace the gearbox unless you are pure brutal.

61. Don't post Ken Block's Gymkhana vid.

62. Forget all this "Classics are this, New Ages are that" rubbish. ALL Scoobs are feckin ace

63. you will always stop what you are doing when you hear a scooby burble approaching... firstly to check its not your car but then just to check it out and listen to it going by

64. Buy the best parts you can afford so you won't need to upgrade them again later

65. Once you start modding it's hard to stop and newage 2.5's rule!

66. Go on the SIDC track days - gives you the safest environment to learn how to handle your car, fairly risk and damage free

67. Buy a 'Hatch' it's the way forward :thumbup:

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1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2. Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco 99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an instructor if you want

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier)

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats & homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36. NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

57. If water/coolant pissed out of the front bumper at the passenger side, then you have more than likely over filled your coolant (overflow pipe) and not burst a pipe.

58. You will find that Classic owners who have bought Newage quickly revert to classic's as they find out VERY quickly just how good the classics are compared to floaty newage boats

59. If in absolute doubt, ask the question. someone will know!

60. If you intend to mod your scooby to anything over 400bhp, you'd better off starting with a newage STI.Atleast you'll never need to replace the gearbox unless you are pure brutal.

61. Don't post Ken Block's Gymkhana vid.

62. Forget all this "Classics are this, New Ages are that" rubbish. ALL Scoobs are feckin ace

63. you will always stop what you are doing when you hear a scooby burble approaching... firstly to check its not your car but then just to check it out and listen to it going by

64. Buy the best parts you can afford so you won't need to upgrade them again later

65. Once you start modding it's hard to stop and newage 2.5's rule!

66. Go on the SIDC track days - gives you the safest environment to learn how to handle your car, fairly risk and damage free

67. Buy a 'Hatch' it's the way forward

68. Every time you look at your Subaru you will smile and be glad it's your car a feel good factor (not many cars give you that satisfaction)

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68. Every time you look at your Subaru you will smile and be glad it's your car a feel good factor (not many cars give you that satisfaction)

:rolleyes:

more so when its surrounded by your neighbours ****ty 1.4 rovers and ford festers :D

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1. If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2. Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3. The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4. Buy a classic

5. Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6. Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco 99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7. Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like AndyForrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8. Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

9. Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10. Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11. A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run

rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12. Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one

of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strutt Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16. Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an instructor if you want

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier)

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are?We don't bite sometimes

20. Join the SIDC and you'll get discounts on insurance and dealer supplied parts in addition to track days.

19. For some obscure reason there is a lot of mention of goats & homosexuals in here. Do NOT let this put you off our forums. 99% of our

members are "normal" but we are all fans of The Hoff.

20. Always prefill the oil filter when doing an oil change

21. Dont believe everything you read on the forums.

22. Send off for a Shell card

23. What ever BHP you get, you will never be happy

24. BLUE is the best colour.

25. Is your car standard? - leave it that way.

26. Watch out for the Impreza's "lift-off" oversteer. It's wicked, particularly on a wet Knockhill!

27. wave to other scoob drivers

28. never buy a set of lexus rear lights

29. sidc love some photography of your beloved

30. dont sell your scoob you will regret it and will end up with another 1

31. The best place to hang out on saturday nights is at OSIDC

32. Modding is for MEN

33. Going JDM is for winners..........leave the chocolate UK's to the Willy Wonka lovers!

34.^^Andy speaks the truth, JDM is the way forward!!

35. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid and don't mod what doesn't need modding (dump valves etc)

36. NEVER let the other half known how much youve spent on the car.she will be jelious!

37. Dont go to Halfords for your servicing parts - they are more likely to give you filters for a lada or skoda.

38. the bright button really does just make the clock brighter

39. Never believe anything read on Ebay

40. Never buy a impreza when you get 10 spare ST2 (spaceman)

41. CLASSIC ARE The GREATEST IMPREZA BUILT.

42. Try not run your impreza top end as the boxes dont last long(went through 3 last time)

43. Believe the petrol gauge - yes it does use that much!

44. if you have mudflaps watch when reversing near kirbs or they get caught on wheels and bye bye back bumper

45. Your steering wheel lock isn't broken, you're supposed to have to turn it 180 degrees before it engages.

46. Boost solenoid 'chatter' isn't necessarily indicative of a fault (although the Scoob moguls say it can be eradicated the by above-mentioned cleaning).

47. Uneven tyre wear is common.

48. 10 miles use out of a set of newage shocks isn't unheard of - but if you're still under warranty, they're covered.

49. The rear proximity alarm (on newer Imprezas) tells blatant lies in the rain.

50. Door panels dent quite easily.

51. It's won't stop entertaining you on twisty roads!

52. Never use the standard horn in an aggressive manner in a road rage situation, you will just look silly!!

53. You will find that Classic owners are really insecure: they talk about how good their cars are over their Newage counterparts. They be fooling themsleves but they soon realise not to listen to what TheWelsho has to say

54. Welsho knows as much about cars as Fish know about Riding Bicycles !

55. you will find most newage owners have a huge chip on there shoulders because

A) they have lost 3/4 of the value of there cars through depreciation over two years

B.) they weigh a bloody ton

C) they are almost all are blue with gold wheels

D) they are jelous of there classic brothers who continually spank them round knockhill

56. Try not to hold your foot to the floor and do 140mph + for mile after mile, they dont like this and tend to go POP, Take it up have a play and bring it down again.

57. If water/coolant pissed out of the front bumper at the passenger side, then you have more than likely over filled your coolant (overflow pipe) and not burst a pipe.

58. You will find that Classic owners who have bought Newage quickly revert to classic's as they find out VERY quickly just how good the classics are compared to floaty newage boats

59. If in absolute doubt, ask the question. someone will know!

60. If you intend to mod your scooby to anything over 400bhp, you'd better off starting with a newage STI.Atleast you'll never need to replace the gearbox unless you are pure brutal.

61. Don't post Ken Block's Gymkhana vid.

62. Forget all this "Classics are this, New Ages are that" rubbish. ALL Scoobs are feckin ace

63. you will always stop what you are doing when you hear a scooby burble approaching... firstly to check its not your car but then just to check it out and listen to it going by

64. Buy the best parts you can afford so you won't need to upgrade them again later

65. Once you start modding it's hard to stop and newage 2.5's rule!

66. Go on the SIDC track days - gives you the safest environment to learn how to handle your car, fairly risk and damage free

67. Buy a 'Hatch' it's the way forward

68. Every time you look at your Subaru you will smile and be glad it's your car a feel good factor (not many cars give you that satisfaction)

69. Dont let you Wife/Girlfriend drive it or you might get it back looking different to how you last seen it.

70. Dont park your car in multi-story car parks or area's were there may be NED's hanging around as your car will either be stolen or vandalised!!

71. Buy a second car (Not a Scoob) so that when your Scoob breaks down you still have a car to drive about in :rolleyes:

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1 - If your sidelights won't switch off look for the parking light switch on top of the steering column .

2 - Use the search function on the forum before asking the same old question .

3 - The best first mod for an impreza is the exhaust (backbox at least)

4 - Buy a newage

5 - Make sure you get regular quality oil / filter changes every 3 - 4000 miles

6 - Always run the car on good quality fuel - V Power/BP Ultimate/Tesco 99 and add octane booster for safety in an unremapped import

7 - Avoid "chip"ing an impreza - get it remapped by an expert like Andy Forrest (Apexi for classics, ECUtek for newage)

8 - Sell the Newage and buy a Classic

8.5 - If you keep the newage - you could spend some money on other mods and have someone like Trackhound Tuning Map your exisiting Newage ECU - Then you only have to ask yourself whether the insurance company need to know (and save £400-£800 on computer hardwear!

9 - Always wait till the engine is nice and warm before giving it full pelt and let it cool down befrore switching it off

10 - Upgrade your brakes before modding the engine

11 - A VTA dumpvalve isnt really a good idea unless your car is getting remapped to compensate for it. It will momentarily make your car run rich as the ecu gives fuel for air which has been dumped and not recirculated. All you are missing is the gay noise.

12 - Solid rear droplinks and a decent suspension geometry set-up are probably one of the best sub-£100 modifications you can do to a standard car.

13. new ages will undertseer when at the limit

14. If you have a classic get Strut Braces. The improvement is outstanding! If you have a new age...no luck! loL!

15. Clean out the boost solenoid once in a while and dont fill engine oil right up to max.

16.Go to the SIDC track days at knockhill, you get free tuition from an instructor if you want (plus ensure you wear Cat boots far better that way!!!!)

17. Love every minute of driving and owning it (it will make handing over the credit card much easier)

18. Goto meets/Knockhill/Crail and tell us who you are. We don't bite sometimes :rotfl:

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