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[darren_bray]

Hi there, the names darren and i 'did' drive a gorgeous miami blue 309gti however the pison rings have gone and ive about had enough of pugs so a scoob would be a good progression and i'll soon be in the market to get one

But what id like to know are the potential faults, like say heat damage from the siamesed oil galleries between cylinders 3/4 or gerbox problems especially with 2nd gear, just anything subaru specific i should watch out for when buying one

 Are they good fun and reasonable on parts and general running?

 Also what year would be best maybe inbetween 94-98 or maybe a jdm model or even sri ra perhaps?

 Sorry for all the questions but this is a will be a totally strange car to me and i like to have all the bases covered

 Names darren btw, ive spent years under bonnets of various cars so a scoob shouldnt take me too long to get to grips with []

 

Oh and im from redruth, sorry but i had to mention where i lived []
 

 

 

[scooby princess]

Hi there, the names darren and i 'did' drive a gorgeous miami blue 309gti however the pison rings have gone and ive about had enough of pugs so a scoob would be a good progression and i'll soon be in the market to get one

But what id like to know are the potential faults, like say heat damage from the siamesed oil galleries between cylinders 3/4 or gerbox problems especially with 2nd gear, just anything subaru specific i should watch out for when buying one

 Are they good fun and reasonable on parts and general running?

 Also what year would be best maybe inbetween 84-98 or maybe a jdm model or even sri ra perhaps?

 Sorry for all the questions but this is a will be a totally strange car to me and i like to have all the bases covered

 Names darren btw, ive spent years under bonnets of various cars so a scoob shouldnt take me too long to get to grips with []

 

Oh and im from redruth, sorry but i had to mention where i lived []

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the SIDC family.

unfortunatly i am unable to help with your quiery but your local regional organiser may be able to help.

His name is Nick but uses the name Rednick on this site and he lives in cornwall  - really helpfull bloke - his email addy is

nfarrar@fsmail.net

i hope this helps you out

jacqui

[darren_bray]

Thanks jacqui, i spoke to nick and asked a bit about scoobs in general and i feel the best thing would be to wait for a meet to kick off once christmas is out of the way and have a nose and see just what is possible with these little cars, being the technical minded bod that i am im sure it won't be too long before im fiddling with various components []

I have already looked at a scoobysport exhaust/downpipe and turbo exhaust pipe and i haven't even got the thing yet!! [:$]

 

So anyways, have yourself a merry little christmas and im sure i'll be flying past in next to no time  []

[Louise_Rat]

nick and the cornish scoobs gang will look after you , they are good as gold

 

welcome to the site

[chris_piper]

hi mate best person to speak to is alan jefferys www.enginetuner.co.uk he knows it all, top bloke, u should get a scooby, so much fun, u'll love it an u wont want go back to anything else after driven one, [] they got the grin factor 

[darren_bray]

Yeah i know of aj but im fussy when it comes to my ahem 'tuners' and therefore makes me very picky []

Shame i can't keep the 309 she kicked out about 220hp and upset god knows how many people but the reliability of late has been a joke so i need something fun and there's no point having a fun car if it doesn't stay on the road long enough to enjoy the thing [H]

What exhaust is good anyway i was thinking of a scoobysport but then got a lot of conflicting advice...same saying i'll need a remap if i fit a decat or a decat will make it fail emissions etc hmm

Thanks for the welcome anyway it's always appreciated, and louise that avatar.....umm nope im at a loss []
 

[scooby princess]

When you de cat the car it is advised to re map the car to get the best torque out of the car.

If you decat both down pipe and centre section it will fail emmisions unless you know a very friendly garage but some people have been able to pass an mot with just 1 cat in the down pipe.

There is also A.P Motors in plymouth but i have to say that Alan jefferies are great. If you would travel there is a really good tuner in tewsbury, gloustershire called Power Station.