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hi mate, should put this in techno section you'll get better responce ... but, make sure the filter cover is screwed down evenly, and making sure the new filter sits on the box tight, did you knock you maf senser when doing a swap?...they are sensitive, and is it plugged in?, it could be coil packs breaking up, sparks, do you have the cel light flashing on your instrument cluster, (the red light of a engine) you need to to a code check if so, mark

assessed this morn 8:30, been classed as 'uneconomical to repair' it's down to me to get rid, but don't mind that coz i will strip it.

**quick update** police just been, looking good, he has been questioned, they want him in again, looking at 6 offences, 2 years ban, he wasn't insured on the firms vehicle either, so the owner is up for it too. they have been waiting to get him on something,..... the officer just said while he was in the kebab shop next to the pub tonight, he heard him laughing and joking... so he went in up to his face and just said well see who has the last laugh eh!.... his face dropped apparently, the police really want to kane him and the company..... so looking good so full steam ahead on claiming for everything i can..... mark

right it sounds like he has been arrested, but can't get him on the drink drive, don't know any other detail, police are supposed to be around here tuesday evening. i've started a claim through solicitors, and as i was pulling up tonight, the chap who works with him, not sure if it was the guvner or not, he was coming out of next door, and me julie was walking back indoors with paper, he blanked me, i wasn't sure who he was, ...anyway he gave us insurance details and a business card!... policy holder was the name of the firm,.... the bit where is says persons entitled to drive was just.. the owners name?... he gave all these stories that how guilty the lad is (21 yr old been driving 1 year) he smashed his car up with an axe, and took it to the scrappers,...he says he never wants to drive again ...............how much of that i believe i'm not sure, but i'm going to track him down, ask around, and see how true he is. they are assessing the car on wednesday. oh yes.... the house where he ended up before running have gone to the papers, and just asked permission to use our photos ect.... there have been deaths on this road in the past and nothing done about it... so..... here we go update tomoorow after hopfully talking to police. mark

cheers guys, it's really sad to keep looking out of the window and see it still sitting there, and from what i have heard ..the t055er hasn't been caught, forensics are doing there bit on his truck anyway. i havn't been able to get hold of gary about the insurance, i'll try again tomorrow i put on facebook a video of the site of impact and where he ended up.....just to show how far he went and how lucky he was to walk...run away! mark

cheers trist, yeh the scoob everyday! bl00dy petrol though ... as soon as i find out what i can do with it, i'll keep that in mind mate cheers, i can't get hold of gary at mo, so i've covered the car, it looks terrible .... can't sleep, just keep hearing that horrible noise!... and hoping now the scoobs gonna be ok i might have to turn to drink.......................and drive my car into a parked car and do a runner...... na

i don't know if they got him with the booze still in him, but they know who he is, he has a bad record. i won't find out anything untill monday, i'm just so numb at the mo, got a stinking head cold, didn't sleep last night, and my daily runner has been busted by a drink driver!.. paranoid now, keep looking out the window to check the scoob, and make sure no-one is helping thereselves to the parts on focus, can't shut the boot, i've just covered the car over now, but really want it on the drive but then the scoobs got to go down road... grrrrr

was woken up by crashing and other horrid sounds, a speeding D/driver hit my ford focus on the rear quarter sending it in the hedge, i parked it over the road 50yards away so i can work on the scoob on drive...on a 30mph road he clipped a fiesta mirror parked behind me and then hit mine, it ripped his front wheel and hub clean off, he just missed one elecy pole, (he would of hit this if my car weren't there !...) on 3 wheels he went a further 75yards clipped another elecy pole and ended up on a drive 10 inches from the house opposite, ... he was driving the ford thunder, big version of the ranger, beer can on the dash, and it's his dads company with sign writing all over it, the police know him, he is an a***... he done a runner, i see him stagger out the cab and "legged it" .. the cars a mess, but judging by the difference in damage, i rate the focus estate far superior to the ranger!!...at least i got 4 wheels still attached...the impact broke his rear cab window, but not on mine, i found the lock from the filler cap actualy on my drive and i had grease spattered over the scoob!!..... i'll get some piccies up soon, i want to go and retrieve some bits from inside the car. mark

hi mate, welcome to the club, i just bought my second scoob, a year after selling my first one (which i had 4 years) that was a my96 wagon, this is a my94 wrx saloon, and bought it off ebay from a chav ... stuck to my experience and went for it (£1500) ... spent about £650 putting it back to how it should. lots of things changed renewed and rectified!!!.... main scaring is underside where he drop it on top of his jack... (car is low on coilovers) it's nearly there, the piston which would give you grief is no3, this is the one that would get hot due to running lean, parallel fuel rails cure that one. piston slap as plug mentioned, but a lot of those were put right by subaru on warrenty. you have experience with motors then you'll know if its a dog, scoobs do like to rattle a bit when cold, run slightley uneven for a mo, then they settle down nicely when warm. my car rattles like a good'un, sounds dodgy when cold, but sweet when warm, this hasn't worried me too much, hoping a change in oil may cure this. if the cars modded it's not a bad thing ...... but if it is and the owner knows nowt about what has been done whilst in his care..then somethings wrong eh!?.... mine looked like something out of fast and furious....gone through halfords shop window..... and then broke into by another chav i presume...... all sorted now . i like a challenge, but after all thats why they call me insane 'clown' lol waffle waffle!!! good luck, mark

BUT the one that has stuck in his mind....... is bright PINK ..... any ideas who she....or he may be ?? he did say he has never seen so many scoobs whilst driving untill he went to cornwall mark.

hey hey!!!..... thats what it's all about... glad your getting sorted mate

yep...couldn't keep me away welcome back plug .. it must be that rumble, i've spent most of my time so far just cruising to & thro ........ with that vibration going through me back..... mmmm

yeh agree with those who say no!!! just a poor mans coilover kit, just look at those 'o' rings and rubber washers......what are they for and how would such flimsey conponents stand up to the everyday drive of an impreza,let alone accasional track use. what were you after?.... lowering, uprated, or both ? oh yes ...i'm sitting on some nice cusco coilovers .... i pulled up 90 mins ago and i'm still bouncing mark

is he not pushing in for the last bit and turning?

i had flames from my uk wagon .... with no gizmos......exept a nice zerosports ecu, plugged in and got shocked ... i had full decat, 18psi, bailey d/v, k&N induction, ..... was best in top gear, 4/5th, quick spurt on the juice, and lift off.... bangs and flames everytime, on order. scared the pants of anyone with in 100foot ... then went apexi power fc route, got flames on the remap whilst on r/road... then nothing after, sold the car 8 month after that, this wrx doesn't even pop!!! ....

i only paid £1500 for this old wrx, ok i've spent £600 to put it back to spec and sort niggley bits out, i know it's a 15 year old car, but with the usual scooby fun.... what could i have bought? ....... and yes when our gardener was working ..he has an identical scoob, and i had my green one last year, everyday we would talk,compare,advice, and just look at each others cars........ certain employees did get the ump,.. i didn't care mark

hapy birthday little green one have a great day, sit down relax and everything ill be done for you...... (as i await the thank you message from woodcote) lol mark

hi mate, you basicaly hit the nail on the head!.. you say 'waffle' but your just expressing what you think and how you feel, think it's great that these cars have this affect, i get stick at work because i talk about it all the time and love just looking at it!.... comments like 'well you can't beat my 1.6 vauxhall zafira!' or 'my focus tdci will do 120 and still get 30mpg' ......... they have never owned or driven a scoob...(i still have my tddi focus for the work trips to save fuel but scooby goes the odd day)... it drove me mad after i sold my other uk wagon last year, and the way things were going it looked like i'd never get another.... it's only because the intrest rate is low i'm taking advantage..........and loving it.... i'm waffleing now too good luck! mark

LOL...nice one matey, sounds like a nice car. i made it for just over a year before i gave in and got another classic, i'm so fussy with it .. only due to get back on road after a month on the drive putting it back to spec and tidying it up... it's like a drug isn't it???!!!... i've been like a dog with 2 c**ks ever since.. get some piccies matey, ..i'm yet satisfied to get some decent pics of mine... mark

hi mate, yeh non turbo is well ok!!i was going that route untill i worked out the money side and thought.......sod it go for a turbo, but i have a tddi focus for those everyday journeys so i'm not worrying about fuel... to be honest, if you enjoy driving then you don'y have to be going at 100ph all the time to enjoy it... the GX will serve you well it looks the part, who needs to know what's under the bonnet, they have 125bhp don't they?...you can still have fun with that good luck to ya matey, a very nice looking car you got. mark

Hi gary, welcome to the club, normaly quite fri/sat evenings ... everyone down the pub!! so i'll be the first to say hello !!! hope you enjoy the car as well as the club, i've come back to scoobyship after a year... had the last one 4 years and spent alot of dosh on it, sold it coz money got tight ect....got a tddi focus for the normal days work ect....and scoob once i've finished doing a few bits... for fun... i have a my94 wrx, and looking at your other thread about fuel.... imports must use super, not 95*..... don't know your my03 model is any different, i'm sure someone soon will tell you good luck, mark

thats really handy to know, and i thought i was on a winner with mine!!! ... nice find mark

total waffle... don't even try it, all it is a resister cost 7p!! ... they have put it in a nice case so it looks the part,. all the resister does is change the voltage so the ecu thinks it needs more fuel, these people should be locked up for selling crap, this has been going on years. worse thing could happen is at random if the resister is a wrong voltage and it tells the ecu ...no fuel....BANG i defo wouldn't take the chance even if it only cost 7p and you tried it yourself,...... what they are saying is they have worked out the correct voltage for every car to get that little bit more fuel in.... and bought all different rates of resister to suit every car!!!!!... they have gone down to the local electrical seller and bought a bag full of bits, mark

yes same here don't worry, are they deco?.... bought mine from dodgy dealer from a scrap yard holding a shotgun and they were legit. mark

my insurance never budged much as i got older, how long before the points come off?