Help please on new Scoobie

[sarah_girlracer]

Hiya you lot.....

I don't know much about Scoobies I have to admit, but I am a petrolhead of sorts.

Could someone help?

I drove a new Subaru Impreza STI WRX recently and was surprised to see racing tyres on it (Bridgestones). I don't know if this is something that the garage have done solely or if this is a standard thing with the car? It was raining when I drove the car and I lost it round a roundabout and the inevitable happened. Instead of 4WD it felt I had 2WD, if that, it was all over the place.

Has anyone else had similar problems, I'm just interested.

Thanks

[dnb]

Did someone put the DCCD in manual mode and set to fully open? My Scoob will act like a RWD car under these conditions - great fun it is too

[GravelBen]

STi scoobs may be 4wd (some are 50/50 split and some are 64/36 depending if it has DCCD), but they still have more than enough power to light up all 4 wheels, especially on a wet road. and all 4 wheels spinning can feel a bit like what you've described if you're not used to it or expecting it.

[Nicol@]

Adapting your driving to wet conditions will help, as Gaz said, you can't defy physics.

[Ross_]

Hmm could be the tyres ? if u have slicks (track tyres) on a wet road ...u r struggling BIG TIME

as for DCCD what fun makes the Sti Type R such a great laugh ..lol

Ross

[al4carol48]

All the new STIs I've seen have been wearing those Bridgestones, must be standard. Saw three STIs at my local dealer last week all with those "psycho" tyres.
Surprisingly hardcore for a production saloon, fairplay to Subaru, not that it helped you on that roundabout.
Why don't you try the latest WRX with the PPP pack. You'll still get 0-60 below 5 seconds (apparently) and it'll be less of a handful, understeering first on a wet island giving you more warning. Well that was the impression I got anyway.

If you still dead set on an STI look out for dealers that are selling off the old shape cars for the price of a new WRX, absolute bargain:
e.g. www.carstins.co.uk/usedcardetail.cfm?theCarID=1ACA039A-E081-2854-8EC9FC5F49B76435
Only 20 mles on the clock!

[sarah_girlracer]

Thanks everyone for your comments, I think you're right about the tyres being standard and definitely psycho. Have to admit its put me off scoobies big stylie. It was the first time I've ever driven one.

I have no idea if the DCCD was switched off, is that to do with the diff?

[al4carol48]

I have just bought my second Impreza so I'm rather biased I guess but don't write them off as an option until you've driven one in the dry. You did "jump in at the deep end" with an STI, they're a bit bonkers, try a tamer version, you won't be disappinted.
Mind you , what about a Nissan 350Z instead?