MY99 Impreza; what a great cross country car...

[chippy17]

having just moved from the confines of London to sunny North Norfolk and swapping a 20min cross London commute to a 25min a/b road blast I have to say this car is fantastic round these roads, in fact it is proving so fast and adept at overtaking that I am becoming very concerned for my licence! Of course I have driven this car on many roads like this in the year I have owned it but doing so everyday brings home the effectiveness of this package; the low end grunt, the grip, the composure, no wonder this was such an amazing car when it first arrived, IMO it is still amazing, although I fear for my fuel consumption.

[rick-diculas]

you have a reply!!!! ha ha

they are good cars no doubt. a few friends of mine have them and they love them too. and you cant beat a good drive to and from work. makes the day pass quicker lookin forward to the drive home!!

[chippy17]

woohooo! thanks makes me feel a bit better, just when you think you are going to have a good drive everyday you then spend 1/2 hour this morning stuck behind an artic doing 35 in a 60!

[tubbinthug]

My drive to work is about 10 miles on b roads. Great fun in an Impreza. My old imprea was showing signs of age, so it got replaced with.... another impreza. Nothing else was really an option.

[Nicol@]

My scooby gets 30 mins in traffic to work everyday

I used to get 15 mins of B road heaven.

[mechsympathy]

tubbinthug said:

Nothing else was really an option.

I'm trying to find a replacement ATM. If the change wasn't driven by my wife's bad back I'd have another in a shot

[chippy17]

my stepfather is having the same problem re finding a replacement; he has had a uk spec turbo from new since '97 (150k miles, still on same turbo and just replaced the clutch) and is now feeling it is time for a new car, must have 4wd and he doesn't like Land Rovers/Rangies as he does not need serious off road capability, so he asked me what I think he should get. The only thing I could think of would be something like an Audi A4 quattro, so he went to test drive one and came away thinking lovely interior/build quality etc but it doesn't have the same feel as the Subaru so he has decided to get a nearly new Impreza again, sorry boring story!

I just can't think of another make of car that does everything well, if you get the sportwagon it is even vaguely sensible...

Edited by chippy17 on Thursday 22 June 16:58

[chippy17]

tubbinthug said:

My drive to work is about 10 miles on b roads. Great fun in an Impreza. My old imprea was showing signs of age, so it got replaced with.... another impreza. Nothing else was really an option.

which model have you bought?

[chippy17]

Nicol@ said:

My scooby gets 30 mins in traffic to work everyday

I used to get 15 mins of B road heaven.

you've gone the other way from me, I do feel for you!

[GravelBen]

tubbinthug said:

Nothing else was really an option.

Had the same problem when upgrading from a '90 Legacy wagon 6 months ago - though Imprezas were a tad small so I ended up with a newer Legacy. There just wasn't anything else out there which can do the same job remotely as well. I didn't get a turbo though, which in some ways I regret but due to insurance and fuel costs my bank account is most grateful.

On my 3rd Subaru wagon now though, pretty much sums it up - I like them!