What type of car do you drive?

Bukzini · Post by **Bukzini** » 06 Feb 2008, 22:45

Sorry i dont have any pics of my baby cause i lost my digital camera with all the good pics

but hope this is good enough to give you guys a visual i'll try get the actual pics asap!

Its a 1997 Microbus 2.6I

Bukzini · Post by **Bukzini** » 06 Feb 2008, 22:47

exept mine is prolly faster than those have taken mine to over 180km/h(i say over because the clock stops at 180!

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Acidkidsa · Post by **Acidkidsa** » 07 Feb 2008, 08:00

Selling my Audi sometime this year and getting myself the Subaru WRX 2.0

Still reading up bout them

Post by **Scarlet_Spider** » 07 Feb 2008, 10:26

Acidkidsa - check out

www.nasioc.com
and
www.rs25.com

and also- www.subie.tv

viceroy · Post by **viceroy** » 07 Feb 2008, 10:43

Acidkidsa wrote:Selling my Audi sometime this year and getting myself the Subaru WRX 2.0

Still reading up bout them

They're very good cars...especially good at sucking petrol

RiaX · Post by **RiaX** » 07 Feb 2008, 16:31

Acidkidsa wrote:Selling my Audi sometime this year and getting myself the Subaru WRX 2.0

Still reading up bout them

argh i wouldnt buy the wrx 2.0. i test drove a subaru legacy 2.5GT and it was FAST yes and it was heavy on petrol and it was fun but thats because its a performance car... the legacy gt came with everything but it still lacked to its slower competitors such as BMW Merc and audi imo why you ask?
simple the subaru's interior is terrible its not that much different from a toyota (terrible considering the price you paying for the car). The interior was w mono toned black with glass console and some fibre glass here and there which was ugly... furthermore the car had no space in the back... but what has this got to do with the WRX, well the WRX is a subaru and suffers the same faults as the legacy. Subaru is a car meant for PERFORMANCE if you not gonna get the fast one then imo you wasting your money

viceroy · Post by **viceroy** » 07 Feb 2008, 17:08

RiaX wrote:
Acidkidsa wrote:Selling my Audi sometime this year and getting myself the Subaru WRX 2.0

Still reading up bout them
argh i wouldnt buy the wrx 2.0. i test drove a subaru legacy 2.5GT and it was FAST yes and it was heavy on petrol and it was fun but thats because its a performance car... the legacy gt came with everything but it still lacked to its slower competitors such as BMW Merc and audi imo why you ask?
simple the subaru's interior is terrible its not that much different from a toyota (terrible considering the price you paying for the car). The interior was w mono toned black with glass console and some fibre glass here and there which was ugly... furthermore the car had no space in the back... but what has this got to do with the WRX, well the WRX is a subaru and suffers the same faults as the legacy. Subaru is a car meant for PERFORMANCE if you not gonna get the fast one then imo you wasting your money

A good motor will have good consumption when you're light on the throttle and will suck juice when you push hard.

These turbo'd scoobies just seem to suck juice all the time.

Hex_Rated · Post by **Hex_Rated** » 07 Feb 2008, 17:28

RiaX wrote:
Acidkidsa wrote:Selling my Audi sometime this year and getting myself the Subaru WRX 2.0

Still reading up bout them
argh i wouldnt buy the wrx 2.0. i test drove a subaru legacy 2.5GT and it was FAST yes and it was heavy on petrol and it was fun but thats because its a performance car... the legacy gt came with everything but it still lacked to its slower competitors such as BMW Merc and audi imo why you ask?
simple the subaru's interior is terrible its not that much different from a toyota (terrible considering the price you paying for the car). The interior was w mono toned black with glass console and some fibre glass here and there which was ugly... furthermore the car had no space in the back... but what has this got to do with the WRX, well the WRX is a subaru and suffers the same faults as the legacy. Subaru is a car meant for PERFORMANCE if you not gonna get the fast one then imo you wasting your money

Subaru is a toy car, really fun to drive, but it's a toy. Cheap interior and I'm not a fan at all of the looks. It looks like a Hotwheels car with a really oversized spoiler. Maybe it can take out an M3 on the highveld, but I'd still much rather have the M3 or 335i. I'm car shopping at the moment, I'll definitely go organize a test drive of a WRX STi just for the hell of it.

skunkymunky · Post by **skunkymunky** » 07 Feb 2008, 17:49

ok so i'm considering getting this baby, wud i be killing myself, service wise etc

viceroy · Post by **viceroy** » 07 Feb 2008, 17:50

skunkymunky wrote:ok so i'm considering getting this baby, wud i be killing myself, service wise etc

Age? Mileage? Motorplan? Service History?

Details dude!!!!!!

skunkymunky · Post by **skunkymunky** » 07 Feb 2008, 17:54

well this is still general

but we looking btw
1993 - 1996 models
180 - 200k kms
no motorplan
FSH offcourse

Hex_Rated · Post by **Hex_Rated** » 07 Feb 2008, 18:04

skunkymunky wrote:well this is still general

but we looking btw
1993 - 1996 models
180 - 200k kms
no motorplan
FSH offcourse

Be careful. Small things like electronics can cost well upwards of R10k if something minor goes wrong. At 150k-200k they start giving minor problems which can cost a lot but the engines pretty much last forever. If you really take care of it and drive it nicely they last long.

RiaX · Post by **RiaX** » 07 Feb 2008, 19:23

Yeah i got a E230 1992 with 90k on the clock (bought it from brand new was my mother's car) it had electronic failure big bucks in repairing it and the dash light is still busted :/

Scavenger · Post by **Scavenger** » 07 Feb 2008, 22:46

I had a 1994 325i, which my parents had owned from new.. and by the time I sold it (last year) it had done 160 000km... Considering we sold it for R40 000, there is not much out there that can touch it for the money. Although it was starting to show its age with rattles etc. Mechanically it was perfect and the engine was bullet proof.. The real downside is that if you blink, it'll be stolen!! Although I reckon that'll be the case with most cars in that price bracket (in this country). Service costs are fine, its only when a part goes that you might need to fork out a little.. then again there are plenty of them floating around breakers yards that you can zyph parts from..

Dust · Post by **Dust** » 08 Feb 2008, 00:19

People that buy Subaru STi's do not buy them for fuel economy, they buy them for performance. Yes they suck juice hard, because the turbo forces more air into the cylinders, it would obviously need more fuel for combustion. If not it will run lean, overheat and crack a piston.

In anycase, if you can afford a Subaru, the petrol price shouldn't really bother you.

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » 08 Feb 2008, 00:44

If I buy a car it most likely be a Subaru WRX STi 2.5 or a Lan-Evo. Yes they are expensive but I prefer to buy something only when I know I gonna be happy with it and I can buy it cash. So yeah it will most likely still be a year or year and a half before I can pay for it. That is if we still have pertol by then or we don't get petrol-shedding

Screeper · Post by **Screeper** » 08 Feb 2008, 07:46

It is not just the turbo Subaru's that eat petrol, it is all of them.
They are all-wheel drive and an inherent flaw in that type of system is that providing drive to all four corners of the car is going to consume more fuel.

As much as my heart would love a Scoobie I just can not accept the fuel consumption and the higher C02 emissions that they produce.

Post by **Scarlet_Spider** » 08 Feb 2008, 11:39

having a 2.5RS and driving it relatively hard every day I can comment on the fuel

I get about 10 litres / 100 km's driving sedately

spirited driving gets me about 13 litres / 100km's

for a 2.5 litre four cylinder engine driving all 4 wheels on a car that weighs 1.8 tons - thats not too bad.
Its not a yaris, but its not bad.

Go and ask people who drive subaru's if they willing to change brands in a hurry, chances are small that you'll find any that are! Most subaru drivers swear by them. I do.

P.S.: I dont have any wings on my car and I dont call everyone "China"

XIII · Post by **XIII** » 08 Feb 2008, 14:42

Nissan Skyline R33

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lancelot · Post by **lancelot** » 14 Feb 2008, 12:04

Ferrari meet at Gansbaai