Talk To Me About Subaru WRX Bugeye Model

[UmBongo]

Like this.

 

 

 

 

I am starting a new career as a rolling drug dealer so I need a mode of transport which will ensure I don't  do get stopped by the cops all the time.

 

It's done 45k miles on a 02 plate with what looks like a full service history.

 

Apart from the obvious stuff like rust and leaks, are there any niggly things to look out for?

 

All info appreciated - free drugs for the best advice.

 

 

[dome]

Not as good as they should be. Classics are more fun to drive. Called WRX but that's a misnomer, on a classic thats 270+ HP and tight and pointy, on one of these they're just bleh. Drove a mates one home when he bought it, the engine management light came on when I booted it. Turns out thats a characteristic.

 

*I may be drinking whisky so memories could be hazy.

[beko1987]

dont they beed servicing every 24 miles?

 

Ill pm you my address for the aforementioned drugs

[overrun]

They look better with Morette headlights,

 

HTH

[Pete-M]

Oil change every 4.5k if you want them to survive. Change the rear shocks about every third oil change.

 

Fun to drive. More refined than the classic but not as interactive.

[Dave_Q]

I think there isn't too much difference between the classic and newage underneath and its mainly a cosmetic thing.

 

Have never been in a blob but i have a classic. I'd say the main things to look out for are cack handed modifications and crash damage. Typical previous owner profile is a person who is more interested in big rimzz and gashing on spoilers and scoops with sikaflex than servicing.

 

Mechanically they are pretty tough as they were designed with farmers and rallying in mind.

[purplebargeken]

Bloody horrible looking things. Soz.

[andy18s]

The word you're looking for is Gopping.....

These are cheap 'cos even the hardiest scooby fan can't bare to look at that front end....

[overrun]

Fuck off! This looks great, man;

 

[purplebargeken]

Gopping. Now there's a word! I like white cars but I think I would rather scoop my eyes out of my head with a serrated grapefruit knife than be the owner of that ^^

[overrun]

Gopping. Now there's a word! I like white cars but I think I would rather scoop my eyes out of my head with a serrated grapefruit knife than be the owner of that ^^

 

What about being the registered keeper?

[Faker]

That's a bug eye model, and they're bitching!

[Ghosty]

Buy the poverty 1.6TS, has about 110bhp I think.

[purplebargeken]

I would only scoop out one eye.

[DVee8]

This is what you need

 

 

[brownnova]

Apparently bad modifications abound on these, either not done well our not done with consideration for other bits on the car...

 

Not that I've even sat in one!!!

[loserone]

from what I read, the bugeye is a fair amount heavier than the classic, due to some additional structure.  When Subaru realised how badly they eff'd up, they quickly paid someone to make it look pretty again, which is why the hawkeye facelift came out so soon afterwards.

 

However, I reckon this makes the bugeye the perfect shite-er-o-mobile.  Quite fancy one with forced induction, but I keep finding myself looking at forester XTs instead.

[Forty-two]

It's a bug eye not a blob eye.

 

WRX model, unmoloested is the one to have in either bug or blob. Will drive nice, let you potter around but when you want it to move, it will shift,

 

Waggon has a smaller turbo than the saloon, so what. Unless you are into pub bragging it won't matter.

 

Service every 10k and use the right oil. Bottom ends can be a problem.

 

I had an 04 blob eye waggon, bought at 5 years old off a forecourt, 2000 miles later, engine let go. Think it cost them around £3,000 to rebuild. After that I did 60,000 happy miles.

 

Read the online MOT for mine that is still plodding around, (12 year old now) brake pipes and CV boots got a mention. When I let it go it was showing signs of sticking callipers, bushes wearing out. Nothing horrendous, just age related wear and tear.

 

Small fuel tank, 240 mile range on average.

 

I would go for a waggon, useful space in the back and looks slightly less 'drug dealer'

[Lacquer Peel]

 

 

When Subaru realised how badly they eff'd up, they quickly paid someone to make it look pretty again, which is why the hawkeye facelift came out so soon afterwards.

Rover Streetwise and McLaren F1 designer, Peter Stevens no less.

[Tamworthbay]

They are great to drive but be careful as if you don't like it then they are hard to shift. Get the best you can and one that hasn't been messed about - if such a thing even exists!

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Mechanically they are pretty tough as they were designed with farmers and rallying in mind.

The engines are made of chocolate. Tasty, special chocolate which is a thoroughly enjoyable experience, although it doesn't last for long.

Oh, that and oil leaks. Apart from that, I totally recommend. I owned a classic for 12 months a few years back and the sound of the flat four was highly addictive. The visits to the pez station weren't though. I sold it while it was still behaving, unlike several other friends and family, who suffered from the aforementioned chocolate engine syndrome.

[willswitchengage]

WARNING they may make you do this

 

 

In theory very well made cars, but require regular servicing if you are often on the run from the police. Bear in mind they rarely have one elderly female owner too, so that 45,000 miles is really more like 450,000

[UmBongo]

It's a bug eye not a blob eye.

 

You are right and I was half asleep when I posted...now amended.

 

 

Not as good as they should be. Classics are more fun to drive. Called WRX but that's a misnomer, on a classic thats 270+ HP and tight and pointy, on one of these they're just bleh.

 

 

You are right, Domester.

 

I eggspected to be forced back into my seat but it was just a bit...meh.

 

The extra power - compared to the Swift I have now - would probably help more on the motorway but yeah, I was pretty underwhelmed.

 

 

Bloody horrible looking things. Soz.

 

The abject ugliness appeals to me some how.

 

After all, ugly burdz have sex too - not with me, I hasten to add.

 

 

Good advice from all but I think I may need to look at the Sexually Transmitted Infection model for more powah and drug-dealing thrillz!

 

Or I might just buy one of these...

 

 

[Station]

If you get a Japanese import WRX they will be 260bhp+. Handling is 'world class' and they're reliable to run. Interior is solid and overall well built. I think they look nice.

 

They're identical mechanically to the classic gen 1 Impreza, if you don't like the car because of the shape of the headlights, 'your loss' as they say.

[dome]

WARNING they may make you do this

 

 

In theory very well made cars, but require regular servicing if you are often on the run from the police. Bear in mind they rarely have one elderly female owner too, so that 45,000 miles is really more like 450,000

 

I suspect that's what happens when you spent lots on under the bonnet but fuck all on tyres. Having been piloted in a very healthy(and well shod) Mitsubishi Evo(Ahem...) they are capable of doing things that shouldn't be allowed by the laws of physics.

 

Either that or the drivers just a fud.

[Sigmund Fraud]

I can't comment on their reliability, but they're very fast and far easier to drive than you would expect.

 

I think the styling has aged well, I found them fairly odd in the late 90s but kind of like them nowadays. Unfortunately, time has done nothing for their "helmsmith/knobhead" image, which is enough to put me off owning one.

 

I suspect that a Forester Turbo would be just as enjoyable as a road car, with added practicality and no image problems.

[Dave_Q]

I can't comment on their reliability, but they're very fast and far easier to drive than you would expect.

 

I think the styling has aged well, I found them fairly odd in the late 90s but kind of like them nowadays. Unfortunately, time has done nothing for their "helmsmith/knobhead" image, which is enough to put me off owning one.

 

I suspect that a Forester Turbo would be just as enjoyable as a road car, with added practicality and no image problems.

I've seen a few jap import Ferreter Sti/gtb/gti/whatever they're called driving round my area and they definitely give me a want-on.

 

Only drawback with them and the legacy gtb is they are twin turbo with all the added complication that brings.

[Andrew353w]

Like this.

 

 

 

 

I am starting a new career as a rolling drug dealer so I need a mode of transport which will ensure I don't  do get stopped by the cops all the time.

 

All info appreciated - free drugs for the best advice.

 

The door cards are easily removed, which helps when stashing certain substances (don't ask how I know this...) and it's a perfect car for carrying and delivering items of a "prohibited or restricted nature" since everyone would expect you to be carrying.... so therefore you're not, so Rossers/HMC&E/other law enforcement agencies are available will leave you well alone! (Did they only make them in blue?)

 

James May covered one of these on "Cars Of The People" which is worth a watch on i-player when you have an hour spare.

[Faker]

My old classic. I was the third owner. Full main dealer history. 14 stamps in the book. Bog standard. Unbelievable thing to drive. Sold it 5 years ago when they hit rock bottom for £1,400. Biggest regret ever. Bug and blob eyes are equally as good. Buy the best you can.

[Pillock]

Is a twin turbo more bother, reliability-wise?

Yeah, you've got another turbo, but I'd imagine that each one is less stressed in standard form than a single turbo pumping out a bazillion horsepower.

 

I'd still love a bug-eye one. But then I like Ford Scorpios.