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Tough choice!
- Thread starter Rich-D
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Nippy white cup
When I was first thinking of buying my Cup I was going to sell it after about 6-12 months and get an Impreza but after reading about, and now driving one, Im not in as much of a hurry.
Yes I know an RB5 is going to be faster but youd be surprise how much fun these little Clios can be.
Nippy white cup
Quote: Originally posted by Rich-D on 24 June 2003
Have already been for a thrash in a Cup and I know how great they are, but I may just get an Impreza for a while, just so Ive had one, then get a Cup...
The RB5 is superb though!
I was the same when I bought my GT turbo. I knew it would be full of hassles but I thought it would be rude not to. Sold it now but had a year of unbelievable fun!
The RB5 looks so boring, doesnt it come in grey? Anyway theyre all ugly..
I presume Ben picks the EVO as it doesnt understeer..of which id agree..but still...theyre all ugly, apart from the newest one.
As Nick says running costs are a bit silly, my mate has one of these things at gets it serviced every 10k.
The Cup is good looking, its rare, fast and handles well and all for 12k, its a no brainer for me pal!
-Rob
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See what the guys on Scoobynet think, it should start a 10 page slanging matchhttp://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/images/smilies/biggrin.gif.
Seriously though there are quite a few of the Scoob boys swaping the Impreza for a Cup, similar performance for half the running costs
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Much as I love the Cups and all fast Renaults, the RB5 would be my choice - according to the Evo writers, its the best of the best imprezas that you can buy, plus its well rare. So Id do it! You can always buy a second hand cup in a couple of years when they are a bit cheaper!
Scooby... Itll still be alive whilst the Renault will actually be scraping along the floor with all the pieces youve put in the boot after they fell off.
Hmm - didnt find any Scoob that much fun too drive yet - very capable and quick. Ive loved them since the early 90s when still unknown. Always said I would own one - now after a lot of driving one on and off for a year I cant see the fuss. No really that fast - bloody expensive to tune and ridiculous running costs. You have to be doing stupid speeds to have fun! If I had the money for a RB5 and to run it I would get either a Escort Cossie (330bhp or so) or a Evo 5. Scoobs are Saxo common now and I see 2 different RB5s a week. I see more than 2 Scoob turbos a day.
Anyway if you can afford it and you want it - ignore everything I have just typed and go and get it!! You can buy a cheap cup in a year and start having fun again - and afford to drive it places!
I now have too many bills to afford something like that and never did it when younger either.
My Cousin went from a MY00 Scoob 218bhp (didnt feel fast after 10mins) to a RX7. I think the RX7 was £9k - being RWD has less transmission losses. It has 220bhp as std but he has modded it. I think his target is 300bhp for the year. the engine (1.3 Rotary) needs rebuilt every 60-80k and its costs 2k I think. Great handling car too - more fun than the scoob but hard going in the wet with RWD. MPG aint great tho!!
Running costs are what it comes down to really as for the price of a cup you can buy a lot of second hand car!! and Scoobs are sooo cheap as there are loads of em!
