Th end of the Subaru Impreza in the uk

[Andy]

http://pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=26839

[Kregiel]

that's very sad.....

end of a motoring era with now low co2  being the main concept and not helped by the fecking recession

Paul

[sub39h]

i'd never own an Impreza but i admired them from a distance. 'tis a shame. i wouldn't mind so much if the BRZ STI was turbocharged

[Frenzy]

RIP Scooby. I've always wanted to be able to say i've owned one and when we were buying the GTI i tried to persaude the mrs into getting one but she's a badge snob and so wouldn't entertain it. Looks like the closest i'll get is Gran Turismo and Forza 

[MC71]

Sad times indeed. Great cars but time moves on I suppose. Would still have a 22B in a heart beat though. 

[Janner_Sy]

would it have been too difficult to make a more efficient engine and economic engine, every other car maunfacturer has managed it!!  Its got such a huge cult following.  Make it fuel efficient and low on emmissions and surely it would be  massive seller

Shame though.  

Its good news if you own an impreza though, because they wont depreciate much any more

[Nick78]

Real shame this, i've only had one impreza and didnt have it more than 6 months but really glad i had one    awesome drivers car

[marko]

had to garage my scooby to change to diesel for the mileage i do...
such a shame but the day of owning raw performance cars are gone...
still love a rip in my one when i need to feel an adrenalin rush
RIP

[Mk5 GTian]

I nearly bought one a few years ago, but the interior was woeful. It just shows you can't rest on your laurels in such a competitive market. As someone has already suggested, there's no excuse for uncompetitive emissions, poor economy and shocking interiors. Right or wrong, people expect so much more now than just performance and driveability. If you don't keep up, people vote with their feet.

[Andy]

its the running  cost of them as well  that puts people  of them  now!at work  the average service  and repair  Bill is £450:because  of the 4 wheel drive  on the new scoobys the tyres have not to be more than 2mm difference  between each other:ie if you need a new type and the rest are on 3mm and your new one is 7mm then  you need to change then all as it winds the diff up 

[Kemnaychris]

Sad sad times :( love the old scooby :) Beetle boxer engine haha

22b is a legend of a car :-D

Love the new saloon wrx looks super wide n chunky

The way things are going say bye to the Evo and most the big 2.0 and 2.5 cars :(

It's all 1.0 to 1.6 turbo crap now Eco boost etc

Get a v8 petrol disco and kill the environment lol ;)

[Powervalve Nige]

Very sad news - owned plenty, my first a JDM coupe STi WRX back in 98.
Best one, the factory Cosworth Variant back in 2009 on which I developed the exhaust system for them.

[chungster]

Realised today that having a wee misfire makes my car sound like a flat 4 scooby of old 

[LouCyffer]

Sad news, but a sign of the times. And with no WRC programme to attract buyers, it was only a matter of time before Subaru followed Mitsubishi out of AWD turbo cars.

8 years of Impreza driving. I still find my eye (and ear) drawn to them. The '05 was the last 'handsome' car in my opinion. However I was followed by a new shape '09 today and it still has a certain something.

But I wouldn't go back to my STi from the GTI. But I'm damn glad I owned two of them.

The last of the road-going rally cars is gone. The King is dead.

[AndyED30]

I very nearly got a 2006 WRX-STI instead of an Ed30.................after over a year of owning the ED30 I'm extremely glad I didn't though.

You can pick a good condition 'hawkeye' version up SO cheaply in the UK at the moment too, very tempted to get one for towing it round in the winter!