Playing with a scooby :)

[V6Exec]

On a run out last night I was stuck behind a scooby.

Suprising how well the estate kept up More surprising for the Scooby driver

[Welly]

Most Scoobies are not that quick really. Once the power has gone through that 4WD system the the wheel horse power is comparable to other 200 BHP FWD cars.

My light weight Honda with 160BHP and LSD used to give the old 240BHP UK spec Scoobies a good run

[V6Exec]

Ah but the difference is the scooby driver thinks he has something special.

Round here there are a number of D8 & D9 estates giving sterling service as taxis. It makes a stock V6 a pretty good street sleeper as they expect taxiesque performance. Makes for fun driving as there are a bunch of Barrys and Chavs driving round in their hot hatches with baked bean tin exhausts.

[Welly]

In 2001 I was soooo close to getting an Imported Scoobie 280BHP but things changed and it fell through

The trouble now is that every Barry, Chav, dodgy git has one and it's kind of ruined the appeal.

And what is it with those Fart-Cannons? Bejesus, we ALL know what a Scoobie sounds like so give it a rest eh!

[V6Exec]

what is it with those Fart-Cannons?

I had a failed clamp on my rear box, took it to the nearest exhaust place (the red one), guy gets it on the ramp and declares he had paid a lot of money to make his car sound like that.

A friend of mine sold their stock 1.2 Corsa, saw it a week later with an exhaust so big it was almost dragging

[TooT]

I would of mentioned it before but i didnt want to start a 'willy waving my 406 is faster than a impreza' thread with a mass argument going on for page after page (ive seen them on other forums) because its not faster but yeah ive tailgated some scoobies up to some seriously silly speeds a few times, quite easily

[V6Exec]

its not faster but yeah ive tailgated some scoobies up to some seriously silly speeds a few times, quite easily

That is the point, not faster but capable.

[jameslxdt]

ive beaten a few scoobys at the traffic light grand-prix in my 2.0
though they all were the crappy uk 2.0 4wd 'Sport' versions

[V6Exec]

the traffic light grand-prix

A long time ago, when I was a student, I worked as a courier driving an Astramax - what a van

Astramax vs Articulated tractor unit (no trailer) -> Tractor wins

Astramax vs light tank -> light tank wins

[Welly]

1.6 petrol Astramax = 135MPH

Been there, got the T-Shirt.

[e2todd]

Yes I owned a twin turbo scoob (legacy gt)- before my D9 - it suffered whats called 'valley of death'; meaning a 1.1 fiesta could beat it off the lights (and cut me up!).

But I really missed that phat exhaust, so when the old one had rusted off (before I bought it) I realised it don't actually matter what size I put back on, cause the HDI isn't that loud, so I powerflowed it !!!

[e2todd]

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[e2todd]

Well actually it was a powerflow throwback, as the gentleman before me had it removed (too loud on a non-turbo), so I had it for a bargain (£50 fitted).

[V6Exec]

I really missed that phat exhaust

Why??

[e2todd]

... coz "when the old one had rusted off (before I bought it) I realised it don't actually matter what size I put back on, cause the HDI isn't that loud, so I powerflowed it !!! "

Personally I hate pencil thin pipes, thats all !