[Bubba]

1997 Subaru Impreza Sport 2.0.

• 63,000 miles
• I'm the second owner
• Full Service History (subaru main dealer for 1st 30k, subaru specialist for last 30k - they are ex main-dealer mechanics)
• Lowered Eibach springs and geometery setup by TSL Motorsport
  
• Icon Race Chip (piggyback style, so easy to remove if required)
• Magnex cat-back exhaust system (loud, but still have the original pipe)
• EBC Greenstuff front pads
• Aircon
• Full leather interior
• ITG Air Filter

£5000 ONO.

(pics to follow)

[Avoiding the Traitor]

What have you bought?

[Bubba]

This:

http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/thread.asp?ThreadID=239717

Not overley keen on the huge spoiler, but I suppose it's in keeping with the rest of the car's image!

[Avoiding the Traitor]

Jesus that is one nice car.

Nice one mate!!

[Bubba]

Cheers man  :D

It's smart but I've got a slight problem with vibration through the steering wheel under high speed light braking  :cry:.

Apart from that though it's pretty mint. Very quick and the  TSL setup means it handles like nothing else I've driven.

Thing is, now I'm too scared to leave it parked out in the Peak !

[Avoiding the Traitor]

It might be wheel bearing jobbies.

[mark]

I've got a slight problem with vibration through the steering wheel under high speed light braking

You mean you get so excited under braking that you start to quiver? Strange, I'd go and see your doctor. And avoid stressful activity in the meantime. So lend me the car until you get your vibrating problem sorted out. I'll look after it well for you, oh yes!

[Bubba]

Yeah, it might be that, or a slightly dinged wheel or something. It's not discs/pads coz I've just put new ones on after discovering the old ones were 'hot warped'. The AA inspection didn't discover this and it was only once I was thrashing it through the Peak I found out. Annoying really coz I could have knocked him down a bit more on price....

[Bubba]

I'll look after it well for you, oh yes!

After your record with your Elise, you're not coming anywhere near it  :D

[Avoiding the Traitor]

Do you know how to check if it got bad bearing?

Set your steering wheel to lock, jack up the the car so front wheel is off the ground.

Get your left hand at 12 o'clock position and your right hand on 6 o'clock position and move it about. If you can hear/feel clicking noise and that mean bearing is worn out.

[mark]

... jack up the the car so front wheel is off the ground...

No need for Bubba to jack up the front wheel to get it off the ground. The whole front of the car bounces 4 feet up in the air when he flips the hydraulics on. All the better to show off the undercar neons he has installed!

[Bubba]

I must admit that I'm going to get a replacement bulb for the strobe that's not working  :D    I know it's boy racer but hey, it'll be good for getting people out of my way at night - they'll think it's some sort of plain clothes car or something. It's not *that* pimped up - no tinted windows you see?!

Cheers for that Avoiding, I'll give it a try if the other things don't work out. Some people say that grooved discs can flutter a bit when the pads first touch the disc but nobody seems to have a definitive answer.

[dave]

you'll have to get a few speed garage CDs for cruising around with on, bitches in the front, bitches in the back etc etc.

[Bubba]

Damn right  :D

[Jim]

Check it, just bought my new pimp mobile. Not as good as yours tho bubba

[Bubba]

Can't get that pic to work - what is it you're getting?

[Jim]

sorry, should of realised they'd take it off the site this quickly. One of these in black

[Bubba]

I think they're nice looking motors - have you seen this place:

http://www.lexusownersclub.com/gallery/album01

Loads of modded ones

[Bubba]

Some of these have crossed the fine line from cool to tool:

http://www.barryboys.co.uk/

http://www.stupidnorthernmonkey.co.uk/

[Avoiding the Traitor]

Look like Vauxhall Astra !!  :shock:

[Bubba]

It'd look quite nice in black, but that is one repulsive colour!

[Jim]

love the spoiler on that white one. mines the sport spec and comes with a lickle spoiler and fat 17's as standard which is good enough for me

[Jim]

Not bad considering its not even broken in properly yet (2837 on clock)

[Jim]

Thats not mine btw

[Avoiding the Traitor]

Look at the mpg status !!! lol

[Jim]

not the most economical speed by a long way

[Bubba]

Like it  :D

I'll have to get my bike speedo piccied up - kind of hard to press the shutter at high speeds though.

[Bubba]

How did you get that piccy - were you one handed at 140? A bold move!

[Jim]

Sorry, its not mine and its not me driving - just got it off the lexusownersclub.com Think I might shit myself at the speed and be more worried about cleaning my underpants than taking photo's

[Bubba]

I've seen a piccie of an old M5 at 155 - I guess you could do it byDuct Taping the camera to the wheel and using a cable release to take the pic without taking your hands of the wheel.

The Top Speed Straight is the place to do it - I've seen 140 going up in the car, and 165 going down on the bike, but the bike speedo reads about 10% over so nearer 150.

You'd have to get rid of it pretty damn fast in case you got pulled though - people have been done when the peegs played back their nice incriminating video footage.

[Bubba]

And the old BubbaMobile is SOLD at only £400 less than the asking price  :D