2000 Subaru Impreza WRX review from UK and Ireland

Brakes were scary, had to be upgraded.

Driver's window motor ground to a halt at 30,000 miles.

Wear to driver's seat is worst I've ever seen in a car. This is strange as previous owner and I are both under 10 stone!

Clutch doesn't inspire confidence - it's an all-or-nothing affair.

Otherwise, okay, reliability wise.

Buying this car was a big blunder. I thought it would be quicker than my previous Evo 6, but compared to that car this one is a bit timid. Admittedly, it looks better than the Evo, but it is a fair bit slower.

I've driven other people's WRX's and so I know that this docility is not confined to my car. Even after £1500 worth of bolt-on goodies these cars can't touch the Evo 6. These scoobs just don't float my boat. I'm currently looking for another Evo, maybe a 7 this time.

My advice to scoob owners is to never test-drive an Evo. You will realize how poor your scoob really is.

Pity, really. The scoobs really look the part. But they don't go as quick as they look.