ke70dave Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 Well folks here is the new toy. the s15 was fun, but highly impractical. ever since watching the WRC ive always been a fan of the classic shape suparu impreza wrx, unfortunately due to its popularity it has become very difficult to find an unmolestered one....but i found one. Bought brand new in august 2000, buy a now 61yr old owner from beechmont qld, this example has every service done every 5000 by subaru in gold coast. only for sale as they wanted to get a bigger car to transport the grand children around! and i bought it from her, and confirmed by the REVS check, this is a single owner car! (now 2...) this is exactly how it came out of the factory, has not been touched. even the sheep skin seat covers were purchased from subaru at the time of purchased. factory stereo, including a CD player thing that you need to tune the radio into to make it work. it drives like a brand new car, i doubt it has been driven over 4000rpm its whole life. it does understeer on the limit as expected, but with the yoko C driver tyres that limit is quite far....its certainly fun to drive. plans: drive it like it is, put in a CD/mp3/usb player (bought some JVC thing off ebay, has changable lights, so i can make it blend in with the standard green dash lights! ) anyway a few pics. hope you like. Quote
BUZ440 Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 That looks really clean, I like this model, and yes are hard to find without paint blemishes on it, Where is the S15? Quote
ke70dave Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Posted October 16, 2011 s15 sold! it needed a bit of work (VCT rattle...) and i got a bit sick of the 2 door thing. and it wasnt the straightest car in the world.. Quote
MrInKryption Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 Nice Subi, that's quite a catch. Quote
carbonboy Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 :o An unmolested WRX....wow, they do exist! Clean, I love it. :) Quote
Crowie55 Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 I hope you tested this car coming down from Beechmont towards Nerang or Beaudesert. Both are great roads to "test drive" a car. Always liked this shape too haven't seen one in that condition for a while. Good luck with it. :y: Quote
BUZ440 Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 Is it Thursday night Springwood maccas compliant, haha Bit of an add step got from an S15 to a scoobi, Look after her Dave Quote
towe001 Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 Gosh, its another JiP Might have to change the rollaclub name to subiclub.com Love the noise these things make. The only thing i don't like is that its not the forester Quote
altezzaclub Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 i doubt it has been driven over 4000rpm its whole life They go over 4000rpm?? You sure? Always sound like tractors to me! :laff: So just as quick as the S15 and a lot more practical hey? Quote
Spencer[RL] Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 You didnt get a 2 door? :happy: Quote
7shades Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 Oh look, rocking horse sh*t. An un-lebanese'd WRX... I've heard tell of these mythical creatures, but never laid eyes on one. Quote
ke70dave Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Posted October 16, 2011 heheh yeah pretty rare. and yeah i know these cars have the stereotypes attached to them, 20" wheels, stupid exhausts, car parks. but its a damn nice car, interior build quality is so much higher than the s15. i personally am not a fan of the boxer burble sound, i think a set of equal lenth headers is in order. id love a 2 door, but they are about twice the price. as for comparing speed, i think its a bit faster than the stock s15. awd is alot different to judge speed on, sooo much grip, you never spin the wheels at all, as opposed to the s15 where you struggled keep it straight..... Quote
Trev Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 You didnt get a 2 door? :happy: 22B is the shit. i personally am not a fan of the boxer burble sound, i think a set of equal lenth headers is in order. Can't with the turbo motor. Few tips to look after it and help your pocket: Just don't get too carried away on the launches as they are known to break gear boxes fairly easy. If the center diff starts clicking (fairly common) then don't take it to subaru, they take the gearbox out (well they used to anyway) to replace it and this costs a shit load, you can do it in the car and the last one we did was $1600 supplied and fitted. Also if you have the subaru brant keypad installed then don't get out of the car with it running then get in it to take off, it goes into high-jack mode and shuts it off, you just have to re-enter the pin and start it, they also have some issues with self immobilizing. Do you know if the servicing has been upkept with subaru upper engine cleaner? having it driven around by an old lady has probably gummed it up a bit. Other than that it is good to see a pre bugeye wrx in top shape, prefer these over the bugeye as these look better and feel a lot better. Would love one in cool grey with white enkei t2's. Quote
ke70dave Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) hey trev, thanks for the tips. yeah I'm aware of the fragile gearboxes, i guess thats to be expected in any AWD car. i still havent quite got used to the clutch and gearbox yet, i think its going to take a while.... as for the upper cylinder cleaner stuff, i assume its had it done, it doesnt specifically say in the book though. i might grab a can or two though, ive used it before and its awesome stuff. you sure about the equal length header thing for turbo? clicky clicky a quick ebay search found this, though I'm not sure how it goes with the sump...seems i might have to swap that for a 2.5L model... oh and i don't have that brant thing, which i was happy about, nothing but trouble i hear. Edited October 16, 2011 by ke70dave Quote
kickn5k Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 Equal length pipes will tame it a little. Subaru also changed firing order to make the current shape sound more "normal". Ha yeah my mates rexy had that alarm thing fitted. Not any more would work when it wanted to, bin fill now. A little suspension tweak should make the understeer a fair bit better. Such a nice example Quote
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