Working man
N/a.
Buy one what are you waiting for, life is too short this car is nothing short of awesome!
When that turbo kicks in get ready for a broken neck, I can only compare it to taking off on an aeroplane.
People will try and race you-let them and they will soon be sorry, definitely gets the looks and admiration it deserves :-)
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 22nd June, 2003
Awesome Jap raw performance!
I popped a tyre by hitting a kerb. My fault cost me £83 for a new tyre.
That's it so far. Touch wood.
This car is truly awesome. I have a MY98 with AC and Sunroof.
The performance is breath taking. Look greats, goes like stink, and handles amazingly especially in the wet.
Great car sadly you'll need a tracker fitted for insurance and Full Subaru servicing is required to keep up its great reliability.
Lots of Jap imports around, but I went for a UK for insurance reasons.
Fuel consumption is terrible when the car is driven how it should be ;-) on a UK car I recommend Super Unleaded or Optimax. Don’t use normal Unleaded 95.
Downside.
Fuel Consumption (240 miles to £38 using Super Unleaded)
Insurance (£1000 +)
Servicing (£700 pa on average)
Kev's in Nova's constantly wanting to race you.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 28th December, 2002
An unreliable car outperformed by 15 year old Sierra Cosworths
After 24,000 miles the alternator broke, then after having the car back from the dealer for 2 weeks, the starter motor decided to give up. At 30,000 miles the power steering pump and rack were both replaced to poor performance.
Even though the car has been regularly serviced and has a low mileage, the reliability is terrible. Other problems include 3 sets of disc's, new rear calipers, differential required a rebuild at 40,000.
OK the car is fast and burns up the tarmac, but it also burns a hole in your pocket. It seems that every month something is going wrong, I have owned the car nearly 4 years, in that time I have accumulate bills of £4,000. Extremely poorly built, the interior is not up to modern day standards. The car is quick, but I have Sierra Cosworths passing me regularly. I think tuning must be the next step for me.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 12th November, 2002
I own a 2002 Subaru WRX and also Rally a 2002 Impreza STi.
To be honest I believe that your comments are that of a typical "tar burner" as you also state in your review.
Your road-going car has given you more problems than what we had on the rally car, winning the N4 production car title in South Africa. My WRX has given me a few teething problems, but after 40 000kms (25 000 miles) I am on the second set of brake pads, and had nothing else replaced. A Subaru is one of the strongest cars I have ever driven (my 67th car) but believe me, if I want to break it, I will be able to!
Whenever it is wet, my wife simply takes off in the Subaru leaving her BMW 328i for me to slip and slide around on the road. When she has to travel into any "danger" zone she takes the Scoobie!
Have you really driven one of these cars professionally in anger? Nothing is better balanced, nothing in this world near this price range will ever offer you such a perfect ride. Leon@rallystar.co.za.
29th Aug 2003, 16:51
So do you not have any piston slap on this car, slight knocking at start-up that goes when warm. I have just bought one of these cars that does this a MY98 turbo. Dealer just fobs me off and says it is OK as long as it goes away when warm. Car goes really well so I do not care really. But it is supposed to affect all 98 cars!