1999 Subaru Impreza STi Version 5 review from Australia and New Zealand
"A great high performance car, but better to by used import and save money"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Air flow meter replaced as K&N filter damaged it. This car requires a standard air-filter.
General comments?
This has to be the quickest most exciting car I have owned. Passing other traffic was safe and easy.
It was reliable and comfortable.
The only real downsides were:
Boot space or lack thereof.
Lack of lap/sash rear center seat-belts, at a time when other Subaru models of the same year had them.
The cars inability in Snow. Besides being 4wd, all the car's wheels just spun (in 2nd gear) in one of Ruapehu's car-parks. I got out with help from by-standers pushing the car. The 4wd system is biased towards performance grip and handling, not low down traction as needed there.
Even though the car was NZ new, it's trade in value suffered as imports could be bought (by Subaru franchise dealerships) for less, and this major dealership does not differentiate between NZ new/imports at trade in time, though it does place a premium on second hand NZ new cars when they retail them.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 2002 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 turbo Manual |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 1 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 45000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 60000 kilometres |
| Previous car | HSV Clubsport |
| Date of Entry | 31st May, 2004 |