1994 Subaru Impreza WRX STi IMPORT WAGON from UK and Ireland - Comments

Wow I'm at a blank! nothing that was not my own fault!

Japanese IMPORT STi 250BHP STANDARD.

RIGHT, LET ME FIRST START BY SAYING HOLY COW THIS CAR IS FASSSSSST AND FAR SUPERIOR IN EVERY DEPARTMENT THEN THE RIP OFF UK VERSION (215 BHP). WHEN I MEAN FAAAST I MEAN DANGEROUSLY FAST. THE IMPORTS HAVE BIGGER TURBOS AND LIGHT WEIGHT PANELS, YOU CAN LIFT THE BONNET WITH YOUR LITTLE FINGER.

A FORD ESCORT COSWORTH RUNNING 1.5BAR BOOST COULDNT KEEP UP AS SOON AS I HIT 3RD GEAR, THE ESCORT JUST GOT LEFT BEHIND LIKE A STANDARD CAR THAT'S WHEN I STARTED WONDERING IF IT WAS MODDED, A QUICK TRIP TO GRAHAM GOODES (SUBARU SPECIALISTS) CONFIRMED IT WAS RUNNING STANDARD BOOST.

THE HANDLING IS INCREDIBLE HELPED BY THE 4WD SYSTEM (MY SUSPENSION HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY THE PREV Japanese OWNER) BUT THE BEST HAS TO BE THE UNIQUE ENGINE NOTE FROM THE H.K.S EXHAUST. YOU CAN TELL OF AN IMPREZA APPROACHING STREETS AWAY, Can't SAY THAT ABOUT MOST CARS NOW CAN YOU (EVO DRIVERS ARE YOU READING)! THE STI IS A LITTLE SPECIAL AND HAS THE FOLLOWING: BLUEPRINTED ENGINE, FORGED PISTONS ETC, ROLLERBEARING TURBO?, DIFFERENT ECU MAP AND MANY OTHER ENHANCEMENTS.

BAD BITS:

HORRENDOUS FUEL CONSUMPTION EVEN IF DRIVEN LIGHTLY.

BUY A BAD ONE AND YOU WILL HAVE TO RE-MORTGAGE FOR REPAIRS.

IMPORTS SHOULD ONLY RUN ON OPTIMAX OTHERWISE SAY GOODBYE TO PISTON NO 3.

STEEP INSHURANCE AND SERVICING.

BUT THE NEGATIVES ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO THE PERFORMANCE YOU GET FOR THE PRICE AND THE LATE IMPORT CLASSICS COME WITH 280BHP STANDARD.

ALL I CAN SAY IS IF YOU ARE THINKING OF GETTING ONE OF THESE MONSTERS PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU KNOW ABOUT THESE CARS. IMPORTS ARE GENERALLY VERY WELL LOOKED AFTER AND SERVICED REGULARLY.

IF YOUR IN THE MARKET I ASSURE YOU THAT YOU Won't FIND ANYTHING AS PRACTICAL OR FUN AND FAST FOR LITTLE MONEY, but MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BUYING AS THE IMPREZA IS AN ATTENTION SEEKER ;-)

Why did you write the review in almost all CAPITAL letters?

Do you have a phobia about not being noticed?

Turn the caps lock off!

An Impreza is only an attention seeker on a council estate. Anyone wanting a decent practical performance car would buy an EVO!

The EVO is far superior, in reliability, handling and performance.

Whilst the EVO is coveted by chavs, very few own one because they are still expensive whereas Imprezas are dirt cheap now and almost all owned by Britains burberry wearing street kids.

Sorry. I don't agree with your comment about chavs owning scoobys nor are they related in any way to a council estate. The evo and Scooby are almost exactly the same car apart from the fact that an Evo is ugly and over priced (Granted, it does go better than a Scooby) but the only cheap scooby I know about are the very early models that have been neglected. New models start at £20,000...i hardly call taht cheap! Maybe if you get the chance to own or even drive a scooby maybe you will give them the appreciation they deserve.

Get a life loser at the top, have you nothing better to do than comment on whether someone uses capital letters or not- perhaps it may make it easier for stupid people like yourself to read...

Why would you spend more buying an evo if you prefer an impreza? I spent 14k on a scoob, I could have got a decent evo for that money, but I didn't want one. And its not just chavs that buy scoobs they appeal to all walks of life, mitsubishi make mostly faster models as standard eccept subarus WR1. And just because you can buy scoobs cheaper now, does'nt mean the ins cover gets any cheaper! I bought an impreza because they look better, sound exellent have more road presence and I like subaru, not as a substitute evo.