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02-20-2022, 04:45 AM | #1 |
Scooby Newbie
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Location: Japan
Vehicle:2005 WRX Wagon World rally blue |
Hello from Japan!
First post on here. I’m a Brit living in Japan, and until December, drove an '03 JDM Forester Cross Sports (2 litre EJ20 turbo) which I loved but got fed up with the very competent but boring auto box. After flirting with but failing to find a decent Forester STi within my budget, I decided to go in another direction, namely Impreza WRX Wagons. With similar-ish luggage space as the Forester (I race BMX, so need to get all my bike gear in the back), a manual Impreza seemed to tick all the boxes. I looked at a few cars before finally settling on an '05 Hawkeye WRX in the iconic world rally blue. A 2-owner car with 111K km (69K miles) on the clock, it’s stock apart from an STi Genome rear box but is noticeably sportier, lower, lighter and louder than the Forester. Although they basically share the same engine, the 5-speed box brings the EJ20 turbo alive. Not that the Forester was slow, but the WRX feels so much faster. That gorgeous exhaust note no doubt helps but two months later and I’m still loving it!
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02-22-2022, 03:49 PM | #2 |
Scooby Newbie
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Join Date: Feb 2022
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Vehicle:2006 WRX Wagon OBP |
Welcome
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02-22-2022, 04:20 PM | #3 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 523722
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Saginaw, MI
Vehicle:2021 Sti CWP |
Welcome. Pics are a must homie!
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02-22-2022, 10:53 PM | #4 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 487
Join Date: Nov 1999
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Location: Houston TX
Vehicle:1998 /2005 STunIcorn Acadia Green USDM 22b |
Jeez bro
PM me if you can lay your hands on some GC8 parts and you need finder/middle man $$$!!! |
02-23-2022, 10:15 PM | #5 |
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Join Date: Sep 2013
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Location: Kochi, Japan
Vehicle:2002 WRX STi Limited Silver |
Welcome.
Also in Japan on Shikoku. |
05-24-2022, 08:58 AM | #6 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 528920
Join Date: Feb 2022
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Location: Japan
Vehicle:2005 WRX Wagon World rally blue |
Hi guys, and thanks for the replies! Apologies for the delay - I lost my password and have also been struggling (and am continuing to struggle) to open an account so that I can upload images!
Anyway, three months on down the line and I'm still loving my WRX Wagon! I fitted a Kartboy short shifter and WC Lathe Werks knob, which makes shifting so much more fun, though the former was a royal pita to install! Have also just ordered some KB endlinks, KB diff outrigger bushes and an STi pitch stop mount, all with a view to tightening up things a little. I'm also looking at a sway bar upgrade (Cusco is currently at the top of my list, being easy to get over here) and possibly a new suspension set-up, so may start a new thread about that. @Kochi_STi, can I ask where you tend to source your parts from, both OEM and aftermarket? The purchases mentioned above have all been shipped over from the States, though I've got small OEM parts such as bushes and plastic clips from Yahoo Auctions and Amazon Japan. I would also love to find a Subaru specialist near me but have so far had no luck. |
06-24-2022, 07:59 AM | #7 |
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06-24-2022, 08:12 AM | #8 | |
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Join Date: Sep 2016
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Location: Loves Park, IL
Vehicle:2004 WRX Wagon Java Black Pearl |
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06-24-2022, 08:23 AM | #9 |
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Vehicle:2005 WRX Wagon World rally blue |
Thanks DT! She's clean from a distance though shows her age when you get up close, but then don't we all!
Let's see if you can actually see this one here:- EDIT:- Hmmm, may need to have a rethink on that! Here's what I was trying (and failed) to insert:- https://photos.app.goo.gl/P8fhSVUegU14UstL9 |
06-24-2022, 10:58 AM | #10 |
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Vehicle:Link G4X flex tuned 02' EJ205 20G 6MT wagon |
If you right click the image, you can grab the actual image URL and embed it as long as it's public.
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06-24-2022, 06:50 PM | #11 |
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Vehicle:2005 WRX Wagon World rally blue |
Thanks for that! Let's see if this works:-
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw...-no?authuser=1 Or this:- https://photos.google.com/u/1/share/...xSZGo0QkFjWDB3 Well, that didn't quite go to plan. Okay, I'll give it a rest for now. |
06-24-2022, 07:28 PM | #12 |
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Vehicle:Link G4X flex tuned 02' EJ205 20G 6MT wagon |
Make sure to use the embed button which will add the necessary brackets and text required to embed it
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06-24-2022, 10:46 PM | #13 |
Scooby Newbie
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Join Date: Feb 2022
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Location: Japan
Vehicle:2005 WRX Wagon World rally blue |
Houston, I think we had a problem but have now fixed it!!
In which case it may be time to stop posting here and start up a new build thread! |
06-24-2022, 11:46 PM | #14 |
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Join Date: Aug 1999
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Location: Las Vegas, NV.
Vehicle:2011 WRX, 05 FOZ XT, 00 Impreza 2.5RS |
Looks good. Enjoy!
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06-25-2022, 06:59 PM | #15 |
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Location: Washington
Vehicle:2009 Forester xt White |
Looks good
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06-25-2022, 08:05 PM | #16 |
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Konichiwa from Australia!
Beautiful car and colour |
07-08-2022, 01:07 PM | #17 |
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Location: Upstate NY
Vehicle:2011 WRX/STI WR Blue |
Welcome!
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07-09-2022, 07:26 AM | #18 |
Scooby Newbie
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Join Date: Feb 2022
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Vehicle:2005 WRX Wagon World rally blue |
Thanks guys! It's now sitting a bit lower (and looking better for it) courtesy of some HKS coilovers! Pics to follow!
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08-23-2022, 07:35 AM | #19 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 528920
Join Date: Feb 2022
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Location: Japan
Vehicle:2005 WRX Wagon World rally blue |
Here are a couple of those pics of the wagon with its new, improved and lower suspension!
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08-23-2022, 09:04 AM | #20 |
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Location: Philly
Vehicle:2010 STi/21 Passport RIP 19 WRX & 16 FXT |
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08-23-2022, 05:59 PM | #21 |
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Vehicle:1998 /2005 STunIcorn Acadia Green USDM 22b |
LOVE those wheels.
so classic |
08-23-2022, 07:03 PM | #22 |
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Join Date: Feb 2022
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Vehicle:2005 WRX Wagon World rally blue |
Thanks guys! It's my first world rally blue Impreza (my first Impreza for that matter), so I needed to get the iconic gold wheel combination out of my system.
Like you, I also fell in love with it, which is why I'm still here some 12 years after first arriving!! Nowhere's perfect, of course, but the pros outweigh the cons by some way, at least for this Impreza-lover! |
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