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I guess I should be lucky that the glass wasn't cracked - I've heard horror stories about windshield availability for our little beauty...
- Rexman
- Rexman
Just copy and paste them, and you will see what this idiot driver did to his car. Unfortunately, he lives in the same area that I do, and I know exactly where this happened. I guess I will never have a chance to wave, or say what's up to him.
Bummer, but the car did seem to hold up fairly well!
I beleive that the links that I got were from a post on I-club. If you decide to read his story, u can do a search for member: turboboxer, and find the thread in which he describes his silly stunt!
There was another person that killed her car, and almost herself, on i-club, and there was one other yellow sedan that was salvaged for parts on there.
That's three sedans down, so far, only 7997 to go, per the 10000 cars here, minus the 2000 wagons.
Be safe all, and happy driving.
later,
phat.
But even the best safety measures can't compensate for the nut behind the wheel! ;-)
-juice
Can someone please tell me the color of the back-lit instrumentation on the WRX, and the action needle light color?
THANK you. perrito |:(
Kidding. In the brochure, the lit dash shows a black back ground with light green numbers and orangish-yellow needles (more yellow to my eyes).
-juice
perrito
p.s. getting closer now... it's horrible having an indecision complex.
1. The turbo boost gauge -- cool to watch, but does it serve a vital, practical purpose? I have never owned a turbocharged car before and am on-the-fence with the optional gauges.
2. Does anyone have any dealer recommendations/horror stories in the Los Angeles/Orange County area?
Thanks!
I've owned my Blaze Yellow 5 speed sedan since April and have noticed on overcast days that the paint match is really not that good. The door handle surrounds, rear spoiler and the two front pieces between the hood and bumper appear a different color. Even the touch up paint is a different shade.
Anyone else out there of the 450 of us that has noticed this, or had any success with dealer in getting this remedied?
Other than a minor noise problem at low speeds coming from the rear suspension, I think, this car has been fantastic!
Anyone else notice this and is there a fix? I'll be visiting dealer soon and it would be nice to be prepared.
Thanks
Since we seem to be in question mode right now, here is mine:
Does anyone know how to tell what number WRX off the assembly line your car is from the VIN number?
And do they build the sedan and wagon on the same line or are they separate operations?
My VIN is JF1-GG2963 2G809103.
Stephen
bratman:
1. If you fidle with boost controlers and other engine modifications, yes, a boost gauge is vitally important... but if you keep the car stock, its pretty much just for fun
2. I heard Irvine Subaru is pretty good.
sharkbbq: Theres more base in the upraded sound system, but its not a very good system... go aftermarket and save the $$$
As for aftermarket performance items, there are TONS already! Go over to www.i-club.com and look in the Turbo Powertrain forum
copy the whole url above
2) Sound system - my original Silver sedan (that I passed on due to transporter damage) had the upgraded speakers and subwoofer/amp package. My short impressions of the system were that there was way too much bass. So for my Blaze yellow sedan, I had them put in just the upgraded speakers (which are pioneer versus stock panasonic I believe) and the sound is okay -- better than stock. For the $175 I paid, it's worth the price, but I agree that aftermarket is better way to go for really good sound.
3) For Bratman, ditch the turbo boost gauge. Modern turbo engines don't need them and if you're driving enthusiastically, you shouldn't be looking over there anyway. Finally, the fit and finish of the guage pack is really poor.
all for now
There was a silver 5 spd with rear spoiler, compass, prem. sound, carbon fiber rep. dash, armrest, floor mats and air filter which I got for 25,429 is this OK or did I get carried away?...I can collect it on tuesday
NYC Metro area and although I wanted Blue was told they wanted over sticker on one they had been allocated.
Anyway, for anyone in search of a WRX in the mid-Atlantic, check out www.fitzmall.com - Fitzgerald Auto Mall. Their Subaru dealership in Kensington/Rockville had EIGHT WRXs on the lot, and some more wagons that needed to be dealer-prepped.
--Bill
perrito
For those still looking try Beckers via the internet - not sure how often they go to invoice but worth looking into. Becker's people were just fine. Had them add the short shifter and highly recommend it (350 installed). Now only things left is to title and register it NM and get the tires and wheels mounted. Oh yeah and change the oil.
One other thing, turbo lag particularly with the air conditioner on, is much more of a problem at our mile plus altitude than at sea level.
Wayne - Just an FYI, the factory subwoofer is adjustable. There's a gain and crossover adjustment.
Dennis
For those still looking try Beckers via the internet - not sure how often they go to invoice but worth looking into. Becker's people were just fine. Had them add the short shifter and highly recommend it (350 installed). Now only things left is to title and register it NM and get the tires and wheels mounted. Oh yeah and change the oil.
One other thing, turbo lag particularly with the air conditioner on, is much more of a problem at our mile plus altitude than at sea level.
Just picked up 5 out of the 8 available volumes making up the WRX factory "service manual". What happened to the days when a car could be described in at most two volumes? Hopefully, I never have to use them all, but it's kind of neat reading about what makes up the car.
Decided against getting the "transmission" and "body" manuals - if that stuff ever needs work, then it might be time for a new Rex...
- Rexman
Small displacement, especialy turbo, engine is not a good match for automatic transmision.
Krzys
However, I dont see why such a problem would be specific to California...all the WRX's sold in the US are identical...its a 50 state car.
Maybe its crappy gas.
1) When in the shipping cycle you order (is there a ship with your car on it, already at or near port)
2) Does your dealer have good pull with the import company (not SOA, but SXX)
3) Can they get your car from another dealer in the color/options you want.
-mike
Stephen
If they told me that the next allocation is in September what does that Really mean?
a) That I should expect my car in mid to late September
b) That I should expect my car in October
I'm not really sure how long the wait is when they tell me that the allocation is September.
-mike
For those of you who have the kit, did it shorten the throws significantly? Is it easily installed by the do-it-yourselfer, or is it best left to the dealer (eeek, that thought scares me )?
Thanks!
- Rexman
Lots of folks over on I-club prefere the Kartboy shifter, along with the kartboy bushings... (cheaper too) Theres also a Cobb Tunning shifter with bushings, but thats the expensive option.
so far. A couple of questions for the experts;
is there a cheap, washable seat cover I can get
for the drivers side that won't block the side
airbag? Also, do you guys recommend putting
in a K & N filter? Would it be easy to do for the
mechanically challenged person like me? Thanks.
to manufacturers specs or are there WRX owners out there who can feel a difference?
As I've said before, prospective WRX buyers should be aware that the pre-break-in WRX's at the dealerships feel very stuffy compared to a WRX after 5000 miles or so. Try to get a ride with a friend, and you'll see what I mean.
Have any other owners modified your WRXs yet? Have you looked into it? I've been doing a lot of reading up in i-club, and a debate rages between two aftermarket kits by TurboXS and Cobb/APS:
http://www.turboxs.com/
http://cobbtuning.com/ssi/osb2/showitem.cfm?Category=27
Both systems basically feature a modified intake, new exhaust and a piggyback computer chip for the stock ECU. Cobb/APS is substantially pricier, but claims to have a more comprehensive system and more experience (APS is from Australia, and have tuned Impreza Turbos since aobut 1994). Turbo XS claims to boost power to 265 hp, and Cobb/APS to 280 hp.
On a side note, Prodrive of England, in conjunction with Subaru, is selling a performance package, FULLY WARRANTIED, that produces about 245 hp and 261 lb/ft torque (!). This car was similarly modified with a different ECU, exhaust and minor intake changes. You can take a look at the dyno curves here, where it's shown as a performance option for the UK300 version of the WRX:
http://www.subaru.co.uk/uk300/uk300.htm
Click "Special Features", then click on the circle above the hood for the "Optional WR Sport Performance Pack".
Unfortunately, even if this option does float across the Atlantic, I doubt the warranty will follow. :-{
-mike
The other day I was admiring the front end and was wondering how much damage a rock or two could do to the large low fog lights or the much bigger target provided by the headlight assy. I priced out the cost of the parts at the dealer and found one headlight assy goes for $300, while one foglight is $150. I then started searching for some protection. I found some plastic film that sticks on the lights like a decal that go for something like $45. to cover all four lights.
I then found some hard plastic covers available from New-Impreza.com out of Australia. These would offer much more protection and the photos on the web site seem to show they don't detract much from the look of the car. Has anyone any experience with these or other protective devices for these lights? Please share your thoughts.
What I would really like to find for the fog lights is the aluminum or chrome mesh units like they use on many ORV but I cannot find anything that fit. Anyone found any of these??
Thanks for the help WRX-folks.
Mellow Yellow Bob
http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22449
-mike
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