2003 Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon Review - KEEP. SUBARUS. WEIRD!
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
1:21 - Engine / Transmission
3:20 - Interior
4:14 - BFB Test
4:34 - Interior
6:19 - Back Seats
7:23 - Trunk / Cargo Space
8:32 - Exterior
9:27 - Final Thoughts
11:29 - Outro - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
I purchase my 2002 bugeye WRX manual new in 2003, sold it in 2008 but it was a car that I did regret selling. Move to 2015 and I was ready to purchase a new 2015 WRX but I was trolling through WRX's for sale online and there I saw the same year model, same color but I could only see the last 2 digits of its number plate, they matched my old 2002 WRX. I called the seller and found it was my old car so I purchased it and I still have it today. I love it
That's awesome! I'm looking at one myself. These early 2000s Subarus look great.
This has got to be one of the best gen Imprezas ever with the EJ20-T engine, and it's literally impossible to find unmodified Imprezas anywhere on the road, because all the Imprezas I see are modified or souped up.
I had a white manual bug eyed 2002 WRX and kept it for 13 years.. it was SO much fun! I miss it every day.
Excellent review! Love it when reviewers actually research the car that they're talking about!
Found your channel from the svx review (im an owner) and have been watching you since. Glad to see you grow on the platform. And I also love the subaru reviews
If it is so... just check my test ride... have fun. th-cam.com/video/lIzpfy-Bl1I/w-d-xo.html
I’m pretty sure I’ve got the unicorn in the country. Unmodified, bought new in late ‘01 when I was 40, west coast only driven, ‘02 silver WRX wagon with 74k miles and still looking sharp! It’s not a perfect car but I see nothing compelling to replace this fun and practical little analog buggy with its jaunty burble and eager boost.
Just saw one on the market, single owner, manual, silver 89,000 miles, unmodified in Cali. It was on Cargurus
@@kitchentimeinc wow! How much were they asking?
i also got a stock 02 silver wagon but its the outback sport with the 2.5l and 5 speed manual. It has 69k miles rn. love it so much
Aside from the auto trans this is a crazy clean and special WRX.
Yellow looks great on camera. It also adds a bit of brightness to the interior when the door is open
This particular snapshot of early oughties makes me miss my 04 Solara. I'm lorge and always found that backseat comfort
always loved the american cheese/sonic yellow wrx's & referred to them as "rally taxis", and the bugeye era was the last of the big friggin fog light era of impreza. the center console can hold a super big gulp/44oz drank, at least, when you feel like leveling up
The memories that came flooding back when I saw the thumbnail...I had a Sonic Yellow wagon myself, it was the best car I ever owned. Parted ways with it seven years ago, I'd still be driving it if hadn't been rusting out from under me :(
I may have your wagon!
@jeremysapp1568 the fellow I sold it to parted it out and scrapped it a few years ago :( the body was disintegrating
an atuomatic sonic yellow wagon is super freaking rare. they only made like 1500 in that color alone and even less in auto and wagon!
Look at the miles too
Just got mine, very happy with it so far
My 03 WRX wagon is stock with automatic transmission just turned 235,000 miles original motor and trans never rebuilt I have had it 14 years they are going to bury me with it subies for life bought it when it was 5 years old and had under 40,000 miles
I had a 2003 Sonic Yellow wagon just like this one. Only 500 of this color were made in this year only. It was a fantastic car. Too bad the 2002-2007 wrx are hard to come by at a decent price anymore
Can check my tuned one here... th-cam.com/video/lIzpfy-Bl1I/w-d-xo.html
Wagons are still pretty cheap!
1500 in the sonic yellow for 03. 500 blaze yellow in 02
@@tflo9543 I meant 500 sonic yellow wagons...there were 1000 sonic yellow sedans.
They all rust out
I had an automatic bugeye wrx for a while. Great car, never gave me any trouble (because I kept it stock). Couldn’t stand the automatic though. It just sucked all the fun out of it. But at the same time Subaru 5 speeds are fragile and finicky so you’re compromising either way.
Not as though
Subaru weirdly made them in 2 different yellows in this generation. The other one being blaze yellow, which is my favorite
Damn, for us Zoomers this era of car design will always represent the "cool cars" that we grew up admiring. My only wish was that I could have been an adult then, so that I could fully enjoy the early aughts as a driver
I actually just bought an 03 WRX Wagon with an automatic transmission. It’s completely stock which makes me very happy about it being a unicorn in the sense that you don’t find WRX that is stock these days. But at least on the launch like at a light or something I found that the car comes into boost around 3k and from a full stop if I power brake it and hold the revs at around 2k and then let off brake on green then just relax my foot into the throttle it really smooths out the turbo lag and makes the power get to the wheels faster
I have an 02 wrx wagon and I've owned it for 3 years. it has, hands down, been the best vehicle I've ever owned. I plan on keeping it forever. my only wish is that it was yellow and not silver 🤣
Such a fun car and color. MUST have a manual trans.
Everytime I see a bugeye I smile, they are awesome!
I got my fist car a year ago,it’s a Subaru Impreza Rs-x wagon in black,needs some paint work though
That's a nice looking car, there's very few cars that look good any shade of yellow, this is one of them!
We still get this Wagon as new car here in Indonesia. Even tho no STI, but still the wagon looks good.
My dream color wagon!
I had a 05 saab 92x aero (saabaru) a few years ago. i miss that car
I would absolutely love one of these!
I currently drive an 08 WRX hatchback, saucy little thing.
My favorite looking Subaru wrx that’s for sure!
the shifter looks like a microphone @5:32 lmao
Stunning color!
A bugeye WRX hatch?! My dream car right there.
7:27 could you or anyone else please write what kind of cargo net is that and how is it mounted? I have a 2005 WRX wagon and have a single hook on the left side of the trunk, and also this video contains the only oem-looking net in this car I could find!
You own one? Do the rear seats flip down making the trunk bigger?
@@user-ki2cp6zh4yyes they do
Oh sweet a fellow yellow wagon!
I will always love bugeye wagons.
its so beautiful, if only it was an elite manual
I have a manual impreza wagon and its slow but fun
The old Subi's from the 60s 70s and 80s all came with a factory Subaru tool pouch.
As did my 1992, 1999, Legacy and 2006 Impreza.
So I’m getting one!
Was that a suits quote Ross Rachel situation???
I looooove wagons 🙌🏼🔥❤️
Hey man, I’m thinking of buying a 2004 wrx wagon. Quick question, what’s the driving position like? I’m 6 foot 7 with an inseam of 35 inches. Do you thing I will be able to fit? 😂
As a 2004 WRX wagon owner who stands at 5' 10" with a 35" inseam, the seating position is pretty awkward with the stock seats. I imagine you'd have a really tough time sitting in this car. My legs are always cramped with the steering wheel at the highest position, and the seating position doesn't really encourage holding the wheel at 9 and 5. I'm kind of grabbing the bottom of the steering wheel since the seat is so far back but my legs are maxed out lol. In fact, the top of my knees hit the plastic liner and so they're always sitting at a super weird angle. But I still absolutely love my car haha
Sweet bugeye! Yes, it needs manual transmission, and at that age, fresh shifter bushings. 😂
Any idea if that's an aftermarket sunroof? I didn't think Subaru offered those in the US (in bugeyes)
It's a pop sunroof so I wouldn't be surprised. If it had been factory Subaru could have figured out how to slide it into the roof.
Most definitely factory. I’ve see. Them with them in bugeye with sunroofs. My 04 wrx was the first year they had the electric one. And all I can say is it’s not very big
@@falsebroadcast that's what I've heard (about the size). I had... well... have... an 02, and back when it was new, the word on NASIOC was that they weren't available in the US market due to some really intrusive bracing in the way.
That’s one sweet Subbie!!
Sorry it’s an automatic :(((((((
This wagon was sold pretty much for several more years in about the same body style with refreshes to the front. Surprising that you didn't make any reference to the bug eyes in the front. That is what made this first itineration of this wagon style so unique. At the time it was either loved or hated. This is absolutely the best front that this car had with the worst being the front that was shared with the Subaru Tribeca, probably the biggest failure in modern times for Subaru. Like the song that played during the commercial of its itineration, it is now dust in the wind. A suggestion is that you don't spend so much time on cup holders and talk about things that are a little bit more relevant
Zack does just fine. He reviews cars that his viewers can afford. And he's not leaving out "relevant" information just because he doesn't regurgitate the same shit that everyone else says. Not everyone needs to look at cars the same way.
@@hybridyd1305
I disagree with you. He reviewed a first generation Honda Fit not long ago and left a ton of stuff out. He left out the differences between the sport model and the base model and completely ignored the magic seats which Honda made such a big deal about. I thoroughly enjoy his content but sometimes he spends way too much time on figuring out whether his large body fits in the backseat and his large bottle fits in a cup holder. And when did I say he should review cars that people can't afford? As a matter of fact sometimes he does so you stand corrected on that as well
@@hoover2501 the majority of his reviews are affordable, first off. And you can clearly see he's putting in work, doing multiple reviews a day. If you already know all those facts, then why do you care? Your criticism means nothing to someone who's alreadg doing well. Forget his size and the cupholders. He's doing him. He doesn't need to be Doug, David or all the idiots who are doing their reviews for views and money. If you feel the need to nitpick so much, maybe less time in front of a screen will do you some good. Go out and review the car yourself if you know so much about em. Plain and simple.
@@hybridyd1305
I can see that you're very sensitive.....
Constrictive criticism is something a secure person can digest.
You appear to be insecure. Like his show the most and looking to help, so what's it to you? And it's not if I know the fact I shouldn't care, it's if he is being as informative about important facts people need to know.
He misses some stuff. That's all.
blobeye is the best then the bugeye
I miss round headlights generally
I love the blob-eye Impreza because IMHO it looks amazing.
I wish I has a bug eye wagon
What's that Perodua looking badge?
jdm "impreza" badge of the era. black/blue was used on the wrx, "carnation red" (pink) was for the sti
I’m sorry. What’s up with the gear shift knob. In the shape of a male part
I don't think I've ever seen one that wasn't blue. Yellow is a fun color on cars and more cars should be yellow. We're lucky Subaru bothered to make a new WRX but they should make a Crosstrek WRX. The Subaru faithful have been begging for a 5-door WRX.
Mid-2000s Subaru radios often had weather band as an option. Even back then Subaru knew their customers would go on adventures and would need weather info.
If you want to find a rare car, try finding a Saab 9-2X. GM did the weirdest partnerships and rebadges in the 2000s and the Saabaru was no exception. It's supposedly an even better driver than the WRX because of some suspension changes.
As a owner of blobeye wagon, I'd love to see previous gen Levorg STI with EJ25 or current gen with FA24 and 6 speed manual. As proven in MCM series, all mechanical STI parts go into Levorg without any fabrication. Levorg chassis still has cutout for clutch pedal despite only being offered with cvt.
I don't understand why they tried to make WRX looking like a crossover (and make it much less desirable for most of their current clients) while leaving Crosstrek without any performance trim (from working on older Subarus, I'd guess you'd be able to swap everything mechanical from WRX straight to the Crosstrek).
Cool cool car kook great 🙂
Remember Richard Hammond drove one in Africa? Anyone else Remember? His was blue
They could not have moved the back seat even 1/4 of an inch because there are strut towers behind it. Do not forget that this platform was used for the sedan as well, and has a limited wheelbase. The wagon was really just an appendage to the rally car base. It is not great, but I found it to be adequate for what that vehicle is. Since then, Subaru lost it's touch completely, catering to the comfort complaints, having created a soft, quiet, and absolutely uneventful feeling 2022 WRX (all be it, fast. But there are plenty SUV's that are fast too). Even compared to the VA generation, let alone compared to the GD.
You described my teenager to a T
Thats not a wagon issue thats an impreza platform issue..
The legacy isnt massively roomy but it's better than a jeep Cherokee.
Ah yes, the sane version of my car lol
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needs a manual
auto... 🤑
Best color, no argument🤌
excellent example of an unmolested wagon.
Only problem, it is not a manual. Secondly please stop doing the bottle test, no one is using that kind of bottle but Americans
I promise you that auto is ruining the car. I nearly bought an 03 wagon with an auto a few years ago (I have an 03 sedan WRX with a 5 speed so I was able to compare back to back), and the auto is awful.
Ugh auto? Why?
delete this right now gae bois we must gate keep the wagon noooooooo