Why I’ve bought a 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STI (blobeye)
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- In this video I explain why now is the right time t buy an Impreza WRX STI and specially why I chose to buy a 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type UK PPP (Prodrive Performance Pack).
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I like the way you present the car and your opinion, video angles, everything. Thanks.
These cars are absolute class , so much attention where ever you go.Will keep mine for many years. I nearly bought a porsche but when you have the school run to do everyday you can't fit anything in it. The subaru are 4 doors with a great 👍 boot for my golf clubs 👍
I sold my 987 Boxster S for the scooby 😍
Brilliant video mate 👍
It's one of them cars where you only understand what your saying if you have driven a scooby or owned one. Proper drivers car and theres not many out there.
Hey fellow TH-camr and WRX Blobeye owner congrats on yours looking good!! All the best with your channel!! 😊❤️
I have a wrx turbo in world rally blue. Mine is absolutely mint,garaged every night. 100% original with no modifications. Owned it 3 years this September 👏 👌 keep up the videos 📹 👏
Looks fantastic Rich and so quick. Enjoy.
I've got one as well beautiful car I've got it eight years your right lovely mechanical feel I also like the way you can feel the road surface the only problem is they have stopped making some of the parts, greetings from southern ireland thanks,
It's a beauty, always admired the Impreza, never owned one sadly but that sound takes me back to the Lombard RAC rally through Grizedale and many fond memories. As you say, there are faster cars now but not many in my mind have that sheer presence!
Totally agree with you 👍🏻
Bro get an sti. Best life decision you’ll ever make.
You lucky, lucky man. Lovely car and love your reasons for buying it. Looks awesome.
Great video I personally own a jdm Subaru Forester sti now it’s so similar to having an Impreza still but with a huge boot and I just wanted one as it’s so much rare than an Impreza but whatever we own the prices are going mental at the min
I love the old Sti versions to me the GD chassis is the last of the best. It was number one on my dream car list, I’m proud to own a 2007 Sti that is lightly modified it’s good fun 🤩. Great video!
Yeah, I have to agree. For me, it had to be the GD chassis. 👌
Got an 05 Impreza wrx and I love mine so far been looking at ways to start making it nice. Very new to the car game but glad I could get my dream car so early in life
My favorite as well got a 2004 now have a lifetime ban from picking the family car but I did get to keep it. She now drives a rav 4
I bought one new when they came out then sold after a few years, I own a WRX300 now and love it.
My absolutely Dream car i've always wanted..
Till now i realised my Dream of owning a Golf mk1..
Subaru is next, im totally excited for my Dream to come true after so many many years 🤩
Thank you so much for your video ❤
Great car. I’ve had a variety of sports cars through time, now have a 987 S, but I’ve always liked the Impreza, especially in blue. One day I might just get one, have fun👍👍👍
Thanks - I owned a 987 BS for a couple of years. Great cars (whether Cayman or Boxster) but just wanted something different. And the STI is certainly different 👍🏻
Great vid . I’ve got evo nine but I’m after one of these aswell
I've done EXACTLY the same. Used to own a MY99 Classic WRX Wagon from brand new and then PX that for a demo blob WRX Wagon which I had to stop driving when I had surgery on my back. My son now has that car and LOVES it.
I came across a 55 plate widetrack but not as nice as yours for £7k 18 months ago and bought it sight unseen. My intention was to create a V9 STi Wagon, which is the car that Subaru should have made, by putting the mechanicals and body panels from the STi into the wagon but when I've had a proper look at the STi It is much better than I expected. It needs a lower radiator support but apart from that there is very little wrong with it. So I'm now undecided. I have a wagon stripped in my garage which is on it's side having the underside completely refreshed and new sills put in but I'm now thinking that I will just restore that to standard instead.
Great video by the way, get some more posted soon.
Wow, £7k was a great bargain! You can’t get an STI for less than £10k now. That was a very good buy.
Interesting what you said about your lower radiator mount - mine is terribly corroded so needs replacing too.
Just found your channel. Great presentation.
I own a factory look Terzo from '98, but I've had to spend a lot on repairs, with it's high mileage. But it was worth the 27 year wait to get my teen dream car.
In 1998 I picked up my brand new Impreza Turbo and the other guy I was with was also picking his up - a brand new Terzo! 🤣
@@FastandFun....😂...fantastic...I bet you've got some great memories. Did you know what numbered Terzo the other person bought? What's the chance it could be mine.
My number is No.335 (last 4 were actually 334, 335, 336, 337).
I've got the original paperwork receipt from '98. They omitted numbers 13, 113, 213 and 313, but I've never heard this mentioned anywhere else.
@@DoubleDeckerAnton I have no idea what the No. was but remember the day vividly! How could you not when picking up a brand new scooby?!?! 🤣
Great video
I've got a white JDM widetrack which I bought for the condition on the underside being an investment.
I do miss the iconic burble so may charge the exhaust and turbo in the near future.
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Great vid! Similar taste to me. Ive got a red na mx5
Clio 172 Cup
Mitsubishi Pajero
And.... Just imported a bugeye sti jdm (mainly as it was the last jdm with the burble)
Happy driving
Almost the same garage ……. You must have great taste 👍🏻🤣
Best video that I’ve watched so far man
Thanks 👍🏻
Great choice. I bought my JDM Type-25 new 17 years ago and still have it. I tested it against a Spec-C at the time and couldn’t believe the way it screamed!
Very rare cars the Type 25 - a forever car 👌
@@FastandFun Not if my wife had her way! 😄
Why do they always get in the way with financial common sense? 🤣
Great vid got any future plans for her ? You have to get a black splitter for the front bumper completely transferred the look of mine 👌🏻 subbed
Nothing planned as yet. Will get to know her for a few months first before I think of any plan. Thanks for sub’ing 👍🏻
Great car and great choice!!
Just bought a mint, unmodified 2002 Bugeye for the same reasons ;)
I think the JDM version would surprise you how good they sound under full boost, the burble doesnt make the car what it is at all. the jdm is the true rival for the evo's.
you sir are correct... Jdm version is something else
Jdm are a different breed, I have a 2006 jdm and it’s nuts! However the uk sti does have the rumble 👍 great video after all a scooby is a scooby
@@Jdmsti you seem like an sti expert with that comment. Why does the uk version rumble but the jdm version doesn’t? Very curious to hear your response.
@@k9-unit-australia275 It’s the headers. On UK cars they are unequal length, giving you the burble. My JDM screams 😀
I’ve got one exactly the same 😊 great cars! Bought mine in 2017 for £7k with 70k on the clock 😁
That was a very good buy 👍🏻
I am so jealous :’) I’ve been looking around and the cheapest I could find with 70k miles on the clock was 23k hah, it’ll be worth every penny though
Yes 😎 excellent choice.
I love mine, had it three years and don’t think I’ll ever sell to be honest! Unless it’s for another scoob, EVERYWHERE you go people look.. and young kids get excited when you pass
I had one of these, wish I’d kept it but using as a daily made me bankrupt in fuel 😂. I totally agree they won’t make a car like this again . I’d say the same of the golf R32 and the beautiful sounding V6
I’d imagine an av. of 18mpg would kill off these as daily drivers now. Would just be too expensive
I always wanted an STi version of the Version 8. But cannot afford it. So instead I settled for a 2003 WRX Version 8. I love my WRX. But at the same time, there's that charm of owning the STi varient. I might get one some day. But for now I'll keep my WRX. Heck, might even dress it up with some STi parts.
Everybody always wants something else - who knows one day you may get it. Hope you do 👍🏻
@@FastandFun with the prices of them steadily increasing, I hope I can get one soon.
dream car
Love this car. What's the name of the song that starts at 8:19 seconds on a video please ??
No idea pal - sorry 😂
Currently driving a slightly modified Forester XT that is not in the best of shape but runs more or less as normal but am tempted to sell it and get one of these for exactly the same reasons presented here.
It makes me chuckle a bit that back in the late 90s/early noughties these were exclusively the domain of twentysomething year olds and now most seem to be driven by middle aged blokes and lesbians :-) (I fit the former demographic btw).
Thumbs up.
A lovely STi example. What tyres do you use?
Thanks - currently they’re on Falcons but I’m either going onto Michelin PS4’s or Goodyear Eagle F1 Assy
Just bought a 06 WRX STI, Rally Blue and gold rims 44k miles stock and very clean. For the exact same reason you mentioned. Everything is going electric, there will be less exciting cars for enthusiasts. The GR Corolla is pretty neat, but even that is a 3 cylinder and sounds like a baby farting. Nothing like the rumble of the WRX. My guess is in 20yrs these will be hard to come by stock in nice condition.
44k is super low mileage. That will be even rarer in the future snd a sure fire appreciating asset 👍🏻 I drove a GR Yaris a couple of months ago for the channel and it was super entertaining for a modern car, but have to admit, the 3 cylinder noise is a huge letdown when you have a flat 4 boxer rumble! 😁
@@FastandFun I checked out the Yaris video, looked like a blast! Would be lying if I said I didn't second guess my decision a bit for the $$ haha. Would love to hear more of your thoughts on how the Yaris compares to GD STI. Seems like STI is more raw and you have to control the boost, and revs more. Yaris has torque lower in the rev range which does sound amazing, and 440lbs lighter which seems like a big deal. Seems like the Yaris with that exhaust actually sounds ok, if a bit muted.
@@peterhaubrich87 there’s a few things that jump out when comparing the GD STI with a modern GR Yaris. First is the size. The Yaris is supposed to be a city car but yet still dwarfs the mid-size family saloon car of the Impreza! That’s what 17 years has done.
Secondly the driving experience. I loved the Yaris, was hugely fun but felt like my granny could drive quickly in the Yaris, whereas the GD STI is much more raw, on/off boost, knotchy gear change and worried that it’ll spit you off the road if you get it wrong! A more intimidating but ultimately more engaging drive in the STI.
And finally the sound. The Yaris just doesn’t have that flat-4 warble of the boxer engine and is a huge disappointment. The owner of the Yaris had replaced the exhaust which helped with a bit of a rasp, but ultimately was still lacking behind the STI!
Thanks for your input. Love the videos, you got a new sub 🙏🙏
@@peterhaubrich87 thanks 👍🏻
Hi Rich, does all Subaru WRX STi blobeye run ONLY of Esso Super Unleaded? or could you use Super Unleaded from another petrol station?
You can use any type of super unleaded but higher the RON rating the better. I now have started to run on Tesco Momentum 99 👍🏻
I'm not even sure you need tor run on 99 tbh dude...
Not sure why fuel is an issue with a scooby, they drink fuel n make you smile,
200 miles to a tank? Have you had the graphs checked? My Prodrive Bugeye would do 280 to 300 a tank on trips from kent to Scotland.
Yeah I did think that was abit low. I got over 300 miles in the JDM
@@RatchetMonkey I was advised to fill at around 1/4 tank but still only pushing 200miles. What mpg are you guys getting?
My stage 2 05 STi gets around 13 mpg 😩
@@jordanross3290 OMG! At over £7 per gallon for super that’s burning 50p of fuel per mile! 😱 Hope it’s a weekend car 👌
@@FastandFun yes it’s a 3rd car. The Off the shelf Cobb 93 tune is running it rich hence my crap fuel economy. I may get a pro tune eventually but with 158k miles I am inclined to leave it alone
LOVED THE VIDEO, BUT NEVER SHOWS THE ENGINE...... SADDDDDDD
I know …… saving that for a later video 🤣
I would love to buy a WRX but I cant afford it now, as I am too young. I'm sure by time I can afford one with todays prices, they will be much more costly :(
We all have dream cars that we want - just keep working hard and sometimes dreams do come true buddy 👍🏻
what would be highest mileage that this car would be still worth to buy ?
I really wouldn’t worry about mileage. Condition and service history is much more important 👍🏻
And now they just announced the STI is electric....
200 miles to a full tank!!! My 360hp classic got 260 miles to a tank on a run and about 160 miles to a tank when I was beating the shit out of it.
I’m getting around 180 miles to the 1/4 tank mark. It is the 305bhp PPP STI too.
Im thinking of getting one any trouble with the ringlands ?
No buddy, no issues so far 👍🏻
@@FastandFun stunning car , what bhp mate. And mileage??
@@James-hh1lq thanks - it has the PPP so completely stock 305bhp and it’s now on 97k miles
Nice that,,is it much quicker than the megane
The short answer is no, certainly not on the road, as your speed builds so quickly in either car that you’d be in license losing speeds very quickly. On track, I’d expect the STI to be a bit quicker through the corners (especially slow speed corners where you can get under steer in the RS Megane).
It feels very different to the RS Megane. More mechanical (heavy clutch, steering and gearbox) and it’s super-short geared so your changing gear much more often than in the Megane. It’s also less progressive; if your off-boost there’s big turbo lag but you can feel it build and then bang, an explosion of acceleration before you grab the next gear which then lands right in the sweet spot of another wall of explosive power. It’s a great experience driving the STI fast …… very addictive!
@@FastandFun both very good cars m8,loving the content
@@Marcj140286 thanks buddy - appreciate that 👍🏻
@@FastandFun no worries credit where its due
Is it really hard to find the prodrive pack wrx sti’s or is it that not everyone specifies this on their listing for these cars? Thanks!!
Hi Curtis, I tried to establish what percentage of the STIs came with the Prodrive Performance Pack but I don’t think any records were ever kept.
I’m sure any that have it fitted would certainly declare it on the advert as they are more desirable (IMHO). Historically looking at STIs on the market I’d “guess” around 10%, but that’s very much a guide that says for every ten cars, one is likely to be fitted with the PPP. Whether that makes them rare or not I don’t know, but certainly harder if you’re also buying a specific colour, condition and service history too.
Sticks fingers upto the Electric cars exactly mate boosting past a shitty EV an watch them in your rear view byee haha exactly why I bought a Subaru Forester s turbo ( unfortunately lost that too rust but ill be getting another Subaru soon as i can )) and a Honda Civic vti Aerodeck B18c4 noises alot of people up in vtec 8000 rpms people flip me off haters gonna hate had abuse in my Subaru aswell 😂
Whatever you do, don't put coilovers on it.
Check out my later videos on the STI - the pain and suffering I go through trying to refresh my front suspension with OEM kit!
@@FastandFun yes I saw that later on. So many people put coilovers on and make it too stiff and bouncy and low. I have bilstein coilovers on mine that use the standard top mounts and even those, which are fairly expensive compared to others,are not as good as the standard parts.
@@LawrenceTimme yeah, I’m really pleased that I ended up going with the OEM KYB dampers and Prodrive springs with OEM Top mounts. It rides really well now. Planning to do the rears this winter 👍🏻
Its just because 2.5 turbo bad fule economy
Its a 2.0l not 2.5l. :)