SpeedyJAY

So I go down to the subaru dealer last Friday to test drive a new WRX (for the 3rd time) and to just for ***** and giggles see what my payments would be like....

Too much: Im a new buyer and cant qualify for their 1.9APR...so my payments are a bit much. So the sales man has "Just what might fit"

So he goes to the front of the lot and shows me this 2000 2.5RS...AUTOMATIC! with stars in my eyes I say no way, so he shows me a 2003 VW GTI VR6, 6spd 210 hp w/ traction controls, and every option known to man and 20K

So anyways, long story short I get wrote up on Friday night to buy it, went home, freaked over my skyhigh payment, came back and checked out the 2.5RS for the weekend, came back and bought it on Sunday.

Its a 2000 with only 27k miles, and owned by an old guy










WOOOHHOOOO no more 1983 diesel RABBIT!!

I really love this car, it handles way better then my Energy bushing/tokico shock/h+r spring CRX ever did. It even has some zip to it. But the car is screaming "Im underpowered! give me my EJ20" (the JDM WRX engine)

Ive got a t-25 sitting in my garage right now too....hmmmm

crx2fast

ooooooo looks nice. i always have liked the look of thos cars. so how much was it? cant complain about 27k on it
know just get it turbod

BoosTedZSix

it looks pretty nice. thats an auto right??..heh should have got a stick. i put one of those in its place with my b20 eg. so how much was it??

SpeedyJAY

I paid 13k for it, pretty good price. Its quick but not fast. You can really tell its underpowered, and its a shame. These cars are supposed to have like 250-280 hp on the EJ20 twin turbo engine, but instead I get 166 on an NA EJ25. The wierd thing about these boxer engines is the torque, the numbers are usually always = to the hp numbers, even on the 4 cylinders.

-yes unfortunalty its an Auto, but that means an easier time on the 4wd tranny when I boost it

Semnos

I can get a Imreza GT turbo for about $12K over here.
It's actually just like the WRX 4wd turbo etc... same power

turboDXcoupe

IM thinking about getting the wrx or sti but the factory turbo'd one ......i really like t he sound of them......

88crxSi

EJ20 bolts in. You will have to use a WRX crossmember as the downpipe will not fit w/ the RS x-member. Also, the engine/ecu harness is intergrated w/ the MAIN harness. In otherwords.. wiring is a huge PITA!

TurboTibby

Nice car, I always liked the look of those Impreza's better than the newer ones. Why not just turbocharge the stock engine? You'll get heaps of torque out of that 2.5 and they are fairly strong. Also, I've heard that the auto's actually have less problems than the manual tranny's. Good luck!

SpeedyJAY

Yeah I am going to probably turbo this car, but I will probably wait a few months. I think my JDM Nissan T-25 (was for my CRX RIP) is going into this thing.

You know surprisingly the auto in this car aint half bad, if you drop it out of Drive into 3rd gear it'll pull to about 6K before shifting (almost redline) Definatly the best auto car ive ever driven. I am in no way regretting buying it at all (okay so I did look up 5spd trannies on Ebay)

Semnos....what can I say Im always jealous of what you have on that side of the pond.

Ravage70

subaru auto trannies are very iffy