right i have read somewhere that these imports are quite common and one of the ways to tell is the alarm keypad on the top right? Anyntruth in this ? As my widetrack has this

 

Motorpoint sold loads of Impreza's around 2005, I think most were from Cyprus/Malta. The Keypad is probably just an aftermarket alarm, like a Sigma or something. Check your service book to see if it was stamped at PDi, they are often stamped with the original overseas dealer, as they will have had to add the car to the Subaru warranty system.

 

Holy thread revival batman i know..... However my service book was replaced by subaru at some point so doesnt have the original dealer stamp, can anyone else shed somelight for me please

Chris

 

Mine had keypad on top right of screen chris,and my original book seemed to of vanished when I bought the car.
Interesting! Lol

 

Im not disputing the service history... but ive heard that 05 sti,s most came through malta/cyprus hmmmmm

 

any way the vin number could narrow it down?

 

The uk cars had a round boot lock and the cypriot imports had a square one, but mine was an 03/ 04 WRX registered on 1st march 04, which also had alloy front wishbones as opposed to the steel ones that uk wrx's get and no keypad as I installed a toad cat 1.

Mine was from motorpoint derby, they had a couple of STI's too, one of which I took for a test drive.

 

If the boot lock is true, mine must be a Cypriot, haven't got original service book to find out, would be interested if any other way of knowing?

 

just ring a subaru dealer and ask them to check the car using vin & reg