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Old 15 September 2014, 01:08 PM
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Default rare impreza has popped up on ebay.

Love it or hate it, you can't deny that it's a rare breed on our shores.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141398350173?redirect=mobile

I quite like it, mainly for the rarity factor.
Old 15 September 2014, 01:17 PM
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Odd looking but it is a quirky thing.
Old 15 September 2014, 01:53 PM
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Would love to drop that body over a tuned STI shell.
Old 15 September 2014, 01:58 PM
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Just plain weird. Looks more like a film prop.
Old 15 September 2014, 02:28 PM
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lo... thats an odd looking motor.

What market were they built for?
Old 15 September 2014, 02:47 PM
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Quite horrible but nice
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Fugly
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"Time to meet the Impreza Casa Blanca - a special edition version of the first generation Sport Wagon with the 1.5-liter boxer engine that was introduced in Japan in 1999 to address the craze consumers had for retro styled cars at the time."

http://www.carscoops.com/2011/12/if-...99-subaru.html
Old 15 September 2014, 05:32 PM
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Well, at least it's not as ugly as a bugeye.
Old 15 September 2014, 06:12 PM
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Class motor, I'd love one. I'm all for a bit of jdm rareness
Old 15 September 2014, 06:15 PM
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My old Ra engine and running gear would work well with this
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I've always admired them just because they are such an odd ball car. They are pretty rare too as they didn't sell very well in Japan and certainly didn't get exported much.
I've been finding reasons to not stick a bid on it today....lol...
I'd love to own it and throw a turbo motor in it. Or just pull the crazy bits off and stick them on a wrx wagon....
Old 15 September 2014, 07:10 PM
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im sorry but that is one fugly car,its like the spawn of a gangbang between...........

a ford scorpio

a daewoo leganza

a really ****ing ugly girl
Old 15 September 2014, 07:32 PM
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Looks terrible ...
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Originally Posted by rossyboy
Well, at least it's not as ugly as a bugeye.
Old 15 September 2014, 08:19 PM
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I actually saw one of those in the flesh, very odd car.
Old 15 September 2014, 08:24 PM
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Ewww!
Old 15 September 2014, 08:24 PM
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Wow, just wow.
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Originally Posted by neil-h
Wow, just wow.
Approving wow? Or dislike wow?

Last edited by joz8968; 15 September 2014 at 08:31 PM.
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For me, the shear uglyness (and hence it's rarity) is what's appealing.
It's an impreza, just not as we know it and nor would anyone else as you waft down the road in 'D'......lol.....
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Originally Posted by joz8968
Approving wow? Or dislike wow?
Ummmmmmmmmm, it's certaintly striking.
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Originally Posted by MattyB1983
For me, the shear uglyness (and hence it's rarity) is what's appealing.
It's an impreza, just not as we know it and nor would anyone else as you waft down the road in 'D'......lol.....
Fiat Multipla syndrome...

So strange, and against the status quo, it gains 'cool' status.
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Originally Posted by MattyB1983
For me, the shear uglyness (and hence it's rarity) is what's appealing.
It's an impreza, just not as we know it and nor would anyone else as you waft down the road in 'D'......lol.....

Totally agree with you pal

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Look at the S201 for instance.
As ugly as hell and hardly anybody would be seen dead driving one.
Cool as **** though in my opinion and I'd love to own one.

Suppose you get impreza fans, impreza enthusiasts and then the dreaded impreza anorak.

I fear that i fall into the last group :-)
Old 15 September 2014, 08:52 PM
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version 8 twin scroll running gear in this

car would be awesome
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S201 is a car I would love to own. I would just mothball it and enjoy owning a piece of JDM mega ****
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Originally Posted by joe v3sti
S201 is a car I would love to own. I would just mothball it and enjoy owning a piece of JDM mega ****
Looks like you are in the same group as me then Joe.....
Old 15 September 2014, 09:35 PM
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More Eddie Marsan than Humphrey Bogart
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Reminds me of the GM Pacer ( in fact all wagons do - but I still had one) but this one more though



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Originally Posted by joz8968
Fiat Multipla syndrome... So strange, and against the status quo, it gains 'cool' status.
The Fiat Multipla should have been drowned at birth. Definitely not cool.


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