**** me. Now I am use to a ford engined Jag, first fast car I have driven/owned, it might be a standard 2.5 WRX but it feels like lightening to me. Roll on the remap in January. Steering is unbelievable compared to the Jag, you don't realises how fast you are going till you glance down. Only gripes so far is the sound system is absolutely appalling, how they can sell a car in 2007 with a (using the words loosely) sound system that bad I don't know, will be making a new thread on single din replacement panels soon. The brakes are good but not as responsive as I thought they would be, seem to be better on my dads old Ibiza Cupra R, though the car has covered 10900 miles and I have a feeling they could be the original pads. And I am missing the arm rest, keep putting my arm down to nothing. Looking forward to seeing you all at future meets.

Andy Calvert.

 

I've got a classic JDM WRX and it's definately my favourite car so far.....drove a VW VR6 before so I'm certainly enjoying the benefits of 4WD and a turbo .
Glad your enjoying your Subaru Andy, Gareth

 

See you next month Andy ... you think it is good now ...

 

Nice one andy, I have an 06 2.5 wrx ppp will also be seeing Duncan in jan for a remap -) enjoy the car

Regards

Neil

 

congratulations! let's have some pic's...

 

Enjoy it!, If you think it feels quick now, wait till the remap!. You can always upgrade the brakes, but if you go for brembo's, you'll have to upgrade the wheels as the wrx wheels wont fit over brembos. Then with larger wheels, it'll want lowering. While your doing that, may aswell fit an ARB, then you could............................................. ........ Welcome to scooby ownership!. By the way, on a serious note, subaru do sell an extension for the storage box in the centre console, which raises the height of it to give you an armrest.

 

Cheers people, picks are in my first post here: https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...aru-owner.html

Cheers for that center console extension advice ail have a google if no luck ail have to go to the nearest Subaru dealer unless any one can recommend any sites that sell genuine Subaru options.

 

Here is a link to the arm rest extension, not cheap at £95

ARMREST EXTENSION IMPREZA

 

Mine already has that, too low, thought you meant a higher one.

 

The original storage compartment that comes as standard is alot lower. I thought thesse bought it up to a decent height for an armrest.

 

Come to think of it it does look higher, ail take along when its light. Be getting one if it is higher.

 

Have fun in it! And yeah you will defo be able to tell the diffrence one it gets remapped

 

Nice car and welcome to the wallet emptying thing that is the Impreza.
I'd get your brakes uprated before you remap. ARB and droplinks are other cheap mods worth considering before remap too.

 

^^ Will the mapper map in the brakes

TX.

 

Maybe if you ask him nicely

 

These?

Japspeed - Subaru Impreza 01- Front ARB Drop Link Bushes :: MAD MOTORS - YOUR ONE-STOP MODIFYING SHOP

They make much of a difference lyk? I noticed tonight when I took it out if you floor it with revs on in the wet is doesn't half squirm about, this help that?

 

Its the rear ARB and bushes that will make the biggest difference. I went for Whiteline 24mm bar with Proflex bushes