L55 REP

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hey guys i have a

GC8A48D with a DW1HE engine

and also just bought a

GC8B48D with a DW2HE engine (first STI model)

so have i got the oldest roadworthy WRX and the oldest STI in the uk ???

dj219957

plenty of other cars on the road with those codes,
like mine! :-)
i also have GC8A48D - 93 wrx in 262 silver (262 silver was stopped in 94 - replaced by 406 silver).

belliott69

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my mate has a 1992 impreza wrx

L55 REP

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i wouldnt say there was "plenty"

i mean how many 93 wrx's were imported to the uk and out of them how many are still "on the road"

also my GC8A48D has the DW2HE engine so not just a WRX but one of the first STI's

L55 REP

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can you get an engine/chassis code fella

imprezas were built from nov 1993 so would be cool to see if his is a pre-production one or one of the very very first ones

dj219957

i think you will be suprised to hear how many of these cars are about. you say "were imported" they are still coming over from japan all the time. mine only came over 18 months ago - with an amazing 36000 genuine miles!

Bealescooby

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My ol wrx was a 92 , but sadly got wrote off in silver 262 came with a cdb dont have any chassis codes though

belliott69

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the wrx's were sold straight away in japan in mid to late 1992, most came with a cdb, i will ask him for the codes though.

L55 REP

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**** thats why its only just coming over now iirc theres a 40k limit on the milage of the cars in japan
im sure they were changing it to an age limit but i guess this hasnt happened.

i cant see there being more than 10-15 a year of pre-facelift models ever coming over for the last ???? amount of years though

i mean the cost of shipping against re-sale and the fact they must be thin on the ground over there now

i think we could do with making a "register" of all the pre-facelift classics so we get a better idea of how many are still "alive"

L55 REP

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i meant Nov 92 not 93 as i said earlyer im getting old lol

Midlife......

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L55 REP.......Does your Jap STi Ver I have the huge rear spoiler that weighs as much as a small continent ?

Shaun

TonyBurns

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There is no 40k limit on the cars in japan, just look at the auctions for that, plently with 100k+ km's on the clock

Tony

dj219957

are you joking! over the last few years hundreds if not thousdands of pre 96 cars have come over. youve only got to look on the auction jap auction sites to get and idea or take a visit to liverpool docks to see boats full of em.
take a look on autotrader or ebay, the uk is flooded with jdm imprezas, thats why the chavs have em now cos they have lost there value.

dj219957

a v1 sti would be a bit of a rare fine though as there were limited numbers - that i agree. does yours have the plaque with the build date and number?

Only 100 sti saloons and wagons made per month from February 1994 to May 1994, and 200 per month from June 1994 to August 1994.

intergrale4x4

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Mines 1995 UK motor with a totally strait shell and under the bonnet it's just as it came from the dealer. Apart from the "Waste your energy compressing air then dump it between houses to try and get young girls to fancy you" Valve which will be removed

L55 REP

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i was just thinking statisticaly, i know thousands come off the production line but still wouldnt have thought that the uk would end up with them all .......
as said it would be intresting to get a list together and see for sure how many 92/93 wrx's and early STI's are still alive

Midlife now in its life its had a Sti4 spoiler fitted

where would i find the plaque i havent seen one i did have a look but have searched using the vin plate codes to find it was an early sti
ive read that this was the only version that was taken at the end of the production line and "altered". from the v2 they were made on the production line along side the std WRX's

dj219957

post some pics up of the interior, engine bay and exterior of the car. we can help you tell if its a genuine sti. the sti plaque is on the driver side suspension turrent. its riveted on.

rossyboy

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There are still thousands of pre face-lifts in the UK. Granted they are reducing pretty fast, but it'll be a long time before they are "rare".

I'd be interested to know if the 6 digit number on the vin plates are sequential. As example mine is:

GC848D 011421, Built some time in 1993.

jef

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i have a 94 v1 sti, with plaque, think its number 147-ish, july.

belliott69

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i think the question that needs to be asked is how many pre facelift impreza's there are left without facelift conversions, not masses.

g7prs

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Mines for one and its staying that way

my94wrx

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+1

dj219957

my car is standard except wheels and exhaust and its staying that way. i still have the original wheels and exhaust too. Unabused standard ones with low miles are a rare find!

madscoob

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mines staying pre as well but has alloy bonnet and alloy wishbones etc

chocolate_o_brian

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Or lexus lights

DannyBoy007

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I've a completly standard 92 WRX RA sat on my drive!!! we'll it will be until sunday when it collected by it's new owner

belliott69

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my silver one is a standard pre facelift, but i bought a second impreza after the poor old girl went bang that was an m reg pre facelift that has had a lot of money spent on it once, ie full facelift and respray blue, engine, turbo, wiring loom and ecu out of a later car with the coilpack on top and so on. nice to have one of each but i do prefer the look of my pre facelift.

rudi93

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ive a aug 92 wrx still going.

rossyboy

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They had that as standard

bmfcrash

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I have seen Sti v1 number 1.

It is in the uk and in storage.