Faults:

Nothing major.

Replaced a couple of radiator hoses.

Replaced the coolant reservoir, the old one was leaking at the seals (this is a common early model WRX fault)

General Comments:

My version is a manual sedan, with upgraded 17 inch wheels and upgraded seats. No engine modifications that I can see.

When you drive this car for the first time, you realise why it is a rally car. It's a normal car under 3,000rpm, but once you hit that magic number a whole new world of fun awaits you. The whistle of the turbo indicates you are preparing for liftoff and then BANG away you go, and it feels as though everything is moving past you at warp speed. The turbo kick really is something different, you don't realise how brutal it is until it hits you. This really is a rally car at its finest, brutal acceleration and even more outstanding cornering performance.

I can achieve 0-100kmh in roughly 5-6 seconds. Which is amazing for a stock car, especially since I purchased mine for under 10,000!! 2nd and 3rd gear is where all the fun is, hills, corners and winding stretches of road are just so much fun in a WRX. I live in a rather hilly part of South Adelaide, so the WRX is in its natural territory.

Overtaking is easy, just drop it back to 3rd and it's right on the magic number 3,000, and whooosh away you go!

The handling is just out of this world, it just grips and grips and grips! The good thing about the AWD system is that you can hit it half way through the corner and not come un-stuck or kick the back out. You can literally throw it at a corner and it will just eat it alive. You really have to upset it to lose it, which I'm yet to experience.

The interior is as it should be, short and simple, no tricky or stupidly placed buttons or switches. Everything you need and it's all conveniently placed.

The only thing I would pick about it is the change from 1st to 2nd gear is sometimes a bit heavy, depending on how much throttle you give it, it can really feel quite heavy. Mine feels like it can pop out of 3rd really easy, but it never does.

Oh and the fuel consumption is average, but so so so so worth it!

Faults:

First gear had a substantial amount of lag. This was easily fixed with different, and more expensive gearbox oil.

Handling is to good to be true. it simply isn't right, a car shouldn't be able to handle this well.

Gets dirty to often.

Mechanically, nothing has gone wrong due to a fantastic engine.

General Comments:

Our family owns a green Subaru Impreza Turbo sedan and it is by miles the best car we have, and probably ever will own.

The car has no body-roll whatsoever and handles like nothing else.

And then of course, there is the power and agility of the car itself.

No other car at the same price and in the same league even comes close to the sheer ferocity and aggression that is the Impreza Turbo

Our car has been tested and does 0-100Km/H in around 5.5 seconds, which, for the $AUS25,000 we payed for it and $AUS40,000 new is, and I think you will agree, bloody fast.

The acceleration is mind boggling. Drive an Impreza Turbo and you will wonder how a tiny two-litre engine can produce so much grunt.

The Impreza Turbo is a light, agile, nimble little car with traction on the road like a train on train-tracks.

Test drive one that isn't the 2001 'bug-eyed' model and you will have to have it.

I have test drove many Holden and Ford V8 vehicles and none of them felt as fast and involving as the Impreza Turbo. Personally I think the Impreza Turbo, let alone the Subaru, Technica International Impreza version bring the V8 revolution to its knees.

All in all, a great car.

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong with the car.

General Comments:

This vehicle is very fast. It takes corners like a constipated cat, very pleased with this purchase.

I was considering the Mitsubishi EVO series, but they just don't have the WRX appearance, sound, or feeling.