1995 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type RA GC8 (USA Import) Japan Auction Purchase Review

[@derekdok]

Used to own one of these, the gearbox is a masterpiece.

[@kelfrank4166]

What happened to the auction highlight videos? Those with the guesses were great.

[@devlad]

Hope the new owner restores it. Weren't many of these built

[@BIAWolf]

@WRX BooSTIn not as if its been looked after anyway, looks like a shed

[@chiefrocka8604]

@@BIAWolf used in JDM gymkhana ... WHAT DO YOU EXPECT DICKWIPE

[@zadekharbat]

That roof vent was actually designed to create cabin pressure and keep dust out during a rally stage. Most people use it as a nice little cooling vent and I don't blame them.

[@rorycoles3324]

I owned an wrx ra and an sti ra.. Thay didn't come with a spoiler from stock.. This was an option from factory ... Same as aircon.. Electric windows... Fog lights.. Ect... The gearboxs are emence... Thay top out at roughly 125 mph... Flat out Even the battery is smaller in the ra.. Wish I never sold it

[@spencersmith7533]

Wow... I own this exact car, I was so excited to see this video

[@BP-fx3qc]

Sell it to me... Now.

[@Alex-di8ti]

I can just imagine this would make an excellent road car. Needs some light restoration, but its a great base. I would refresh the body and trim, change the wheels back to the STI style from this era and then give the engine some light OEM upgrades from the later models, maybe coilovers and obviously new bushings, but just minor changes.

[@donmerrigan2362]

I spent months searching the auctions for something like this to import for a daily driver without any luck. The owner is one lucky SOB.

[@connorprice1902]

Hey bro I've got a version 4 sti white and a white 2002 prodrive but I'm super keen to get one of these where can I look? I look mainly on japancarusedsales but I'm very new to the importing part cheers dude or just anyone if they can point me in the right direction ty.

[@adrenaline4life233]

Connor Price I think you were replying to my message which I deleted. But I bought my car in Japan so I didn’t have to buy on an import site. Goo-net exchange is a very popular website we used often to look up cars though. I don’t see anything for Subaru’s much on there though. I seriously don’t know why they are so hard to get ahold of, but I know the people that had one always held onto theirs. I just think people don’t like letting them go so they are hard to find

[@adrenaline4life233]

Connor Price I also do know a guy on Facebook that hooked most of us up that can take care of searching for a car for you, help you find what you want, send you pictures and everything, and can export it. Many of us bought through him and he is very reputable and we never had problems with him. Granted I’m not sure if he’ll take a customer from the states but business is business

[@tabryis]

Lol this as a daily? How delusional are you

[@connorprice1902]

@@tabryis I'd daily it I daily my 2002 prodrive

[@wattpilot]

I have one of these in New Zealand. For the STi-RA Version = 500 built (50/ month over 10 month run). Awesome vehicle. Most would be raced, turned into GpN rally/ race cars. Mine not raced. Mint 144oookm, and no rust, only options are Lamco gauges and had A/C as factory extra (which still works), has the skid plate also. Otherwise manual wndows and wind-up windows with no ABS brakes, no airbags. The 1st generation "Version" are fantastic. Car to enjoy. This car is a bit rough, but spend the $$ and return to JDM spec and you'll have an appreciating classic.

[@wt8213]

Old comment but they made just over 800 for the first year sti RA and around 1,100 for the wrx RA. Each year Subaru make as many that people were willing to factory order. There was no limit. After 25-30 years though. Definitely rare cars as not to many kicking around these days.

[@gav240z]

4:18 Roll bar monocoque is probably reference to full roll cage system these could come with.

[@gtlegacy8]

Comes with factory vape vent 👍

[@GIOTTON112]

My favorite subaru ever!

[@Oblio1942]

everyone nuts over the 22b, but this my holy grail car, especially in the white

[@PacificCoastAuto]

You can have 10 of these for the same price as the 22B.

[@Oblio1942]

@@PacificCoastAuto even better, its more obtainable

[@flat4-]

Nice find. Never imported official to Europe also. I have a regular Gc8 turbo. This one looks ok but rusted so a few weeks of de-rusting parts and it will be a nice stealth street racer. I would suggest changing immediately the belt and adjust valves.

[@RoadPatina]

Love the Nardi wheel! Surprised the rear quarters are not rusted out.

[@wattpilot]

Original "Version" steering wheel, In good condition. Very expensive to replace

[@bla855]

The best of the imprezas 👌👌👌👌👌

[@ShutUpBubi]

The Rubber Boot is just UGHHHHHHH NUTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

[@WitchDoctor87]

What's the 0-60 for these, I know it wont be super high. I'm just wondering and wondering how much these go for

[@wattpilot]

Factory was 4.7s. Grip and go !!

[@HhHh-zw4dr]

No wqy

[@punchrockgroin5597]

It's an oldie, but a goodie... *lights cig*

[@jimcallahan4161]

Gosh that looks like it’s had a long hard life. Which is the point. But it’d take a committed buyer to see it return to good working order

[@chiefrocka8604]

This car is Japanese domestic market royalty and actually the very first 92 type ra Impreza were homologated as 555’s as because of the cigarette advertising ban British American Tobacco leaned on Fuji HI to call the car a 555 so in the rally’s 555 cigarettes got free advertising . Not a lot of people know this but you go on the F.I.A website and look at the first Impreza homologation information and the car is a v1 type ra and is called a 555 ..... 🤚🏾💥

[@chiefrocka8604]

Cusco did a Subaru roll cage for the Legacy RS and Impreza RA called a “Dash Dodger” and these were popular in Japanese Gymkhanas which in the uk we call carpark rallying

[@osamayousuf4846]

awesome car ecept some rust that can be fixed

[@Joeashwell420]

It's my exact car but mines rally blue, the Bilstein suspension is shot from shipping it on a container ship bouncing around for a month. Mine has factory I/C spray, fog lights, roof vent, power windows, Ac don't work either and mine has aluminium body panels actually. Its an 95 WRX STI RA. I have it in Winnipeg. Pretty much identical. What are they worth nowadays I wonder?

[@mariumrajah]

Gc8 Sti Ra engine had a 5th injector Had to be mapped from ecu Has this engine got one ??

[@LFOFINAL]

wheres the pacific coast auto tree

[@samuelbelousoff2450]

Jdm tree

[@ronnieroosta]

Centre console guages. Lamco love :)

[@ronnieroosta]

Cool ya helmet haha, this guy knows things

[@diszylam]

Anyone have tips on buying a 95 wrx sti type 2

[@thesis4349]

Just need some love.

[@mrx1702]

Needs restoration badly

[@fujitsubo3323]

why does the intercooler sit cock eyed ? where the mounts broken or is that just how they mounted them in the RA ?

[@wattpilot]

How the first version were mounted.

[@sleeksm4]

slanty intercoolers on early models

[@neobass7030]

hard to find & rare

[@MyNameIsNotNick]

6:45 man, that's not stainless steel, that should be cast iron... I think you meant without rust

[@austinr8501]

first it was the JDM tree next there will be the dori dori shrub

[@Nico-rh9qy]

what versión is??? cuz the no spoiler in the back

[@PacificCoastAuto]

I'm guessing the spoiler was just removed for some reason.

[@retryentry]

Type ra's never had them for weight reduction , only sti-ra's

[@Nico-rh9qy]

@@retryentry all sti type ra had any spoiler 😑

[@retryentry]

This is also most likely a version 2 sti missing the original low spoiler.

[@jamescarter26]

rusty crusty i want one

[@IFlyinBaconI]

Bet them rear brakes will be a pain to take off and change haha

[@takcleberry]

How dare you call Jdm tree annoying

[@shreda125hilux7]

Looks so clapped out, so many waaaay better ones here in Australia

[@derekdok]

Aren't they going for ridiculous money in Australia, i read somewhere that type r's go for $80k+?

[@tenoki]

@@derekdok I believe Marty from MCM paid upwards of 40K USD for his. But there are some on gumtree that are going for near 80K USD.

[@R33Racer]

@@derekdok I think that refers to the 2-door Type R's. The 4-doors are more reasonable. This one although not all that tidy, can be turned around. All the corrosion, though plentiful, isn't deep. So it could be grinded back, and repainted. Hopefully if the new owner does this, he/she will also seal it and maintain it.

[@derekdok]

@@tenoki I'd imagine that's more than they were new...crazy what people will pay.

[@tenoki]

@@derekdok Yeah. I really feel like some of that is just inflating the price with nostalgia and over hyping. When the RS260 Stagea becomes available to export to the USA, I don't think I could pay more than 20K USD for one. I really loved that car while I was in Japan but it is more than 25 years old. Rust, scarcity of parts, and Nissan generally not doing to well as it is, I just cannot see paying more than that. I know they were like 40K USD when they were new, but that was just about 25 years ago.

[@Zenitvk]

I've got the same Furukawa battery. Not the best one...

[@MarkTisdelJr]

Neeed one

[@ronnieroosta]

What. Tree.!?

[@bigjohnfury5662]

*Japanese Gymkhana'd*

[@thatstupidsubaru8996]

V1 STi wheel

[@chiefrocka8604]

These cars are handcrafted by Subaru technica and actually have sti parts fitted before Subaru marketed cars as Sti So these sti tuned RA’s predate the v1 sti road cars

[@thatstupidsubaru8996]

@@chiefrocka8604 The RA 'V2" began production in November 94 and the V1 STi's started at the beginning of the year in January 1994, so yes but no . Every MY95 STi/RA came with a Nardi stamped STi not the one in the video which is V1 exclusive.

[@chiefrocka8604]

@@thatstupidsubaru8996 a 1992 Impreza type ra is a version 1 Sti type ra as these cars were built by Sti...you really need to learn what’s what as saying there’s a version 2 Sti type ra where’s the version 1 ??? It’s the wrx type ra but people like you don’t know

[@thatstupidsubaru8996]

@@chiefrocka8604 Not according to Subaru and there vins but ok. "WRX RA" is not a "STi" built by them yes but not a "STi". According to Subaru the first STi are those numbered 94 cars. I'm pretty sure I know I own a V2 STi,V3 Limited STi and 99 B4 RSK.

[@chiefrocka8604]

@@thatstupidsubaru8996 hand built engine by Sti engineers ... learn before you look foolish , the ra’s in 92 came off the production line and went to Sti , they were special ordered and you can’t tell me what a version 1 Sti ra is only a 2 when it’s obvious the early Sti cars were not branded the same way . The legacy rs ra was not called a Sti rs ra but was built by STI so yes you can call it that but people don’t because they don’t know they were special ordered built by STI

[@cyndrr]

Holy mother of rust

[@richallen2006]

I know they are getting scarce but that’s in pretty bad shape.

[@Dat99Legacy]

did you fart at 1:51

[@DiccBeater47]

motor sounds like its knocking, buyer better hope its not a spun rod bearing

[@DiccBeater47]

@WRX BooSTIn that's some pretty loud tick then, but it makes sense considering its at 280k and 25 years old lol. just sounded louder than the piston slap on my rebuilt ej and that still freaks me out to this day

[@Almighty_cornholio]

Seek out the

[@ronnieroosta]

Let Dean at type-ra.com fill your blanks. You shouldn't talk about stuff you don't know

[@BIAWolf]

I feel kinda bad for the buyer, this is probably way to far gone to even restore , i guarantee the bottom of the shell has holes everywhere, rotbox

[@marnix484]

highkey,this car is probably gonna get cut up,or parted out

[@tabaapparel3040]

hello I have 10k cash an would like to know if thats enough to but one form your form action and pay all the fees to get it shipped to a pot in United States ??????? I'm very interested and I already have a. USD gc8 with a ej207 and would like to know about or how to ho about buying a car from your thanks how to work with you ill give you my contact infrmation in email ???

[@yyello6072]

Go to their website and you will get all the information you need and how to contact them

[@Codethe_Road]

*yawn* Weeow.