2003 Subaru Impreza WRX STi (Canada Import) Japan Auction Purchase Review

[@scottieb8313]

That is a car alarm bonnet switch bud ! :)

[@huntsbychainsaw5986]

I was thinking that myself. I thought it could have also been a safety switch for a remote car starter.

[@Gatorsdad]

It’s actually a red intake manifold not valve cover.

[@bcs8698]

Hi Derek That hood pin is probably for an alarm system. At least I suspect it has one since it also has an LED beside the intercooler spray button.

[@blacksupra1992]

I see my Land Cruiser up the street!! Excited to see the report on it!

[@PacificCoastAuto]

Yes, it's coming in a few days.

[@creamthelapin]

It's more fair to the buyer to be harsh on the car. Surprise and delight when it isn't so bad!

[@Codethe_Road]

This is such a nice car, super example-- he colour, and the wheels would make this very desirable where I live.

[@reid183]

A guy I know in my subaru group has a switch like that in the same spot and it activates some led lights on the inside of the hood when you open it so you can work on your car in the dark. That could possibly be what it is and maybe the lights have just been removed.

[@Dr.SalvatoreVinciguerra]

I like the color on this car. It looks very sporty.

[@TGMStefa]

Black wheels rly looks good on sti blue

[@donaldfuller4891]

05 Blobeye Stis also got 5 x 114 wheels and the wider track....so they had flares over the rear wheel arches.

[@enzoc3869]

Us also has that, 04 was 5x100

[@donaldfuller4891]

JDM cars are 1 year ahead of the US cars. So 03 JDM is Blobeye while UslS got this car in 04. 03 and 04 JDM Sti got unequal length headers while 05 Blobeye Sti got twin scroll turbo and equal length headers. JDM Hawkeyes came in 06.

[@beautifulvibedynamic6155]

Another FLAWLESS VIDEO 💕

[@chrisluehmann3094]

Awesome video Derek!

[@Zenitvk]

Officially, it has still 280hp. Gran Turismo 4 says it has 311 hp. In comparison between my Legacys equipped with stock ej208 & twinscroll ej207 (the same as this car has) - 311 hp is highly likely to be true. This switch under the bonnet is usually used by a car-alarm-sytem.

[@dominicancheif117]

I love it! I have to get one of these soon!

[@metubewrx]

@ 1:43 you got it wrong the boxer rumble comes from unequal length header, not equal length header. I have a blob eye and it has boxer rumble with my APS exhaust

[@captragnutz523]

The switch on the bonnet is a alarm switch sensor.

[@rogeriostudart7723]

Rly good car, congrats to the owner

[@RipStikSnyper19cal]

I want to order a GC8 eventually, but even tho you guys have the tutorial videos I'm a little uneasy on my ability to look through & purchase on the auctions myself, a lot of other import places in Canada will search for the cars & buy them for you seems a lot more user friendly.

[@brooksman10]

It's not difficult, if you're too inept then just go somewhere else instead of bitching.

[@Ballsack44]

@@brooksman10 no need to be a dick

[@twinturbowagon69]

so many blatantly ignorant statements in just the first 2 minutes of watching...it really helps to thoroughly understand what you're selling first before making a video about it :(

[@UpTownDanny]

Bloh eye running really good, it sounds like.

[@LeonLee1991]

so cool! very nice condition although it has 130k on it.

[@rocckstar187]

Is the amazing orange car a Mitsubishi colt??? Is it gunna be on the channel??? I wanna see!!!! 😂😂

[@tjallaballa]

What do you pay approximately for one of these??

[@azrifadli7900]

8:01 Is that the 1973 Mitsubishi GTO Galant?

[@tinmar501]

GS-R ? 🤔 🤔

[@dwjfyoung]

Yeah sure looks like it, I'd have one of those anyday.

[@PacificCoastAuto]

no... 1973.. The video is coming tonight. It's AMAZING

[@azrifadli7900]

PasificCostAuto that what I said the 1973 d'oh

[@recheveste31]

Hell ya bro, Blob eye is the best looking GDBs !

[@dwjfyoung]

What's the auction number ? Great car , never loose value. Here in N.Z they go for similar or more than the next shape..

[@oriongear2499]

If I had the money & knowledge of how to live in Canada, I’d move there just to get away from the US’s IVSCA/25yr auto import ban, among other things.

[@marcel1372]

hmm so the japanese wrx had sti available from the start (?) and each style was one year ahead of the american release ?

[@nicholassoong1981]

I have one exactly like that for nearly a year , but u did mention that this version 8 doesn't come with unequal length header, is that true? I don't get the rumble sound in my STI though. BTW I enjoyed watching ur video. Thumbs up bro

[@tylerkopplin8483]

They come with equal length headers, not entirely sure why, but likely due to the introduction of the twinscroll turbo which was a first for subaru

[@PacificCoastAuto]

Yeah, I don't know why either. Performance wise, there is a difference but it's unclear if it would be enough for the engineers to care about.

[@alitoroganan2442]

How much is the car again?

[@LawrenceTimme]

This is the best one. I am not biased at all :P I have a 2005 sti wide track UK spec. :D

[@DKSYG]

dope subie #subiegang

[@jotuned_]

how much was it?

[@adamjay7899]

How many Subaru wagons do you sell pre 2000?

[@PacificCoastAuto]

We used to sell a lot more. These days it's pretty rare. Too bad because I think they are fantastic value and cooler than the sedans.

[@adamjay7899]

PacificCoastAuto same I think they're more of a raw car how much on average would they sell for just out of curiosity?

[@OfficialParkit]

So this is a 2l right

[@PB_Motorsport]

Yes

[@mynameisray]

Mines not RHD, but I probably got it cheaper and with less KMs and in better shape.

[@traxnada]

Good! FYI, cars like this one go for around 6000 US$ at auctions here... so if you got yours for less, congrats! That one has 130.000km which is very low for a 16 year old car, but hey... Even though similar WRX STi for sale in the Toronto area are priced between 14000 and 18000 CAD, I'm sure yours was much better :)

[@mynameisray]

@@traxnada - Haha, I'm in Toronto also, son, and you're dead wrong.

[@traxnada]

@@mynameisray Oh ok.... then I guess Hawkeye WRX STI are all worth a lot less than 10000 cad in the great almighty GTA. My bad.

[@mynameisray]

@@traxnada - I'll explain on my lunch, busy working, clue you in later.

[@mynameisray]

@@traxnada - I got mine, a fantastic and unmodified example for 11.5 all in. I was patient, waited, and was able to wheel and deal. Sure I had to drive up to North Bay to get it, but it was worth it for an unmolested non winter driven car. Second, you're forgetting all of the misc fees that come with importing. Even if you picked this up for say 8 grand JPN, you're still looking at between 2 and 6k misc fees for importing. Than it arrives and Vancouver and either needs to be shipped to Ontario or picked up which means flying out and driving back. So when it's all said and done you might score the actual car cheaper, but in the end it will probably cost you more just so you can drive from the right. If that's what you want, by all means, I'm simply pointing out the alternative as I do every time. So I'm sorry if you get ripped off buying cars and aren't good enough to find great examples at low cost, doesn't mean the rest of us can't.

[@jordanfleming9635]

Unequal length headers?

[@zoomzabba452]

Probably has a larger, single scroll turbo. Some people prefer the turbo shove of a single scroll big snail vs the linear power delivery of a twin scroll (which makes it feel more like a 6 cylinder).

[@jordanfleming9635]

Andy Pedro they don't. Starting with the blobeye, all JDM STIs started using equal length headers. This particular one sounds a little different, so kinda thinking the guy switched to unequal length ones

[@manoloeg2763]

Español sería bueno

[@Mr_Cobra3000]

theres no turbo theres muffler

[@snakeat3r114]

And you wouldn't even drive it? What was the point of this video then?

[@vanggy5451]

This is a 04-05 not 03, the 03 are bugeyes

[@kotarojujo2737]

Wrong. Blobeye Sti came out in 2003 in japan. And came next year in the states

[@Banom7a]

its 03 in Japan, US model year is always off by one year

[@wranglermanmatt3388]

None of these guys know shit about sti's lol I've seen like 4 people say this so far in these comments lol

[@chillguy9063]

Looks like a gtr r34

[@boogiestreet594]

Its not boxer rumble, there's no such thing. it's exhaust header rumble... all the other subaru boxers without it, just sound like cars... so what are yu talking about!

[@PacificCoastAuto]

Dude, that's what it's referred to by basically every car journalist and enthusiast. While you are right on a technical level, you're not making very many friends at a car meet by saying that.

[@boogiestreet594]

Well, it's just not a "Boxer" rumble... there have been boxer engines for a LONG time. much longer than imprezas. There's a guy on KZbin who put unequal headers in his Honda civic... and that magically has an identical "Boxer Rumble". Why would you call it a boxer rumble, if none of the Subaru's of the last what, Decade? have had reverse headers, thus, No boxer rumble. A boxer doesn't rumble. What people and maybe yourself are thinking is a rumble, is simply exhaust timings being different. Im not kidding,. put unequal length headers on any Evo and you'll get that "Boxer Rumble" lol. I just can't undestand it., They got rid of the reversing headers as they were causing performance to lag behind Evo's, and they're still using the base Boxer engine from when they "Rumbled" and they literally now just sound like any other car. Honestly,. go to youtube, type in "Civic reverse headers". And you get a "Boxer Rumble with not Boxer :p @@PacificCoastAuto

[@wranglermanmatt3388]

They call it that because.......name another engine/manufacturer that has put unequal length headers on a motor......which motor was it and which company?

[@shahrozalijafri8816]

Evo is better

[@shogunero3.6]

Evo ftw

[@dominicancheif117]

No

[@shahrozalijafri8816]

STI555 yeah it is u idiot that track times say it

[@dominicancheif117]

@@shahrozalijafri8816 Lol damn why so salty dude