2008 Subaru Impreza R Sport Manual Review

[@hamish6207]

all ill say @kiwicarlife is after my mate Adyan found this banger video, is you gained three subscribers.. cause we were all stoked to see this beast on a video!!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha cheers man

[@mrwaqy]

Nice counter lol Enjoyed the vid mate😁

[@KiwiCarLife]

Lol cheers man

[@KyleRevives]

3:57 expected more from a 2 liter?? I’m impressed by my 2.5l every time I drive it and from doing the math, a naturally aspirated 2.5l boxer motor makes as much power per cylinder as a V8 Dodge Hemi 😯 That blew my mind, I can’t believe you’re underwhelmed by it!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah man it’s pretty sluggish haga

[@hamish6207]

This used to be my car.. I see it around wellington all the time.. me and my mate welded that exhaust. I'm supprised it past the wof after we did it

[@KiwiCarLife]

Lol yeah my friend owns it now

[@hamish6207]

@@KiwiCarLife I've got a WRX sti now..

[@aydan3472]

Yeah that would be me helping weld it 😂

[@connorsmith4067]

That would be me that owns it lol

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@connorsmith4067 small world huh

[@TheRealEMURSE]

I have a 2008 Impreza 2.5i 5mt sedan . It's a great car!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Lovely

[@liuser1252]

underrated channel bro. just a question, do you know anything about the reliability of these cars? cheers

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cheers and yeah they're pretty good - many have done over 200,000km no problems

[@NightmareCrab]

really enjoyed my time in this CAAA

[@KiwiCarLife]

Good vehicle

[@mitchellbaxter5851]

Hey I’m looking at buying one of these for my first car to learn in manual. How many kms do you think are too many for this car? Cheers

[@KiwiCarLife]

Hmm once it gets over 200 depending on how it's been maintained you might start having some issues with like suspension bushes and burning oil and do on. I'd never expect it to leave you stranded, but every high km car is gonna have issues and might start failing inspections etc. Try find one under 200 if you can, but if you find one that looks in great shape over 200 don't turn it away I guess

[@nova8747]

@@KiwiCarLife Bought one with 520k km on the Odo. It had actually recently passed inspection and managed a 250km journey home. Has a couple of issues, but I picked her up for dirt cheap, can't complain. :)

[@liamleadley9168]

I'm buying one on Saturday as long as the mechanical test goes thru fine

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice! By any chance is it the one in this video? He's selling it lol

[@liamleadley9168]

@@KiwiCarLife idk lol it's located in Taupo

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@liamleadley9168 ahh it'll be a different one

[@rsam8398]

Sick vid cccent

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cheers

[@upsideduck9165]

what does this generation engines name? is 20r different from ej20?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Just a double cam EJ20 n/a

[@upsideduck9165]

@@KiwiCarLife do you recommend this as my first car? This car is currently on top of my list, any major issues you came along with? I'm used to big diesel cars, Pajero Sport, Hiluxes ,etc. Also thanks for this vid, keep it up good sir

[@LoveLeeSummer]

Cool guy great review

[@KiwiCarLife]

Thanks

[@LoveLeeSummer]

Your welcome Do you have a review on Toyota blades

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@LoveLeeSummer yep search blade vs 130i it’ll come up

[@LoveLeeSummer]

​@@KiwiCarLifecool cheers

[@wax333]

guessing it handles better then the legacy 3.0 did?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Not sure about outright "handling" as such, but definitely feels a lot more confidence inspiring to drive

[@yehornaumov5893]

LOVE THAT! SWEET!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Good vehicle

[@longdang3379]

pretty sure this is the same model in Aus?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yep maybe called something different who knows

[@ricardoryangovender1593]

is this the toyota 86 subaru brz engine

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nah

[@archiegrant454]

what does comfertabley mean???

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@archiegrant454 I don’t know

[@teaukutaicook1781]

can you do a review on the s-gt?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Maybe

[@garagetwentynine4023]

"Man Spread" 😂

[@KiwiCarLife]

Lol

[@kaydens6964]

Mansplaining as well

[@lucaspaulina9727]

Do you know what the engine is called? Ik it’s a flat 4 2.0 but I’m trying to find the name

[@KiwiCarLife]

EJ20

[@lucaspaulina9727]

@@KiwiCarLife cheers

[@lunaticplays1592]

so does it share the same body as the wrx or is it different body with wrx motor/etc minus the turbo

[@KiwiCarLife]

Same as narrow body wrx minus turbo

[@lunaticplays1592]

@@KiwiCarLife sicc, im thinking of getting one as a project car cause wrx sti’s are way tf out of my price range

[@lunaticplays1592]

@@KiwiCarLife is it worth it to put a turbo onto it

[@xdont4759]

it is worth it to buy 2008 Subaru Impreza R Sport Manual ? what is the common problem ?

[@KiwiCarLife]

they're decent but there are better cars out there

[@finnerzUK]

Man with funny accent says nice should be the title. But jokes aside your accent is awesome and the video was very nice!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cheers and yeah the Kiwi accent is a unique one!

[@danman4426]

Cheers awesome review ( I just brought one👍💯❤️)

[@KiwiCarLife]

Good car

[@aydan3472]

Hey bro, do you want to review my car? Its a 1996 STI, completely stock and quite tidy.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah could be keen, hit me up on insta @kiwicarlife.yt

[@uiii221]

Nice idea the counter xD

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah lol no idea why I said nice so many times I didn't even realise

[@SubaruGuy1]

SUBARU! Sututututu

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeahhhh

[@ao8271]

Nooo stu😂

[@winha1435]

If you want buy a car in year 2008 thats engine tech is 10years behind competition whit no noise insulation what so ever and carpets thick as toilet paper, a car whit dash so basic its even missing range meter, then this was great car for you.

[@KiwiCarLife]

HAHAH that’s not entirely true it’s got a range meter. But yes agree it looks good but the interior and engine let it down

[@winha1435]

@@KiwiCarLife Where it is? I have had this for some while and i havent yet to found it.

[@raymond9009]

Not sure on the NZ specs but in Auz the engine is a descent upgrade other the older 2L

[@jarrodiaria2973]

Nice

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cheers

[@ironmerc225]

imma trade my 2008 1.5l for a 2010 legacy 2.5 gt 5th gen once I get my restricted

[@KiwiCarLife]

That'll be a nice upgrade!

[@aspencat2239]

8.7 km/l , that is a bit bad avg.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah not great haha

[@bikedaddie]

Drink everytime u say nice

[@KiwiCarLife]

lol you'd be drunk by now!

[@kiwibruzzy]

drive an altezza!!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Got one in the pipeline!