WOAH Woah woah woah... That is crazyness... I need some info on the girl in your avatar.

I just sent your photos to my Service Manager he will be in touch with Subaru Canada today about this issue.

They will probably take a car on the lot to check everything.

I will let you know.

Anyone contacted SOA ?

Great, so when I get my BRZ I can't even let myself drive it until I tear the f#%ker apart and seal all these, and opti-coat the exterior and do clear bra. Anyone making replacement carpet that's more plush than the $#!tty stock carpet? Might as well do that while it's all apart... At least I have no plans to drive mine in the snow...

I dont think sealing that hole might be a good idea. It will make a nice place for water to settle in from condensation (if you live in a cold climate area). The doors have drain holes and are exposed to the outside elements.

I would personally shoot rust protectant in there and call it a day.

Thanks i go in for first oil change Saturday

This is body sealant! Its what auto manufacturers use to seal body panels where water could sneak in. Every car is loaded with casmoline and body sealant. I wont seal the water in since the car is dry now. And im not gonna seal the does. They are already filled with casmoline. (Oily wax) and yes all cars havw that too.

If this turns out to be a real problem, we might have to take it to Autoblog/Jalopnik/TTAC to generate a little pressure for a fix....

I lived in New York and New England for a few decades. Don't know if that counts.

I'm just wondering what era of Japanese car it is that you keep referring to. There were Japanese cars that I recall on the streets of the U.S. as early (in my memory) as the early '60s. Are these the infamous "rust buckets" of Nippon? And which of these terrifying marvels of oxidation have you owned personally?

Again, just wondering.

That is a stamped hole (for a datum pin)they would not cover it with sealer it's simply too big. It is either something missing or a drain hole.

I know that now. Pointing to another crack look at first post

Okay I see what you are pointing at. There is no light inspection that anyone would see a gap like that. The water test wouldn't show it as the location would not likely be a focus area. Again it's hard to see a quick easy fix is a heat gun and marine grade sealant Canadian Tire. That's all they will do if you take it in for service. If the other hole is a drain hole I wouldn't be worried about the gap.

Yep like i said ill probably repair it myself

Any old car is usually a rust bucket if it was daily driven in New England weather, regardless of what country it came from. I know the Japanese cars were more susceptible to it only because the metal they used was lower quality for a long while. I've seen plenty of rusty Datsuns on my quest for a clean 240Z (the one I bought had the fenders, quarters and floors replaced and still needed more work) and owned quite a few rusty MR2's. Then again I also had a rusty BMW 325i and Chevy Camaro. I will say this though; you don't see many pre-1985 Japanese cars in New England, and rust is likely a good reason for this.

This thread has lost all of it's charisma since the OP changed his avatar.