Finally went to drive it and test it out...
The car is in very good condition, the interior is near mint. I'd say 4/5. Quite a bit of aftermarket parts installed, so far I could see are the following. The car probably got into a minor front end accident, the front bumper is off a sedan and it doesn't align with the left fenders.
FGK catback exhaust
SARD Top mount Intercooler
SARD Radiator
Some type of Cold Air Intake
HKS blow off valve
Cusco front and rear tower bar (front has been removed, probably cuz of the larger intercooler)
STI pedals
DEFI Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, Water Temp and Boost
Grounding kit
HKS Coilovers
STI mesh foglight covers
and OEM STI 17" wheels
The car is definitely showing its age and not very well maintained, so its gonna need a full tune up. If i could get a cat-less downpipe and COBB Accessport to this car, I think I can get it to around 280-300HP easily.
Something really weird is that the pedal travel is really short. I'm not sure if this is a WRX thing or just something wrong with the car.
Throttle response is crap that's for sure. But I expected that out of this car. Handling wise, the chassis is still quite strong, especially with the HKS coilovers, it feels solid!
Brakes on this car were just complete garbage, even tho it had the Subaru 4pot, to just stop the car under normal driving, I had to use all that was offer. Even the ABS came on! I was testing this car under 32 degrees sunny dry pavement!
Insurance quote for this car is insane! I was expecting 3rd party liability to be only around $200 USD, but it turns out, I got quoted for at least $1000 USD a year. Just cuz this car is a Subaru!
Things that probably need to be fixed
new clutch
new brake pads, fluid, rotors
new tires
new oil
upgrade the aged up rubber hoses to Samco stuff
and fix up the wiring a bit... I'd probably remove the grounding kit. From my experience, it offer nothing but rust!
But for a beater price, this car is absolutely bang for the buck!
Getting washed and polish
One thing I hate buying these used JDM rice rockets... People do a crap job at the wirings!
Ugly Defi gauges... but whatever, a set of BF gauges cost more than the car!
JDM seats, just as great as the 86 seats!
Dirty engine and messy wiring.... Every used WRX or STI have a very dirty and messy engine bay... No idea why people do this in HK!
JDM Projectors with HID... I had been dreaming for these when I had a WRX Sedan 10 years ago in Canada!
