2004 Subaru Impreza Consumer Discussions

Honda Civic 2004 questions of a manic car shopper

Honda Civic 2004 questions of a manic car shopper

Written by: melkor on Sep 02, 2008 03:43 PM

Hey Edmunds community, I'm based in Trinidad, where we have a large market for foreign used cars that come from Japan and Singapore. I'm looking to buy either a Honda Civic or a Subaru Impreza. This is my first car so I've been pretty intense with the research.I have a couple questions that maybe one of you car experts can help me with. The 2004 Civics they sell here ... Read More...

Subaru Crew Problems & Solutions

Re: Thanks Mr. Shiftright - I know you want to help our customers [subaru_t

Written by: johnmcc on May 04, 2008 05:01 AM

Hi I'm john from Va.Here's what I,ve done and still have the problem back.Replace head gasket ,water pump,.rear end seal,serpentine belt,timing belt,thermostat,.Now 10 days later after all this replaced have a temp hike going up again.I had only 64,000 miles on it.Sent a leter to head quarters no response.Expect this below plus more of what I had done.Now ... Read More...

Article Comments - 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI First Look, First Drive and Full Test

Red & Gold - Fight On!

Written by: SubyTrojan on Oct 09, 2007 11:44 PM

I hope to get a Lightning Red STI with gold BBS wheels - USC colors! My 2004 Impreza WRX Sedan is World Rally Blue Pearl with gold Prodrive P1 wheels - Subaru World Rally Team colors...and UCLA colors. Read More...

2008 Subaru Impreza WRX

Re: 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX Second Opinion [aaykay]

Written by: SubyTrojan on Jul 23, 2007 03:22 PM

I drove a stock 2006 WRX before I submitted my final piece. Perhaps you should read what I posted in the link I provided earlier. As far as I know, the handling and interior of the 2006-2007 WRX is the same as the 2005 WRX. The 2005 WRX is pretty much the same as the 2002-2004 WRX save for the updated interior. Read More...

Re: 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX Second Opinion [SubyTrojan]

Written by: aaykay on Jul 23, 2007 03:14 PM

You keep mentioning stock 2002-2007 WRX. I think you need to separate out the stock 2002-2005 from the stock 2006-2007, since the 2.5L engine makes a WORLD of difference. Bottomline, the power/torque comes on slightly sooner in the new model but fades away quicker than the 2006-2007 model, which accounts for the slower quarter mile and identical 0-60 (when ... Read More...

Re: 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX Second Opinion [ateixeira]

Written by: SubyTrojan on Jul 23, 2007 02:37 PM

Body roll felt about the same as my 2004 WRX when it was stock with stock wheels and tires. The replacement of the rear LSD with an open diff didn't adversely affect the handling of the vehicle on a twisty mountain road (Glendora Mountain Road). I'm guessing perhaps only autocrossers would really notice the difference. I'm more of a road course guy and would have ... Read More...

Article Comments - 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX First Drive & Full Test

Impreza never pretty but now lost uniqueness

Written by: snarks on Jun 28, 2007 05:10 PM

On the look. Does anyone ever think that any Impreza/WRX has been good looking? I own the 2004 WRX Wagon and absolutely love it even its low-torque but very punchy engine. I don't think the new one looks any worse or better. However it has lost one major thing I really liked about previous Subaru's especially the bug-eye. Uniqueness. Read More...

Subaru Crew Problems & Solutions

Re: A few items [paisan]

Written by: subi4obs on Nov 23, 2006 01:39 AM

Comforting to hear, thank you. I have heard those diagnostics can be costly just never had it done before, only my truck I had before this car would have qualified for a real test on it since the others were never so computerized. I came very close to needing the truck checked, it ran rough no matter what I tried, but then I traded it in to get the Subaru instead. Yeah, ... Read More...

Re: [goose2112]

Written by: snoogs51 on May 26, 2006 11:32 AM

Subaru replaced piston 2&4 in my 2004 impreza outback sport at 29,000 miles. 1200 miles later the piston slap was back. At 32,000 miles subaru replaced the the block. There are now 1500 miles on the new motor. We'll see. I also put an extended warrenty on the car, up to 80,000 miles. Good Luck. Fran Read More...

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Written by: goose2112 on May 26, 2006 09:33 AM

Good day all, Last week the dealership replaced Pistons 2&4 on my 2004 Impreza 2.5RS due my complaints of engine knocking (piston slapping?). I suspect they have been faulty for sometime but I decided that something was definitely not normal because the performance began to suffer as well. What confuses me most is the dealership has no real explanation of why ... Read More...