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2005 Subaru Impreza WRX BaseReview
Trevor writes:
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Fun, Safe, Speedy, Reliabile Car, That Doesn't Break The Wallet. — Performance - Quick car, but lacks torque in low RPMs because of turbo lag. Out handles anything of similar value on the road. Build Quality - Built like a tank. I pulled an F-250 out of the mud with this car. Appearance - Takes a while to warm up to the look of this car. Its a cop magnet tho. Functional hood scoop and a spoiler don't help. Cost of Ownership - 91 Octane only but its worth it. Its really not much more than a good Accura to own. Fun Factor - This car feels like its on rail road tracks. You can take it off road. If there's lots of pot holes and un-even surface on your road you'll be able to drive faster on it than say... a super car. Super fun.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

Pros: AWD, built like a tank, super fun to drive.

Cons: Cop magnet, not the best looking car, only takes 91 OCT.

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2005 Subaru Impreza WRX BaseReview
Laszlo writes:
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Awesome If You Dont Want More Hp Then Stock Or Dont Mind Dropping 4k On Ur Tranny. — Cant go wrong with a boxter engine. But the tranny could be a little beefer since i destroyed 2nd gear all ready. LB has the pics. 3k later i need a new axle gotta love job security for mechanics. The turn angles i can take make my car amazing to drive.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

Pros: Handling, Engine sounds awesome.

Cons: Dont be upset when the tranny blows

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2005 Subaru Impreza WRX BaseReview
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Awd + Boost = Happy — love it, awd has its us and downs, for the most part i love it, looks sick i dropped it, and it handles like crazy, having an engine built, so should be a lot of fun, cant wait. ha ha

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

Pros: boost

Cons: awd gets boring, not for long though

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2005 Subaru Impreza WRX BaseReview
Tyler writes:
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Wrx — great low end torque, good acceleration from stock turbo, interior is very nice for stock and built for race- styled comfort, appearance is unique, gas mileage is good and maintenance is low until you start modifying it, very fun to drive this all wheel drive turbo vehicle.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

Pros: AWD / TURBO / LOOKS

Cons: Costly maintenance once heavily modified

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2005 Subaru Impreza WRX BaseReview
Nick writes:
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Wrx Review — Its quick, handels good, well built and reliable, its supposed to get decent gas mileage but i speed so i dont get good mpg at all, i have the premium stock sound system and it sounds pretty good, i tihnk thats it.....

Pros: its quick and sounds good

Cons: kinda boring

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2005 Subaru Impreza WRX WagonReview
Brad writes:
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Subaru Wrx Wagon — Has under-steer but good acceleration. Looks good, storage not as abundant as previously thought. Gas mileage is not as good as i hoped Fun to drive. I would recommend this car to anyone who wants to buy this car. Unless they want something to drift then no.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Pros: Good acceleration,

Cons: under-steer

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2005 Subaru Impreza WRX BaseReview
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If You Can Find One Buy It. Make Sure It's An '05 To '07 And Concentrate On Beefing Up That Tranny — I really miss this car. I should have kept it. There was nothing wrong with it except for the transmission and I should have just replaced it. This car took anything you threw at it and it would take even more with a swapped six speed or PPG gears. This car was my favorite out of all the cars I've owned and if I could get mine back I would take it in a heartbeat.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

Pros: Car has a lot of potential for what ever you use it for whether it would be track, rally, or just getting your groceries. It looked great, it drove great, it got excellent gas mileage

Cons: Transmission

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2005 Subaru Impreza WRX BaseReview
Wisrute writes:
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A Great All-round Performance Car At A Bargain Price! — This car is a real bargain at half the price of an STi (at least where I live), its performance is very much in the same league when fitted with PPP - Prodrive Performance Package which added another 40hp or so to the basic 220hp stock engine. Plenty of torque is available from 2,500rpm. If driven sensibly, it will return respectable mileage. Suspension needs work as OEM dampers can be bouncy on many occasions, but fear not as plenty of aftermarket parts are available.

Pros: Exceptional power and fuel economy.

Cons: Rally-car look isn't for everyone.  Weak brakes.

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2005 Subaru Impreza WRX BaseReview
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Wrx — Performance: It's not that great stock, I'm running Stage 2 to free it up a bit Build Quality: Rattle, Squeak, Creak Appearance: Its getting a little too flashy for me Cost: Average, a lot cheaper than Euros Fun Factor: Sure Recommend: Yes for AWD, Price, Practicality

Pros: Practicality, Easy to Personalize

Cons: Squeak and Rattle, Paint, Brakes

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2005 Subaru Impreza WRX BaseReview
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Great Performance For The Money And Awd Is Icing On The Cake. — Performance of this car is amazing with a few simple mods. Build quality is very good but the light weight of all the parts and the minimal noise reduction leads to some fun rattles. Although most won't agree i love how the car looks... especially after a front lip and a slight drop. Gas mileage is good considering the performance and AWD of the car. I would consider this car on the lever of a Lotus in the fun to drive factor (after some light modding) because of how light and responsive they are. The car is extremely "raw".

Pros: Performance, modding capabiltiy, "rawness" of the car (no bells and whistles just business)

Cons: Not the greatest looking car to many.

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2013 Subaru Impreza WRX Reviews

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2012 Subaru Impreza WRX Reviews

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Great drivability, and extremely reliable. I am shopping for one right now. Read More

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2011 Subaru Impreza WRX Reviews

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2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Reviews

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