old body vs. new body
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There is no more attractive impreza then the GC8 style. Although the newset gen does improve on the 'BugEye' look a bit. If you are really going to swap an EJ20 there is no 'looks' related reason to stop you from a GC8, surely we can all agree they are at the very least less common...
-DE
And call me a throwback to the civic ricer era but I still can't see anything with 4 doors being better then a coupe. If i am going to lug around 3 people in the back to watch me race i'm going to make it uncomfortable for the freeloaders to shimmy in and weigh me down....
But then again thats just IMHO
-DE
And call me a throwback to the civic ricer era but I still can't see anything with 4 doors being better then a coupe. If i am going to lug around 3 people in the back to watch me race i'm going to make it uncomfortable for the freeloaders to shimmy in and weigh me down....
But then again thats just IMHO
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Originally posted by Soup ****
I like the bug eyes only because it looks more like a rally car should
I like the bug eyes only because it looks more like a rally car should
Last edited by Impreza 2.5 WRS; Nov 25, 2003 at 02:08 PM.
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Re: gm6-vs new school
Originally posted by IllNastyImpreza
4 door sucks ! why do you need 2 more doors to wiegh you down? get a 98-2002 RS......swap out the engine and drivetrain....you can get at least 4 grand for it......then buy an STI engine, turbo and drivetrain (6 speed !) the swap wont cost more then 4 grand. or hell......you could even get an ej20 for alot less =)
4 door sucks ! why do you need 2 more doors to wiegh you down? get a 98-2002 RS......swap out the engine and drivetrain....you can get at least 4 grand for it......then buy an STI engine, turbo and drivetrain (6 speed !) the swap wont cost more then 4 grand. or hell......you could even get an ej20 for alot less =)
The four door RS 00-01 was only 8 lbs. heavier than the two door. On top of that the rally guys prefer the 4-door bacause it is stiffer due to its better b-pillar placement. But that is nit-picking, either would be a good donor, just more of a personal preference.
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if I had money, I'd be looking for a pristine GC8 chassis to be turning into my STI eating machine. The GC8 is the secksyest impreza.
If I had only enough money to buy one stock, it would have to be the 04. I'm not a huge fan of the bug eyed neon wannabe.
How is the bug eyed more rally like? I think the thing looks like a family hauler than a rally car. The 04 looks pretty savage when it flies around the corner. The 01-03 looks like a neon doing something it wasn't designed to do :P
Nothing as sexy as that 22b flying around a bend though, if I ever see one on the road, I'd have a joygasm right then and there.
I love them womanly curves on the fenders :P
Stick that wide body on the GC8 4 door and that car is mine baby.
If I had only enough money to buy one stock, it would have to be the 04. I'm not a huge fan of the bug eyed neon wannabe.
How is the bug eyed more rally like? I think the thing looks like a family hauler than a rally car. The 04 looks pretty savage when it flies around the corner. The 01-03 looks like a neon doing something it wasn't designed to do :P
Nothing as sexy as that 22b flying around a bend though, if I ever see one on the road, I'd have a joygasm right then and there.
I love them womanly curves on the fenders :P
Stick that wide body on the GC8 4 door and that car is mine baby.
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they all look great, thats my opinion, goto appreciate both... i cant change peoples opinions... but my opinion... hopefully would influence... goto like both, cause i do, 2003 WRC goes to the 4 door STi, respect that, like it. or ur stupid, looks arent everything, sounds like whoevers is so into this old body vs new thing i bet cant even launch a 2002 stock wrx for a 1/4 drag within the 14's range.
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Originally posted by Sir-Knight
if I had money, I'd be looking for a pristine GC8 chassis to be turning into my STI eating machine. The GC8 is the secksyest impreza.
If I had only enough money to buy one stock, it would have to be the 04. I'm not a huge fan of the bug eyed neon wannabe.
How is the bug eyed more rally like? I think the thing looks like a family hauler than a rally car. The 04 looks pretty savage when it flies around the corner. The 01-03 looks like a neon doing something it wasn't designed to do :P
Nothing as sexy as that 22b flying around a bend though, if I ever see one on the road, I'd have a joygasm right then and there.
I love them womanly curves on the fenders :P
Stick that wide body on the GC8 4 door and that car is mine baby.
if I had money, I'd be looking for a pristine GC8 chassis to be turning into my STI eating machine. The GC8 is the secksyest impreza.
If I had only enough money to buy one stock, it would have to be the 04. I'm not a huge fan of the bug eyed neon wannabe.
How is the bug eyed more rally like? I think the thing looks like a family hauler than a rally car. The 04 looks pretty savage when it flies around the corner. The 01-03 looks like a neon doing something it wasn't designed to do :P
Nothing as sexy as that 22b flying around a bend though, if I ever see one on the road, I'd have a joygasm right then and there.
I love them womanly curves on the fenders :P
Stick that wide body on the GC8 4 door and that car is mine baby.
To buy a almost pristine GC8 your talking 17k MAX. Most go for 10-15. Then, for the diffrence (8-13k) you can drop in a JDM STi engine, new exhaust, do some suspension mods, wheels and tyres and you have a 285-90hp car that weighs less than the USDM Sti
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see now that wouldn't be a problem if I were in the lower states. It would be fairly easy to find a pristine GC8 body, and for the money should I have had that kind of money, sure, I'd do it because it is my favorite chassis.
The problem is I'm in canada, where our winter is 6 months long and there's road salt for 8 months of the year lingering on most of the roads.
Finding a body in pristine condition up here, well that would be a needle in a haystack. Though I have to admit, I havent really tried, part of that reason is because I'm a student still, I don't have money, and I don't have a job right now :P
Maybe in the future I'll have money and maybe stars will align and maybe one day I could manage the GC8 dreamcar, but at this point, I'd settle for any year impreza that's in good or new condition when it comes time for a new car for me.
The problem is I'm in canada, where our winter is 6 months long and there's road salt for 8 months of the year lingering on most of the roads.
Finding a body in pristine condition up here, well that would be a needle in a haystack. Though I have to admit, I havent really tried, part of that reason is because I'm a student still, I don't have money, and I don't have a job right now :P
Maybe in the future I'll have money and maybe stars will align and maybe one day I could manage the GC8 dreamcar, but at this point, I'd settle for any year impreza that's in good or new condition when it comes time for a new car for me.