Impreza RB5 Owners
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Firstly, apologies for the super late reply to the post, it's been a mad month and a bit at work. Thanks for all the replies, does seem to be not many left and especially here. A handful in fact on here still in current ownership, and only a couple of those standard or very close to. All WR Sports though interestingly and all looking awesome.
AntiLagGC8, yours sounds like a right monster
It's fair to say that you rarely see any on sale these days, I bought mine just short of a couple of years ago and there was always a fair few on sale around the country, in fact picked #149 up just a handful of miles away in the Falkirk area luckily. Always wanted one of these, but could never get it approved by any of the SO's, so went for it when I was single again. Here it is as it was when I bought it...
...first thing was to change those god awful rear lights and get it sticker'd back up properly. Needed arches done also but it was only just appearing so not too bad. Never thought I'd find a set of original wheels for it and I didn't, but did find the correct Speedlines so although not Prodrive embossed are otherwise identical. Rust wise now it seems pretty good, nothing visible on or inside the bodywork, driving lamp brackets have had it as have the lights themselves, but got the new bits just need to fit them. Here it is as of today...
Excuse the towbar and lack of centre caps in the first pic, was using the bike rack when it was taken, came with the car and removable though. Was thinking of modifying the engine but have come to prefer it standard, but for the straight through downpipe it came with, and it's way more than fast enough for me and today's roads anyway. Can't imagine owning anything else
AntiLagGC8, yours sounds like a right monster
It's fair to say that you rarely see any on sale these days, I bought mine just short of a couple of years ago and there was always a fair few on sale around the country, in fact picked #149 up just a handful of miles away in the Falkirk area luckily. Always wanted one of these, but could never get it approved by any of the SO's, so went for it when I was single again. Here it is as it was when I bought it...
...first thing was to change those god awful rear lights and get it sticker'd back up properly. Needed arches done also but it was only just appearing so not too bad. Never thought I'd find a set of original wheels for it and I didn't, but did find the correct Speedlines so although not Prodrive embossed are otherwise identical. Rust wise now it seems pretty good, nothing visible on or inside the bodywork, driving lamp brackets have had it as have the lights themselves, but got the new bits just need to fit them. Here it is as of today...
Excuse the towbar and lack of centre caps in the first pic, was using the bike rack when it was taken, came with the car and removable though. Was thinking of modifying the engine but have come to prefer it standard, but for the straight through downpipe it came with, and it's way more than fast enough for me and today's roads anyway. Can't imagine owning anything else
Edited by DugyC on Saturday 19th September 18:08
AntiLagGC8 I was right, it is a monster 
Great news about the sound, you should also see some bonus acceleration with that weight shaved off your wallet too LOL! 
Nice one SAB888, 12 years! now that's devotion, looks awesome in your profile photo too!
Aye rb5er, that'll have been the Castle Coombe Rally Day, there is still activity on the RB5OC site for events and you can see the list of attendees there. Shame it's so far south for me, however it is where most of them are, would like to attend one year.
Great news about the sound, you should also see some bonus acceleration with that weight shaved off your wallet too LOL! Nice one SAB888, 12 years! now that's devotion, looks awesome in your profile photo too!
Aye rb5er, that'll have been the Castle Coombe Rally Day, there is still activity on the RB5OC site for events and you can see the list of attendees there. Shame it's so far south for me, however it is where most of them are, would like to attend one year.
Hi AntiLagGC8, I know what you mean about cruising around just listening to that engine note, quite often I deliberately sit in a lower gear just to turn the volume up a notch, and the police seem to be everywhere these days so just not worth racing around.
On that note, can't help thinking your motor may be better round the track than most of the 500+bhp screamers, especially as you say it's more flexible across the range. Sounds like the ideal track day Scoob to me.
On that note, can't help thinking your motor may be better round the track than most of the 500+bhp screamers, especially as you say it's more flexible across the range. Sounds like the ideal track day Scoob to me.
DaveM85 said:
Thanks AntiLagGC8
Yes this is my first one. I never see many of these about any more!
Looks really good and original, very nice example. Nice one! Yes this is my first one. I never see many of these about any more!
If you're around Edinburgh way, I'll have to keep an eye out for you on the roads next year, there goes my exclusivity up here LOL!
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