Used Subaru Impreza Ratings
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2015 Subaru Impreza - (CVT) Hatchback
This is the most comfortable car I have ever driven; additionally, it handles better than any other car I've driven in the past 30 years. I am a State Trooper and have driven a number of police package full-size sedans
- Recommend this vehicle to a friend? Yes
- How long have you owned this vehicle? 5 years
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2005 Subaru Impreza
Dependable, sporty
Pros: sport wagan style
Cons: gas mileage
Very dependable and safe car. Only wish the AWD could be switched off to get better gas mileage- Recommend this vehicle to a friend? Yes
- How long have you owned this vehicle? 4 years
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2009 Subaru Impreza - WRX (M5) Hatchback
Pros: Toss up: auto-dimming mirror with compass or remote start
Cons: Basic sound system is a joke. Needs sport exhaust--can barely hear revs for precise down-shifting.
Advice: Be prepared to drive like a saint or pay the piper. The hood scoop might as well be a flag.
Caution: when you're driving a WRX, remember to breathe. Love, love, love. Owning a WRX leads to what I call the WRX sneer--the destorting effect of an ear-splitting grin at high accelleration. It's an AWD 265hp turbo wagon that corners like a go-cart--the perfect car for a New England woman in the music business. Great cargo space/rear seating arrangement that hauls five grownups with decent head and leg room or about a dozen djembes, or three cellos, or ten guitar cases or, with 60/40 split seats, any combination of all these. I happily do a lot of the driving :) for about any event...anywhere. A high speed hairpin corner is easy--just downshift and hit the gas--with AWD, that turbo digs in like a cutting pony. More power would just be silly--so the STI is for gearheads if you ask me. My friend who drives a Porsche felt the need to defend his car after driving my WRX. 'Nuf said. He did win a single point from me about transmissions. The WRX 5-speed is geared well, but it feels a bit primitive and slow to me. Hope it breaks in a bit smoother. An overdrive or some kind of 'Highway' gear would be quiet enough for any kind of music even with a performance exhaust, and very green too. Since Subaru is synonymous with New England, the auto climate should have a 'Parka' setting. Picky, picky. This is a nimble, exciting sports car. It has a remarkable safety record, legendary road worthiness, is actually affordable, comfortable, and offers solid resale value because it's a Subaru. -
2002 Subaru Impreza - WRX (M5) Wagon
Pros: The Motor
Cons: The Design
Advice: Look For the comfort
This car is good in every condition. This car has Four Wheel drive. This car has 240 horsepower. -
2006 Subaru Impreza - WRX TR (M5) Sedan
Pros: performance
Cons: road noise
Advice: performance and family friendly and affordable.. stylish and comfy
WOW!!! what a driving experience... performance, comfort, and family friendly... soooo much BANG for the buck!! i went from a truck lover to test driving this and i was hooked and the mods you can do to this is endless.... i love this car!!! -
2002 Subaru Impreza - WRX (M5) Sedan
Pros: traction, snow
Cons: unreliable, costly repetitive repairs on wheel bearing and head gasket
Advice: dont buy subaru, buy toyota or something reliable, by friend the mechanic loves subaru, gues why?
I an surprised how poorly the quality control is for subaru. at 15k it needed a new clutch, at 20k it needed a new head gasket, at 10k it needed a new rear wheel bearing, the same replaced bearing needed replacement at 50k, also at 50k it needed new rear knuckles at a price of 600$. now at 55k both rear struts are totally shot, to make matters worse, these are all widley known problems with subaru impreza for years, yet the company doesnt care. been to the dealer many times, never given a loaner car, had to pay for a cab for weeks. -
2004 Subaru Impreza - WRX (M5) Sedan
Pros: handling
Cons: cup holder are too small. only fits size for a regular coke can
Advice: The only thing better is next year's model!
Best car I have ever driven. Excellent handling. No matter what corner lies ahead this car can take it.