Hey everyone, I have always loved swapped subbies. I saw this car for sale on and here.

"$7750

-95 Impreza L Wagon, 150K miles on chassis
-02 WRX engine, 85K on engine, only 40K after a lot of maintenance was done, see other thread
-01 Legacy GT Tranny and Rear Diff (4.11 LSD)
-Stock WRX turboback exhaust
-Vishnu crank pulley
-Speedmonkee grounding kit
-Flexalite dual electric fans
-Koyo radiator
-Spec stage 3 clutch kit
-Fidanza lightened flywheel
-Kartboy short shifter
-KYB AGX adjustable struts (4 way front, 8 way rear)
-Eibach Prokit springs
-Whiteline "Flat Out" rear strut tower bar
-WRX stock front seats
-VDO boost and water temp gauges in A pillar pod
-WRX stock aluminum pedals
-WRX stock front brakes (rotors, calipers, pads)
-WRX stock front and rear sway bars and endlinks

The front of car is converted to an RS lookalike (hood, headlights, grill, light weight bumper beam, bumper cover, fog lights) with clear corners. The headlights and foglights have sylvania silverstar bulbs in them. The paint looks good from about 10 feet away when washed, but there are some flaws/chipping up close (probably equivalent to a Maaco job), so it's not perfect by any means. The front bumper does need to be resprayed, it has some paint loss in certain areas.

What it could use:

-If you want A/C, the car needs an L a/c compressor, as I found the fittings are different between L and wrx cars. The compressor can be had for about $50-$75 at most junkyards with a 90 day to 1 year warranty on most.
-The battery light is on, but the system recharges fine (probably needs a ground somewhere).
-Airbag light is on.
-Abs light is on from the 2 damaged abs sensors up front, as well as the brake light (light just stays on whether handbrake is up or down).
-CEL is on for missing sensors at rear of the fuel tank, but aren't needed to run properly. This could be fixed by having the ecu reflashed or by installing the wrx gas tank (which I will include).
-None of these lights affect the running of the car, they are only lights that are on because of independent wiring issues. This car runs flawlessly.

The fans are wired to the flex-a-lite control box. I tried to get the car hot enough to test them, but never could get them to come on by themselves (I only attempted this a couple times, so it's probably something simple). There is a manual switch that is wired in. I just keep an eye on the temperature gauges periodically and if needed, switch on the fan. I'll include the fan install directions.

The reason the car does have a few lights on is b/c the person that helped wire the car was here for only 5 days. He did what he could during that time to get it sorted out and on the 5th day, 100% or not, he had to leave. I am not nearly as good (read: I suck) at electrical as I am with mechanical. So, it's not that the lights can't be fixed, it's just that really I don't have the skills or patience to fix them myself.

I'm going to include the 95L Complete bound factory service manual plus all the wiring notes/pinouts from the swap.

Remember, this car weighs less than 2900 lbs, and with the RS gearing and Fidanza flywheel will accelerate much faster than a WRX. Also, with the suspension setup the car handles much better than a stock WRX. So, you're getting a car that is faster and handles better than a stock WRX for a fraction of the price. Not to mention how much cheaper the insurance will be for this car compared to the WRX. And finally, it's a wagon, and we all know how fun sleeper wagons are.

Considering all offers, buying a house, cash helps

-Drew"

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Being that the car was once highly modded, and the tranny is probably taken a beating, there is NO ac, and all the error codes are on I think its over priced at $7k what do you all think?

~scott

I think if you have the know how to take on someone elses head ache and bring it together then it's not a bad price. If you are going to have to pay someone to fix it or don't have a second car it's not worth it.
Joshua

i am not sure its not a BAD price but if yuo can't trace the wireing proublmes your self .. its not for you

Sounds very expensive for a sloppy and worn out swap to me. That car needs a lot of help, I considered buying it before I bought my first Impreza three years ago, and it's been for sale nearly non-stop since then.

I looked at the for sale post several times last year, and was turned off by the wiring issues and lack of AC on the swap. It is hard enough to wire up a swap with the wiring diagrams, I wouldn't want to troubleshoot a third party wiring problem.

I ended up spending a bit more, but getting a car with zero swap problems.

I think this thread is sad. For one, why come on here and try to discredit my car, especially when I've been completey honest about every single thing with the car. No A/C??? Is that such a huge problem??? I can get a compressor for $75 and hook it all up and have it charged for next to nothing. I'd just rather keep my money and deal with the heat if I happen to get stopped in traffic. About the tranny being abused, the tranny's only been on the car for maybe 6K miles, which was the time the 20G was on the car. When I got the tranny it had 40K miles on it, I never took the car to the track, and maybe launched it from a stop once, can't really remember. As I've stated before, we don't have inspections or anything similar in South Carolina, so the lights being on doesn't affect me in any way other than looking at them when I check my speed or rpm's. If you don't like the car, fine, don't buy it, if you think the price is high, fine, don't buy it. If you want to buy a swapped car for less than you can build one yourself, and live in a state without inspections, pm me, and maybe we can work something out.

-Drew

don't bash people. its an information forum. not an opinion one. like he said don't buy it if you are turned off by something. some L's with low miles are going for that price still. so it's a relative bargain. it's done, you CAN drive it! it's not a work in progress. unless you choose it to be like most suby nuts would. but as it sits, it's a fair price for anyone who dosen't want a thoroughly trashed WRX for $5K MORE!!!! be nice.....


--keith

I will vouch for drew, there are ZERO issues with the cars mechanics- if your that much of a sissy and need ac, spend the hundred bucks and DIY. if emissions and the dash are a nusance, get a wrx cluster and problem solved. HE's GIVING YOU THE GAS TANK!!!

It has the rs front end, good rs stockers, and a great color (allbeit from 10ft).

This forum is the worst for winers, figure out what your real problems in life are and solve them rather than cluttering up a nice guys FS thread.

If you don't have anything helpful to say, shutup.