Spotted 08 impreza wrx on the street

imprezin04 · 04-22-2007, 01:24 AM

Hey guys, i was under the impression that the 08s were not available yet but today at work my brother saw one and snapped some pictures for me from his camera phone. he said that it was driven by an asian guy with a subaru jacket on and that the car appeared to have had adhesive on it and was just peeled off (if it were new wouldnt they take all that off and wash it dor the owner before leaving the lot?) he said it doesnt look that bad in person and there was only a subaru badge on the back, unless the new owner slapped on some wheels and debadged it right away...im guessing this might be a company loaner to get impressions or what? what do you guys think?

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darksc00by · 04-22-2007, 01:25 AM

thats sick

darknightohio · 04-22-2007, 01:26 AM

WOW they fixed the grille

imprezin04 · 04-22-2007, 01:27 AM

also just noticed there was a shift light or something on the dash, maybe this is a demo car or the guy who bought it wasted no time in modding it

Dirty25RS · 04-22-2007, 01:28 AM

they fixed the grill, i now approve!!!!yeah subaru didn't **** up!!!!!!

P.S. Holy Schnickies (sp?)

D fresh · 04-22-2007, 01:28 AM

Test mule.

The grill looks better than the pics, too bad the taillights don't.

Too bad your brother didn't stick around long enough to ask for a test drive.

Mavrik · 04-22-2007, 01:28 AM

new and modified already, cool!

intpostman23 · 04-22-2007, 01:28 AM

looks better.... hmmm i like

D fresh · 04-22-2007, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by imprezin04

unless the new owner slapped on some wheels and debadged it right away...

Quote:

Originally Posted by imprezin04

also just noticed there was a shift light or something on the dash, maybe this is a demo car or the guy who bought it wasted no time in modding it

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Originally Posted by Mavrik

new and modified already, cool!

Don't be retarded, nobody bought the car. They aren't available for quite some time. As I said before its a test mule, or a full production version being tested in the states.

imprezin04 · 04-22-2007, 01:31 AM

we work at the same place as a part time job. if i were schedulked today i probably would have chatted with the guy and asked to look around but my brother said he was with an asian girl and they were doing some shopping so he didnt want to bother him. but when he went back to his sales department and told some people and an older man said him and his wife love subarus so he went to go find her so they could go out and look at it

kaliformula · 04-22-2007, 01:33 AM

looks nice, but the chrome in the back gotta go

imprezin04 · 04-22-2007, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by D fresh

Don't be retarded, nobody bought the car. They aren't available for quite some time. As I said before its a test mule, or a full production version being tested in the states.

dont call names dude. i was saying MAYBE. it had New Jersey tags on so maybe he was special but i said it PROBABLY is a test car

Matt92530 · 04-22-2007, 01:34 AM

It already has a plate. It doesnt look like a dealer plate.

D fresh · 04-22-2007, 01:35 AM

Yep, probably a Subaru tester. There's a company here in the Denver area that tests pre-production models of new cars. I've seen the new Mustang, the current gen of Dodge Dakotas and the Jeep Commander in pre-production testing but never anything really exciting. All of those were in body camo but since the car has been released I could see why they skipped that on the Subie.

D fresh · 04-22-2007, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by imprezin04

dont call names dude. i was saying MAYBE. it had New Jersey tags on so maybe he was special but i said it PROBABLY is a test car

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Originally Posted by Matt92530

It already has a plate. It doesnt look like a dealer plate.

SOA is based in New Jersey and most test cars have plates. All of the cars I mentioned previously had Michigan manufacturers plates, they look just like every other Michigan plate other than the word "manufacturer" in small print at the bottom.

Imprezin04 the retard comment was more pointed at the others at least you were hypothisizing.

02redwagone · 04-22-2007, 01:36 AM

Looks way, way, way better without the big plastimesh grill and chrome. I hope this chromeless thing of (relative) beauty is a sign of the product being just as shown. I can solve the tails fairly easily.

imprezin04 · 04-22-2007, 01:39 AM

from the sounds of it, people are already starting to accept the 08 lol just as people didnt accept the 06 but now look how its turned out.

D fresh · 04-22-2007, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by 02redwagone

I can solve the tails fairly easily.

The tails are an easy fix, but I don't know about that chrome strip on the back. Hopefully that'll be a simple fix as well. I guess if all else fails there's always Duplicolor.

D fresh · 04-22-2007, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imprezin04

from the sounds of it, people are already starting to accept the 08 lol just as people didnt accept the 06 but now look how its turned out.

I've liked it from the get go. But yes you're right. Half the people bashing it will be bragging about having the first one in their state.

imprezin04 · 04-22-2007, 01:42 AM

18 views, 17 replies wow haha i guess some of them are mine but still, glad my brother recognized it from the pictures i showed him online. hes never really loved subarus that much

575rider · 04-22-2007, 01:45 AM

After picking up Motor Trend and checking the new car out regularly I've always thought it would look great with nice wheels and lowered. I've thought to myself alot of people on here will eat there words once they see the car in real life...seems like some of that is already happening. Though this isn't lowered it looks damn good. Can't wait to see what the STI has morphed into.

kihbolo · 04-22-2007, 01:46 AM

looks like a mazda....don't like it

russd32 · 04-22-2007, 01:49 AM

I don't have the time, but if someone could design some non-ricey tails w/ a paint-ready rear trim piece they could make some good $$. Get them ready and get vendor status on here an prepare for you bank account to grow!

subadus · 04-22-2007, 01:49 AM

nice!

D fresh · 04-22-2007, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by russd32

I don't have the time, but if someone could design some non-ricey tails w/ a paint-ready rear trim piece they could make some good $$. Get them ready and get vendor status on here an prepare for you bank account to grow!

The problem with this is since nobody can get their hands on the car they don't have the pieces to design off of. Im not sure when the car will be released in Japan, but I'll bet as soon as it is some aftermarket company with much more R&D loot than a NASIOC member will be producing such a thing. Hopefully the STi goes without the chrome band. The tails, as said before, are quit easy to fix.

04-22-2007, 01:24 AM	#1
imprezin04 Scooby Specialist Member#: 39482 Join Date: Jul 2003 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Maryland Vehicle: 2000 Impreza RS SRP	Spotted 08 impreza wrx on the street Hey guys, i was under the impression that the 08s were not available yet but today at work my brother saw one and snapped some pictures for me from his camera phone. he said that it was driven by an asian guy with a subaru jacket on and that the car appeared to have had adhesive on it and was just peeled off (if it were new wouldnt they take all that off and wash it dor the owner before leaving the lot?) he said it doesnt look that bad in person and there was only a subaru badge on the back, unless the new owner slapped on some wheels and debadged it right away...im guessing this might be a company loaner to get impressions or what? what do you guys think? * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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04-22-2007, 01:25 AM	#2
darksc00by Scooby Specialist Member#: 102140 Join Date: Dec 2005 Chapter/Region: South East Location: :FloriDarwin: Vehicle: MY02 Taco 4x2 ughhh MY00 RSTi mmmmmmm	thats sick

04-22-2007, 01:26 AM	#3
darknightohio Scooby Specialist Member#: 50523 Join Date: Dec 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Ohio Vehicle: 2010 GTI United Gray	WOW they fixed the grille

04-22-2007, 01:27 AM	#4
imprezin04 Scooby Specialist Member#: 39482 Join Date: Jul 2003 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Maryland Vehicle: 2000 Impreza RS SRP	also just noticed there was a shift light or something on the dash, maybe this is a demo car or the guy who bought it wasted no time in modding it

04-22-2007, 01:28 AM	#5
Dirty25RS Scooby Specialist Member#: 56731 Join Date: Mar 2004 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Akron, Ohio Vehicle: 2004 STi WRB,03 EVO8 2010 Volvo C30R-design	they fixed the grill, i now approve!!!!yeah subaru didn't **** up!!!!!! P.S. Holy Schnickies (sp?)

04-22-2007, 01:28 AM	#6
D fresh Scooby Specialist Member#: 95459 Join Date: Sep 2005 Vehicle: the activity level of AutoX is > than F1	Test mule. The grill looks better than the pics, too bad the taillights don't. Too bad your brother didn't stick around long enough to ask for a test drive.

04-22-2007, 01:28 AM	#7
Mavrik Scooby Guru Member#: 90347 Join Date: Jul 2005 Chapter/Region: AKIC Location: Anchorage AK Vehicle: 07 SWP07 STi -mine black 99 2.5RS	new and modified already, cool!

04-22-2007, 01:28 AM	#8
intpostman23 Scooby Specialist Member#: 89185 Join Date: Jun 2005 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Brick, NJ Vehicle: 2004 IMPREZA WRX STI -Chargespeed V2- WRB	looks better.... hmmm i like

04-22-2007, 01:31 AM	#10
imprezin04 Scooby Specialist Member#: 39482 Join Date: Jul 2003 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Maryland Vehicle: 2000 Impreza RS SRP	we work at the same place as a part time job. if i were schedulked today i probably would have chatted with the guy and asked to look around but my brother said he was with an asian girl and they were doing some shopping so he didnt want to bother him. but when he went back to his sales department and told some people and an older man said him and his wife love subarus so he went to go find her so they could go out and look at it

04-22-2007, 01:33 AM	#11
kaliformula Scooby Newbie Member#: 110314 Join Date: Mar 2006 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Los Angeles, CA Vehicle: 2006 WRX Wagon LR Defender 90	looks nice, but the chrome in the back gotta go

04-22-2007, 01:34 AM	#13
Matt92530 Scooby Specialist Member#: 94085 Join Date: Aug 2005 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Eugene, OR Vehicle: 2009 BMW 335i Cloud Gray	It already has a plate. It doesnt look like a dealer plate.

04-22-2007, 01:35 AM	#14
D fresh Scooby Specialist Member#: 95459 Join Date: Sep 2005 Vehicle: the activity level of AutoX is > than F1	Yep, probably a Subaru tester. There's a company here in the Denver area that tests pre-production models of new cars. I've seen the new Mustang, the current gen of Dodge Dakotas and the Jeep Commander in pre-production testing but never anything really exciting. All of those were in body camo but since the car has been released I could see why they skipped that on the Subie.

04-22-2007, 01:36 AM	#16
02redwagone Scooby Specialist Member#: 87067 Join Date: May 2005 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Oregon Coast Vehicle: 02 wagon Tobasco	Looks way, way, way better without the big plastimesh grill and chrome. I hope this chromeless thing of (relative) beauty is a sign of the product being just as shown. I can solve the tails fairly easily.

04-22-2007, 01:39 AM	#17
imprezin04 Scooby Specialist Member#: 39482 Join Date: Jul 2003 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Maryland Vehicle: 2000 Impreza RS SRP	from the sounds of it, people are already starting to accept the 08 lol just as people didnt accept the 06 but now look how its turned out.

04-22-2007, 01:42 AM	#20
imprezin04 Scooby Specialist Member#: 39482 Join Date: Jul 2003 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Maryland Vehicle: 2000 Impreza RS SRP	18 views, 17 replies wow haha i guess some of them are mine but still, glad my brother recognized it from the pictures i showed him online. hes never really loved subarus that much

04-22-2007, 01:45 AM	#21
575rider Scooby Specialist Member#: 112024 Join Date: Apr 2006 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Portland Vehicle: 03 vf34,AVO,STI, Cusco wagon/05 LGT too	After picking up Motor Trend and checking the new car out regularly I've always thought it would look great with nice wheels and lowered. I've thought to myself alot of people on here will eat there words once they see the car in real life...seems like some of that is already happening. Though this isn't lowered it looks damn good. Can't wait to see what the STI has morphed into.

04-22-2007, 01:46 AM	#22
kihbolo Scooby Newbie Member#: 131297 Join Date: Nov 2006 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: utah Vehicle: 2003 WRX Sedan MBP Stage 2....sold	looks like a mazda....don't like it

04-22-2007, 01:49 AM	#23
russd32 Scooby Specialist Member#: 63961 Join Date: Jun 2004 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Normal, IL Vehicle: 2005 WRX Blue	I don't have the time, but if someone could design some non-ricey tails w/ a paint-ready rear trim piece they could make some good $$. Get them ready and get vendor status on here an prepare for you bank account to grow!

04-22-2007, 01:49 AM	#24
subadus Scooby Specialist Member#: 142984 Join Date: Mar 2007 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: San Antonio / Dallas Vehicle: 05 WRX stage 2 PSM 03 Forester x PSM paid!!!	nice!