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Hi!,

New to the forum as im looking to buy a Brand New Impreza R or RX hatch and have found it hard to find reviews on the internet.

Currently drive a FG XR6 manual and am looking to get into a smaller car. Test drove a brand new impreza hatch on the weekend and was quite impressed as all I had test drove previously was focus and corollas.

Few things concern me:

I know little about subarus or impreza's and cant find any reviews on the net in terms of quality of build etc... All I can find are reviews about cosmetics and fuel economy. Most the reviews I have found have been pretty negative.

Fuel consumption was another thing, obviously I expect it to be more than a FWD small car but I dont want a car thats consuming as much as my falcon which isnt to bad at 11.5l/100.

I have found the interior and drive quality to be better than others in its class. A big concern for me is the quality of the car, I plan to have this car a long time (10 years +) as I am looking to buy a house and dont want to spend anymore money on cars. Please share your experiences.

All help would be appreciated!

Hi and Welcome jgweat

Sorry to hear that you spent your hard earned money on a Falcoon You'll be very happy with a Suby but like you said.. AWD uses more fuel than a FWD car But reliability and safety wins hands down on the Subies

I'd go looking for a RS (2.5L) model around 2005 onwards that way you're not paying too much and the new car price drop has happened

Good luck with your search and let us know how it turns out.

Cheers,
Paul

Im a bit biased but spend a little more and buy a turbo diesel forester you won't regret it, I know my wife is so much happier these days now she has one

TOONGA