I have a 2014 Impreza Sport Premium and am looking to replace the rear door speakers as one is not working. I recently replaced the fronts with the Kenwood KFC-1666S, they have been fine, nothing too special. Should I get another pair or look at something else like the JBL Club 64FSL? I do not have a sub or amplifier and don’t intend on adding one. Thanks

Back in June I made a regrettable impulse purchase at a local dealer for this 98 Impreza OBS. It has 193k miles and a pretty extensive service history, including the work I just had done to it this summer at a local Subaru specialist (AISIN timing belt, water pump, rack boots, cam seals). It also has the 5 speed and is pretty much rust free underneath. I’ll include the original marketplace description at the bottom for reference.

It idles and runs very smooth. The only flaws I’ve noticed are some minor dings and a very slight seep from the rear of the engine (likely backing plate or RMS; I was gonna leave it until it needed a clutch since it’s not enough to notice on the dip stick).

Even so, I think I paid too much at $4300 (I know, ouch) when I’ve seen comparable ones selling for $2500 or less. All in all I’m about 6k into it, so selling now would force me to realize at least a 2k loss.

I also have a beater 07 Corolla (ugly but dead reliable) and a 1996 Tacoma 4x4 that needs some stiff here and there but is also solid and rust free.

Just wondering how severely I overpaid and whether it’d be worth keeping. It runs better than either of my other cars but also seems like the most expendable since the fuel economy isn’t as good as the Corolla, but it’s also not as capable on rough roads as the Tacoma, making it a bit neither fish nor fowl.

The original marketplace ad:

1998 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport

Over 40 service records on hand

Clean title / clean carfax
0 accidents
192k miles
2 owner (same owner last 25 years)
2.2L EJ22 engine (one of Subaru’s best engines)
AWD
5 speed manual
Heat & A/C work
Cruise control
Power windows, mirrors, locks, etc
Roof racks
Fantastic service history, all services done at Subaru dealer
New Headgaskets, camshaft seals, timing belt, A/C compressor & CV boots @ 148k
New serpentine belt & axles @ 172k
New power steering pump, transmission fluid, stabilizer bar links, sway bar links & valve cover gaskets @ 175k
New tires, front brake rotors & pads & diff fluid @ 190k
New crankshaft, camshaft & knock sensors @ 192k
Runs and drives great, really impressive car for the year.

hello everybody i own a 2008 subaru impreza hatchback 1.5L, its slow obviously and I’m trying to figure out how i can mod my car safely while also having it work properly. it is N/A and apparently anything i do will not really have much effect engine wise, i was thinking about getting a throttle controller so i can at least get rid of that delay. I’m kind of embarrassed about my car it’s an automatic and I’ve only done slight cosmetics to it, i painted the grille black, replaced my worn and peeled shift knob for a sparco knob, carbon wrap on the mirrors to cover damages (seen in last photo) and black wheels. idk if my car is ‘riced’ or not so i need some opinions on what i should do. so far my next plans is the throttle controller, yellow fog lights, a better sounding muffler, and some good coil overs.

please give me some feedback i feel lost at this point.

Does anyone know of a aftermarket rear sway bar that can work in the rear as I am looking for something stiffer then the rs update

Purchased car with 170K, pretty clean, didn’t pay much. Purchased after 30 mile test drive, very tight, ran well.

Sat for a week before I took her for a drive.

After 50 miles, P0016. Dang, possible timing chain issue. Drove another 100 miles, no issues. Quick start-up, no chain slap, no hesitation, smooth and quiet operation.

Erased codes, drove 30-40 miles, code returned.

Got an oil change, erased code, code returned after about 75 miles.

My thoughts, intermittent nature and lack of other symptoms kinda points at intake OCV.

Instead of swapping banks, just gonna buy an OEM OCV.

Anybody wanna share their P0016 stories, good or bad?

(Old photo fyi) I finally got my first subi after selling my veloster a few months back🥹 I’ll miss my mileage but tbh living in New England = AWD. She’s a 2020 with 61k mi sport hatch bc once u go hatch u never go back ig. Anyways any tips or ideas for what I should add to her are appreciated. So far I put my 5% back on bc I like guessing when I drive at night, swapped out my rain guards, and put on a wing from ikon motorsports.
Previous owner already changed up the exhaust to lord knows what but it’s loud

Hey yall! I’m new to the community. Have always loved the way the Impreza looks, finally went out to the dealership and got a new 2026 Impreza sport. Would love some education on the type of maintenance I should do to it so that it can run for a long time! Really want to take care of my first big purchase

So I've had my 24 Impreza for just about 2 years but I don't drive it a whole lot so the mileage is only 8500 so far. It's about time for an oil change. So aside from an oil change, new oil filter and tire rotation what maintenance should I expect to need? The local dealership has a recommended $200 package that is oil change/filter, tire rotation, replace AC filter, inspection of axles, joints, brake lines, discs/pads, suspension, and parking brake. Is that a decent deal?

I'm replacing my driver's side fog light cover. There are no fog lights installed. There is a slight lift in the upper corner. I had replaced it 20 days ago and wondered if it just wasn't sitting right because I had a bit of a graze that knocked the original lose and broke the clips on that one. BUT it stuck in until yesterday when I went back to my car and it was gone. It was there before I left that day and I only noticed getting out of a restaurant.

HOW do I make it lock in correctly?

So I have a 2009 impreza outback sport manual and there is a kinda metallic grinding noise, but only during deceleration weather its in gear or im slipping the clutch to engage it. I think its something with the front diff and it hasn't seemed to cause any performance problems so far. If anyone knows what that is and possibly how to fix it that'd be much appreciated, thank you.

Thought it was an oil pressure switch but it is not? I can't find any part for my 2014 Subaru Impreza that matches this

Its right below and near the oil filter

Not the switch I'm thinking of because it doesn't have the plastic connector

TIA

Hi All,

Just some questions for you all. Im interested in grabbing an 02-03 what issues did they have? What type of trims were available in the U.S in these years. If anyone could point me in the right direction of finding one as well please let me know, im located in cali but wouldnt mind travel a state over in any direction.

If this post isnt allowed here my apologies in advance. Thank you for your help as well.

Swapping a eudm sf5 ej20j engine and boddy harness to a eudm gc8 which im also manual swapping can someone help me find the pinout for each wire as i want to keep the rear gc8 boddy harness and just splice it with the forester harness The connected plug on the harness is the forester one i started intergrading it but things are not as compatible as i thought. Every help small or big is appreciated

Hello! I have a 2020 Impreza with 268k (km) on the odometer. It was previously burning around 1 quart at the 10k km oil change interval so I switched to 6k intervals. For my last oil chance I used Restore and Protect and my gosh I was not expecting it to make such a difference. I'm currently at 5k km into the oil change interval and the dip stick still reads full, and this is just the first round. They say you need to do about 4 oil changes to full effect but I was not expecting it to start working so quick.

I would highly recommend using this oil if you have a higher mileage engine! At first I thought it was just marketing but fortunately the claims were truth (at least for my specific instance). Also getting your PCV valve inspected and replaced, if needed.

I was genuinely worried this oil burning was a lost cause and started looking at other vehicles but thankfully I can postpone getting another Subie. Just thought I'd share my experience thus far!

Hi, I got a 2004 wrx not so long back and looking at fitting heated seats, I've fitted universal kits quite a few times to cars but I don't really want to start cutting my trims to fit buttons, I got an aftermarket kit but OEM switches, I can't find the electrical connector specifically for the blue switch which in my case is the passenger side, I've found a connector that fits in the driver's, it's not perfect but it fits so if anyone has a part number or anywhere I can buy the connector id be much appreciated, I'm in the UK so scrap yards are not an option and I can't seem to find anything online. TIA

Its been a good ride with the 24 impreza rs but i have come to a full decision on this. I do not plan on leaving the subaru family at all, i am 100% dedicated to subarus and only subarus till I die but I have been thinking about this all year in 2026 and I owned my car for 3 years still paying it off but I want to move up in the subaru line and have been eyeing at crosstreks or foresters in wilderness trim. I been hating the factory ground clearance as is on the imprezas and I dont even want to throw a damn lift kit on it at all and I promise to god I am a redneck but I hate lifted cars and trucks that shit actually drives me fucking insane. I seen the pros and cons now of the impreza and they are by far the best close distance cars ever, when you want to start actually long distance travel in a impreza literally at that point get a forester or an outback because i have done an absolute shit fucking ton of state to state traveling in that 24 impreza rs fuck the actual road debris son and fuck the potholes man sounds like hand grenades going off every damn time I bottom out and I am literally not intending to bottom out and cross into other people lanes to avoid shit at all, I only follow the road in one direction and one direction only

Anyone else have this? Is it a big deal? Can I fix it or is this a new part and frustrating weekend? Checked codes, nothing.

Hey all, this is my first Impreza and CVT so I'm not sure what to expect here. I've been hearing a really subtle, rotation friction noise that scales with speed. I took it into a local shop thinking it was a wheel bearing issue, but they say they think it's coming from the transmission. They said possible issues could be bad transmission from the factory or something else entirely -- but nothing too serious to worry about at the moment.

36k miles and I drive like a grandma. Should I take it into a Subaru shop or not worry about it at all?

Any input appreciated.

I got a dent on my oil pan near the drain plug thats causing a small leak. In terms of labor can a DIY mechanic do this at home or should i call a shop. For any DIY what is the process like?

I did jack up the engine and found i'd need to remove the front exhaust pipe to remove the lower oil pan.

I have a 2020 Impreza Touring Hatchback at 230,000km mostly driven on highways.

Need suggestion if I should get the engine & transmission mounts replaced for longevity of the car or not at this mileage.

Please provide feedback on any other parts need to be checked at this mileage.

I just got a 2020 Impreza sport hatchback. Absolutely love the way it drives and the handling feels great. Mainly got it because my car got totaled and I happened to get an amazing deal on this. Im not planning on any engine mods anytime soon aside from maybe a cold air intake just because I don't want to impact the reliability or fuel efficiency.

I'm trying to decide between getting a wing or a spoiler, I found 2 on Amazon, but if there are better ones please let me know.

To my understanding, if I add a spoiler, it'll reduce drag (and potentially the fuel efficiency if the reduction in drag more than offsets the added weight?) but won't add any downforce.

But if I add a wing it would add downforce, but mainly on the rear tires unless I add a front lip to add downforce to both ends. I've also heard that increasing downforce can reduce fuel efficiency because the force sucking the car down makes the engine have to push harder to keep the wheels spinning.

My main questions are:

Is my understanding correct?

What's a good place to buy these parts for a good price, if the ones I attached from Amazon aren't good

What are some other simple mods I could do that wouldnt put too much strain on the engine?

Were OEM skirts available for the 2015 Impreza? See photo, were these OEM? They look okay.

Just bought a pretty clean 2015. Now, I’m in the process of de-ricing it.

- Removed Cobb stickers
- Removed aero lip taped to top of nice hatch spoiler.
- Horn dead, what’s the deal with ugly brightly colored horns visible through aftermarket screen grill? Ordered black replacements.
- Removing the cheapest mud flaps you can imagine.

Beige leather is in good condition other than some splits on the side of the driver’s seat bottom. Will probably purchase replacement leather.

It has a nice sounding cat-back exhaust, not too loud but suggests balls this car doesn’t have. Why?

I might add a sway bar and autocross it. So crazy that previous owner failed to buy something that would actually help performance.

Didn’t like it when I saw it but was in good shape, no bearing or axle noise, tight steering, good trans. Just odd choices but previous owner loved it.