Legacy vs Impreza

Darkseb · Post by **Darkseb** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:32 am

It's more a poll then a question so here the topic: Does it worth to be stuck in 90-94 era with our old legacy or is it ok to upgrade for a 93+ Impreza ? plz comment

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:46 am

93 impreza is considerably lighter, but far less attractive

Imprezas didnt get good looking until 97

thehookeup · Post by **thehookeup** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:29 am

and no turbos until 02

ericem · Post by **ericem** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:12 am

90-94 has a lot of history which I like the most. (speed records, rally, mileage, reliability, etc etc.)

early gen impreza's seem to plain.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:45 am

thehookeup wrote:and no turbos until 02

Turbo swaps are cake tho

PhyrraM · Post by **PhyrraM** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:51 am

Splinter wrote:93 impreza is considerably lighter, but far less attractive

Imprezas didnt get good looking until 97

Not sure I see where your coming from. Unless your talking a WRX or 2.5RS, all the 'lower' Imprezas look the same to me. A few detail changes through the years but nothing considerable.

Am I missing something?

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:18 pm

There was a facelift done in 97

93-96:

97-01:

n2x4 · Post by **n2x4** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:22 pm

Front ends can be converted though. I think there's a how to on nasioc. As far as looks go, I think you can make an impreza look nicer than our legacys, but build quality isn't up to par with the legacy.

PhyrraM · Post by **PhyrraM** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:51 pm

I know about the facelift and the new dash, but the changes are very minor. To me at least. A bit sharper lines on the lights/grill/bumpers and clearer headlights.

The pre and post facelift BCs have more differences than the GCs did with thier facelift.

IMO, of course.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:51 am

n2x4 wrote:Front ends can be converted though. I think there's a how to on nasioc. As far as looks go, I think you can make an impreza look nicer than our legacys, but build quality isn't up to par with the legacy.

The build quality on my Impreza seems to be as good, if not better than any of my legacys

And of course front ends can be converted, but how hard is it to find an entire 97+ front end swap for less than the difference of the price between a pre 97 and a post 97?

I find the pre lift imprezas to be really boring looking. Not attractive at all.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:55 am

Legacy has a lower CD.

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:57 am

Why limit yourself?
Get both!

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:32 am

Pfft, I got you beat

I have a 2.5RS and THREE legacy turbos

greg donovan · Post by **greg donovan** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:52 am

Splinter wrote:
n2x4 wrote:Front ends can be converted though. I think there's a how to on nasioc. As far as looks go, I think you can make an impreza look nicer than our legacys, but build quality isn't up to par with the legacy.
The build quality on my Impreza seems to be as good, if not better than any of my legacys

And of course front ends can be converted, but how hard is it to find an entire 97+ front end swap for less than the difference of the price between a pre 97 and a post 97?

I find the pre lift imprezas to be really boring looking. Not attractive at all.

all you need to swap is lights, grille, bumper and hood.

my brother did it on his 95 l 2 door after he hit a tree.

thehookeup · Post by **thehookeup** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:41 am

Splinter wrote:
thehookeup wrote:and no turbos until 02
Turbo swaps are cake tho

true but, its already setup and looks better to me

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:44 am

I have heard from numerous sources that the BC Legacy is a better balanced car than the Impreza...and from my experiences driving Imprezas, it feels very much so to me...

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:46 am

Conventional wisdom dictates otherwise, since the Impreza is what Colin McCrae came up with after driving the Legacy...

PhyrraM · Post by **PhyrraM** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:47 am

The longer wheelbase helps high-speed stability. The shorter wheelbase promotes quicker reactions.

In the rally world, the BC wins out on the logging roads. The GC takes the Super specials and the rally crosses. Generically speaking, of course.

Manarius · Post by **Manarius** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:49 pm

The Legacy is generally more plush than the Impreza. Rarely any 90-94 Legacys came without power windows/locks/mirrors and most Impreza's did.

Darkseb · Post by **Darkseb** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:42 am

i think dsscoobydoo and splinter have answered my question...

schspeedster · Post by **schspeedster** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 3:09 am

The 2007 comes equipped with a payment but you get a batch of new parts pre-assembled in Gunma. Test drove one, nice but taking the payment into account wasnt overwhelmingly superior to my '93 with 200K miles. Unfortunately the test drive didnt include off-road.

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:18 pm

PhyrraM wrote: In the rally world, the BC wins out on the logging roads.

I have spent a fair bit of time in a BC in such a situation, and will have to concur

And Colin McRae drove whatever he was given to drive...

And he was quite successful in the BC cars

BXSS · Post by **BXSS** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:30 pm

I thought the BC Leggy won just 1 WRC event right before the intro of the Impreza, maybe it had more wins in other rally series...

Both cars are nice - the Impreza being lighter & more nimble while the Legacy is more roomy & the ultimate sleeper.
So the solution is to own both!

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:55 am

555BCTurbo wrote: And Colin McRae drove whatever he was given to drive...

And he was quite successful in the BC cars

The Impreza was born when Subaru sat down with McRae and said to him "So, you've driven the Legacy for a couple years in Rally, how can we make it better?"

He basically told them make it lighter and give it a shorter wheel base

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:42 am

Splinter wrote:
555BCTurbo wrote: And Colin McRae drove whatever he was given to drive...

And he was quite successful in the BC cars
The Impreza was born when Subaru sat down with McRae and said to him "So, you've driven the Legacy for a couple years in Rally, how can we make it better?"

He basically told them make it lighter and give it a shorter wheel base

How did you ascertain such info?

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