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I love updates like these hah : proof people read (or search) the forum & why I try & help keep it alive

Several years later and we needed to replace the Premacy. Convinced the missus to look at Levorgs. I wanted to give them another look and see if maybe I was just expecting too much from a CVT or driving it wrong. Dunno why I didn’t like the last one I drove, but maybe it had issues. We test drove two, a 2.0GT and a 1.6GT-S and settled on the 1.6 mainly because of the spec and kms. So glad to be back in a bus, I love my Golf, but I’d forgotten just how good Subaru were with their suspension tuning and the AWD. Its good to be back!

Installed the new hotness. Had to remove towbar assembly due to slight interference (but had that issue on factory setup and I'd had the hangers adjusted) not exactly going to cry about it because I only ever used it for bike rack...and want to get a daily driver instead to take over those duties, so might just leave towbar off...plus weight savings Not sure how I feel about the unused rear hanger (flipped orientation)...exhaust as a whole is plenty supported and I have no actual concerns...might just make the decision based on the towbar problem... And while I was there, finally applied my lateral link stickers:

The year is 2026 and I've had a WRX NA Bug eye for 15 years (that's 2x cam belt kits if you're counting) and the trim-extras list goes like this: HID headlights flared guards Wrx seats raised suspension boot spoiler Rev counter centred in the instrument cluster Momo steering wheel with powershift tiptronic fog lights side skirts Wrx brakes Twin piston slide calipers on the front BTW I still get 7.8 ltrs/100km out of it and it's not fast but nimble enough.

Oil temp over 110c is f***ed. 90c seems fine for the sump. Few options for those high readings. 1) each brand as different response curve for the sensor, so it could just be different sensor gauge combo. Even different generations of the same product can vary. 2) Maybe they have the same gauge but different sensor. Or the aren’t running it in the sump and have it tee’d off the head etc. 3) there gauge is broken. Could be needle is physically out or alignment, or internal component worn. 4) if it’s really old type where the sensor has what looks like a coil spring the whole length of the cable another heat source along the way like headers or turbo can throw it off. You may need to sleeve it in something too reduce the heat along its path and get a true reading.

https://autotrader.co.nz/showroom/subaru/subaru-announces-trio-of-sti-tuned-special-editions-for-tokyo-auto-salon Like shuffling deck chairs as the Titanic goes down... Why don't they pull finger and build a real STI. 🤣

Indeed, I know its not the most accurate spot, but purity and all that. I'm not too concerned about absolute precision (otherwise Subaru would instruct differently ie cylinder 3 gallery plug), more just gauging that I'm in line with other systems considering all this stuff is almost 30 years old I still wonder how in the heck it could ever read 120-130+ in that location though...

Folks in the know say it is quite common in the 4th gen legacy. Apparently the starter gear not fully retracting in time. I'll try to pull it soon and clean/lube.

'New car' = WRX 30 in 2026 remove engine & drop off to mechanic, they disassembled & heads have returned from testing, all good, waiting reassemble then most recently "Old" car (Avenger = 50 in 2026) 'everything' Diff pinion seal nut & bolt check, wheel bearings brakes trans seal + screen, tran mount & bushes, swaybar link & bushes Struts strut bushes rocker seal carbs

Yup unfortunately for a lot of wrx fans, they are yet to find out this ugly truth

In the end after test driving a couple of Levorgs, I really, really wanted to like them, but the gearbox just completely ruined it. Heaps of go from the FA20 but just no sense of occasion, an old school auto would have been waaaay better. If I could’ve convinced the missus I would have just gotten another gen 4 wagon. Ended up with a mk7 Golf GTI instead.

so in short : yep NA WRX exists

Yeah the JDM bugeye wrx came in either an ‘NA’ or ‘NB’ The NA was a non turbo wrx similar to the srx of the gc8 era. As boon said it had better seats, wrx struts and maybe a couple other upgrades but yeah the non turbo bonnet with wrx badging was a factory thing. Edit: http://a15ff11300g.sakura.ne.jp/catalogue/GD.GGimpreza/2000.8 new age impreza WRX/2000.8 new age impreza WRX.html