as above, theyre all right, v7 was the last hatch or "wagon" until the v11
no brembos, no 6 speed, etc
the hatches from v7-v10 dont have the wide guards like the sedans do either
unless you do what i did and put front guards, bumper, diffusers, lip, spottie covers and scoop from a sti sedan onto it
jap import vs nz new:
theres a few lil things ive noticed, nz new have cruise control, a red foglight in one tail light, dif speedo, etc
v8 vs v9: aint much but main thing is the interior/centre console, if the 3 aircon knobs are in a line-its a v9, if the middle is a bit lower(like v7)-its a v8. its like the v8 have the v7 dash then they changed it in the v9
thats what ive found since i got my car in aug 2010