Highlights

Imported from Japan in 2021 and kept in a heated garage
Low displayed mileage of 68,525 miles
MOT valid until November 2025 with no advisories
New OEM suspension and fuel tank
New Yokohama tyres with less than 300 miles of use
Link G4 ECU fitted
Very well-kept car maintained by Subaru specialist

The Appeal

The gravel stages have honed and inspired many road cars, but few as great as Subaru’s brilliant Impreza. The original rally car trammelled the opposition and gave road-going buyers one of the most viscerally exciting and capable saloons of modern times.

Later cars evolved the concept, but the original mid-90s cars offer the purest iteration of Subaru’s vision. Thanks to the car’s sheer drivability, good, low mileage examples like this one are getting in very short supply.

It has the added advantage of being the more powerful Japanese-market Version II STI that lived on the island country’s salt-free roads before arriving here in 2021. It has been in the hands of the same elderly owner ever since and treated to a dry, heated garage when not in use.

The very low mileage of 110,281 kms (68,525 mile) is a further draw. As is the remarkable condition, its white paintwork and two-tone grey fabric interior wearing their 30 years very lightly. The car is cosmetically standard and runs only light modifications such as a Link G4 ECU and stainless steel exhaust.

The car comes to market with recent maintenance by a Subaru specialist and a long, advisory-free MOT to November 2025. The suspension and fuel tank were updated with new OEM parts less than 300 miles ago.

The vendor writes:

“The car drives like new. It is very tight, with no play in the gear linkage. It pulls well and has benefitted from the Link G4 ECU, by being mapped to UK spec fuel.

“For it's age, the car is in remarkable condition. No rust on the body and mechanically sound. The throaty engine note, from the stainless exhaust sounds great. The car was purchased as I always wanted a classic / GC8 Subaru Impreza and wanted a "clean" one with no rust, which is why I chose to buy this import. Having now reached the age where I have to give up driving, I have reluctantly decided to sell the car.”

The History and Paperwork

First registered 1995
Japanese-market car that remained there until 2021
Imported and UK registered in 2021
One registered keeper in the UK
Always kept in a heated garage since, with no wet weather use
MOT valid until 6th November 2025, with no advisories
Since import, the car has been serviced by a specialist garage in Ayrshire
Elderly keeper who has only driven less than 1,000 miles in 4 years
No previous history available with the car
MOT'd each year since 2021 and passed each time
Selling due to reaching an age where driving is no longer feasible
and never driven in wet conditions
All original parts available (exhaust, suspension, etc.) by separate negotiation
Appropriate ‘555’ registration included which references State Express 55 rally team sponsorship
Retains its kph speedo for originality

The Condition

Very smart cosmetically factory standard car in rare white
Paintwork presents well with few marks or signs of use
A few small marks/scratches - each wing mirror has minor marks and there are some minor scratches on the driver's side, but surface level only
Bodywork is straight, tidy and very well kept with no obvious deterioration
Car sits on correct recently refurbished five spoke gold alloys which are barely marked
Recently fitted with quality Yokohama tyres with 300 miles covered since fitment
Underside condition looks in very good order with no structural advisories on MOT
Vendor reports that the car has no rust, with body-coloured underseal
Unmodified two-tone grey fabric interior in very good condition
There are barely any indication of age inside including high traffic areas
Vendor reports no interior smells and car hasn't been smoked in
All interior electrics re;ported to be operational
Small hole in carpet on driver's side, next to clutch rest

The Mechanics

1,994cc flat four ‘boxer’ turbocharged engine with Version II specification
275bhp factory specification
5spd manual gearbox
Gear linkage is reported to be tight with no play/wear in the bushes
New suspension using OEM parts all around with less than 300 miles use
Link G4 ECU fitted to allow mapping to UK fuel specifications
Stainless steel exhaust in the Group A style fitted
Vendor reports that the car pulls well in every gear
Full stainless steel exhaust system
Converted to mph, but the clocks have not been amended - to show consistency
New (OEM) petrol tank fitted
No mechanical or running gear advisories on last MOT
No reported running or driving issues
Regularly maintained by Subaru specialist since arriving in the UK

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