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Old 02-22-13, 03:44 PM
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Just bought 97 wrx sti jdm

Hey just bought this today in calgary. Waiting for oop inspection then Picking it up this 170/555



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Old 02-22-13, 03:45 PM
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Sorry meant to say this is number 170/555 of the car made thought that was kinda cool
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Always liked this body style, looks good.
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Sooooooo..ya throwin a Rotary in it???..!!!
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Wise choice. Everyone wants to be Takumi with the AE86, but you just went straight to Bunta. Haha. Seriously though, beautiful car, love those things.
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Originally Posted by Mazda RX-7 EFINI TYPE
Wise choice. Everyone wants to be Takumi with the AE86, but you just went straight to Bunta. Haha. Seriously though, beautiful car, love those things.

Last year I saw a kid with a similar sti. I know non wagons are quick as my neighbor has one with that anti-lag system and damn is that car hard to catch!
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Awesome, just too bad its wrong hand drive.
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I think the 280hp will make up for that
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Originally Posted by MazdaMike02
Awesome, just too bad its wrong hand drive.
A shark out of water can still bite your leg off though!
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Originally Posted by misterstyx69

A shark out of water can still bite your leg off though!
lol...this guy
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Be Careful, The transmission and clutch like to fall out of those cars. I know a couple guys with em and they love em. Just all of them have done transmission work.
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I'm looking for a shop that is competent with jdm cars or subarus anybody know of any that they would recommend . It's got 118000km not to sure what I'm looking to do after I'm done with regular maintence
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Vex performance is the subaru guru's from what I understand. If they can't do it, they would know who does.
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Nice thanks for the suggestion. I'm daily driving this car now. Gonna free up quite a bit time not having my fb as my dd to work on that fc I got in the backyard. Not sure what I will do with my fb might have to put it on kijiji
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