Here in Canada we can pretty much import anything we want as long as it's 15 years old.
I've been trying to find a pre-2008 WRX with less than 150,000km for the past 3 months with no success. I'm wondering if it's worth looking at Japanese imports since you can get a Bugeye WRX with ~100,000km for less than $10,000 CAD. I'm just wondering what the fuel situation is like since the highest octane I can get in Nova Scotia is 91.
>tl;dr: Is importing a Japanese WRX into Canada worth it?
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You can make a north American wrx just as fast for less so in a sense it's not worth it but the uniqueness is is worth the extra price.
No. You can import a WRX with quite low KM's for cheaper.
Gotta know how to restore it after all the time sitting on a lot though
Imported a subaru legacy b4 in vancouver a while ago. Went quite well!
Ya, it's all about the price for me. I'm not looking for insane performance, just a regular WRX.
It's crazy how jacked up the used Subaru market is in Canada. You're either paying $16,500 for a pristine show car, or $8000 for something modded to shit with 260,000km or an engine swap.
There's a JDM 2000 Legacy B4 RSK for sale in my area with 56,000km for about $7000. Should I jump on that or hold out for a good condition WRX?
It could be worth it. Subaru market is fucked here, just be prepared to deal with the whole RHD thing.
I hope you can find a good importer.
A word of warning about the b4
Its a great car and mine was really reliable, however since it's a twin turbo it has a different transmission.
USDM legacy transmission parts are non interchangable without some fab work. (I could be wrong but this is what my mechanic led me to belive.)
Fonding a good jdm mechanic is hard. Idk what city youre in. It costed 1250 for new clutch labour incuded so not the end of the world.
With an air filter, tune, blow off valve and some good brakes you will have a really good time. I miss mine a ton.
However its a rarer car and knowledge and parts and aftermarket are more scarce
If you know your cars and can do things yourself i fully reccomend it
get a 05 saab 9-2x aero (saab branded WRX)
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Mo nica
But seriously, give the damn car a chance, move into a non-salt province so it won't rust to nothing over the winter.
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But really, this will probably be the most affordable WRX you can find, and it has the steering rack from the STI and better insulation making less road noise.
there's no issue with that as long as you go with a reputable importer, the issue is finding insurance for a rhd car.