Subaru Impreza

**wowiesy** · August 19th, 2009 11:21 PM

Hi,

I'll be "taking over" (sort of) a Subaru hatchback (Impreza din yun di ba) in a few months' time. Bale parang hand-me-down ito since the one who's now using it is my brother and he and his family is scheduled to leave the country for (hopefully) greener pastures overseas..

What should I expect of this? Initially, I find the car (at least my perception or speculation ) hard to maintain - limited lang mabibilhan ng pyesa? mahal ang pyesa? I am thinking na nga of selling and switching to some more mainstream units... but I came across an article around here na mas matagal ang buhay ng mga pyesa ng Subaru... totoo nga ba?

I tried surfing sa subaruph.. but parang ang konti ng mga posts... at least not like the fordclubph....

**wowiesy** · August 19th, 2009 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by vince914

Thanks guys for the quick reply. Great help!:-) Will definitely go to the the subaru club website.

Hopefully MI could fix the 3rd concern. Will tell you about it. THanks!

Ano yung MI? san yun? meaning mga tech issues hindi kaya ma resolve ng casa? Most likely my brother's subaru was bought from GH...

**dpo kenneth** · August 20th, 2009 04:43 AM

Originally Posted by wowiesy

Ano yung MI? san yun? meaning mga tech issues hindi kaya ma resolve ng casa? Most likely my brother's subaru was bought from GH...

MI (Motor Image) and maraming post sa subaruclub.ph and everyday im reading a lot of things regarding to my ride...when you log in go to forum...anu naman yung GH(Greenhills?)..if then...ito yung MI hehehhe

**wowiesy** · August 20th, 2009 06:36 AM

Ano ang role ni MI? sya ba main importer / distributor ng Subaru here? Ano kinalaman nya sa casa? Saan address nya? Ano ano ang mga service offerings nya?

**jaymd** · August 20th, 2009 07:25 AM

MI is also known as motor image in greenhills( just beside Ford greenhills/edsa), Sya lang nag-iisang casa ng subaru. They import/service subaru vehicles. They are a part of the motor image group based in singapore which is the main distributor of subbies in east asia mainly singapore, HK,Phil, Malaysia etc.

**stormgray** · August 20th, 2009 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by vince914

Hello. I'm new to this forum and a new owner of a Subaru 2.0r Sport. I've had problems with my impreza having only put 300kms so far. Such a disappointment. Need to know if I'm the only one experiencing this problem.
1. Mirror on the windshield is loose which might fall over time. Probably a simple tightening of the fixture from the CASA would do the trick. Though this is minor, its simply just annoying.

2. Moving on a flat surface, there's a tendency for the car to move to the left when I let go of the steering wheel. The car moves towards the left (slight movement) as well when I brake....This is just another simple wheel alignment job but for f's sake, I've only had the car for 2 weeks with 300+kms clocked in. Really annoying!

3. Here's the most annoying part. The problem happens when I make a full stop whether from a short or long drive from one point to another (for example, just to stop for a stoplight by applying the brakes without putting the car into Neutral), when I release the brakes a slight jerk happens. I think it has to do with the transmission shifting back to first gear. Could be a delay in gear shift....or could be something wrong with brakes?

Vince, I've logged on 9k on my 2.0R. Here are my observations:

1. Have no problems whatsoever with this.

2. I thought that this was a problem with my car, too, although I've noticed this on most cars that I drive (especially more apparent if there's no passenger). The reasons are likely because I'm a big guy (190 lbs, 6'), or the uneven grade of the roads here in the Philippines.

3. The slight shifting jerk also happens with my car; not all the time though. I've observed that it happens more often when I don't step on the gas immediately after taking my foot off the brake pedal. Could you please observe yours if this is also the case?

**johnemyl.eugeni** · August 21st, 2009 06:17 PM

Hi,

I just bought the WRX STI. I'm also experiencing the same probelem as yours. (the steering and all) The worst is that when I reached 300 kms. the I cannot feel the turbo charged engine. Maybe I will just send the car to MI and have it fixed. However, with such price, I think it is not worth it to have such problems.

Also, when I received the car it has some scratches. (as in buong body ng car) When I brought it to MI they said they can fix it.

Thanks.

**vince914** · August 25th, 2009 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by stormgray

Vince, I've logged on 9k on my 2.0R. Here are my observations:

1. Have no problems whatsoever with this.

2. I thought that this was a problem with my car, too, although I've noticed this on most cars that I drive (especially more apparent if there's no passenger). The reasons are likely because I'm a big guy (190 lbs, 6'), or the uneven grade of the roads here in the Philippines.

3. The slight shifting jerk also happens with my car; not all the time though. I've observed that it happens more often when I don't step on the gas immediately after taking my foot off the brake pedal. Could you please observe yours if this is also the case?

For Item 2: It couldn't about my weight (I'm only 160 pounds) nor the road conditions here. I don't even have the same problem from my other car. I should bring it in this week. Haven't had time as I've been traveling and just got back in Manila. In fact it only has less that 500kms.

For Item 3: This is how mine does it. Just imagine prepping for a stoplight. You apply the brakes slowly until you reach a full stop (don't put it to neutral btw) and say, maybe you want to move a little forward where you are so you release the brakes a little bit. This is where the jerking movement occurs so your instinct is to apply the brakes but once you release the brakes, the car moves normal as it should be without the jerk.

Will observe my car by applying the gas immediately once I release the brakes. Will also try it slowly like what you have explained. Will tell you about it tomorrow.

**vince914** · August 25th, 2009 01:30 AM

Originally Posted by stormgray

Vince, I've logged on 9k on my 2.0R. Here are my observations:

1. Have no problems whatsoever with this.

2. I thought that this was a problem with my car, too, although I've noticed this on most cars that I drive (especially more apparent if there's no passenger). The reasons are likely because I'm a big guy (190 lbs, 6'), or the uneven grade of the roads here in the Philippines.

3. The slight shifting jerk also happens with my car; not all the time though. I've observed that it happens more often when I don't step on the gas immediately after taking my foot off the brake pedal. Could you please observe yours if this is also the case?

Originally Posted by skidmerc

Had the same jerky transmission before. I asked MI about it and they said it was the intelligent transmission that was still adjusting to my driving style. I guess with just 300KM, you subbie is just doing the same.

However a quick solution that I still use now is to just leave it in SPORT mode. This made the transmission more responsive and virtually eliminated the jerky move. Hope this helps.

At least whoever you spoke to had an answer. The dude I talked over the phone couldn't figure out the problem as it was his 1st time to hear such a thing. Did you mean use the SportShift feature? How long did it take before it elimanated the problem? How many miles have you clocked in so far? Mine has less than 500kms. Thanks for the help.

**vince914** · August 25th, 2009 01:38 AM

Originally Posted by johnemyl.eugeni

Hi,

I just bought the WRX STI. I'm also experiencing the same probelem as yours. (the steering and all) The worst is that when I reached 300 kms. the I cannot feel the turbo charged engine. Maybe I will just send the car to MI and have it fixed. However, with such price, I think it is not worth it to have such problems.

Also, when I received the car it has some scratches. (as in buong body ng car) When I brought it to MI they said they can fix it.

Thanks.

So true. With the price we've paid especially yours, they should've made sure the cars were wheel aligned. Such an inconvenience especially that they only have 1 shop. Worse thing, they will have to bring the car somewhere else to have it aligned. Yes, they don't have the equipment within their site.

Scratches and the turbo charged engine doesn't work?! Man, they better do something about that. That's no excuse for MI.