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24 March 2015, 09:56 PM
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The car in question Maz is a WRX Type R V-limited and has a "7" in the model code denoting an RA but it isn't an RA, its a Type R.
The only site that it comes up as being a 2 door special edition RA is that Catherine'n'Ken site, the site all those facebook groups live by.
There is no mention of it here... http://www.sti.jp/product/impreza/list.html
A few years ago a guy on the RA Forum living in Japan investigated the car via sources at Subaru....It was confirmed there is no such car.
The only site that it comes up as being a 2 door special edition RA is that Catherine'n'Ken site, the site all those facebook groups live by.
There is no mention of it here... http://www.sti.jp/product/impreza/list.html
A few years ago a guy on the RA Forum living in Japan investigated the car via sources at Subaru....It was confirmed there is no such car.
24 March 2015, 10:24 PM
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I'm not into racing so I don't care what's out there that's faster, I just want to have fun and play at the limit of grip.
24 March 2015, 11:54 PM
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The internet always seems to leave a trail
You might be interested in reading this
http://www.type-ra.com/subaru-forum/...7.18929/page-3
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25 March 2015, 12:16 AM
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Having owned most Scoobs,inc an S202 that is now happily living with its new owner on the Isle of wight I can comment.
The S202 is one hell of a car I loved its out of the box rawness and unique sound with pops and bangs oem.
My recent drive in an S204 blew me away this car isn't just about fancy seats its a very special individual drive that is so planted and well setup from the factory,its high speed stability is insane the suspension spring rates and damping are magical,they got it bang on with this car.
Anyone who thinks they have driven the ultimate road going Impreza needs a blast in one.
It was intended as Japan's answer to the M3, the build quality is much better than a normal scoob the attention to individual detail makes this one of the best cars I have driven it oozes instant confidence and impressive feed back to the driver.
I drive spec C s inc a 16" Motorsport edition regularly and have a well sorted Chevron setup car myself and I know from a drivers point of view what that 204 is about it cannot be dismissed as the best road going Impreza to come out of the Sti factory
The S202 is one hell of a car I loved its out of the box rawness and unique sound with pops and bangs oem.
My recent drive in an S204 blew me away this car isn't just about fancy seats its a very special individual drive that is so planted and well setup from the factory,its high speed stability is insane the suspension spring rates and damping are magical,they got it bang on with this car.
Anyone who thinks they have driven the ultimate road going Impreza needs a blast in one.
It was intended as Japan's answer to the M3, the build quality is much better than a normal scoob the attention to individual detail makes this one of the best cars I have driven it oozes instant confidence and impressive feed back to the driver.
I drive spec C s inc a 16" Motorsport edition regularly and have a well sorted Chevron setup car myself and I know from a drivers point of view what that 204 is about it cannot be dismissed as the best road going Impreza to come out of the Sti factory
25 March 2015, 12:31 AM
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Having owned most Scoobs,inc an S202 that is now happily living with its new owner on the Isle of wight I can comment.
The S202 is one hell of a car I loved its out of the box rawness and unique sound with pops and bangs oem.
My recent drive in an S204 blew me away this car isn't just about fancy seats its a very special individual drive that is so planted and well setup from the factory,its high speed stability is insane the suspension spring rates and damping are magical,they got it bang on with this car.
Anyone who thinks they have driven the ultimate road going Impreza needs a blast in one.
It was intended as Japan's answer to the M3, the build quality is much better than a normal scoob the attention to individual detail makes this one of the best cars I have driven it oozes instant confidence and impressive feed back to the driver.
I drive spec C s inc a 16" Motorsport edition regularly and have a well sorted Chevron setup car myself and I know from a drivers point of view what that 204 is about it cannot be dismissed as the best road going Impreza to come out of the Sti factory
The S202 is one hell of a car I loved its out of the box rawness and unique sound with pops and bangs oem.
My recent drive in an S204 blew me away this car isn't just about fancy seats its a very special individual drive that is so planted and well setup from the factory,its high speed stability is insane the suspension spring rates and damping are magical,they got it bang on with this car.
Anyone who thinks they have driven the ultimate road going Impreza needs a blast in one.
It was intended as Japan's answer to the M3, the build quality is much better than a normal scoob the attention to individual detail makes this one of the best cars I have driven it oozes instant confidence and impressive feed back to the driver.
I drive spec C s inc a 16" Motorsport edition regularly and have a well sorted Chevron setup car myself and I know from a drivers point of view what that 204 is about it cannot be dismissed as the best road going Impreza to come out of the Sti factory
25 March 2015, 12:34 AM
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25 March 2015, 07:48 AM
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There was never an Ra version of the Type R why would people think so ??
Ra stands for race altered,the Type R is a specialist model in the line up.
Type R is what it says,no need to give it an Ra title it's really that simple .
Ra stands for race altered,the Type R is a specialist model in the line up.
Type R is what it says,no need to give it an Ra title it's really that simple .
25 March 2015, 08:05 AM
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On the Type RA forum a few years ago the thread came up for discussion again and one person living in Japan approached Subaru with the question who denied it's existance, but some still know better and believe they exist.
25 March 2015, 08:13 AM
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https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...pe-ra-ltd.html
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25 March 2015, 09:15 AM
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25 March 2015, 10:54 AM
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There are lots of mysterious RA models that Subaru themselves have never heard of, there's one for sale on Facebook at the moment but it looks more like a "Halfords Altered" car.
25 March 2015, 11:05 AM
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The internet always seems to leave a trail
You might be interested in reading this
http://www.type-ra.com/subaru-forum/...7.18929/page-3
Cheers
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You might be interested in reading this
http://www.type-ra.com/subaru-forum/...7.18929/page-3
Cheers
Steve
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I also prefer the early dash. I owned a MY95 WRX for 6 1/2 years and 70,000 miles. Now I have the facelift classic dash in my V5 STI RA Ltd and even after almost 5 years I still reach up for the electric window switch where it 'should' be