Here's Why the 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Is an Icon
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The 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi was a special car -- and today I'm going to show you why. I'm going to review the original WRX STi, then I'm going to drive it and show you what it's like behind the wheel of the Impreza WRX STi.
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16-year-old Doug was very, very excited to make this video.
Yes kids don't tune your cars. This Sub is worth $30,000 because there was no dumb high school kid that screwed it up in the past.
16yo me is pleased that u did too
I too was excited for this video.
Doug you always be 16
And modern Doug is super excited about Mercedes G Class Cabriolets and the new Audi RS6. Please review the latter soon!
Subaru: uses stickers instead of badges on STi
Doug: look at this cost cutting!
Porsche: uses stickers instead of badges on GT3
Doug: look at this weight saving!
AHH!!
Because Porsche clearly isn’t cost cutting badges on a $100k+ trackday version of a premium car that has badges normally, whereas Subaru clearly is on a car that costs $30k. Sometimes the same actions are genuinely done for different reasons.
Focus Baloney!!! Porsche might use the excuse that they’re saving weight, but that’s a load of crap. They’re saving money. There’s PLENTY OF OTHER PLACES they could’ve cut out on the Porsche to save significantly MORE weight, but they didn’t. The Porsche is still a pig of a car that could easily loose an additional 250 or more pounds without compromising it, WITHOUT resorting to cloth door pulls and stickers for badges.
maybe cause thats what it is lol
That's the power of branding, put a Gucci sticker on cheap payless shoes, then they're worth 30x more
Premium brands can get away with so much bullshit😂
I’m not a car expert, but this car stuck with me. As a kid I’d see one of these maybe once a year and it stayed with you, you never forgot the blue/gold colour way. Iconic.
Good times, man! I don't think there was a high school dude out there who didn't want one of these. It was certainly - as you said - Iconic.
I remember seeing a black one with gold rims when i was a kid and i wanted one since
@Umar yeah same. I love thee 2004 with a java Black Pearl. Wanted one ever since I was a little kid and when I turned 27 I went out and bought myself one. It goes along with my 2019 Crystal Black Pearl sti. Regardless of what people say, they are great cars. Just gotta do it right.
No matter how much criticism it gets from a lot of car enthusiasts, it still turns heads from 90% of road users in 2020 wherever it's driven... Amazing 🏆
One of my all time favs. That rumble is something special.
It's the Gold wheels
Surprisingly, it does! I barely use my 2006 STI, but when I do, there's a big chance someone's gonna roll down their window and praise the car, haha. Never get's old!
@@sudagatz I daily my 06 sti and can confirm. its a total blast
Maybe they look at the car when trying to look at the slow ass they're passing.
They made the steering wheel cover plastic so it didn't kill people when the airbag went off.
I wonder if Doug sometimes has common sense, who on earth would put a metal steering wheel cover
😂 Ffs
But the fact that it looks so terrible is what he was trying to point out. No aluminum paint, no brushed look, etc.
@@mileskosik472 When I drove my 02 I didn't give a fuck about all of that. Rather put money under the hood and towards suspension compared to a bunch of useless trim shit.
@@vithursan.b u missed the point
4 STI badges is honestly enough and today’s car overdo it
except he forgot the front bumper and the engine
@@markz9432 bruh he was talking about the interior
@Mike E He was only referring to the interior
There were five in the interior. Wheel, gauge cluster, stick shift, and both seats. That's actually a lot, not sure what he's on about.
Kevin Davis I think he counted the seats as one!
I love Doug's enthusiasm in this video. I did some street racing back when this car was new and the STi was one of the most feared cars on the street.
So you openly admit to having being an irresponsible dumbass manchild... Brave.
Loved mine, drove it hard and crashed it....
i’m sorry to hear that man
damn :(( I'm sorry man
Know the limits of your car & yourself. Stay safe.
Same here ... watching this video is just Painful now :(
Did the same thing brother. September 2018. I'll never forget that beautiful machine
no luxury but only performance, this car is perfect for me
And is more practical than other japans cars
This, the evo, the srt 4, the cobalt ss, the rx8, the golf, the rsx, focus Zx3, all of the tuners from the 2000s restarted the whole craze
Forget the leather! enjoy the ride! x3
@gunit 010 but past is actually better then present
gunit 010 new cars are nanny trash
Doug be like “This is the greatest car in the history of automobile transportation. Doug score: 36/100”
lol
He was very restrained in the "cool" factor.
The knob for the headlights angle is not for fog areas. It's for the moment when you have luggage and the body it's not level anymore. That's when you lower your headlights (to see in front and not blind the others)
Oh damn that makes sense
Thank you for restoring the truth !
That's what I was thinking
Also it’s common in Europe for cars to have what’s called fog lights but only on the rear, light that is visible on foggy weather so other drivers can actually distinguish you and not crash into you. In addition here in the balkans for example we have some roads with almost no lights at all, so you have to adjust your headlights upwards to make the oncoming turns more visible, we aim the headlights differently on big open roads with loads of traffick and on roads with zero visibility.
This car is so special to me because I’m born the same year as it (2004). It my dream car and I’m finally old enough to drive. Lamb is and Ferraris are cool but I want one of these
Same I was born in 2003 and ima save up for one
You won't regret it. I own a 2015 STI, had a 2013 WRX, and driving a 2007 STI (my mate's car) was the most fun I've ever had on 4 wheels. To this day I still haven't cornered quicker in another car.
That being said, the day to day ride probably gave me scoliosis.
I have an 04 WRX and it was built on the same month and year I was born I’m never selling it
@@hardcoregamming8754 wow. That would be so special. Make sure you pass it down lol
Same
Special Edition cars
Doug: "Cars with badges everywhere are stupid"
Also Doug: "Cars with only a few badges are cheap"
Cars with no badges are the best.
Thought the same thing...
Well, he's not wrong
Thought the same thing...
There is no pleasing you mr powers
"An exhaust that makes it sound like a damaged trombone"
Subie fans: *Heavy Breathing*
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Where in the video did he say this? Lol
As an owner for a WRX, i really don't understand the obsession with having the loudest car in existence. I find it very annoying when I'm out and about, especially when it's nice out and I have my windows down. The only people who think loud exhausts are cool are other people with loud exhausts, everyone else thinks they are annoying fuckbags.
@@oshntosh I think a nice audible exhaust is nice, but actually loud just seems unpleasant to me. Everybody will hate you, you'll get tired much more quickly and you can't even get a little bit of rest if your idle is loud aswell
@@EddoWagt Exactly. Good tone is always appreciated, but it doesn't need to be excessively loud (and arguably it sounds worse that way)
"he moded the hell out of it and blew the motor" sounds like a subie
This car is amazing. At some point in my life I am going to have one of these. So simple yet it works better than anything else. They really focused on how it drives vs how it looks and sells
“It’s was hard to find ones that are stock and not crashed”
*hellcat flashbacks*
Viper flashbacks
Supra mk4 flashbacks
MUSTANG
All the models that were named makes me lose hope for humanities street racers
Lol. I've got this exact car with 75k on it, but I'd argue the interior is cleaner then this one.
Doug ''I'd like to have a metal airbag cover'' DeMuro.
Philip Cooper gotta get that STI claymore to the face action!
The guy is a complete moron
This is Doug DeMuro not Joe Rogan. You gotta say Doug is the type of guy that...
There's no need for a metal cover, but you can make the plastic look far nicer -- like basically every other car does. It's especially weird to do *FAKE* metal when the real thing is inches away, so the contrast is obvious.
Doug DeMuro lol, good video regardless, keep it up!
The "dial" for the head light angle is not for foggy weather. It should be set at 0. But when you load the car with weight (or hook on a trailer) and the rear starts to sink down, you level the headlights so they point DOWN by turning the knob up (to 1, 2, 3), so you don't blind oncoming cars with your lights. Very common in Europe. In newer cars the headlights have an automatic function for that.
I was about to say that. that its related to how you load the car up. and not related to foglights.
One of the things that makes the '04/'05 STi feel faster than what came after, is the gearing. I owned an '05 and '08 and the gearing difference was very noticeable. Some people didn't like the shorter gearing but on tight-twisty roads or the race track it was *fantastic*. You could pull out of a corner in 3rd like most cars pull in 2nd. Yeah, the shorter gearing hurt the 0-60 (which everyone was obsessed about) and you were almost always working the gearbox, but it really helped make use of the engine's powerband and give it a bit more kick. I still miss my '05 STi...it had numerous improvements over the '04 while still being "raw" and it was just a blast to drive.
Doug the type of guy to get into a car accident just to give the airbags a doug score
I laughed WAAAAAAYYYY TOOO HARD at this 😭😭😭😭😭👍🔥
Wow you found this joke funny? 😕 you must laugh everything
@@10litehouse maybe he is always happy and you are not...
That’s honestly kinda psychotic if you think about lol
Not only that. He also buckles himself in the parked car
"the steering wheel isn't metal!"
For Christ's sake, it blows up in your face.
Yeah I could see that being a bit of an issue! 😂
😂😂😂😂
I, too, would like metal rivets blowing up in my face.
@Decent Fellow It's a WRX STI, there's like a 90% chance you will get your money's worth on that airbag.
"it blows up in your face"
Consent first, jeez
I had an '05 STi. I absolutely loved that car. I didn't mod it, mine was bone stock, but it was so much fun. I autocrossed it and ice raced it on weekends. I wasn't that good of a driver, but it was a blast. It was the best 3 years of owning a car I ever had. I wish I had never sold the thing.
I worked as a porter for a car dealership in the early 2000s and I remember getting an STI in on trade. I LOVED driving it for daily errands and whatnot. To this day, still one of my favorite cars.
Ok, I bought one of these new in 2004, and it's still my daily driver 350+K miles later. Still insanely fun to drive, and say what you want about the cheap interior, it doesn't rattle.
My dad bought this new as well and passed it down to me over a year ago. Been his daily driver and mine and nearing 200k miles. Still a blast to drive! Unfortunately, it has some leaks and a rack and pinion that needs fixing and not sure how much longer I'll hold onto it, wish it held a price tag in the 20k's lol.
Totally agree that the despite the cheap interior, I don't think twice about it. Also has one hell of a bumpy ride, but that just adds to its quirks. Love this thing, hope the redesign coming up will be awesome.
Dam y'all actually driving your Impreza's while this one just sadly sits with low miles.
Is that on the stock engine and tranny?
Like any rebuilds needed or anything?
I have a B5 S4, but just wondering how the STI is on longevity of major parts.
@@alienassasin1234 My GC8 has 265,000 and is still going strong. You've got a lot of life left.
It doesn't rattle doesn't mean it not cheap. Sorry that just a fact
Doug: don’t expect to use this car for family transportation.
Me: umm I don’t think most kids are 6’4 Doug...
kids can fit back there just fine
@@layesse1 yup they can, my father had one when I was a kid
@@layesse1 Yea they can, my little brother could fit in my 2003 WRX easily. (2003 Blobeye WRX) he is my little brother but he is like 5'11 lol
6'3" or 6'4"*
@@layesse1 像每只胖驴一样臭的猫牙齿南美
This one belongs in a museum with such low mileage!!!! Great review of an icon!!! It definitely deserves a higher score all around.
This car came out when I was 4-5 years old. Ever since I laid my eyes on one, I knew this was my dream car. I'm 21 now and still want this car or the 05.
You're pretty young, and therefore both immature and inexperienced... Not sure it's a good idea, not to to mention you'll look like a living stereotype... But if you're responsible (and rich) enough, fuck it, why not.
Hold on to that, it's not entirely out of reach.
This particular car is perhaps my favorite car of all time. 2004, Blue paint, huge wing, huge hood scoop, gold wheels. Wow! Such a cool car. I agree that the gold wheels on the WRX are indeed the best use of gold wheels on any car, ever. But I disagree about the headlights; I love that design.
World rally blue makes this car look great.
I love Bandit Trans am with gold rims!
Cheers my good fellow!
@@fj60driver So do I... and I think that is a fantastic looking car with gold wheels! But the STI just looks better, in my opinion.
@@danielmackey6594 yeah i like both i was just mentioning the Trans Am as part of the gold wheel club
Doug, you cant put metal with rivets in the steering wheel. When the air bag goes off, those will be projectiles.
that's true, but the "fake metal" looks fucking horrid, I'd much rather a normal looking black plastic there.
😂
Turns it into a fucking claymore
mynamefrank the WRXs of this era have better steering wheels in my opinion. Oddly enough they are “MOMO” steering wheels from the factory. Mine is all black and it just says momo in red In the center. All around a much better looking one in my opinon
Say that to a special edition 1994 jaguar I had with a gold plated metal steering wheel with a wood trim on the outside circle... Also, someone stole my gold jaguar off the hood and they did not have replacements. You can't go from a gold jaguar to a silver one, my friend.
I had an STI once, taught me the lesson that I should use condoms when with a new person
Huh😳
Huh😳
Are you saying you had to sell your STi & get a minivan?
@@jmdean_ Lets just say that my O2 sensors were getting sprayed with hot fuel.
HA
I burst into tears of joy when you showed off the driving part of the video, and almost bawled in joy when you really started to push the engine hard. Man does this car bring back so many good memories...
I salute the owner for leaving his WRX stock!
except the hella supertones that were put in.
Prototype_Pandad I noticed that too haha
@@prototype_pandad6536 period specific mod though. Seems like all of these had supertones back in the day.
@@prototype_pandad6536 Finally someone said it. Every time Doug was talking about how original the car is, I'm staring at the Hella horns through the grill.
Probably an adult.
Doug: Still feels Fast, still feels....
Everyone: *SAY FURIOUS*
Doug: nimble
You win the "Giving me a chuckle" Award
2 FAST 2 NIMBLE
@@basstrammel1322 Nimble Nine
@@RaphYkun The Fast and the Furious: Nimble Drift
Bass Trammel The Fast and Nimble Presents: Doug Demuro and Owner’s Manual.
Got a third gen STI as my first car and I'm loving it!
This video is just so on point, incredible.
Just got my 2005 STI. 95k miles, only KW Variant 1 Coilovers, a cobb turbo cover on it and a brake master cylinder mount to stiffen up the brake feel. My god so much fun. Smiles per gallon the whole time you drive it.
Talks about how cool and legendary it was;
Cool Factor: 6/10
🤷
I think Cool factor means for average people. For car guys it is an icon.
@@nodo7575 Counterpoint: As a car guy, this was the car that culturally put the nail in the coffin for sports cars. It kinda depresses me looking back at it. It's not a cool car. It was a boxy, factory souped up 4-door grocery getter that SHOULD have been a rally clone tearing down back roads on knobbies... but instead found itself slammed 'n' fart-canned along with hot hatches all post Fast & Furious 1 happening. Budget-minded performance cars would all morph into boxy, partially-practical, squares forever.
@Tyler You mean a Lotus Elise/Exige? Been there, done that. Maybe like an Alfa 4C when they get affordable second hand. Nah, let's be real, though. I'm just gonna blow the scratch on guitars.
@Tyler The STI is a mostly boring car. I've driven one. Meh. Overrated at the least. Moreover, it LOOKS utterly boring. It's a tall mom sedan with pink stickers and some performance options. It's not even got the sexy factor of an RX7, which in itself wasn't bonkers, but a least it looked the fucking part. "Fun yet practical" is exactly why it sucked. The "yet" part makes it look like a turd. I'd much rather have a practical car that did practical 100%, and a fun car that did fun 100%. The compromise, meet-in-the middle, bullshit is what ruined fun cars to begin with. The STI was a prime example of that. It's why the banal, flat landscape of CUVs make me essentially despise the entirety of affordable car culture today. The C8 Vette I guess is a glimmer of hope, but not much more than a glimmer. I'm not holding my breath for a resurgence of sports cars in 2020. I should have gotten into riding motorcycles when I was younger. They didn't seem to lose their way like car guys have.
In the end, the market completely drives it. The market became FAR too conservative during that time period, though (we could talk to infinity about all the cultural, economic, regulation, etc. reasons why) and it is what it is. The "fuck subtlety" crowd which I firmly put myself into, got pretty much abandoned. I mean, you can participate in those kinds of cars if you're fuckoff rich (supercars, hypercars, whatever are bonkers), but fewer-and-fewer of us are fuckoff rich statically. Boring ass cars for the masses, and the embracing of them, are a symptom of other things entirely.
@@DapperHesher You have to realize, car guys are a minority, we do NOT drive the market. If we ever did, do you think they would have ever stopped importing Japanese Sports Cars in the late 90's?? No, which is exactly my point. Most people don't want in your face aggressive, the want practical daily driver / sporty. And newsflash there are 2 Cards in the market that fit your needs entirely. The Nissan 370Z and Toyota/Subaru/Scion 86/BRZ/FRS, those two cars are the successors to early 90's Japanese Sports car culture you wanted. And if you wanted American Sports cars, then you sir are blind.
"This is an exceptionally cool car"
6/10
A Doug "6" is like a normal person's "9"
9 and 10s in the cool factor are McLaren F1
and Bugatti levels
Emmanuel Kumi I truly think that Bugatti’s and Ferrari’s have the WOW factor, but this kind of car will always be cooler.
it's because us normal people don't get the chance to even to see the most exotic (let alone, sit or DRIVE one) cars. i.e. most typically bland U.S. cities where something as exotic as a Huracan comes across the street maybe once a year for me at least.
@@emmanuelkumi8299 Is he he also putting the acceleration score on the same scale as Bugatti's? That would make sense to give it a 5 then, other wise 5 would be a really low score considering 0-60 in 5 seconds was absurdly fast for its price at the time.
It's because "normal" people don't use the whole scale. Dudes see an average looking girl, "Omg solid 8!!", yet any average looking person/ average car should be a 5/10. Bell curve is the best standard for these kinda things. Not many 9s and 10s, and same amount of 1s and 2s.
I owned one of these in the same colors... WR Blue w/ gold rims and it was a blast to drive. Subaru makes great cars!! It corners so well and the AWD is a blast in the snow!!
Easily the most I've ever seen Doug so giddy and nostalgic. I can't blame you either my friend, has always been my all-time favorite and like us all for the same reasons it's one of yours
the “THHHIISSS” gets more and more aggressive
Depends on how excited Doug is!!
THISSSSSISISISISISISSI
TTTTHHHHHHIIIIIIISSSSSSS IS A FORD TAURUS!
Imagine getting excited for a 4 four door Ford
I always know I can annoy my wife by starting one of Doug's videos and playing the TTHHISSSSSS
he almost sounds like a blowoff valve
Doug: "This STi was kept completely bone stock"
Me: What about those *hella horns*
And the 3" factory aftermarket Bosal exhaust
HAI GAIS
I GOT DEEZ FROM A SOOBAWOO
Came here to say the same
And the PNP 5500k HID kit in the headlights
@@Decius1701 It's got the stock STI muffler. You can see STI stamped on the tip at 25:31. I had the same one.
had an impreza for 5 years absolutely loved it,getting another soon
Did you get one ?
when doug started driving, i was just blown away by the sound. I can't wait to get mine, there's still a few in the market where I am. Gotta finish up my studies and get that loan for the subaru
Owned one since 2005, love this damn car. 191k miles and it still runs like new!
You're a real winner!
That's the mileage my friends 05 blew up. He put a built block into it and still drives it daily
@@ksfpubstar2 Yeah, it's honestly not terribly expensive to get one built, and you just can't a car that looks like that these days. Sad story
Had the same exact configuration as this one, sadly hit a deer a couple years ago and it was written off.
Replaced it with something almost as good.
250 HP, AWD, 4 Doors - a 2014 Toyota Sienna and then sadness ensued.
I also had a 05. Wish, I didn't sell mine.
It's fine to have problems with a reviewers critique. Everybody has different tastes and experience after all.
But y'all should remember Doug reviews these older cars by modern standards and in comparison to exotics, so of course it's going to be lower than you expect. It's over 16 years later.
That being said...This car deserves a higher score. 😂
Big fan of Doug, don’t get me wrong. But he’s talking about how it’s a lot more fun than the new STI but then gives it the same weekend score
That's about the only thing I don't really understand about Doug's videos, why is he comparing a 2004 car to brand new card? They're obviously not on the same level, they're from a different time with different standards
No it doesn't. A manual lamborghini gallardo/murcielago from the same era is way more special than this compared to this.
@@seanl764 bruh its a fucking lambo
@@shadowzone2013 Doug seems like a really nice guy but I have a hunch he likes making the videos more than he actually enjoys cars. Oh well, to each their own:-)
Doug's laughter at 22:34 is a joy to see, and such a cool, visceral reminder of what a cool car it was, and how cars that were really, really FUN to drive are such a wonderful, rare thing, and there are seemingly so few of them, that are still affordable, nowadays. There are a few, but it's too bad there aren't more...
I bought a lightly used 04' STI in 2005 when I was in my mid twenties. That car was sooo fun! 2 speeding tickets and one crash in 10 months. It was worth it!
My 6 year old self was very jealous of you. I heard the rumble and pops. Never looked anywhere else 😍
Doug: “this is my wife who was born in 1985, impressively she attended the most prestigious college where she met me.”
Are sure you she met you Doug?
And she got Doug scores instead of graduation certificate.
I imagine doug seeing her. He would open his mouth and drop his books while she would pass beside him and then he would ask George "who is she?"
Bmw x5 project
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Now while some may not be a fan of these slightly saggy long nippled tits, I think they're delightfully quirky.
"is there a second cup holder? no... but there is a second cup holder" get it together douglas
Maybe if your second cup is a thimble!
Pipa Obala I drive minimum an hour a day because I live near nothing so I like to have a drink but personally I always have something with a cap anyway
@Pipa Obala I assume people who are obsessed with coffee love more cupholders. In my case I always drink something that has a cap on it so I can just throw it on the passenger seat and it wont spill.
@Pipa ObalaI'm Canadian but let me give you the perspective from someone who also lives in a large country. The last longish drive I took was 1100KM and I only stopped 3 times so its important to be able to have somewhere to put an open drink. I also don't even think it would be possible to drink a coffee while driving without a cup holder.
@@DougDeMuro I have an 02 WRX and I can confirm that it CAN fit a medium Dunkin coffee. It's snug, but it fits!
I've watched this video so many times and I'm still amazed at it. This was my dream car as a kid.
Here’s my grandpa moment, Doug. I was like 22 when this came out. It was my dream car. Wasn’t even close to affording it. Now I can afford three of them. But instead of getting one, I stick to an suv with a third row that allows me to hall the family around, haul large items and go on camping trips. I invest in my home and retirement savings. Every time I see one drive by, I think to myself “man, you should just get one!” And exactly two seconds later, dismiss the idea. Your video might just have taken me over that edge 😆
You deserve a fun toy for yourself, if you can get it then get it, but don’t short yourself
Francis buy the car! You only have one life, you need to live it for yourself every once in awhile! You won’t miss the $20k when you’re on your deathbed.
Screw SUVs!!
That’s why I bought a stinger
Do it man.
You've never been so exited on a review before. You really love this car, it shows. It was the sensation I felt. You missed the STI exhaust note though, absolutely unique
He missed the horn sound as well
Unique if you've never been around a lawnmower
Unequal length headers. Not good for performance. Great for sound.
“Only found sti in 4 places”
*proceeds to list 5 places*
I guess he counts the two seats as one location
Then he goes on to the manual bag thingy and finds another sti badge, and also ignores the front, rear, side and engine badges.
@@maggs734 well he's talking about the interior in that part :p
@@maggs734 he listed the places only where he FOUND them
finding this video years later.. i'd like to add a note. This car also performs like this on gravel, or in the snow. The joy of driving a performance car, off-road, is thrilling.
If I was in my early to late 20’s when this came out I would’ve bought it in a heartbeat. It’s everything I’ve ever looked for in a car. I’m 18 now but I’m gonna try as hard as I can to find a close to stock one in the future if I have the money. They’ll probably be so expensive by then...
I’ve been trying to mod my regular Mazda 3 2.0 to be like a Mazdaspeed 3, only to realize that the WRX STi is everything the Mazdaspeed is and way more.
The simple blue interior, relative practicality of a 4 door, manual, turbo sound, wheels, spoiler, body style...
Everything is perfect
simp
aye i got a mazda 3 2.0 too, you done much to it?
@@jacktomis1743 yo this is insanely late, however…
Corksport catback exhaust, 07-09 Mazdaspeed 3 GT alcantara seats, different wheels, LED light swap for the interior, changed the dash clock trim to a different color, different shifter handle + boot, and some other small things.
“It looks like he’s escaping the trunk of a sombrero”
Skept lol’d so hard when i saw the logo
It's like they decided they couldn't be bothered to pay their actual designers to mock this up, so they just had the intern do it on his lunch break.
I was thinking more along the lines of a spaceship.
Those “cheap” and “crappy” plastics hold up pretty well in comparison to some luxury car interiors
I agree. I have a 02 bug eye and the interior looks brand new.
*cough* BMW plastic melt *cough*
TFW you're such a fanboy that you can't even admit your econocar interior isn't that nice
@Bryce Czirr Have a look at the one of a Legacy of that era, it looks much better and has a touchscreen, in 2004 !!!
My 04 XT interior is still beautiful. Stitched leather everywhere with a really cool greenish blue thread. Seems like the UV protection on the windows did a real good job until I added tint a couple years ago.
Wanted a STI ever since I was 14. Turned 25 recently and just bought a 2021 STI. Finally got my dream car at the end of their life.
For now. They'll be back.
@@biggrocc19 prolly as a hybrid or electric tho
I have a friend from France who moved to the USA and bought one of these, he let me drive it a few times and I absolutely loved it!
Smiles like a child as I sit in my 04 STI watching this
SAME
You lucky b@stards.
the "fog light replacement" feature is incorrect Doug. it's actually to adjust the beam in case you have high stress on the rear axle (towing, a lot of weight in the trunk) so that the beam doesn't blind upcoming drivers.
Or fatties in the back. 😁
The I don't know and better look up the answer because these Scooby owners KNOW THEIR CARS spidey sense tingled......but....was ignorrrrred.....
Next that brings us to the blah blah blahblahblahhhhhh!
lol!
Back in 2007, I searched for my 2004 STi nation-wide for a year trying to find one that wasn't modified to death or crashed. Patience paid off, and I still have it today. After an engine rebuild at 114K miles, (plus a few mild mods) it makes 286 HP at the wheels. Of course people squeeze way more power out of these engines, but for my application (autocross) it's got plenty of power. Coilovers with adjustable shocks and front camber plates made it much more manageable. I can't believe it's a 17 year-old car already! Anytime I've experimented with DCCD adjustments, my times are slower, so it seems like the computer does a better job. These are pretty spartan cars, but they put the money where it counts. If you want to go fast for few $$$, plastic trim, no armrests, and no trunk lid liner aren't deal breakers at all. And there's a certain joy that comes with being able to catch or beat much more costly cars from Lotus, Porsche, etc. on the tarmac. I've known a few people who had one of these cars, later bought newer STis and each of them really missed their old one. Subaru got it right the first time.
Rest up, I’ve watched this everyday when I was obsessed with ball… but here I am much older and this still hits so deep, this message still makes sense for the circumstances I’m in.
Doug is like my dad reviewing sports cars: ‘THIS IMPREZA IS WORTHLESS BECAUSE THERES NO DOOR BIN IN THE BACK’
*one problem with this video*
Doug wasn’t wearing a flat-brimmed “Monster” hat
Chewing gum really loud and excessive use of the words "yeah man"
I bought my STI from a guy with a flat brim hat collection as the centerpiece of his living room.
He didn’t even vape. I’m disappointed
I think that's why he was complaining about the lack of cup holders, not enough to hold all of his monster energy drinks.
No I think that comment should be for a dude that drives an old mustang and named Kyle
My dad had a 2000 Impreza WRX Hatchback until I was 8. Watching this video just gives me so much nostalgia.
I have a 2004 STI with 58k miles, and I love it. There are very few mods from the previous owner (my stepson), and I'm trying to keep it that way.
Such an iconic car. I've been looking for years to find an unmodified one of these and it's just so difficult, to be honest its practically impossible. Literally every listing ever on these is like "garage kept, great condition, perfect paint, perfect interior, oh and a blown motor and 62 mods-15 grand" lol
people will mod these out to the moon and back and drive these till they blow, just to sell them or part them out like trash
Yeah agreed. I originally was shopping for a 2004-2007 STI in Canada but it was so hard to find a clean and non driven winter example. I ended up just buying a 2018 STI brand new to not deal with the modifications, abuse, or rust due to winter driving. However I bet if you have endless years to search you will end up finding a bone stock mint condition for a premium sooner or later =)
First of all its gonna be beat on either way its a sti no grandmas own stis so might as well second of all these cars have terrible weight distribution and there for handle terribly... buy a 335i
Can't agree more, took me 2 years of constant searching to find my stock 05 with 70k miles, didn't even care what the price was at that point lol
100% agreed. I have a black '07 STI with 55K miles, all stock, never modified, from the second owner. It took me three years to find. It'll never leave my possession. They're just too rare nowadays. I can't tell you how hard it was to hunt it down.
I’m kinda surprised there was no mention of the Brembo brakes.
or the rally heritage
Those are stock.
George La Flare I know they’re stock. In 2004 Stock Brembo brakes were pretty rare unless you’re talking super cars.
Yesterday I took ownership of a 2003 "blobeye" WRX STI with only 50,000 miles on the clock, its condition is so good that it looks pretty close to brand new.
My one is a "Type UK" with the Prodrive Performance Pack which is giving it 315bhp and it's totally stock (excluding the PPP).
It has a six speed manual gearbox and so far I'm finding that a bit tricky to learn, but OMG is it fast.
That smile and laugh when driving them is why we loved them, and still do now were not still teenagers
As soon as I read '2004' and not '2020' I knew I was in for a quirky treat.
"The 2004 WRX STI is a pathway to many quirks and features, some would consider to be... unnatural."
- Doug DeMuro 2020
That’s what real joy looks like.
Someone get this man an unmodded Evo for a comparison.
Bimini Bob doesn’t exist ahaha
Mine is a 2006 MR with 107,000 miles with just a catback.
@@janry70 bru we need a gsr on the show not an MR
KASRA why tf would you need a lesser gsr?
@@TheMaxedout44 the gsr is the more reliable one with the 5spd transmission.
absolutely love this car, def the best face lift (besides the meaneye) also one of my neighbor's has one of these and I love hearing the rumble every day
Unmodified Sti is like a holy grail.
Doug is the kind of guy to lick his finger while flipping a page, on an “iPad”.
Steal someone's comment cause you're not funny enough to think of.your own lmao
Hairy Sweetapples nothing delivers more cringe than that haha
@@jobobby664 yeah losers steal my comments too when I come up with something clever so I quit. Joke thieves piss me off
@@smokestrong1000 You've never said anything funny.
please stop
The hood scoop doesn’t pull air into the engine, it’s used to route air directly to the intercooler
Where do you think the air going through the inter cooler is going to?
@@ihorsahan615 not into the engine
The engine air is going into the air intake mounted at the front above the radiator
Really enjoy your reviews..very entartaining with a lot of details....keep up the good work...
These cars are made pretty cheap true, but there are ppl that like cars that drive them, and guys that love driving cars, and i got to say these cars are definetely a joy to drive....cheers
Bought mine in August 2003, still has it in the garage with 120k miles, love it!
Doug Demuro: Makes video on blob eye STI
Me: God Damn it!! I was waiting till they dropped in price more!
The price has been steadily going up for 2 years, google “hagerty bull market 2019” the most recent hagerty magazine mentioned it in its 2020 bull market article.
Lmao this car wasn't going to drop in price, a stock one like this will probably be a collectors item in less than a decade.
@@jorge8596 agree, and I sold mine last year...for waay less than market value...dammit
10:42 the headlight adjuster were used to correct the height of the beam, they don't move as far to "replace" a fog light. In fact fog lenses spread differently from main or high beam
Exactly, you set it to the number of passengers in the car to compensate for the suspension sitting lower. This way your light beam stays where it is intended to. Very common in Europe.
Or to adjust the lights when towing. I thought all cars back then had this, nowadays it's automatic I suppose.
Very disturbing that the king of quirks and features doesn't know this ;-)
I've had 5 bmws from e30 to e39/46 and they all had the dial.. I thought it was standard on most cars
@@dujevideka1230 Well, it is standard in most cars. Maybe not in the US? During the 90's, car manufacturer started to implement automatic headlight adjustment as they began to use xenon lights, so maybe Doug is not aware of it...
I grew up in the same era And 100% agree with you that was my dream car for a very long time and it’s still within my top five all-time favorites I think around the same time the Mustang saleen had just came out and between the two nothing looked better on the road 🤷♂️
I remember seeing an STI at Sierra Subaru in Monrovia, CA in November 2003. It was the first one I ever saw and I was completely in awe. I was only 17 and had no money and I was about to start college so buying one was out of the question. But now almost 20 years later I still love that car.
By the way the rock formation on the owners manual ties into the off-road theme that Subaru was always known for in their advertising campaign.
"Nobody liked the Hawkeye", I cry at this statement
mattsee45 RIGHT?!!! The Hawkeye is my favourite front end of the American STI’s, and this is coming from a Hatchback owner.
I'm a bugeye owner sweating nervously in the corner at that comment.
Hahahaha it is my favorite STI followed closely by the bug eye. As long as it has unequal length headers ai will enjoy it.
And the most attractive is on the Saab 9-2X? Lol ok Doug.
I feel feel like the hawkeye is becoming alot more popular nowadays
Guaranteed this video leads to an increase in price for this STI’s Lol.
“STI” or really “insert car here”?
I really hope it doesn’t because I’m tryna buy a cheap one
Oh god oh fuck
They’ve already been overpriced, Atleast here In California
SuperVeloceLambo ! I have always wanted a mint 2.5RS
Thanks to your reviews I bought a 2004 WRX STI from my stepson and I love it
You keep on talking. Never ever stop talking. You're a gifted talker !
that very small cup holder is a normal cup holder for non Americans.
Non Americans......they’re called pussies. That’s a cup holder for pussies lol
@@MinoritiesRlazy nah it's a cup holder for people who don't want diabetes actually
@@aiden6843 as an American who likes to carry around massive containers of cold water or tea all day to keep hydrated, I benefit from and appreciate the disgusting soda guzzling habits of other Americans
@@metdickey3237 haha fair enough, if I don't have a passenger I generally sit a water bottle in the passenger seat, and to be fair the ones in my car adjust depending on the size of the drink so I can't really talk lol.
@DerAnus wtf
The dial to angle headlights is typically meant to compensate body angle when car is loaded differently (as far as I have seen typically 0 is for driver and front passenger, 1 - 4 passengers, 2 - 4 passengers + loaded trunk, 3 - driver and loaded trunk).
bar10005 I though that was for when I could t see on the high way going 120
The only time i've ever seen someone adjust that is when towing a trailer.
That sounds about right. Evo’s had the dial too.
Doug
You should do Your homework
It is compulsory for cars in the UK to have a headlight levelling system, it's mainly used when towing.
Loved growing up in a 05 wagon, Subaru has a big place in my heart
That steering wheel looks like it is from an arcade
Brands slogans
Citroen: "Creative technology"
Honda: "The power of dreams"
BMW: "Sheer driving pleasure"
Mercedes-benz: "The best or nothing"
Volkswagen: "Das auto"
Meanwhile, Subaru: "Always wear your seatbelt" 9:46
Toyota: "I love my Toyota."
Love is what makes a subaru a S U B A R U
BMW: The Ultimate Driving Machine
Love, it's what makes a Subaru, a Subaru
Think, feel, drive.
Confidence in motion.
I really don't see the "Terrible interior". It's pretty normal and standard for the era.
Most American cars were worse in this department
Jesus Manuel this dude wants 2020 luxury car features in a 2004 sti.
I used to have an '05 WRX. The interior was nicer than this one, yet it was still terrible by modern standards. The seats were uncomfortable, the materials felt very cheap, and it was very light on features. Quite a bit of road noise as well. I've driven plenty of American cars from the period, and while they were generally a bit worse (at a similar price-point at least), that's really not saying much. This is not a nice interior, and Doug is correct to point that out.
@@DCGarage It is definitely not a nice interior and I agree it should be mentioned, but I feel that he just focused on the that subject too much. Every minute of the video was to point out the "cheapness" and "bad quality" of the interior and it really isn't that bad when you go back and see the other cars from that era.
By modern standards is trash but back in the day I'd say it was above average to it's competition
I love the "cheap" Japanese car interiors of this era. No stupid soft finishes that wear out and get sticky. But everything is screwed together properly and durable.
@@AKADriver that's the key difference between Japanese and American cars of the era. My 2005 Subaru felt cheap, but it still felt new 10 years later. A 2005 Chevy felt about the same when new, but didn't age as well.
Hands down one of my favorite cars to drive
Forza really nailed it
The sound at low rpms is too harsh tho
Oh so I’m not the only one, through the video I was just thinking how awesome this car is In the game.
Doug this is an awesome video man!! Thank you!
“Not modified”
Of course it has hella horns tho
Crisp Garage beat me to it.
You mean twin turbos
@@roflcoppter117 ladies and gentlemen,i introduce you one of 2 things. Either a confused commentor,or me getting wooshed.
Chef Boyardee Well, since you’re self aware about it, you didn’t get wooshed. I’m 98% sure he’s joking. The other 2% is the chance of me getting wooshed by an actual idiot. lol
I saw them too
Doug, that dial is for when you load stuff in the trunk. So your headlights won't shine upwards. It's not for adjusting for fog.
Exactly.
My '95 Civic has this amazing feature, as you can tell im quite the rallye guy myself
If more people would knew this, I'd get less blind by lights
isn't that mandatory on every car without an automatic leveling of the headlights? in Europe it's nearly on every older cars, since halogen lights were much more common some years ago...
It's actually meant to represent how many people are in the back seat. If you have one person, you'll put it on 1, if 2, put it on 2 and so on.
@@tiagoaguiar9534 wrong. It's a arbitrary setting, different with every manufacturer. You can check your user manual, and mostly there's a weight number correlating to a setting. My old car had 0-5,and I doubt you get 5 people in the back 😉 forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4742931
Just drove my 05 I bought 4 months ago last night around 100 miles and god damn it’s so fun. A bit loud with its mods but it just has that old school raw feeling you can’t replicate. It’s a great complement to my 996
I have a 05 sti , and my vanity plates read RAW STI
it's such a head turner , that ets fmic gives it more fun
I remember this car from Fast and Furious, Gran Turismo and Rally. My dad loved the Impreza and had loads of models, McRae and Solberg drove these into the history books.