Is it 2023 Yet?

"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4) 05/31/2016 at 00:57 • Filed to: None

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No? !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ...

I still love how simple the lines are on this body style...

and the interior fabric...

and the cargo space...

I even like these BBS wheels (any help on what they are?) and the RFRB grille.

I do wish it was Cashmere Yellow; then it would be perfect!

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Boxer_4 05/31/2016 at 01:48

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those BBS are the OEM Subaru wheels so I don’t think they have a name like GT or LM.

My best mate had a Legacy GT for years, got it for a steal from a guy who didn’t know what he had. Unfortunately getting parts for the EJ20TT was fairly difficult as Subaru Australia were no help and the engine didn’t share quite as much with the EJ20T’s as you’d hope, and he got sick of ordering sensors and the like from Japan and sold it for an R32 Skyline GTS-T

Boxer_4 > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 05/31/2016 at 02:13

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I believe you’re right about the wheels being Subaru specific. They appear to be optional wheels for the Japanese market, which is why I didn’t recognize them.

I can’t imagine Subaru of America would be any better for parts. I don’t think I’d let that stop me, but I can imagine how tiresome ordering parts from overseas would get.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Boxer_4 05/31/2016 at 03:43

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I think they might even be the OEM BBS wheels from the gen 3 Legacy GT/B4. They look a bit too big. I believe the gen2 ones were 16" and the gen3 ones were 17"

Amoore100 > Boxer_4 05/31/2016 at 03:57

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2023, I’m waiting...

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Amoore100 05/31/2016 at 08:27

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2022 actually. I’m so torn on this. Ever since I lived in Europe ‘04-05, I’ve said that I’m going to import one of these when 25 years is up. Pininfarinia absolutely knocked it out the park with the 406. But French car, assembled in Italy from a brand that has had no US presence in decades scares me a bit.

Boxer_4 > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 05/31/2016 at 10:20

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They seem to be OEM equipment on the 3rd gen Legacy for Australia.

I seem to recall that the 2nd gen Legacy GT used 17" wheels, while the rest of the lineup used 15" or 16" depending on the model.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Boxer_4 05/31/2016 at 10:31

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I’m not 100% sure on this, but couldn’t you import a car that is nearly identical to cars sold here provided you get a letter from the manufacturer that it complies or something? We got that legacy wagon and hell, mail carriers had RHD legacy wagons too. The engine would be the only rub but if you left stock emissions equipment when it came over, I think it would pass the late 90s standards.

Boxer_4 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/31/2016 at 11:20

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It probably could be done, though, I’m not sure how willing Subaru would be to provide that letter (nor what type of small, but necessary changes that would need to be made).

Speaking of the RHD postal wagons, there have been several cases of people buying JDM half-cuts and swapping them into postal wagons. The only issue there is that pretty much all of the postal wagons are beyond thrashed at this point (220K + miles, and lots of rust).

I personally have no problem waiting the ~7 years for these to become legal the slightly easier way. In the meantime, there are a few other things I wouldn’t mind having first.

Amoore100 > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 05/31/2016 at 13:05

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But the fact that it's based on a relatively standard family car hopefully means that reliability isn't as big of an issue as with something more exclusive like an XM (which I also want).

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Boxer_4 05/31/2016 at 18:43

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My mates JDM Gen2 Legacy GT definitely had 16" BBS meshies. because we often talked about getting the 17" ones for it from an AUDM gen3 B4

Boxer_4 > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 05/31/2016 at 20:03

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My mistake; it was only the GT-B that had 17" standard.

These are the wheels on the GT in the 1998 JDM brochure. That doesn’t mean 16" BBS mesh wheels weren’t available at some point.

Interestingly, it turns out that the BBS wheels I was curious about were, in fact, optional on the 2nd gen in Japan. This was in the same brochure.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Amoore100 05/31/2016 at 20:27

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I approve! Any French goodness is great to see on our shores! :P

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Boxer_4 05/31/2016 at 20:42

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I might have been mistaken too, on looking for pics of the same wheels I can only come up with these:

which are quite a bit different. my memory tries to tell me his looked more like the 17" style but I could be wrong. This was around 10 years ago. I’ve asked him if he has any pictures cause all mine don’t show the wheels.

In fact, I have one photo that shows the wheels:

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Boxer_4 06/01/2016 at 08:18

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here we go, it was a bg5 with the 16" bbs

Boxer_4 > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 06/01/2016 at 10:53

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It turns out that they were made in both 16" and 17"

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Boxer_4 06/01/2016 at 18:03

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yaay. I miss the car more now. Though I’ve got my heart set on a Stagea or a V8 Commodore wagon as my next car

Boxer_4 > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 06/01/2016 at 23:15

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Any one of those sound like awesome choices.