Bought my XV e-Boxer in October 2022 and am delighted with it, although its driving characteristics take a bit of getting used to. Recently completed a 400 miles round trip mostly on motorways and fast dual carriageways. I set it on cruise control, 65 mph for just about the whole journey. The 200 miles return leg indicated 47.1 mpg which I could closely verify by my own fuel-filling/odometer records. This is my 3rd XV, 1 Forester and 1 Impreza STi. I just wish for convenience, Subaru would design a dashcam into one of the installed cameras.

Subaru customer support advise to connect trickle charger directly to auxiliary battery terminals. The aux battery is the larger of the two 12v batteries in the engine compartment, on the near side of the vehicle. Avoid connecting to the other threaded studs also attaching cables to the positive terminal and which are protected by fuses. .

Every time I get out of my RB5 at standard height my leg rubs on the flat rubber seal on bottom of the door step and it pops out of the track. It fell off after constant rubbing. So I got the old worn out door seal replaced with these rubber strip bought from AUXITO. They worked perfectly for my application. The seal is tight and the noise reduction inside the cab is as good as new. Great alternative to the OEM trim, it was a fraction of the price of any “OEM” replacement seal.

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a 1995 will be whats known as a 'classic' shaped imprezza, they ran all the way up to 2000 with some minor styling changes. post 1997 the interior was update and personaly i think its a big styling improvement on the earlier interior (but thats a personal preferance). A few things to bear in mind, 1. when it comes to running costs, they are a £30k performance car, even if you buy it for £5000. Regular oil changes (3-5k miles depending on how its driven) is a must. 2. They are old, even the newest will be 22 years old, so wear and tear, rust etc will be present no matter what. Unless you spend 25k on one thats had a bare shell nut bolt up rebuild. 3. Beware cars being sold that arn't what they claim. Any turbo charged uk classic will be a uk turbo or turbo 2000, wrx and sti's were import only at that age. They were all 2.0 turbo (well bar the 22b, but you dont need to worry about that unless you have £250k to spend lol) 4. special editions were mainly just special paints and badges at that age. hopefully gives a few usefull bits of info for you 🙂