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!
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.
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😂
@@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.
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.
@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 🏆
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@AzathothsAlarmClock 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.
Ryan Miller honestly it sounds like the you have way too high expectations and not enough money. While it’s not sexy the sti looks far from boring, you may be getting too old
@@AzathothsAlarmClock you can like whatever you want but it's fact that certain cars appeal to certain age groups, sure something like a corvette is sexy but it also reeks of midlife crisis same with your lotus and alfa. On the other hand old people call tuner cars "immature"
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)
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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. 😂
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
@@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:-)
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.
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.
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!
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.
@bashirsfar3825 I recently saw one for $60,000. Kinda ridiculous if you ask me, this is my dream car but I don't know if I could ever justify 60k plus for one.
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.
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.
@@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...
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.
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).
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.
Great video, my favourite car from my younger times. Small correction though: at 10:25 it is not about "adjusting your headlights in the fog", but about lowering the beam (the complete headlight mirror unit), when you are carrying passengers on the rear bench and/or heavy load in the trunk. Due to load on the rear suspension, the car sags and tilts upwards, so the next thing is that you will be painfully pointing your headlights into the eyes of the drivers ahead and making them not only temporarily blind, but mad. This especially applies to sedans, combis (wagons) and longer cars, which are more prone to shifting their center of gravity. Such an adjustment, or headlight regulator is a norm in most EU countries and in some (like in mine) it is mandatory to have some sort of manual headlight adjuster in the cabin, an automatic levelling system, or at least a manual peg directly at the bottom of the headlights, to temporarily tilt them down right at their mounts. Doug made the same assumption in his video about Mercedes-Benz G500 Cabriolet (at 20m:50s there). Some of you will surely say, as usual, that it is "blah..blah..blah.." and I should generally "shut up" - but it is actually a serious security hazard, especially in the rain and in foggy, dark winter situations, when you have reflections from the wet road in front.. We should not mislead people, that it is some sort of "foglight replacement" or that you can "lit the road in front of you better". It is not true. But, as usual, it is your right to criticise this comment if - for whatever reason - it is not useful for you, or you simply do not like it. I don't care. Enjoy life.
I would also like to thank you for this comment. Perhaps one could add that this manual height adjustment was/is not allowed for cars with xenon light (at least in Germany, but I think it is a rule for the whole EU). The reason is that the xenon light is so bright that if the height is set incorrectly, oncoming traffic would be very much dazzled. Therefore, cars with xenon light must have (exclusively) automatic height adjustment that adapts to the load condition of the car. This also means that cars with manual height adjustment must not be retrofitted with xenon lamps. About the car: the WRX STI is certainly one of the hottest cars of its time. Thanks for the review.
Thank you very much for pointing this out. This is some crazy misinformation to me, I don't know how he could find such information anywhere. This feels like improvisation really.
@@pierredanel7771 Well, this guy has such outrageous lacks in terms of car industry knowledge that I really cannot believe how he managed to gain this amount of subscribers.
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.
Doug, The STi didn’t come with floor mats- those were added by the owner. I ordered my non-Noth American market mats from the web. Additionally, there was no stereo provided from the factory- the owner of your car had the WRX factory system put in (by the previous owner, since he didn’t let you know). I had to go to a stereo shop and get a system installed when I bought mine new back on the day. Also, don’t forget the Brembo brakes were exotic back in 2004. Only Ferraris and Porsches came with Brembo brakes until the 350Z, Evo and STi brought them to the masses. The 6 speed transmission was also super rare in those days- anyone that got in my car was blown away by the extra gear. The headlight adjustment isn’t for fog, it’s for when there is excess weight in the truck or rear seats which would cause the nose to tip up and the lights would blind oncoming traffic. You could turn them down. I sold my STi in 2012, and I still miss it.....
Right on the money! When I got mine, I told my Sales man, I would not leave the dealership or sign until they gave me some sort of Floor Mats since it came with zero. He came back with Winter Mats as that very same night was snowing outside! Took it home with no Stereo however I didn't need it as I was in love with that Engine Sound. Miss it dearly.
Just FYI- this video was about 31 minutes long when I finished it; I really geeked out over this car. A lot had to get chopped out to make it a watchable length. I didn’t know about the floor mats, though!
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...
@@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
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!
@@wasabigaming3982 The guy who made the Hawkeye front end was also the designer for Renault(wrong, it was Alpha Romeo) car I think. I heard he was hired then fired over the WRX front end, lol. Edit: It was Alpha Romeo, not Renault.
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
@@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.
@@aaronvanzomeren8775 It took awhile for it to grow on me, but I like it. I just wish it wasn't so expensive. I would still take the original over the new one anyday though.
Ike N lol he had tattoos and earrings the whole thing we all respected him because he would tell it like it is no bullshit type of person but also my 6-8th grade math n science teacher Edit: won’t ever forget him he was awesome
I was going to say that as well. These cars are meant to be light. The newer ones are more like luxury cars and aren't made like the older ones. Older ones are much better
I bought one of these when I was 19. It here 4032 miles on it and was a fresh trade in. I got it December 14 2005. All these dates and numbers are burned into my memory, that’s how awesome this car was. It was a big deal to me though, 660 a month car payment, 242 a month insurance, it got sub 20 mpg and seen over 100 mph nearly every time I drove it. Every time the guys at the dealership see me to this day they all bring up how I left the dealership sideways and how they all took bets at how long until it was wrecked. Mine had the factory radio delete, wrb with gold wheels. Such a fun car. Sold it just over a year later with 60k miles on it. Paid 32 With an extra set of winter wheels and tires. it was over new sticker and due to their guaranteed credit program I paid like 12% interest. Sold it for 24k. Still to this day it was my favorite car I’ve owned and I currently have a pulleyed e85 ctsv2 in the garage and a 9 second drag truck. December 20 2020 I purchased a 2020 Honda Odyssey elite from the same salesman that sold me the sti, my how times change.
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
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.
Let me rephrase that for him, never modified with power and body mods, anything that would increase the performance at the cost of reliability or stability. The hella horns are a bolt-on affair that, if anything, increases the value and reliability.
That was the first thing I noticed. But yeah, it's stock performance wise. The horns are probably the only mod, and it's pure bolt on. You just remove the bolt, take off the horns, but the bolt back in and you are stock.
@@danielzychniewicz2633 Have you ever actually heard a subie rumble? In person? I own one, and my 'fart can' sounds like a truck, you can feel it through your house.
What an icon. This is the exact car I (and every other kid my age) lusted after as a teenager, and my car of choice for literally every driving video game between 2000 and 2010. I had posters of it on my wall.
The light angle adjuster isn't for "fog lights", its for when you carry passengers and / or cargo you angle the light Down to not blind oncoming traffic, and actually light up the road and not the treetops. This have been standard on cars since the 90's or earlier.
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 😆
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.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! I still have my 05' STi! It's fun to drive still. I wished Subaru would up the f'ing power after 10+ years which is just silly now, but back in 04-05' I remember it was crazy to have 300hp in a 4 door sedan that was considered an econo box.
@@Y10Q the new sti's are no where near supercar territory and they weigh about 3400 lbs curb weight so a bump in power would be kinda nice especially since they keep raising the prices for a slight improvement over the last year
its just sad cause with the weight difference im pretty sure these old ones beat the new ones if they had to race with conditions being equal... same when u compare the evo 5 to the evo 10 ... added weight and not adding power
@Lil Kabob you're absolutely right...the deamon is waaay lighter..only 4500 pounds and no ability for track cornering...oh..wait....americans drive fast only on straight lines...
Compared to the practicality of the cars that get 1-3, I can easily see how this sedan gets 5. 4 Doug's idea of like 10 practically has to be a 3 row SUV that can actually offroad with adaptive cruise control, while getting 40 mpg city, lol.
@@DougDeMuro My parents sold their bone stock, original owner Evo IIIV GSR with 12k miles on the clock to my best friend a few years ago. My mother bought in in 2003 brand new. When they bought it, the Mitsu dealer gave us a free copy of 2 Fast 2 Furious lol. I'm 31 years old, so you can only imagine how it was driven, like a grandma by a grandma. Unfortunately my buddy did a few mods but it is still under 30k miles. To add to that, I remember riding in the Evo with my father. The interior on that thing was even cheaper and more sparse than the STi. The seats were better in my opinion having had STi seats in my WRX. The Evo recaro's were incredible. That car absolutely ripped. Not to mention, after getting it in 2003, you felt like you were driving a Lamborghini. People would ask to take photos with it at gas stations, try and catch up to take pictures on the road. It was an incredible time for the Evo and STi.
@@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.
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.
17:00 all three front ends were ran for equal times 2002-03, 2004-05, 2006-07. Tons of people loved the Pignose/hawkeye last before a full redesign model in 2008. im bias towards 04-05 "Blobeye". not everyone liked Saab front.
Facts though, the Hawkeye gen was my favorite look of the GD and I loved the revamped taillights with the clear bottom. I knew hella people who friended on Hawkeyes too. Interestingly, I've noticed that people who liked the 06/07 look call it the Hawkeye and the ones who didn't tend to call it the Pignose instead
I absolutely was in love with this car when it was new when I was in HS! Still just the best looking WRX/STI model ever made...give me the white one with gold rims and blue interior!
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.
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😂
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
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 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
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
@@MindGoblin195 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
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
@@AzathothsAlarmClock 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.
@@AzathothsAlarmClock so you left one minority for another?
Ryan Miller honestly it sounds like the you have way too high expectations and not enough money. While it’s not sexy the sti looks far from boring, you may be getting too old
@@AzathothsAlarmClock you can like whatever you want but it's fact that certain cars appeal to certain age groups, sure something like a corvette is sexy but it also reeks of midlife crisis same with your lotus and alfa. On the other hand old people call tuner cars "immature"
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.
Yeah I was surprised Doug knows nothing about this. That is exactly what it is for.
"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)
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
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
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
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.
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.
"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
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
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.
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.
"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.
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
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
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:-)
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
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.
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.
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
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!
Exactly. Doug makes a lot of silly comments in this video. He clearly doesn't know that much about cars. "Doug the Disappointer"
*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
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
@bashirsfar3825 I recently saw one for $60,000. Kinda ridiculous if you ask me, this is my dream car but I don't know if I could ever justify 60k plus for one.
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.
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...
"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!
Doug be like
"handling is amazing and precise, much better than any other car I've ever driven before, and it gets 2/10"
This one belongs in a museum with such low mileage!!!! Great review of an icon!!! It definitely deserves a higher score all around.
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.
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
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.
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.
"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
Great video, my favourite car from my younger times. Small correction though: at 10:25 it is not about "adjusting your headlights in the fog", but about lowering the beam (the complete headlight mirror unit), when you are carrying passengers on the rear bench and/or heavy load in the trunk. Due to load on the rear suspension, the car sags and tilts upwards, so the next thing is that you will be painfully pointing your headlights into the eyes of the drivers ahead and making them not only temporarily blind, but mad. This especially applies to sedans, combis (wagons) and longer cars, which are more prone to shifting their center of gravity.
Such an adjustment, or headlight regulator is a norm in most EU countries and in some (like in mine) it is mandatory to have some sort of manual headlight adjuster in the cabin, an automatic levelling system, or at least a manual peg directly at the bottom of the headlights, to temporarily tilt them down right at their mounts.
Doug made the same assumption in his video about Mercedes-Benz G500 Cabriolet (at 20m:50s there). Some of you will surely say, as usual, that it is "blah..blah..blah.." and I should generally "shut up" - but it is actually a serious security hazard, especially in the rain and in foggy, dark winter situations, when you have reflections from the wet road in front.. We should not mislead people, that it is some sort of "foglight replacement" or that you can "lit the road in front of you better". It is not true. But, as usual, it is your right to criticise this comment if - for whatever reason - it is not useful for you, or you simply do not like it. I don't care. Enjoy life.
I've just wanted to write this comment myself. Thank you and I hope that Doug will see this message.
Wow. You wrote a novel.
I would also like to thank you for this comment. Perhaps one could add that this manual height adjustment was/is not allowed for cars with xenon light (at least in Germany, but I think it is a rule for the whole EU). The reason is that the xenon light is so bright that if the height is set incorrectly, oncoming traffic would be very much dazzled. Therefore, cars with xenon light must have (exclusively) automatic height adjustment that adapts to the load condition of the car. This also means that cars with manual height adjustment must not be retrofitted with xenon lamps. About the car: the WRX STI is certainly one of the hottest cars of its time. Thanks for the review.
Thank you very much for pointing this out. This is some crazy misinformation to me, I don't know how he could find such information anywhere. This feels like improvisation really.
@@pierredanel7771 Well, this guy has such outrageous lacks in terms of car industry knowledge that I really cannot believe how he managed to gain this amount of subscribers.
Doug is like my dad reviewing sports cars: ‘THIS IMPREZA IS WORTHLESS BECAUSE THERES NO DOOR BIN IN THE BACK’
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.
Doug,
The STi didn’t come with floor mats- those were added by the owner. I ordered my non-Noth American market mats from the web. Additionally, there was no stereo provided from the factory- the owner of your car had the WRX factory system put in (by the previous owner, since he didn’t let you know). I had to go to a stereo shop and get a system installed when I bought mine new back on the day.
Also, don’t forget the Brembo brakes were exotic back in 2004. Only Ferraris and Porsches came with Brembo brakes until the 350Z, Evo and STi brought them to the masses.
The 6 speed transmission was also super rare in those days- anyone that got in my car was blown away by the extra gear.
The headlight adjustment isn’t for fog, it’s for when there is excess weight in the truck or rear seats which would cause the nose to tip up and the lights would blind oncoming traffic. You could turn them down.
I sold my STi in 2012, and I still miss it.....
Racer- X The 6 speed was rare, except for every V8 f-body from 1993-2002. And corvette.
Right on the money! When I got mine, I told my Sales man, I would not leave the dealership or sign until they gave me some sort of Floor Mats since it came with zero. He came back with Winter Mats as that very same night was snowing outside!
Took it home with no Stereo however I didn't need it as I was in love with that Engine Sound.
Miss it dearly.
I was wondering about the stereo myself, mine is a factory no stereo car, but I also have a different center console
Yup. The 03-04 radio was not standard. It’s only 05 and up that Subaru give you radio and CD player.
Just FYI- this video was about 31 minutes long when I finished it; I really geeked out over this car. A lot had to get chopped out to make it a watchable length. I didn’t know about the floor mats, though!
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
Literally perfect, was hoping to see this video when I woke up this morning
TheGoldenAge811 hi budy
i was asking for months finally
TheGoldenAge811 ur in this video 😏🙂😁
Believe Inyourself stfu 🤬 No way
Guccibeast 0 they rod knock easily haha not very reliable
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 😍
“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.
Demuro: “nobody liked the hawk eye front end”
DING DONG DEMURO IS WRONG
agreed, its my favorite variant. i think it might be an american thing but in Australia the hawk eye is definitely the public's choice.
@@wasabigaming3982 The guy who made the Hawkeye front end was also the designer for Renault(wrong, it was Alpha Romeo) car I think. I heard he was hired then fired over the WRX front end, lol.
Edit: It was Alpha Romeo, not Renault.
I prefer bug eye. But Hawkeye is 2nd for sure
I do not like it
Hawk eye all the way.
I love when Doug gets really excited about a car, and this is one of those videos.
i luv it more
Bob The i love it most
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.
The 04-05 headlights were literally the best headlights Imprezas ever had!
Facts! I'm a Honda guy, but this is the best looking Subie by far.
Um no
I agree. I retrofitted mine with projectors
@@masterexploder6802 what do you think of the modern nsx?
@@aaronvanzomeren8775 It took awhile for it to grow on me, but I like it. I just wish it wasn't so expensive. I would still take the original over the new one anyday though.
Doug on his deathbed:
T H I S is the 2020 gold covered wooden coffin that i am going to be.....*dies*
zoom -zip 😂
You saying we're losing Doug this year?
@ He made a joke ok. Doug isn't dying this year unless something happens to him.
😂😂😂😂
GOD not this year unless he wrecks a Dodge Challenger
My science/math teacher in middle school had one of these he was already a cool dude but this made him all that much more badass
Ike N lol he had tattoos and earrings the whole thing we all respected him because he would tell it like it is no bullshit type of person but also my 6-8th grade math n science teacher
Edit: won’t ever forget him he was awesome
had an impreza for 5 years absolutely loved it,getting another soon
Did you get one ?
"Cost cutting cheap interior" You just described every car maker during that period
Richard Button yea because luxury cars didn’t exist right?
Not ausi
Except the VW R32, which he seemed to forget about. Much better interior quality.
MY GOD NO REAR AIR VENTS THIS CAR WAS DESIGNED BY SAVAGES
Subaru got bsck to focusing on good interiors in 2020. And they also completely forgot about the STI powertrain advancement since 2004.
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.
Would agree with some others that a lot that “cost cutting” could be consider weight savings as well.
I was going to say that as well. These cars are meant to be light.
The newer ones are more like luxury cars and aren't made like the older ones.
Older ones are much better
@@frankcastillo7213 Snap !
I was gonna say that most people ripped the interior out for weight saving
Even premium subaru models have cheap plastic everywhere
Precisely. Keep the weight down to improve performance and keep the sticker price down while you’re doing that. Excellent.
"he moded the hell out of it and blew the motor" sounds like a subie
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
"Is there at least a second cup holder somewhere else? The answer is NO! But there is a second cup holder.." hahahahahha classic Doug
I bought one of these when I was 19. It here 4032 miles on it and was a fresh trade in. I got it December 14 2005. All these dates and numbers are burned into my memory, that’s how awesome this car was. It was a big deal to me though, 660 a month car payment, 242 a month insurance, it got sub 20 mpg and seen over 100 mph nearly every time I drove it. Every time the guys at the dealership see me to this day they all bring up how I left the dealership sideways and how they all took bets at how long until it was wrecked. Mine had the factory radio delete, wrb with gold wheels. Such a fun car. Sold it just over a year later with 60k miles on it. Paid 32 With an extra set of winter wheels and tires. it was over new sticker and due to their guaranteed credit program I paid like 12% interest. Sold it for 24k. Still to this day it was my favorite car I’ve owned and I currently have a pulleyed e85 ctsv2 in the garage and a 9 second drag truck.
December 20 2020 I purchased a 2020 Honda Odyssey elite from the same salesman that sold me the sti, my how times change.
Allthathp Andnotire congratulations on your Honda 😐 I bet you miss rowing those gears!!
@MegaE46 oh I still have a tr6060 ls3 swapped Mercedes. Sadly I’d rather drive my 2009 ctsv auto lol.
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
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
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.
"This one has never been modified".
Shows hella horns in the front grill.
Let me rephrase that for him, never modified with power and body mods, anything that would increase the performance at the cost of reliability or stability. The hella horns are a bolt-on affair that, if anything, increases the value and reliability.
That was the first thing I noticed. But yeah, it's stock performance wise. The horns are probably the only mod, and it's pure bolt on. You just remove the bolt, take off the horns, but the bolt back in and you are stock.
That's like saying you modded your car by tinting the windows.
I think I saw a subwoofer power cable off the battery, too. Maybe factory head unit was swapped in for filming
@@josho225 You know you can use subwoofers on stock head units right?
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
The STI exhaust note is my favorite exhaust note of any car. That even includes exotics. That STI gurgle just sounds amazing.
Lexus LFA
Just FYI, it's. It a gurgle. The suby sound is known as a 'rumble'. :)
The STI is my 3rd favourite, just behind the GT350R and the Mustang GT.
lol what a moron. These cars sound like fart cans.
@@danielzychniewicz2633 Have you ever actually heard a subie rumble? In person? I own one, and my 'fart can' sounds like a truck, you can feel it through your house.
What an icon. This is the exact car I (and every other kid my age) lusted after as a teenager, and my car of choice for literally every driving video game between 2000 and 2010. I had posters of it on my wall.
The light angle adjuster isn't for "fog lights", its for when you carry passengers and / or cargo you angle the light Down to not blind oncoming traffic, and actually light up the road and not the treetops.
This have been standard on cars since the 90's or earlier.
Americans all drive with their highbeams on anyway so nobody would ever use the adjuster lol
Also this isn't the first time that this was explained on Doug's channel.
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.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! I still have my 05' STi! It's fun to drive still. I wished Subaru would up the f'ing power after 10+ years which is just silly now, but back in 04-05' I remember it was crazy to have 300hp in a 4 door sedan that was considered an econo box.
Why would they up the power. 300hp in 2900lb vehicle is super car territory. If they raise it to 400hp for example it would be deadly.
@@Y10Q the new sti's are no where near supercar territory and they weigh about 3400 lbs curb weight so a bump in power would be kinda nice especially since they keep raising the prices for a slight improvement over the last year
The new WRX is so slow. Like 5.5 0-60. Its unacceptable.
its just sad cause with the weight difference im pretty sure these old ones beat the new ones if they had to race with conditions being equal... same when u compare the evo 5 to the evo 10 ... added weight and not adding power
@Lil Kabob you're absolutely right...the deamon is waaay lighter..only 4500 pounds and no ability for track cornering...oh..wait....americans drive fast only on straight lines...
Doug “looks like the trunk of a sombrero” Demuro
Disappointed in the lack of cybertruck jokes
"Oh man, I shouldn't have taken a siesta, gringo is escaping!"
Doug, the type of guy that wants metal covering an explosive airbag. Just what you want in a collision.
Doug, the type of guy to put in the milk before the cereal.
@@BobThe9534 i hate when people do that
@@chinchy111 cool
“My priceless Subaru is wrecked, but the internal bleeding from my metal steering wheel cover will make that alright”
Got a third gen STI as my first car and I'm loving it!
This video is just so on point, incredible.
When Porsches use stickers for their emblem----- weight savings.
When Subaru uses decals------ CHEAAAP!!!!
I still rather want to see Porsche use normal badges
No way. I have specifically called out Porsche for this in several videos, and I think it's a stupid gimmick.
4 minutes ago. Since I know you’re at the computer, gonna steaL your Ford GT.
@@DougDeMuro Doug replied to a comment? Wait, that's illegal.
@@DougDeMuro Doug, the kind of guy to reply to a comment once every rotation of Neptune around the sun.
Doug : No storage area on the back doors
Also Doug : *PRACTICALITY 5 OUT OF 10*
Compared to the practicality of the cars that get 1-3, I can easily see how this sedan gets 5. 4 Doug's idea of like 10 practically has to be a 3 row SUV that can actually offroad with adaptive cruise control, while getting 40 mpg city, lol.
Was also a young guy when this came out and remember the Evo vs STi debates for days and days. Great review. So can we expect an Evo review soon?
I wish. It's so hard to find a nice one!
Just watch thatdudeinblue he has the hook ups lol
@@DougDeMuro Come to Australia again! Plenty of Evos here, all generations too!
How stock does it have to be?
@@DougDeMuro My parents sold their bone stock, original owner Evo IIIV GSR with 12k miles on the clock to my best friend a few years ago. My mother bought in in 2003 brand new. When they bought it, the Mitsu dealer gave us a free copy of 2 Fast 2 Furious lol. I'm 31 years old, so you can only imagine how it was driven, like a grandma by a grandma. Unfortunately my buddy did a few mods but it is still under 30k miles. To add to that, I remember riding in the Evo with my father. The interior on that thing was even cheaper and more sparse than the STi. The seats were better in my opinion having had STi seats in my WRX. The Evo recaro's were incredible. That car absolutely ripped. Not to mention, after getting it in 2003, you felt like you were driving a Lamborghini. People would ask to take photos with it at gas stations, try and catch up to take pictures on the road. It was an incredible time for the Evo and STi.
Brilliant review, but as an 04 STi owner i will say that the "small cup holder" is perfect for any canned beverage and most any fast food drink!!!!
Yep, it is standard soda/beer can size :-)
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
CNC motors: finally! Doug isnt taking our cars!
“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
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.
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all three front ends were ran for equal times 2002-03, 2004-05, 2006-07.
Tons of people loved the Pignose/hawkeye last before a full redesign model in 2008. im bias towards 04-05 "Blobeye". not everyone liked Saab front.
every 2 years they had a face lift from 94 in australia/japan
I think the "blobeye" headlights look fine...they're cool & quirky like the rest of the car.
Facts though, the Hawkeye gen was my favorite look of the GD and I loved the revamped taillights with the clear bottom. I knew hella people who friended on Hawkeyes too.
Interestingly, I've noticed that people who liked the 06/07 look call it the Hawkeye and the ones who didn't tend to call it the Pignose instead
Blobeye is my favorite STI. Never owned one, never drove one but they are definitely the coolest.
Hawkeyes are the best of the gd chassis imo
I absolutely was in love with this car when it was new when I was in HS! Still just the best looking WRX/STI model ever made...give me the white one with gold rims and blue interior!
I agree. No other version of this car til this day looked better
Same, I own an 06 STi and I love it to death but every time I see a blob eye I lust and commit adultery in my mind, lmfao
That headlight adjustment knob is standard in the rest of the world for when you have a lot of baggage or pulling a trailer.
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.
I had one of the first WRX's that came stateside... bought in October of 2001. What a car, and man, the attention that car got was INSANE.
I had the absolute first in the southeast. Got it in March 01. Blaze Yellow. Loved it
@@BillyClements555 that’s awesome. Super rare color too