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Old 03-06-2011, 10:31 AM
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Looking to buy this girl for my girlfriend - 2005 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX CLUB SPEC EVO 8 AWD S MY05 Private Cars For Sale in WA - carsales.com.au

I've never looked for anything besides manual GC8s before so what is there to know about the auto MY05?

I can't seem to find any reference to this model being in Obsidian Black so I'm worried it's been resprayed. Anyone know?

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I thought they only came in Champagne Gold from the factory.
It doesn't have the CSE8 decals on it by the looks.

I could be wrong.

If it has had a respray, that isnt necessarily a bad thing. I would just enquire with the seller.
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Cheers

Looks like MY05 WRX never came in auto so it's certainly a cse8. Plus it has a sunroof which is not usually installed aftermarket.
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The club spec evos had leather trim and sunroof stock

I had an auto gc8 as a daily could not fault for it was a very reliable car - auto boxes are stronger than 5speed ?
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I had an auto gc8 as a daily could not fault for it was a very reliable car - auto boxes are stronger than 5speed ?
Good to know, thanks.

Owner has just claimed it's factory black. Hmm...
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Club Spec Evo 8's came in Obsidian Black, Champagne Gold and Crystal Grey. All Available in Auto.
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Cheers, peace of mind!
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Also The 4AET Transmissions are fairly strong, the main and only thing that will kill them is heat.

I defiantly recommend putting a tranny cooler on it
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orrrrr buy her a manual real women drive manual
and she can go fully fast!!
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She can drive a manual but she only has an auto license. The topic has been breached many times trust me!

Tranny cooler will be looked into cheers.
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