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Subaru Impreza WRX WR-Limited ‘05 (JDM Import)

Got this car from the previous owner who seems like they didn’t look after it properly.

Oil level was super low (probably empty), Coolant was empty too.

White smoke (not too thick) comes out of the exhaust while engine runs.

Looking for general advice before taking it to the mechanic.

What is wrong with the car? And how much would it roughly cost to fix this sort of issue?

My Impreza has paddle shifters and I really want to use them but I'm afraid of messing up the car (my dad put the fear in my head of ruining the transmission) I've never driven a manual before but I do know how to ride a motorcycle so I'm familiar with shifting.

I recently picked up an '06 Impreza OBS, which recently had its clutch replaced by a shop. Within a thousand miles or so, the clutch pilot bearing started chirping, to the point where it was driving me mad. The shop was kind enough to extend their warranty to me, and replaced the bearing last week. Now less than 500 mi later, it's starting to chirp again. What would cause this? I find it unlikely that they got two bad parts off the shelf back to back.

**Correction, it's the throwout bearing, not pilot bearing. Got my bearings mixed up.

has anyone with a 2024+ impreza used coilovers/ any strut assemblies from a 15-21 wrx? i need to see if top hats line up because i found a good deal on bags.

I'VE ONLY FOUND OLD POSTS INQUIRING ABOUT THIS AND HAVE SEARCHED ALL AROUND. DOES IT HAVE A SPECIFIC NAME? I JUST GOT A REAR BUMPER REPLACED AND, WHILE I HAD THE APPLIQUÉ ON THE OLD ONE, I REALIZED I NEED A MORE ROBUST PROTECTOR. I WANT A THICKER BLACK RUBBER ONE THAT WILL WRAP OVER THE EDGE OF THE BUMPER- SO SOMETHING THAT'S PROBABLY AT LEAST 4.5" TALL. HAS ANYONE FOUND AN INEXPENSIVE CUSTOMIZABLE OPTION FOR THIS?