How long does it take to get a new Impreza Turbo?
A. If you are in mainland Europe and want a left hand drive car it seems you can obtain a car in a number of weeks, anything from 1 to 4 being normal. If you are in the UK then things are a little bit different. The Impreza has risen to almost cult status here due to probably one person, a certain Mr. McRae and his rallying exploits. Almost every month there is a glowing Impreza Turbo road test/review in some auto magazine. Subaru are limited on the number of cars they are able to import due to EEC/UK restrictions, and not having a manufacturing base in Europe do not gain any advantages from such an arrangement. Nissan, Honda and Toyota have the advantage and can manufacture their common run of the mill cars in Europe whilst importing their higher cost/specification models from Japan. Meanwhile Subaru have to share out their entire allocation over their entire range of Imprezas, Legacys, and Forresters. All of the above gives rise to extremely long waiting lists at all of the dealers.
