This Is What A Subaru Impreza With $250,000 Of Modifications Looks Like

This 'Bugeye' Impreza has had the price of a house invested in it, and it's won Best in Show at quite a few exhibitions
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Never has the saying ‘you can sleep in a car, but you can’t race a house’ been more apt. This 2002 Subaru Impreza ‘Bugeye’ has had roughly $250,000 invested in it. Many people would buy a house with that kind of cash, but Alex Witkin spent that figure modifying one of his cars almost beyond recognition.

Almost every part of the car has been changed or upgraded. The engine has been built completely from scratch, and the engine bay has had a lot of work done to achieve the end result. It has a custom-fabricated 10-point roll cage, the interior has been completely overhauled and it’s even been converted to a right-hand-drive car. As the car is in America and was LHD originally, we don’t really understand that change.

As you can see from the video, the car is completely road legal, but mostly used as a show car and to promote his business.

Is it a waste of money, or well spent?

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Anonymous

It would be 250,000 dollars well spent if;

1.it has expensive quad turbos
2.carbon fibre body and
chassis
3.really complicated suspension

06/24/2017 - 06:42 |
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///AMG_fanboi74

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Why does it need quad turbos? Is power really everything?

06/24/2017 - 13:08 |
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Brandon Sever

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

1 turbo per cylinder??? Lol

06/24/2017 - 16:47 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

having competed against this car at several shows over the years, I can say with confidence that the car, while excessive, is well put together. It does not have a quad turbo setup (that would be dumb… Single turbo is a much better design), the last time I saw it, it had an air jack setup to lift the car far enough to change the tires, tons of modifications designed to win car shows and/or improve performance. Including a host of carbon fiber parts and a complete suspension overhaul. Some of the parts are off the shelf, other parts were custom fabricated to meet the needs of the owner.

06/24/2017 - 19:21 |
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FUGL_S60 (Tesla Lover 800)

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

All I care is that the end of a drag race looks like this..

06/25/2017 - 01:58 |
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takumi fujiwara 1

Looks more like an EVO

06/24/2017 - 06:51 |
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maserati skyline

‘Don’t do it Jesse. I bet he’s got more than 100 grand under the hood of that car.’

06/24/2017 - 07:08 |
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Dave 12

If it drums up 250k worth of business then money well spent! It’s absolutely gorgeous! Pity about the rhd conversion but it must be a thing putting the wheel on the wrong side of the car.

06/24/2017 - 07:09 |
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Tomislav Celić

When you spend 250k for the modifications on your car, in order to defeat a 120k Supercar, and all you do is make your car less reliable

jokes aside it’s a nice car, but I prefer budget build’s and DIY, than spending tons of money on your car

06/24/2017 - 07:10 |
110 | 2

Agreed xD. I’m sure it would lose to something like a Viper ACR on track.

06/24/2017 - 08:54 |
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SubieAlex97

It’s a bug eye guys. Not a blob eye.

06/24/2017 - 07:28 |
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It is a blob eye.
EDIT: squabble I got my Subarus confused, it is a bugeye.
The conversion wasn’t worth 500$, it seems…

06/24/2017 - 07:31 |
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Thank christ someone besides me caught that.

06/24/2017 - 10:37 |
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Nishant Dash

Way too much for the build imo
If it was a 75-100k build, then great
But 250k .. too pricey.

06/24/2017 - 08:03 |
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datpolishtho

Its a moot question. The man can clearly afford it. He probably really enjoyed creating this!

06/24/2017 - 08:05 |
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Anonymous

Sooo… no specs?

06/24/2017 - 08:37 |
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Voyteck

It’s a bugeye.

06/24/2017 - 08:50 |
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Will Paturzo

In reply to by Voyteck

I was about to comment that but i am so happy that other people noticed that

06/25/2017 - 00:05 |
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