The Dream of Owning a Subaru

For many car enthusiasts, owning a Subaru is a dream come true. The company's reputation for building rugged and reliable vehicles has made it a favorite among off-road enthusiasts and families alike. However, as Richard noted, Subarus can be notoriously difficult to work on, with complex engine designs and tricky repair jobs.

Despite the challenges, Richard has always been fascinated by Subarus. He has played with several Subaru models over the years, including a few that had issues with oil leaks and rocker covers. "Subarus are horrible to work on," he said with a laugh. "But they're every boy's dream car." Richard's love of Subarus dates back to his days racing in Conor McRae, where he competed against other talented drivers from around the world.

Richard recently took us on a tour of his secret barn, where we found a stunning 2004 Subaru that had been modified for performance. The car was a true JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) model, with a number of unique features that set it apart from more conventional Subarus. "This is my dream car," Richard said, eyes shining with excitement. "I'd restore it back to factory condition and make sure everything is perfect."

As we explored the barn, Richard pointed out some of the car's key features, including its iconic yellow headlights and flat bottom engine mount. The car also had a number of unique modifications under the hood, including a high-performance engine that was rumored to produce over 500 horsepower.

Richard's love of Subarus is not just about the cars themselves, but about the community surrounding them. "There are so many talented mechanics out there who are passionate about Subaru," he said. "I'd love to get involved with some of these guys and build a car that would make everyone jealous." For Richard, owning a Subaru is not just about personal preference – it's also about being part of a larger community of enthusiasts who share his passion.

The Future of the Cog

Despite his love of Subarus, Richard knows that he needs to mix things up in his workshop. "I've got a small Cog collection at the moment," he said, "but I think it's time to add some new cars to the lineup." Richard has hinted that one car that will be joining the drivetribe garage is a modern Subaru, which will add a fresh perspective to the team.

"I'm excited about this," Richard said. "It'll be great to have something more contemporary in the workshop, and I think it'll help us stay ahead of the curve." With his passion for Subarus and commitment to building high-performance cars, Richard is sure to bring a new level of expertise to the drivetribe garage.

The Drivetribe Garage: Where Passion Meets Performance

For Richard, owning a car collection is not just about personal enjoyment – it's also about sharing that passion with others. His driveway is home to a diverse range of vehicles, each one carefully selected for its unique character and performance capabilities.

From the rugged Subarus of Conor McRae fame to the sleek, modern cars of today, Richard's garage is a showcase of automotive excellence. With his team of talented mechanics and engineers, he is constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible with these incredible machines.

As we explore the garage, it becomes clear that Richard's love of cars goes far beyond mere enthusiasm – it's about a deep passion for performance, engineering, and community. Whether he's tinkering under the hood or sharing his knowledge with fellow enthusiasts, Richard is a true driving force in the world of motorsports.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enforeign tribe car day Richard has sent me on an errand to fetch this I'm at a secret Farm location in the south of England and this is where the cars are stored after a grand tour special I've been sent by Richard to collect two cars for him the first one being this is super impressive from the scan the flick Grand Tour special and the other car is definitely top secret I cannot show you that right now if it is in this video it'll just be one big discolored blur look just over there so here she is Richard Subaru Impreza WRX STI V limited from 2003. this thing is a proper JDM Scooby that's been imported from Japan into the UK it's a sat here ever since the special so what we're going to do is rescue it from here get on a truck to richest place in Hereford and then we've got lots of plans for this this video will be going out after Richard has revealed that he's bought back the car so I'm not too sure what he's said but what I am sure of is he wants to go for a big Power with this from my side I really really like Subarus especially the impressors I'll admit I do not know much about them so I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in with this the things that I like flat 4 boxer engine manual gearbox all-wheel drive rally pedigree those things are all good the things I don't like well there's just one main thing really this Livery is shocking in my opinion the martini Livery is one of the most overrated liveries in all of Motorsport it would maybe belong on a Lancia not a Subaru this has to go because how nice is the traditional Subaru blue well that's a bit scummy let's look in the door shot look at this this is what we have to get back to there is one thing that I need to nip in the bud I have been very much up close and personal with the other cars from the special James May's evil and Jeremy's odrs4 and since then since the specials come out I've been inundated with messages from you guys asking if the cars are available to buy and I can categorically tell you that the answer is no no James May's evil is truly truly written off I know they bent it back straight in the show but trust me underneath that thing is very very structurally bent if Amazon was to release that car into the wild they would need to write up paperwork they would fill this entire Barn covering horrendous things like liability and all this lawyer rubbish it would just be horrendous so trust me even as a parts car that thing is gone we need to forget about it you don't get to say Jeremy's RS4 on the other hand I did ask about I asked very nicely but the answer was no I did everything I could but sorry I'd like to know what a cog will think of this so let's get this to Richard's place in Hereford one more thing foreign still a bit busy at the Cog so in the meantime we've come back to my place on the way and I'm gonna cook the camera guys a quick meal because they deserve a break welcome to my flat I'm going to be using Japanese steel knives from today's sponsor kamikoto look at these Beauties I'm not much of a kook at all but I can appreciate a nice handcrafted knife when I see one they are made from high quality Japanese steel using traditional techniques and each knife is individually inspected and comes with a lifetime guarantee I can keep chopping all the taters I want for the rest of my life these guys aren't going to break us wet the camera guys are vegetarian so I'm making a vegetarian Curry I cannot believe how easily this knife gets through these raw vegetables it almost feels like they're already boiled and this is just the wee one in the Box you've also got a meat cleaver and a full-size kitchen lathe just think what they can do these knives are so sharp I almost feel bad for these mushrooms sorry I've only used the medium-sized knife so far but we need to use the cleaver let's use it to chop a potato for the hell of it this feels amazing in your hand the weight of this bloody hell that was nice they come in this really sturdy heavy duty Ash wood box which makes them the perfect Christmas gift for someone that's into cooking or someone like me who needs a bit more motivation to cook some more adventurous stuff these Knights are also used by Michelin star chefs which means they're much better than the student knives that I had from my time at Uni it's time to move on Joe Frazee is that too hot I hope it's not too hot good I'm getting nod Yama Yama Mama hope you're proud she won't be because she'll be asking was it homemade and no it wasn't all made that was made in a jar from Sainsbury's but it tastes lovely kamakoto is running a massive seal right now and is offering you drive trade Watchers an extra 50 off on any purchase with the discount code drivetribe go to kamikoto.com forward slash drivetribe or use the link in the description below to see what you fancy all of which will help support us cracking on with builds like the Subaru right camera guys lunch is served let's cut to the barn Anthony we're at Richard's secret Barn secret and I've brought you the grand tour Subaru have you ever done much Subaru work I've played with a cover of Subarus in a party like oil leaks and rocker covers but all I can tell you is they're horrible to work on okay just engine stuff yeah right okay yeah but as a car it's every boy's dream isn't it yeah I mean I've said before in the video I I really like Subarus I've just never really got stuck in with what I've never this should be really cool running costs of one I can never afford to have it right okay insurance couldn't have one this can become the Cog daily and forget it going properly please this is my dream vent up I'm I'm back in Conor McRae I'm rallying so it's been to Norway and back and let's just say it's a bit battered but I think that's really standard for a grand tour car tell me what you see good and bad I've had a quick look around it's got the old same as the mg yellow headlights okay they need a good mop yeah Richard typical Richard driving yeah at some point I reckon that's ice in it that's not too bad no you're Republicans yeah that's not superficial the only thing I did notice on the back was the dreaded rust yeah arches on her I was wondering whether that was just the rat no that is that is Rusty feel it it's yeah solid it's rust and it's same same the other side now so that's that's what 2004 so yeah let's get on a bit now okay but she is a proper JDM oh yeah this isn't something like you know oh it's it's a Japanese gdm this is property this is proper JDM I guess the one thing we're doing though is what it looks like underneath but I guess that'll be a future episode to get up on the ramp yeah if there's rust there there's rust there there's a chance underneath Japanese stuff usually is quite Rusty underneath surface rust and okay and Richard's plans I don't know them extensively what I do know is big Power so what would you do with it I'm interested I know I know a mechanic's perspective yeah I know Richard if this is my car and I got given this now he'd be going bog standard see absolutely be careful what you see because that's what our audience absolutely loves all they want is back to factory yeah but how many Subarus you see have not been messed with I agree this specific car especially that one if I could get all the wrap off that and do absolutely mint and bog stuff that would be my I was going to ask my next thing rap yes or no I'm glad you said that what what car should that be I've said before this should be on a built into rally yeah I don't really like Martini anyway no but if it's gonna be on any car alarms here not Subaru okay so you would take the wrap off and you just restore it I'd restore it back to factory I reckon it'd be worth more but just look I I just it frustrates me we see all these Subarus going around that are highly modified just leave there's nothing wrong with stand to just leave it okay but if what if it looks completely standard but it's got 500 horses under there what about that yeah I wouldn't know about power orbit the cannon on the back promise you have power you probably have to have that when you you've got a stock though I think there's something there's not many cars that suit a cannon I think but this does but everyone loves that flat full bearable yeah if he was going on the road now you'd know exactly what car it was absolutely absolutely but no big fan of a Subaru every boy's dream knowing it playing Conor McRae Subaru I want a super absolutely and this is I have a at that game so I wasn't very good but no for for us Travis at the Cog would be because the problem is you get Dad Andrew it's not really their era yeah yeah some more capris this is me I get it I get it this is about me it'd be nice to have something a bit more modern in the workshop yeah well it's current Cog score probably won't be that high no but maybe once we're done it'll be up there with the best yeah coming to the smallest Cog soon Richards be limited stay tuned that's another car added to the drivetribe garage 2023 is going to be a very busy year if you like this video give it a thumbs up I'd be Mike and don't forget to subscribe to drivetride foreignforeign tribe car day Richard has sent me on an errand to fetch this I'm at a secret Farm location in the south of England and this is where the cars are stored after a grand tour special I've been sent by Richard to collect two cars for him the first one being this is super impressive from the scan the flick Grand Tour special and the other car is definitely top secret I cannot show you that right now if it is in this video it'll just be one big discolored blur look just over there so here she is Richard Subaru Impreza WRX STI V limited from 2003. this thing is a proper JDM Scooby that's been imported from Japan into the UK it's a sat here ever since the special so what we're going to do is rescue it from here get on a truck to richest place in Hereford and then we've got lots of plans for this this video will be going out after Richard has revealed that he's bought back the car so I'm not too sure what he's said but what I am sure of is he wants to go for a big Power with this from my side I really really like Subarus especially the impressors I'll admit I do not know much about them so I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in with this the things that I like flat 4 boxer engine manual gearbox all-wheel drive rally pedigree those things are all good the things I don't like well there's just one main thing really this Livery is shocking in my opinion the martini Livery is one of the most overrated liveries in all of Motorsport it would maybe belong on a Lancia not a Subaru this has to go because how nice is the traditional Subaru blue well that's a bit scummy let's look in the door shot look at this this is what we have to get back to there is one thing that I need to nip in the bud I have been very much up close and personal with the other cars from the special James May's evil and Jeremy's odrs4 and since then since the specials come out I've been inundated with messages from you guys asking if the cars are available to buy and I can categorically tell you that the answer is no no James May's evil is truly truly written off I know they bent it back straight in the show but trust me underneath that thing is very very structurally bent if Amazon was to release that car into the wild they would need to write up paperwork they would fill this entire Barn covering horrendous things like liability and all this lawyer rubbish it would just be horrendous so trust me even as a parts car that thing is gone we need to forget about it you don't get to say Jeremy's RS4 on the other hand I did ask about I asked very nicely but the answer was no I did everything I could but sorry I'd like to know what a cog will think of this so let's get this to Richard's place in Hereford one more thing foreign still a bit busy at the Cog so in the meantime we've come back to my place on the way and I'm gonna cook the camera guys a quick meal because they deserve a break welcome to my flat I'm going to be using Japanese steel knives from today's sponsor kamikoto look at these Beauties I'm not much of a kook at all but I can appreciate a nice handcrafted knife when I see one they are made from high quality Japanese steel using traditional techniques and each knife is individually inspected and comes with a lifetime guarantee I can keep chopping all the taters I want for the rest of my life these guys aren't going to break us wet the camera guys are vegetarian so I'm making a vegetarian Curry I cannot believe how easily this knife gets through these raw vegetables it almost feels like they're already boiled and this is just the wee one in the Box you've also got a meat cleaver and a full-size kitchen lathe just think what they can do these knives are so sharp I almost feel bad for these mushrooms sorry I've only used the medium-sized knife so far but we need to use the cleaver let's use it to chop a potato for the hell of it this feels amazing in your hand the weight of this bloody hell that was nice they come in this really sturdy heavy duty Ash wood box which makes them the perfect Christmas gift for someone that's into cooking or someone like me who needs a bit more motivation to cook some more adventurous stuff these Knights are also used by Michelin star chefs which means they're much better than the student knives that I had from my time at Uni it's time to move on Joe Frazee is that too hot I hope it's not too hot good I'm getting nod Yama Yama Mama hope you're proud she won't be because she'll be asking was it homemade and no it wasn't all made that was made in a jar from Sainsbury's but it tastes lovely kamakoto is running a massive seal right now and is offering you drive trade Watchers an extra 50 off on any purchase with the discount code drivetribe go to kamikoto.com forward slash drivetribe or use the link in the description below to see what you fancy all of which will help support us cracking on with builds like the Subaru right camera guys lunch is served let's cut to the barn Anthony we're at Richard's secret Barn secret and I've brought you the grand tour Subaru have you ever done much Subaru work I've played with a cover of Subarus in a party like oil leaks and rocker covers but all I can tell you is they're horrible to work on okay just engine stuff yeah right okay yeah but as a car it's every boy's dream isn't it yeah I mean I've said before in the video I I really like Subarus I've just never really got stuck in with what I've never this should be really cool running costs of one I can never afford to have it right okay insurance couldn't have one this can become the Cog daily and forget it going properly please this is my dream vent up I'm I'm back in Conor McRae I'm rallying so it's been to Norway and back and let's just say it's a bit battered but I think that's really standard for a grand tour car tell me what you see good and bad I've had a quick look around it's got the old same as the mg yellow headlights okay they need a good mop yeah Richard typical Richard driving yeah at some point I reckon that's ice in it that's not too bad no you're Republicans yeah that's not superficial the only thing I did notice on the back was the dreaded rust yeah arches on her I was wondering whether that was just the rat no that is that is Rusty feel it it's yeah solid it's rust and it's same same the other side now so that's that's what 2004 so yeah let's get on a bit now okay but she is a proper JDM oh yeah this isn't something like you know oh it's it's a Japanese gdm this is property this is proper JDM I guess the one thing we're doing though is what it looks like underneath but I guess that'll be a future episode to get up on the ramp yeah if there's rust there there's rust there there's a chance underneath Japanese stuff usually is quite Rusty underneath surface rust and okay and Richard's plans I don't know them extensively what I do know is big Power so what would you do with it I'm interested I know I know a mechanic's perspective yeah I know Richard if this is my car and I got given this now he'd be going bog standard see absolutely be careful what you see because that's what our audience absolutely loves all they want is back to factory yeah but how many Subarus you see have not been messed with I agree this specific car especially that one if I could get all the wrap off that and do absolutely mint and bog stuff that would be my I was going to ask my next thing rap yes or no I'm glad you said that what what car should that be I've said before this should be on a built into rally yeah I don't really like Martini anyway no but if it's gonna be on any car alarms here not Subaru okay so you would take the wrap off and you just restore it I'd restore it back to factory I reckon it'd be worth more but just look I I just it frustrates me we see all these Subarus going around that are highly modified just leave there's nothing wrong with stand to just leave it okay but if what if it looks completely standard but it's got 500 horses under there what about that yeah I wouldn't know about power orbit the cannon on the back promise you have power you probably have to have that when you you've got a stock though I think there's something there's not many cars that suit a cannon I think but this does but everyone loves that flat full bearable yeah if he was going on the road now you'd know exactly what car it was absolutely absolutely but no big fan of a Subaru every boy's dream knowing it playing Conor McRae Subaru I want a super absolutely and this is I have a at that game so I wasn't very good but no for for us Travis at the Cog would be because the problem is you get Dad Andrew it's not really their era yeah yeah some more capris this is me I get it I get it this is about me it'd be nice to have something a bit more modern in the workshop yeah well it's current Cog score probably won't be that high no but maybe once we're done it'll be up there with the best yeah coming to the smallest Cog soon Richards be limited stay tuned that's another car added to the drivetribe garage 2023 is going to be a very busy year if you like this video give it a thumbs up I'd be Mike and don't forget to subscribe to drivetride foreignforeign tribe car day Richard has sent me on an errand to fetch this I'm at a secret Farm location in the south of England and this is where the cars are stored after a grand tour special I've been sent by Richard to collect two cars for him the first one being this is super impressive from the scan the flick Grand Tour special and the other car is definitely top secret I cannot show you that right now if it is in this video it'll just be one big discolored blur look just over there so here she is Richard Subaru Impreza WRX STI V limited from 2003. this thing is a proper JDM Scooby that's been imported from Japan into the UK it's a sat here ever since the special so what we're going to do is rescue it from here get on a truck to richest place in Hereford and then we've got lots of plans for this this video will be going out after Richard has revealed that he's bought back the car so I'm not too sure what he's said but what I am sure of is he wants to go for a big Power with this from my side I really really like Subarus especially the impressors I'll admit I do not know much about them so I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in with this the things that I like flat 4 boxer engine manual gearbox all-wheel drive rally pedigree those things are all good the things I don't like well there's just one main thing really this Livery is shocking in my opinion the martini Livery is one of the most overrated liveries in all of Motorsport it would maybe belong on a Lancia not a Subaru this has to go because how nice is the traditional Subaru blue well that's a bit scummy let's look in the door shot look at this this is what we have to get back to there is one thing that I need to nip in the bud I have been very much up close and personal with the other cars from the special James May's evil and Jeremy's odrs4 and since then since the specials come out I've been inundated with messages from you guys asking if the cars are available to buy and I can categorically tell you that the answer is no no James May's evil is truly truly written off I know they bent it back straight in the show but trust me underneath that thing is very very structurally bent if Amazon was to release that car into the wild they would need to write up paperwork they would fill this entire Barn covering horrendous things like liability and all this lawyer rubbish it would just be horrendous so trust me even as a parts car that thing is gone we need to forget about it you don't get to say Jeremy's RS4 on the other hand I did ask about I asked very nicely but the answer was no I did everything I could but sorry I'd like to know what a cog will think of this so let's get this to Richard's place in Hereford one more thing foreign still a bit busy at the Cog so in the meantime we've come back to my place on the way and I'm gonna cook the camera guys a quick meal because they deserve a break welcome to my flat I'm going to be using Japanese steel knives from today's sponsor kamikoto look at these Beauties I'm not much of a kook at all but I can appreciate a nice handcrafted knife when I see one they are made from high quality Japanese steel using traditional techniques and each knife is individually inspected and comes with a lifetime guarantee I can keep chopping all the taters I want for the rest of my life these guys aren't going to break us wet the camera guys are vegetarian so I'm making a vegetarian Curry I cannot believe how easily this knife gets through these raw vegetables it almost feels like they're already boiled and this is just the wee one in the Box you've also got a meat cleaver and a full-size kitchen lathe just think what they can do these knives are so sharp I almost feel bad for these mushrooms sorry I've only used the medium-sized knife so far but we need to use the cleaver let's use it to chop a potato for the hell of it this feels amazing in your hand the weight of this bloody hell that was nice they come in this really sturdy heavy duty Ash wood box which makes them the perfect Christmas gift for someone that's into cooking or someone like me who needs a bit more motivation to cook some more adventurous stuff these Knights are also used by Michelin star chefs which means they're much better than the student knives that I had from my time at Uni it's time to move on Joe Frazee is that too hot I hope it's not too hot good I'm getting nod Yama Yama Mama hope you're proud she won't be because she'll be asking was it homemade and no it wasn't all made that was made in a jar from Sainsbury's but it tastes lovely kamakoto is running a massive seal right now and is offering you drive trade Watchers an extra 50 off on any purchase with the discount code drivetribe go to kamikoto.com forward slash drivetribe or use the link in the description below to see what you fancy all of which will help support us cracking on with builds like the Subaru right camera guys lunch is served let's cut to the barn Anthony we're at Richard's secret Barn secret and I've brought you the grand tour Subaru have you ever done much Subaru work I've played with a cover of Subarus in a party like oil leaks and rocker covers but all I can tell you is they're horrible to work on okay just engine stuff yeah right okay yeah but as a car it's every boy's dream isn't it yeah I mean I've said before in the video I I really like Subarus I've just never really got stuck in with what I've never this should be really cool running costs of one I can never afford to have it right okay insurance couldn't have one this can become the Cog daily and forget it going properly please this is my dream vent up I'm I'm back in Conor McRae I'm rallying so it's been to Norway and back and let's just say it's a bit battered but I think that's really standard for a grand tour car tell me what you see good and bad I've had a quick look around it's got the old same as the mg yellow headlights okay they need a good mop yeah Richard typical Richard driving yeah at some point I reckon that's ice in it that's not too bad no you're Republicans yeah that's not superficial the only thing I did notice on the back was the dreaded rust yeah arches on her I was wondering whether that was just the rat no that is that is Rusty feel it it's yeah solid it's rust and it's same same the other side now so that's that's what 2004 so yeah let's get on a bit now okay but she is a proper JDM oh yeah this isn't something like you know oh it's it's a Japanese gdm this is property this is proper JDM I guess the one thing we're doing though is what it looks like underneath but I guess that'll be a future episode to get up on the ramp yeah if there's rust there there's rust there there's a chance underneath Japanese stuff usually is quite Rusty underneath surface rust and okay and Richard's plans I don't know them extensively what I do know is big Power so what would you do with it I'm interested I know I know a mechanic's perspective yeah I know Richard if this is my car and I got given this now he'd be going bog standard see absolutely be careful what you see because that's what our audience absolutely loves all they want is back to factory yeah but how many Subarus you see have not been messed with I agree this specific car especially that one if I could get all the wrap off that and do absolutely mint and bog stuff that would be my I was going to ask my next thing rap yes or no I'm glad you said that what what car should that be I've said before this should be on a built into rally yeah I don't really like Martini anyway no but if it's gonna be on any car alarms here not Subaru okay so you would take the wrap off and you just restore it I'd restore it back to factory I reckon it'd be worth more but just look I I just it frustrates me we see all these Subarus going around that are highly modified just leave there's nothing wrong with stand to just leave it okay but if what if it looks completely standard but it's got 500 horses under there what about that yeah I wouldn't know about power orbit the cannon on the back promise you have power you probably have to have that when you you've got a stock though I think there's something there's not many cars that suit a cannon I think but this does but everyone loves that flat full bearable yeah if he was going on the road now you'd know exactly what car it was absolutely absolutely but no big fan of a Subaru every boy's dream knowing it playing Conor McRae Subaru I want a super absolutely and this is I have a at that game so I wasn't very good but no for for us Travis at the Cog would be because the problem is you get Dad Andrew it's not really their era yeah yeah some more capris this is me I get it I get it this is about me it'd be nice to have something a bit more modern in the workshop yeah well it's current Cog score probably won't be that high no but maybe once we're done it'll be up there with the best yeah coming to the smallest Cog soon Richards be limited stay tuned that's another car added to the drivetribe garage 2023 is going to be a very busy year if you like this video give it a thumbs up I'd be Mike and don't forget to subscribe to drivetride foreign\n"