Bam Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 I've been scouring craigslist/autotrader and it seems like 1in4 have had the engine's replaced with less than 75k miles because of a seller stated common issue. What is it? The few cars that I'm referencing appear to be stock or very mildly modified, so is it a case of actual unreliability or owners poor mod choices/bad drivers? Just kinda concerns me about picking on up with decent miles....anyone chime in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Most owners are morons. It's not the car's fault. Both my WRXs have over 80k and have the original engine and start/run every day without issue. I haven't been an idiot and put a CAI on a stock WRX, or a huge Turbo either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted May 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 wanna sell me the little red wagon ben? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 wanna sell me the little red wagon ben? Nope we are hoping to get another 5 years out of it as it was just paid off. Yea for no car payment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Nope we are hoping to get another 5 years out of it as it was just paid off. Yea for no car payment! no car payment FTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 no car payment FTW. I have to go and do the title thing next week I think, I am not looking forward to going to the Title Agency. Doesn't it take forever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN1647545504 Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 If you are looking to pick one up as a driver than they are okay, just keep the maintanance on it. If you are looking to mod them, they suck and will break easely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2highpsi Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 I have to go and do the title thing next week I think, I am not looking forward to going to the Title Agency. Doesn't it take forever? You shouldn't have to do anything. The bank should cancel the lein, record doing so, and send you the title.... I had an 02 wrx. Rear end went out when I got it. I'll blame that on the previous owner. The tranny went out and I'll blame that on me launching it hard. The only thing that was subarus fault was the junk fuel lines across the intake that would leak gas when the temperature got below 30. All in all a good car if taken care of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh8sti Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Find one that some old guy drive as a daily, even if it was driven harder, chances are he took car of it. Most of them out there are THRASHED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 You shouldn't have to do anything. The bank should cancel the lein, record doing so, and send you the title.... They sent me the title, notarized that there is no lien anymore, but you have to go and get a title in my name ONLY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 I think the most common issues are that people mod them without a tune, or put a off the shelf tune on the car that isn't specific for the particular car. As far as my experience with my 2008 2.5L WRX it was driven hard a few times and I put 50K miles on it and never had any issues at all. Of course, I was the first owner. As far as insurance goes, I just told my company I had an Impreza, which it is, and gave them the vin#. It's not my fault they labeled it wrong, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 I have to go and do the title thing next week I think, I am not looking forward to going to the Title Agency. Doesn't it take forever? no. once its paid off the bank will transfer/issue it into your name. That's it you may not even get a title in the mail. The DMR keeps a e-copy of it for you thou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 I think the most common issues are that people mod them without a tune, or put a off the shelf tune on the car that isn't specific for the particular car. As far as my experience with my 2008 2.5L WRX it was driven hard a few times and I put 50K miles on it and never had any issues at all. Of course, I was the first owner. As far as insurance goes, I just told my company I had an Impreza, which it is, and gave them the vin#. It's not my fault they labeled it wrong, lol. the VIN will tell them its a WRX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 the VIN will tell them its a WRX. I thought it would too, but it really didn't. When I called for a quote for a WRX they told me like $3300 per year for full coverage. When I got the car I told them I got a 2008 Impreza and gave them the vin number and ended up paying $1250 per year. I thought they would have seen it too, maybe I was just a fluke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 no. once its paid off the bank will transfer/issue it into your name. That's it you may not even get a title in the mail. The DMR keeps a e-copy of it for you thou. That is not what happened, I got the Notarized title that the car was paid off in the mail and a letter with it telling me I needed to go to to a title agency and take the notarized title they sent me so I could obtain my title showing no lien. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Any car is as reliable as the previous owner wanted it to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast5gp Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 wrx's are very reliable if you take care of it. Most wrx's blow up due to lack of maintence/ or they abused the hell out of it. You can drive the wrx hard, but then you gotta maintain it as well. You can't just put a Intake/Turbo back and start beating the hell out of it. You would need a reflash/tune. My wrx blew up because of the previous owner was an idiot. But the motor was rebuilt by PTM and it runs like a champ now. The weakest part of a EJ205 is the rodbearings, if a wrx blew up, that is the most likely cause. Some people think it is okay to run Mobil 1 5w30 extended performance for 7500+ miles because the oil said so. But Mobil 1 lasts about 3k in the wrx motors and needs to be changed, extended performance or not. The wrx's are good cars. Just gotta find one that is well taken care of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 EJ20's tend to eat rod bearings, but other than that with the proper care they will live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmuckingham Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 They are horrid on gas from what I hear, but I have no persoanl experience with them other than a few trans swaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverAudiMike Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 I had a hell of a time getting the title for the Cobra when I sold it, it took almost a month. Call your bank and find out how they process it, I think I had to call the Ohio BMV as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 When I was car shopping, a guy at byers subaru said you can save tons on insurance for a WRX if you get the wagon. Insurance companies don't consider wagons fast and sporty apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh8sti Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 the insurance for my STi wagon was 100 a month. I put it as an Impreza, State Farm never said a word about it, even when i totaled it. It may be because my dad has some massive policies with them and they wanted to hook a brotha up, either way it was cheaper than when i drove my 02 WRX, F-350 7.3l, or my current escalade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2highpsi Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 That is not what happened, I got the Notarized title that the car was paid off in the mail and a letter with it telling me I needed to go to to a title agency and take the notarized title they sent me so I could obtain my title showing no lien. Hmmm. Aside from a lease, I've never had to do anything like that. I've paid off a dozen cars and they always just sent the title (which was always in my name already) with a stamp that said lein released xx/xx/20xx. Then when I sold the car I just filled out the back, got it notarized and was done. I'm sure different banks do it differently. I know some of them do electronic titles, where you would have to go to the title dept after it's paid off. Either way, it shouldn't be a big deal. As long as there isn't a big line it's never taken me any longer than 10 minutes to get a title transferred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 That is not what happened, I got the Notarized title that the car was paid off in the mail and a letter with it telling me I needed to go to to a title agency and take the notarized title they sent me so I could obtain my title showing no lien. I did this a little less than a year ago and this was what I had to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 To be honest properly taken care of and modded will build a long lasting car. But there are some abused wrx's I've seen. Ebay parts can be done right but I've yet to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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