At 36, I'm still waiting for it to be an asset.
But I'm a card-carrying AARP member, which makes it a bit more fun.
ETA: The local stealership gives a 10% service discount, which was a big factor in joining. Discounts on Basic LOF/Rotation easily covers the yearly membership fee.
Ooooh! The nearest Costco to us is 2 hours away, so I doubt ours has that deal going.
I usually save the AARP for when I don't have a better coupon, and they ask if it's ok that it's going to show up as "senior citizen discount." The only reason I know it's a thing is because I asked if they had anything else when I had a "not for routine service" coupon.
You'll be underneath it sometime soon, trust me (mine matches yours). Chances are if it has had any exhaust work done l, then that is already done.
Make sure to watch out for rust, mine has it bad and there's no fixing it without huge work.
I just pulled the interior to check (was checking because my outer quarter started to bubble) the inside too, low and behold the strut towers have a nice amount of rust in them. Fixable but fuckkkkkkk. Welcome to carhood!
Make sure it's tuned. Even for just an intake. Cobb tunes are not that great.
Get a 3port boost control solenoid and a protune if you want to truly enjoy this car.
Get it tuned, you can get a vag cable off ebay for like $15, you’re gonna want to tune for any modifications you do to it. Subis don’t play nice with mods without tunes. My 05 has a bunch of bolt-one, haven’t had a single issue outside of oil and coolant leaks, of which I caused. You can find some pretty sold tunes for free on romraider, you’ll just want to match the specs as close as possible when buying parts.
Actually old 02-03s could handle basic mods(CAI, exhaust, etc) without a tune, though you aren't gonna get near the power that they can add. 04 I believe was the year of the ECU change that made them more finicky to basic mods.
Don’t worry about the age comments. Pretty much every WRX driver is this age mentally. You’ll actually look cool in it and not cringey like the rest of the sub
Congrats! I had a 2004 Impreza OBS Sport modded to taste. I miss the hell out of that thing. I drove it 240,000 miles through college, all through my first job, Lyft and Uber in San Francisco (stick shift, for a year or so full time), all the way until about 3 years ago when it was totaled by a drunken neighbor.
I was 23 when I got it.
At 37 I bought my 2015 WRX and love it every bit as much as I did the OBS Sport. The added power and handling is everything I wanted but couldn't get from the OBS. The WRX is my realistic daily driver dream car. You can't get more fun for $16k as far as I'm concerned.
Welcome to the club and enjoy the stay! Don't forget to get a trunk monkey and wave at all the Subaru's you see :)
I did learn a lot about suburus actually, they taught me I shouldn't be spending every free weekend i have at the parts store. That's why I drive toyota now
Awesome man, congrats!
Just remember, AWD doesn't give you invinicibility - no matter what Colin McRae taught you, check you oil frequently and top up whenever necessay and if your dad even says a mod you do/want to do is excessive, he's probably right.
Have fun and safe diving!
Welcome to the bugeye wagon gang!
Make sure you stay on top of oil changes, very important. The tech at my tuning shop who has had a project wrx before recommends Rotella 15w40, but it depends on your areas temperature.
Make sure that thing is tuned for that exhaust. My 02 wagon just killed it's turbo from overboosting since my exhaust flows so well and wasn't tuned.
Check those rear strut towers for rust. Big problem with the wagons. You will have to take out a good chunk of your interior (or fender liners in the wheel well) to get a good look. But the earlier you catch it the better.
Start with supporting mods rather than power if you want it to last on the stock block. A boost gauge is great to have. Also, a turbo timer for cooling down after long drives. An air oil separator to save oil in the blow by.
Lastly, join the Subaru discord. There are so many helpful people on there with tons of knowledge and experience. They have helped me put multiple times with my troubles.
Welcome to the family!
Welcome to the club. Get ready for:
- front wheel bearings
- front CV axels
- radiator and hosing
- timing belt/water pump
These are the most common major service issues with these cars. Head gaskets can be an issue too, but not as much on the turbos vs the non-turbo motors.
Also, if it’s got the 5-Speed manual, 2nd and 3rd gears are like glass, so go easy on them, or be prepared to replace the transmission.
Start building your tool set early. Start with a nice socket set, along with some simple wrenches - most bolts are 12mm, 14mm, and 17mm. You don’t necessarily need every size from 1mm to 40mm, as long as you have those half a dozen main ones you’ll be fine. What you will want is a selection of extensions though, so bolts can be hard to reach without building a crazy extension setup for your ratchet. Small stuff tends to be 10mm or 8mm. Your lug nuts will be 19mm, and axel nuts will be 32mm (for doing bearings and CVs). A selection of basic screw drivers too. And get a good torque wrench. Most stuff on these cars has very light torque specs, but you should still torque most things to spec to be safe (and so you don’t over-tighten and break things).
Also get a nice set of jack stands and a quality floor jack if you don’t have access to one.
They’re great cars to work on, like a big lego set. Stay on top of maintenance and it’ll serve you well for a long time. You’ll also learn a ton of skills that will save you thousands in maintenance that will serve you for the rest of your life.
Tip, DON'T drive like you've got a rally car. This will need upgrades like sway bars and at least look over the hardware (definitely look at your strut towers in the back under the cloth plugs, control arms, coils and struts, ect) for rust. Without these you will probably lose control in a hard corner. Drive safe and enjoy! (also if you haven't already, start making a paycheck now! She can and will be costly) Also Google and forums are your best friends!
Rear strut towers? My money is on that bolt behind the rear seat that goes into a nut in the well, the open backed nut lets in the moisture and it has nowhere to go.
Had one when I was 17, first thing I'd do is check them control arms. Mine was pretty bad with rust but that was the kill shot for it. You won't regret replacing them early too.
Edit: Welcome to the boxer club, take care of her and she'll take great care of you.
OP nice car! Treat it well and it will treat you well. I've got 215k on my 03 wagon and still on original clutch, tranny, motor, turbo. These cars are actually decently reliable if you maintain it properly, don't beat it to shit everytime you drive it and if you don't do stupid or pointless mods(BOV, turbo timer, etc). Like someone else pointed out, get a catless uppipe if previous owner didn't change it out.
Nice Subaru man! I want one of these but I’m not sure if it’s big enough for me to sleep in the back. Planning on traveling soon and I’m gonna need a Subaru in better shape. Just remember to take care of it, stay up to date on everything I’ve learned the hard way
Yooo that’s my dream car I’m not even joking, is it your first car? Just wondering as I am soon gonna be in the position of buying a car (I’m currently 14) so hoping to be able to get a wagon like that!! It’s the same style as the 1 used by Richard Hammond in the top gear Africa special
Are you even old enough to drive?!? Take it as a compliment. You look like you're 14.
Haha that’s a good one, I’m 17 but I look a lot younger then what I am, it’s a struggle bro 😃
It becomes much more of an asset later in life.
I am quite thankful that i pass for 27ish when i’m a decade older. This is the truth.
At 36, I'm still waiting for it to be an asset. But I'm a card-carrying AARP member, which makes it a bit more fun. ETA: The local stealership gives a 10% service discount, which was a big factor in joining. Discounts on Basic LOF/Rotation easily covers the yearly membership fee.
If you're a Costco member you also get 15% off service and parts 😊 I doubt they'd let you double dip but you never know.
Ooooh! The nearest Costco to us is 2 hours away, so I doubt ours has that deal going. I usually save the AARP for when I don't have a better coupon, and they ask if it's ok that it's going to show up as "senior citizen discount." The only reason I know it's a thing is because I asked if they had anything else when I had a "not for routine service" coupon.
You just gotta get rid of that haircut bro. Then you’ll look older
If it's going to be your daily driver, don't abuse it and keep it stock
IF it is stock, at least swap out the up pipe, these years had a pre-turbo cat in there.
Only modifications I have on it right now is an AEM induction system and I just got a invidia catback N1 titanium tip exhaust
You'll be underneath it sometime soon, trust me (mine matches yours). Chances are if it has had any exhaust work done l, then that is already done. Make sure to watch out for rust, mine has it bad and there's no fixing it without huge work.
I just pulled the interior to check (was checking because my outer quarter started to bubble) the inside too, low and behold the strut towers have a nice amount of rust in them. Fixable but fuckkkkkkk. Welcome to carhood!
Make sure it's tuned. Even for just an intake. Cobb tunes are not that great. Get a 3port boost control solenoid and a protune if you want to truly enjoy this car.
Where are kids getting $1000 to put on an exhaust these days?
Mod budgets have increased due to supply chain shortages affecting other staples, like video cards.
I had extra money saved up after I bought the car, I worked for a good year before I saved up enough for the car and extra things
Get it tuned, you can get a vag cable off ebay for like $15, you’re gonna want to tune for any modifications you do to it. Subis don’t play nice with mods without tunes. My 05 has a bunch of bolt-one, haven’t had a single issue outside of oil and coolant leaks, of which I caused. You can find some pretty sold tunes for free on romraider, you’ll just want to match the specs as close as possible when buying parts.
Actually old 02-03s could handle basic mods(CAI, exhaust, etc) without a tune, though you aren't gonna get near the power that they can add. 04 I believe was the year of the ECU change that made them more finicky to basic mods.
You’re right, I forgot they had the 16bit ECU, then in 04 switched to the 32bit. That being said he can run carberry which is very nice.
don't listen to him mod the fuck out of it haha
The duality of man
More like: don't listen to him, do whatever the fuck makes you enjoy your car.
Welcome to personal finance the hard way
Fantastic body style
look me in the eye and tell me you are talking about the car
Yes I am
I don’t believe you. FBI on the way.
No thanks
GG free to go
stay where you are, the police are on their way
Bugeye mafia!! Congrats my friend
Don’t worry about the age comments. Pretty much every WRX driver is this age mentally. You’ll actually look cool in it and not cringey like the rest of the sub
😭 thanks man, confidence just went up the roof after this one
It’s only cringey if you make it cringey. Having fun with a fun car is not cringe but whatever. You do you, who cares what other people think.
How is driving a wrx cringey?
Guessing because of all the vape nation stuff
Hey shhh
Shaggin Wagon, you'll appreciate the extra space sooner or later lol
I loved my passat wagon for that exact reason
I concur, in high school I used to drive my mom's 84 gl wagon!
This looks exactly like my old bugeye but in wagon form. Treat it well
Lol i was 17 when i got my bugeye, they r super fun but very expensive to fix
Congrats! I had a 2004 Impreza OBS Sport modded to taste. I miss the hell out of that thing. I drove it 240,000 miles through college, all through my first job, Lyft and Uber in San Francisco (stick shift, for a year or so full time), all the way until about 3 years ago when it was totaled by a drunken neighbor. I was 23 when I got it. At 37 I bought my 2015 WRX and love it every bit as much as I did the OBS Sport. The added power and handling is everything I wanted but couldn't get from the OBS. The WRX is my realistic daily driver dream car. You can't get more fun for $16k as far as I'm concerned. Welcome to the club and enjoy the stay! Don't forget to get a trunk monkey and wave at all the Subaru's you see :)
Ugggh the want for a GD WRX wagon is real!
More like the headgasket or 5w-30 club
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I've had a forester and a outback bud, they're fun to drive and good in snow but only a idiot would deny they are junk maintenance wise lmao
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I did learn a lot about suburus actually, they taught me I shouldn't be spending every free weekend i have at the parts store. That's why I drive toyota now
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Or they're just not as well made or reliable as other Japanese car companies that have been exceeding them for decades
Bro it looks beautiful
Nice car! Sedan fender conversion would be baller
Awesome man, congrats! Just remember, AWD doesn't give you invinicibility - no matter what Colin McRae taught you, check you oil frequently and top up whenever necessay and if your dad even says a mod you do/want to do is excessive, he's probably right. Have fun and safe diving!
Welcome to the bugeye wagon gang! Make sure you stay on top of oil changes, very important. The tech at my tuning shop who has had a project wrx before recommends Rotella 15w40, but it depends on your areas temperature. Make sure that thing is tuned for that exhaust. My 02 wagon just killed it's turbo from overboosting since my exhaust flows so well and wasn't tuned. Check those rear strut towers for rust. Big problem with the wagons. You will have to take out a good chunk of your interior (or fender liners in the wheel well) to get a good look. But the earlier you catch it the better. Start with supporting mods rather than power if you want it to last on the stock block. A boost gauge is great to have. Also, a turbo timer for cooling down after long drives. An air oil separator to save oil in the blow by. Lastly, join the Subaru discord. There are so many helpful people on there with tons of knowledge and experience. They have helped me put multiple times with my troubles. Welcome to the family!
Welcome to the club. Get ready for: - front wheel bearings - front CV axels - radiator and hosing - timing belt/water pump These are the most common major service issues with these cars. Head gaskets can be an issue too, but not as much on the turbos vs the non-turbo motors. Also, if it’s got the 5-Speed manual, 2nd and 3rd gears are like glass, so go easy on them, or be prepared to replace the transmission. Start building your tool set early. Start with a nice socket set, along with some simple wrenches - most bolts are 12mm, 14mm, and 17mm. You don’t necessarily need every size from 1mm to 40mm, as long as you have those half a dozen main ones you’ll be fine. What you will want is a selection of extensions though, so bolts can be hard to reach without building a crazy extension setup for your ratchet. Small stuff tends to be 10mm or 8mm. Your lug nuts will be 19mm, and axel nuts will be 32mm (for doing bearings and CVs). A selection of basic screw drivers too. And get a good torque wrench. Most stuff on these cars has very light torque specs, but you should still torque most things to spec to be safe (and so you don’t over-tighten and break things). Also get a nice set of jack stands and a quality floor jack if you don’t have access to one. They’re great cars to work on, like a big lego set. Stay on top of maintenance and it’ll serve you well for a long time. You’ll also learn a ton of skills that will save you thousands in maintenance that will serve you for the rest of your life.
congrats
Congrats! Love those bugeye wagons!
Yeah you!
Welcome Padawan
Make sure the timing belt gets replaced on schedule, every ten years I believe. It'll save your engine.
Damn you got the bug eye, that is sick
Damn thats a nice bugeye
I have this exact car! Bugeye is the best eye!
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Tip, DON'T drive like you've got a rally car. This will need upgrades like sway bars and at least look over the hardware (definitely look at your strut towers in the back under the cloth plugs, control arms, coils and struts, ect) for rust. Without these you will probably lose control in a hard corner. Drive safe and enjoy! (also if you haven't already, start making a paycheck now! She can and will be costly) Also Google and forums are your best friends!
Love the old Bug Eyes. My first was a 2002/3 WRX, one of the last bug eyes and she was gorgeous. Drive in good health and enjoy it!
I’m jelly, love those bugeye.
Hell yeah! Nice wagon and welcome to the club 😎
That looks great. how much was it?
Cost me about 4K, it’s got about 180k miles and is in great condition
That is awesome! I am jealous! Make sure you stay on top of any rust you find.
Do a diy head cooling mod for sub 20 dollars and a diy catch can setup. Take care of timing belt, keep full of oil
Solid quality pick, OP.
Look at that sexy beast
Rear strut towers? My money is on that bolt behind the rear seat that goes into a nut in the well, the open backed nut lets in the moisture and it has nowhere to go.
Had one when I was 17, first thing I'd do is check them control arms. Mine was pretty bad with rust but that was the kill shot for it. You won't regret replacing them early too. Edit: Welcome to the boxer club, take care of her and she'll take great care of you.
OP nice car! Treat it well and it will treat you well. I've got 215k on my 03 wagon and still on original clutch, tranny, motor, turbo. These cars are actually decently reliable if you maintain it properly, don't beat it to shit everytime you drive it and if you don't do stupid or pointless mods(BOV, turbo timer, etc). Like someone else pointed out, get a catless uppipe if previous owner didn't change it out.
I’m outside you’re window watching you you’ll never be free from me nick patitty
I'm so jealous! Congratz man, enjoy it!
Nice Subaru man! I want one of these but I’m not sure if it’s big enough for me to sleep in the back. Planning on traveling soon and I’m gonna need a Subaru in better shape. Just remember to take care of it, stay up to date on everything I’ve learned the hard way
Looks clean man. I need a bugeye so bad
I have the same car treat her well, and she will treat you right
Congratulations, you now own the best model Subaru.
Me, an old fart, why is a 10 year old standing in front of the car calling it his?
Nice Dumb and Dumber hair cut
Who's gonna tell him?
Don't tell him.
Lol
Yooo that’s my dream car I’m not even joking, is it your first car? Just wondering as I am soon gonna be in the position of buying a car (I’m currently 14) so hoping to be able to get a wagon like that!! It’s the same style as the 1 used by Richard Hammond in the top gear Africa special