Help on buying 96 Wrx

[Guest]

Hey guyz just wanted your opinions on this wrx. reliability and power levels im am a bit worried about the amount of ks its done 166,000. it is quite a weird one im not to keen on the interior or the two tonne paint or the massive pink wrx sticker lol but it is cheap and i need a car (just sold my Gtb) or should i save more and buy a better wrx?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=213752190

[wrx_lou]

cant say ive ever seen them without factory buckets. Possible a gravel express? or have they done a conversion? Id probably look else were. you will most likely find something better,

[funkytown]

I'd save ya pennies and get something nicer.. but thats me.

[Guest]

I'd say find a better one.

Thats a basic model that one, with about 220hp, its based on version 2, but has non WRX seats, it came out as a "gravel Express" model, they had a spare tyre attached to the back of the hatch.

i suggest you get a 1997 Model at least, (to make sure its version 3 or newer) as you can get these cheap aswell nowdays.

The sedans have more power than the Wagons in all WRX models (excluding STI and MY01 etc).

[Guest]

looks to me to be a gravel express thats been made more like a regular WRX wagon.

Doesnt look to have been overly molested, and 166kms is not that high now for that year.

As the guy said, id look for an STi wagon, version 3+ if you have your heart set on a wagon

[Guest]

yea... cash is the main problem i only really wanna spend up to 6-7 so sti is out of the question do non sti ej20s blow up much

[Guest 4wdftw]

how long is a piece of string

[Guest]

 Wastedgtb said:

yea... cash is the main problem i only really wanna spend up to 6-7 so sti is out of the question do non sti ej20s blow up much

for 6-7k I'd go for a verson 3 non sti Sedan (jap import model) pick one that comes with yellow injectors, orange AFM and VF22 turbo.. this model comes with 280ps /276hp

I purchased one like that for $5263 off trademe not long ago with 136,000ks on it, from a $1 res auction on trademe.

As for blowing up.. thats a tricky one.. i've had 3x wrx's, none have ever played up on me mechanically.. (other than a gearbox). its the luck of the draw so to speak

[Guest]

well im guesing it cant be any worse than a Gtb motor they are notourious for doing big ends and all that. i just want to know how strong these type of ej20 motors are i usually give cars quite a bit of shit but still maintain them really well.

[Guest]

Sounds like you got a good deal hopefully something like that comes up.

[Guest]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Subaru/auction-208637945.htm

Might be worth checking out, looks stock, k's aint too bad, could offer 6-6.5k ... its the 280ps version

[Guest]

yea that looks mint cheers What is BXE?

[Guest]

It appears to be some bullshit thing they list on all of there cars.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/CategoryAttributeSearchResults.aspx?search=1&mcat=0001-0268-0332-&sidebar=0&5=&14=&18=0&18=0&24=0&24=0&searchregion=2&15=bxe&searchbar=1 ie.. they all have BXE in description..

[Guest]

oh ok thanks for the help im gunna go look at that wrx in the weekend hopefully ill have a new wrx

[wrx_lou]

 Graphite said:

It appears to be some bullshit thing they list on all of there cars.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/CategoryAttributeSearchResults.aspx?search=1&mcat=0001-0268-0332-&sidebar=0&5=&14=&18=0&18=0&24=0&24=0&searchregion=2&15=bxe&searchbar=1 ie.. they all have BXE in description..

This one even has a TIT lol :-X

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Subaru/Legacy/auction-212348811.htm

[Guest]

bxe meaning boxer engine? tit meaning tiptronic?

[wrx_lou]

cheers mate, at least one of us is on to it.