My first subaru

98tredsvt · 11-26-2009, 01:20 PM

I picked this car up about 2 months ago, knowing nothing about subarus. I sold my 98 m3 the same day, and was overly anxious to get another car immediately. I really got ripped off pretty badly on this car. I bought it knowing it had hail damage badly on the hood, minor on the roof, and just a couple dings on a few side panels. It had only 85k miles, and supposedly was stock, and had a new clutch(with reciepts), new tires, and nicer wheels. Well it was raining when I bought it, and I knew nothing about what to look for in the engines. I found it leaked tons of oil after a few sunny days out. A week later I went stage 2 collecting some used parts and an xpt tuning stage 2 tune compliments of Noah on here(thanks a ton!). Then two weeks after that I tackled the timing belt, all pulleys, two cam seals, the crank seal, water pump, then a week later an axle, and the spark plugs(which were one step colder plugs that I replaced, hmmm?). The guys I had do my up/downpipe said their were tons of signs it was modified before including new bolts on the turbo, non stock gaskets, missing the turbo heat shield, and some other things. I'm not too concerned though because it runs and drives great after all the work I've done.

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1FSTREX · 11-26-2009, 01:21 PM

Put [IMG]insert link here [/IMG] and your pictures will show up on your post so people dont have to ckick the links

Otherwise nice car.

98tredsvt · 11-26-2009, 01:28 PM

[IMG]http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/A...NAME=snapfish/[IMG]

[IMG]http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/A...NAME=snapfish/[IMG]

didn't work?

bhhamblin · 11-26-2009, 01:35 PM

kasra007 · 11-26-2009, 01:55 PM

they have to end in .jpg

sb253 · 11-26-2009, 02:22 PM

whole lotta fail goin' on in here

Gclark · 11-26-2009, 02:39 PM

Here man let me help you

blakkboxer · 11-26-2009, 04:18 PM

wow change wheels asap!

rest of car looks good though... i think

98tredsvt · 11-26-2009, 06:46 PM

I really like my wheels and don't plan on changing them anytime soon!

jjbtexas · 11-26-2009, 07:13 PM

i agree with blakkboxer, those wheels are ok but could use a change IMO. Over all the car is pretty clean though, congratulations.

wantsti · 11-26-2009, 09:32 PM

I just threw up a little

Geranimo · 11-26-2009, 11:03 PM

nice, wheels are the best looking ehhhh but yeah nice car man

lavid2002 · 11-26-2009, 11:06 PM

yeah dude scrap the wheels...they belong on a RR or something not a WRX

cool car breh

rexman2002 · 11-26-2009, 11:07 PM

those wheels look like 19's. Are those 18s?

a bit too big for that car.

emagdnim8 · 11-26-2009, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wantsti

I just threw up a little

Serkan · 11-27-2009, 12:27 AM

Those wheels cannot go into "to each his own" situation. Please change them, horrible.

Rest looks good and clean.

02wrxdude · 11-27-2009, 11:31 PM

the wheels look similar to the 08-09 wrx wheels to me, i dont like them, but if he does let him be

98tredsvt · 11-28-2009, 03:06 PM

wow wasn't expecting such harsh criticism, well I really want the rota torques, but these are staying a while because I dont' feel like spending money and they have new tires on them, and they are 18 inch.

domestic_abuser · 11-28-2009, 06:01 PM

those wheels are hideous...

what did you pay?

11-26-2009, 01:20 PM	#1
98tredsvt Scooby Newbie Member#: 166975 Join Date: Dec 2007 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Illinois Vehicle: 2002 impreza wrx black	My first subaru I picked this car up about 2 months ago, knowing nothing about subarus. I sold my 98 m3 the same day, and was overly anxious to get another car immediately. I really got ripped off pretty badly on this car. I bought it knowing it had hail damage badly on the hood, minor on the roof, and just a couple dings on a few side panels. It had only 85k miles, and supposedly was stock, and had a new clutch(with reciepts), new tires, and nicer wheels. Well it was raining when I bought it, and I knew nothing about what to look for in the engines. I found it leaked tons of oil after a few sunny days out. A week later I went stage 2 collecting some used parts and an xpt tuning stage 2 tune compliments of Noah on here(thanks a ton!). Then two weeks after that I tackled the timing belt, all pulleys, two cam seals, the crank seal, water pump, then a week later an axle, and the spark plugs(which were one step colder plugs that I replaced, hmmm?). The guys I had do my up/downpipe said their were tons of signs it was modified before including new bolts on the turbo, non stock gaskets, missing the turbo heat shield, and some other things. I'm not too concerned though because it runs and drives great after all the work I've done. http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/A...NAME=snapfish/ http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/A...NAME=snapfish/ * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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11-26-2009, 01:21 PM	#2
1FSTREX Scooby Specialist Member#: 109348 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SLO Town, CA Vehicle: 05 STI OBP Time Attack	Put [IMG]insert link here [/IMG] and your pictures will show up on your post so people dont have to ckick the links Otherwise nice car.

11-26-2009, 01:28 PM	#3
98tredsvt Scooby Newbie Member#: 166975 Join Date: Dec 2007 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Illinois Vehicle: 2002 impreza wrx black	[IMG]http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/A...NAME=snapfish/[IMG] [IMG]http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/A...NAME=snapfish/[IMG] didn't work?

11-26-2009, 01:35 PM	#4
bhhamblin Scooby Guru Member#: 99397 Join Date: Oct 2005 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Clinton, UT Vehicle: 2008 STi 2006 WRX

11-26-2009, 01:55 PM	#5
kasra007 Scooby Newbie Member#: 225361 Join Date: Sep 2009 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: ashburn, va Vehicle: 2006 wrx sti beige	they have to end in .jpg

11-26-2009, 02:22 PM	#6
sb253 Scooby Specialist Member#: 28700 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: your girlfriends bed Vehicle: 47 S14 neon white	whole lotta fail goin' on in here

11-26-2009, 02:39 PM	#7
Gclark Scooby Newbie Member#: 192352 Join Date: Oct 2008 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Utah Vehicle: 2005 Lifted OBS	Here man let me help you

11-26-2009, 04:18 PM	#8
blakkboxer Scooby Specialist Member#: 167244 Join Date: Dec 2007 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: Dall'ass Vehicle: 03 WRX MBP almost18g'd CFC#029!	wow change wheels asap! rest of car looks good though... i think

11-26-2009, 06:46 PM	#9
98tredsvt Scooby Newbie Member#: 166975 Join Date: Dec 2007 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Illinois Vehicle: 2002 impreza wrx black	I really like my wheels and don't plan on changing them anytime soon!

11-26-2009, 07:13 PM	#10
jjbtexas Scooby Newbie Member#: 229546 Join Date: Nov 2009 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: Houston TX Vehicle: 10 STI SWP	i agree with blakkboxer, those wheels are ok but could use a change IMO. Over all the car is pretty clean though, congratulations.

11-26-2009, 09:32 PM	#11
wantsti Scooby Specialist Member#: 134764 Join Date: Dec 2006 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Lindon, Utah Vehicle: 2004 sti java black pearl	I just threw up a little

11-26-2009, 11:03 PM	#12
Geranimo Scooby Newbie Member#: 176999 Join Date: Apr 2008 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Nor-Cal Yeeeeeeee! Vehicle: 2006 Wrx Limited White...Keepin it fresh	nice, wheels are the best looking ehhhh but yeah nice car man

11-26-2009, 11:06 PM	#13
lavid2002 Scooby Newbie Member#: 226864 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: southern NJ Vehicle: 2005 '05 WRX Stage 2 Platinum Silver Metalic	yeah dude scrap the wheels...they belong on a RR or something not a WRX cool car breh

11-26-2009, 11:07 PM	#14
rexman2002 Scooby Specialist Member#: 140244 Join Date: Feb 2007 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Chicago	those wheels look like 19's. Are those 18s? a bit too big for that car.

11-27-2009, 12:27 AM	#16
Serkan Scooby Specialist Member#: 180514 Join Date: May 2008 Chapter/Region: E. Canada Location: Windsor Vehicle: 2002 Wrx Aspen White	Those wheels cannot go into "to each his own" situation. Please change them, horrible. Rest looks good and clean.

11-27-2009, 11:31 PM	#17
02wrxdude Scooby Newbie Member#: 182160 Join Date: Jun 2008 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Des Moines, Iowa/Princeton, MN Vehicle: 2002 WRX "Kendra" PSM XPT Stg 2	the wheels look similar to the 08-09 wrx wheels to me, i dont like them, but if he does let him be

11-28-2009, 03:06 PM	#18
98tredsvt Scooby Newbie Member#: 166975 Join Date: Dec 2007 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Illinois Vehicle: 2002 impreza wrx black	wow wasn't expecting such harsh criticism, well I really want the rota torques, but these are staying a while because I dont' feel like spending money and they have new tires on them, and they are 18 inch.

11-28-2009, 06:01 PM	#19
domestic_abuser Scooby Specialist Member#: 126696 Join Date: Sep 2006 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: las vegas Vehicle: 2002 Fatbody bugeye 8 points and moving	those wheels are hideous... what did you pay?