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Old 11-26-2012, 10:54 AM   #1
laxaholic
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Default Used Subaru WRX Help

Hello everyone,

This is my first post here. I am a university student in Georgia, and I currently own a 2001 Toyota Land Cruiser; slow, gas-guzzling (10-12mpg in town, 13-15mpg on the road), BUT it is as reliable as can be and rides smooth. Has 167,000 miles on it, have replaced nothing but the oil and a fuel pump. With that being said, I have been looking in to other options that would be more efficient and a little less bland.

I used to be into the 4x4 stuff, but it just gets expensive and just plain stupid after a while. I could understand spending that kind of money building up a 4x4 if you were going to drive it across Africa, or start driving around the globe...but rock climbing on the weekends? No way.

Anyway, I have narrowed down a few options regarding a new (to me) vehicle, and a Subaru is one of them. (I also like Toyota Tacoma's) I am fairly active, snowboarding, outdoors stuff, diving, that kind of thing; so I think that the room of the older WRX wagon is needed, I am just not into the sedans at this point. If I'm going to get a car, I'd like to get something that I would enjoy driving. I'd like to spend around $10k, but if the right car came along, then I would adjust accordingly. Also, if you guys think of any other suggestions for different vehicles to look at, please throw them my way.

Here are my questions: How reliable are the older WRX wagons? Any common problems to watch for? I'm not one to drive the hell out of a car, and at this point, I'm not interested in doing any upgrades. Just put my stereo in and drive. What years should I look out for? Any signs of abuse to keep my eye out for in a used one? How can I trust a used WRX wagon, with the reputation for being ridden hard and put up wet? What kind of real world MPG is possible with these wagons? I've read, 26 on the highway? Most of my highway driving is between 55-75mph, and again, I don't drive the crap out of my vehicles constantly. Premium fuel, correct? How many miles is too many, especially when buying used? I'm used to Toyotas that just seem to run forever.

I really appreciate your time, and thanks in advance for any help. This seems to be a great forum, and I look forward to reading more.

Cheers,
Jack
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