Howdy. I'm not an owner yet but I am in the market to pick up a used WRX. My budget puts me into an 08-9.
I found a few in the area (by few I mean 2 lol) but I'm a little concerned with the carfax reports.
The 09 has 88k on it with 2 owners. It looks like the second owner wrecked it, although it doesn't say how bad. The airbag and total loss have no reports, so I would assume a fender bender.
The 08 has 99k, but is the premium and has the dark grey color which I like better (09 is light grey). However... the end of the carfax has:
Throttle body cleaned/serviced
Fuel injection system flushed/serviced
Ignition coil(s) replaced
Spark plug(s) replaced
and then a month later sold.
I know that you guys end up with some major engine issues, but I'm not exactly sure what the issue is and how to spot it. I would assume that replacing your coils and plugs would be an attempt to fix a misfiring cyl... which may mean this one is about to blow.
Thoughts?
I found a few in the area (by few I mean 2 lol) but I'm a little concerned with the carfax reports.
The 09 has 88k on it with 2 owners. It looks like the second owner wrecked it, although it doesn't say how bad. The airbag and total loss have no reports, so I would assume a fender bender.
The 08 has 99k, but is the premium and has the dark grey color which I like better (09 is light grey). However... the end of the carfax has:
Throttle body cleaned/serviced
Fuel injection system flushed/serviced
Ignition coil(s) replaced
Spark plug(s) replaced
and then a month later sold.
I know that you guys end up with some major engine issues, but I'm not exactly sure what the issue is and how to spot it. I would assume that replacing your coils and plugs would be an attempt to fix a misfiring cyl... which may mean this one is about to blow.
Thoughts?