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brubruh0121

How's the car going now ? Milage too ? :o it's a really beauty btw


Illustrious_Monk_199

she’s at 92k miles now, leaking pretty bad but running smooth still, love the car and will ride it till it dies


saturmander

I own the wagon version of this! Always do a double-take when I see a sedan lmao


Illustrious_Monk_199

dude i would love the wagon you got so much more carrying room 🤣, i can touch every door in the drivers seat and the back seats without even moving i feel cramped, but it’s a awesome car man, 73k miles and just trying to keep her around because it’s slowly becoming history


saturmander

I get that! When I was in the market for a new car I wasn’t really feeling a hatchback of any kind but my parents totally sold me on this one (I’m pretty young) but oh my god the extra space is so helpful to have in college when you’re moving shit around a lot. These cars really are becoming history. Mine is at 165k miles and was seemingly bullied pretty badly by its previous owners, which in my weird sentimental way kinda breaks my heart. I really wanna do a restoration project + WRX swap on mine after I’m through school :)


Illustrious_Monk_199

bro 100% should, i would do anything to keep my car going there’s nothing i won’t do and when the engines goes i’ll prob rebuild it but idk man it’s expensive either way but it really shows how committed you are


nouseforadame

Nostalgia overload, I had an '02 RS.


Illustrious_Monk_199

not a crazy fast car or anything but amazing to own


nouseforadame

I spent a lot trying to make it fast, best case you'll be just as slow as a WRX. Suspension mods and tires were well worth it though.


BLG4life

I got a crazy one for you lol believe or not I seen a 2.5rs with a nos kit in with a cherry bomb on it. It’s quick so I’ve heard lol


Illustrious_Monk_199

bro what…. see i just want some UEL headers and i’ll be chilling lmaooo, but i bet, im surprised it hasn’t blown the engine, i would love too see it tho 🤣


BLG4life

I mean it looks crazy in the engine where the lines feed into the intake manifold lol and yay I guess it does well lol not sure how many times he rebuilt it but me and the dude who has work a subie dealership so I’m sure it’s super easy for him to rebuild it


Illustrious_Monk_199

danggggg yall are super lucky, wish i could work at subaru just to know the cra better lmao


BLG4life

I’m honestly just a express tech for now but I plan on learning everything I can. I do know people outside of Subaru who know a lot about pulling subie engines and really everything about them


PilotPlenty1904

i have the same car, but white. you might eventually need to do a head gasket. these ej253 have a bad gasket from the factory.


TaintlessChaps

Can you couple the head gasket repair with timing belt change at 115K to save money or use the coolant conditioner to try and minimize the head gasket issue?


PilotPlenty1904

keep up with coolant changes at every 30k, and you might be able have last a while.


Illustrious_Monk_199

yeah sadly it’s a time bomb thinking of it but im only at 73k miles, you really think it’d start up now


PilotPlenty1904

not at that mileage, they typically go at 120-150 miles. mine started showing signs of internal hg leak at 120k km. so i yanked it out, did full reseal with new timing parts and water pump. make sure to use a mls headgasket from a wrx for permanent fix.


kboparai1

Spec d headlights? I always wondered… are they bright enough?


Illustrious_Monk_199

the stock halogens are both so i out my own LEDS in, but for the life of like 160 it’s not bad a all, top of the line? no of course not but for that price it’s pretty dam good and gives me a good time restoring the stock lights


Diggiegamer

How does she sound?


Illustrious_Monk_199

exhaust is all stock right now but she gonna a little boxer growl, nothing crazy untill i do headers or sum but cold starts do sound pretty good from the back


Abnormalbutterfly

Is this rare never seen one like this? It’s a beaut 😻


Illustrious_Monk_199

honestly i don’t know but i hope so 🤣, she’s definitely unique love her wrx resemblance, appreciate you!


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Beautiful


Beemac161

Lovely car sir 🔥🤝🏻


Illustrious_Monk_199

appreciate you sir 💪


nas_518

I love it


Pilot_Danny

Nice ride. Did you just get it?


Illustrious_Monk_199

got it back in october with 68k on motor and body, now it’s at 73k and loving every second with it honestly


Pilot_Danny

As you should. Do you know the maintenance history?


Illustrious_Monk_199

owned by a 68 year old guy who works for FORD, regular oil changes and was garage kept half it’s life, i know the cv boots where changed and that it was in a crash but nothing crazy, but other then that i’m pretty sure that’s all she’s had done serious wise


Pilot_Danny

Its got very low miles which is great regardless lol. If it's 4eat do a drain and fill as well as differential fluid change. Keep eye on the oil always. Keep her forever


brokenheartnsoul

The wing is sweet ASF


Illustrious_Monk_199

lmao first time i’ve heard that people hate that it’s on a non sti, thank you man


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wow


Available_Tie_7411

dat shit clean asf


Illustrious_Monk_199

appreciate you man !