Get one with 0 engine mods (good luck). This applies to any older car with a turbo and 100k+ miles but. Specifically a 2004-2005 WRX. 1st, get all fluids checked/flushed Check/replace all filters (cabin,air,trans,oil) Replace timing belt kit,waterpump,thermostat,plugs,seals,02 sensors with OEM/Japan parts. Then, upgrade all hoses to mishimoto/perrin (radiator,coolant,IC,Turbo inlet), replace the coolant expansion tank with mishimoto or the black rubber one. Check for rust under the car such as front lower control arms. Known to rust and snap off at the endlink. Upgrade control arms to something like movotech/whiteline or replace with OEM steel. And wouldn't hurt to replace fuel pump/filter under the back seat, and maybe upgrade to a walbro 255/OEM filter. Oh, and get your fuel injection system cleaned. This was everything I did when I got my 2005 wrx,and is what I personally recommend for these 04-06 wrxs if you want a great chance at longevity with them.. I figure most people buy these nowadays to put money into like a project car anyways, I did. I checked the carfax AFTER I bought it lol. Got lucky had 1 owner that babyd' it and had no mods. Everything I mentioned is the backbone to keeping this car reliable and reinforcing anything else you'll want to do later, but most important tip of all, don't drive it like your Ken fucking block all day and your EJ205 will do fine for many years. Good luck!

That background music is very annoying

Music was to loud to hear and understand what the guy was saying....

Subaru engines r ment to be bomb proof, wat the hell r u doin to ur cars to go through engines like that

Seems like this wrx that has had a hard life, my 05 WRX has literally none of these issues

Gold steelies.... Ive now seen it all

Another tip when buying these is make sure there’s no rust in the underbody. Many people make the honest mistake of being fooled of how clean the exterior of the car looks, that they never bother to look under it. Great video guys 🤘

If you guys are going through motors, you're obviously doing something wrong. The motor is a very strong kit that shouldn't blow up. You have to absolutely abuse the motor to break it. Had my WRX 04 for five years no issues except the radiator cracked.

Picked up a bugeye a few weeks ago. Had to do the timing belt and water pump, upper engine coolant container, lower rad hose clamp, lower ball joints, outer tie rod ends, spark plugs and coil packs. I've done more, but for the car being only $2k when I bought it, the shell was in good condition. Found one terrible spot near the rear strut tower on the passenger side with rot that I'm gonna fix. Stock motor though with 208k miles and the head gasket was already replaced before my purchase. I think it's a great car still.

Couple of tips. A very important part of any Subaru purchase is the tires. Any different sizes or mix matched tire sets can really identify lack of proper maintenance, and cause differential problems front, rear or center. Another rusty spot on GD's is below the side mirrors, I think I saw a little bit on yours. Front control arms were under Subaru extended warranty for rotting holes through. Ensure the rear subframe is solid on GC's and GD's. Shit, I be doin my makeup while weaving through traffic.

“Check to make sure you have the slightly larger hood scoop” “Check your visor mirror to make sure its not cracked” “Cheap paint so check paint!” Wtf these tips are so braindead

Except head gasket. Do check weird engine clicks along with revs. It maybe valve issues just like I bought. The only way of fixing this is rebuild engine which costs 3k. Remember to bring your own OBD reader to check codes. Walk away with misfire code, o2 code, cat code.

250k MILES and it’s running great

I'm an original owner of a 2004 sti and after 15 years it still runs like new. Not for sale.

Look out for the spoilers on the sti models. The spoiler doesn’t drain water well. And gets rust under the spoiler on both sides. Water may leak in trunk as well.

I gave it 5 sec and clicked a minute in to see if the music was still in. I passed

I know I sound stupid BUT what IS the difference between the STI and WRX like I need to know everything engine sounds bumpers and EVERYTHING ???

I would never buy a modded WRX or a STi that used a “off the shelf” tune. My 2015 STi is thoroughly modified. But a lot of the mods were specifically chosen to address those commonly thought to be causes of engine failures. Such as; AOS, ELH, pro tune, oil pick-up and baffle, larger ejectors,replacements of the stock fu l pressure dampers and E85. Running E85 greatly decreases the odds of you having the infamous ringland failure. E85 is a more stable fuel and you can inject more of it. In turn cooling off the cylinders while the stability of it drastically decreases the possibility of detonation and or knock. Younger guys tend to not do their research and put on a bunch of parts without a tune and I surprisingly the engine blows. I know were two people who have blown engine and it was due to that reason alone.

My 2005 wrx is immaculate, well looked after all its life. With these cars it seems to be cars that are 100%original engine like mine are fine. My last subaru had 160k on the clock I had it for 5 years never a problem ever. Engine problems usually occur when people start messing with the engine trying to add more. The car , wrx turbo is plenty fast enough. Look after it and leave the engine alone and it will run for ever 😀 🎶 😉

Great video by the way. I have considered a 2006-2008 wrx for a first vehicle, to drive to school and back. I want to do minor mods, nothing crazy. How reliable would it be? I really love these cars so. Great quality once again, new subscriber.

Picked up an 02 Bugeye last august with only 83k on it. She's treated me good so far. One thing I missed was the insane rocker rot on the passenger side, had no idea it was there until i took the side skirts off to clean them. Been saving up ever since in hopes to get it taken care of this spring.

Rocker cover gaskets, steering rack hose from pump, rear strut towers rot out, centre dif wine, rads pop at 120 k rear arb can snap, spark plugs are a bastard to swap, door gaskets whistle, my motor is on 160k, oil change every 6 k is paramount on these with good quality oil, if rear strut towers rotten check inner wheel arch near rockers if that’s gone as well the rockers will be fucked

Motor tips: check for leaking headgaskets internal or external; leaking rear main seal, front seal, cam seals and valve cover gaskets; using only tap water in radiator is bad; under oil cap must be clean with no milky residue; check the oil dipstick level and color; don't buy if you here a small rod knock noise; brake and clutch reservoir fluids are dark brown and level are low; rear diff has spot or debris of leak; broken inner & outer cv joint boots; full timingbelt kit with waterpump has to be performed if it has high mileage; fuel filter and fuel pump has to be replaced on 150.000miles;body look for rust under the chassis, fenders, trunk, gas tank, front chassis brace where radiator sits on. Shocks frt and rear replace after 85.000 miles and wheelbearings frt and rear on 125.000miles. Do not buy if you see a manual boostcontroller and no tune.

the more I learn about WRXs the more I don't want one. I love the look, performance etc. but I have a hobbies. and spending all my money and time fixing a car isn't one of them. Maybe Subaru can put in a Toyota v6 in it?

What's the highest mileage wrx that would be ok buying I see a lot for sale with 175k plus

My 03 wrx motor lasted me 190k miles with no issues other than burning oil. Decided to swap it out for a jdm ej205 and it made a world of difference. Plus the jdm motors are said to be stronger. It only has 46k too so I have a lot of fun ahead of me. (Plus jdm motors have avcs)

i finally bought a 1999 GC8 WRX with a stock Motor and i am in love with it

Doesn’t really apply to wrx/Sri but the n/a 2.5i check for head gasket replacement

My mirror is shattered too and my hood flew up while driving #whatmakesasubaruasubaru

I had a stock 2015 WRX with the FA engine. I had to bring it several times to dealer with a Christmas tree dashboard. I didn't abuse it I sold it with 26.7 MPG AVEodo consumption. I drove it daily to DC. The EJ in my current STI feels so much better. The weight, fuel efficiency and the low rev torque are the only things that felt better on the FA-20. My suggestion is for you to drive both before you get the FA-20 or the EJ-257 because the driving experience in the EJ is light years ahead of the FA. For pure fuel efficiency, I recommend the Toyota Prius that doesn't come with the Subi rumble either. Yes, direct injection can be an improvement for the EJ engine, but the twin-scroll turbo I would have rather replaced it with an electric engine that helps at low revs but keeps the linearity of the STI.

Great advice, im picking up my base 2016 ice silver metallic wrx sti with 31k miles tomorrow, all i can tell you is that im getting it for about 5k less than retail on it 😲what a deal and yes yes yes clear title and all of that

Hella glad I found this channel! I’m really trynna find a wrx in the 2004 to 2006 range

Well that sucks. I bought a 06 wrx with 196k miles but engine was rebuilt around 140-150k and the motor is built and runs on e85. Mods: 1050id injectors, Grimmspeed uppipe, invidia downpipe, hks exhaust, tial Ewg, hks bov, sti intercooler, Cobb short shifter, Cobb accessport, walbro 525 fuel pump, act stage 3 clutch replaced 2600 ago, typhoon intake, and tomei turbo inlet. I got this car for 6500 from a friend and has about 327 np and 300 tq. Was this a great deal or no. I’m going to be daily driving it no racing or thrashing it. It has the 5 speed which I’m kinda leery about but it shifts great.

So I have a 04 wrx impresario wagon and I had the same thing happen to with my boost control random Cobb line hooked to nothing. What was that fo?

I want to buy a wrx 04 with jdm motor. Is it a good option? Is it good is gas?

What about the 'check engine' light? Did a Impreza have any problems with it?

The vibrations of the bumper cracks the paint and exposes the bare metal to the elements which makes them rust ,,apparently,,

Bruh how you got a lowerd lifestyle banner but your fitment really bad

I have a 04 forester 2.0lt xt with a 167k miles on the original engine. It's all stock apart from oil air seporater and cat deleted up pipe

It's mostly just basic stuff that you should check before getting any car! now if you're talking about specific Subaru problem parts then you're talking about the head gaskets which are notorious for going bad and The transmission which has been said to have been forged from glass..lol, as for deleting the cat from the up pipe I could have sworn that those we're only found on the bugeye models! Does the VIN come back to a blobeye? Or is it a bugeye with a blobeye swapped front end?

Background Music is so loud lol

and changing power steering unit to a electric one they always leak on the starter motor and start leaking on every thing else as well you can get them out off a holden camira for cheap its old trick i learned from kingatow off you tube

I got smoke and coolant smell coming from under the extra coolant reservoir. I'll have to check it out

I had the opportunity to buy a wrx/sti for a reasonable price but it had a plethora of problems and things that needed to be replaced I kinda feel I should have taken that deal.

I had the same rust quarter panel near rear bumper. I didn’t have a broken mirror but I had gutted out my interior & kept it to check out my hair not makeup 💄 haha 🤣

You guys are mechanics ? Im confused. The problem with the ej25 series are heat . Not a summer time car at all.

I plan on buying a wrx when I graduate college, I don’t mind miles since I’m a mechanic but I also don’t want something that’s been beat on, but all the subies I see are in sorts rough shape around here, should I look out of state for one? Cause I also live in NY

Im looking at some WRXs around 2011-2013 with like 140k at like 15k... it sounds like im being ripped off but Im not sure how long the enginges last and what kind of value WRXs retain long term

Should i buy subaru impreza from 2002? With 267000km

Yo where did you get that flannel ( navy blue/brown/green) looks dope

I bought an 04 today 180k runs drives needs brake lines.. paid 900$ new to wrx good deal?

At least I've learned a thing or two!

1. Ringland failure 2. Ringland failure 3. Did I mention Ringland failure?

When you mean stock do you mean a stock wrx/Sti or impreza? Sorry I’m new to these cars lol

Great video, I'm in the market so that was very helpful

check head gaskets

Do you even vape bro????

these engine are not fragile they are tough as bullets its just the poor maintained engine that give up

Bought a 2003 wrx, didn't look closely like I should have and shes been thrashed. Best place for replacement parts? Weather its OEM or aftermarket I don't care 😂

Did you do your research on google and Wikipedia?

Spot THE HECK ON! I found a small rust hole in my 02 wagon I was building, the realized when I was in too deep that I hade to have both of my shock towers totally rebuilt. It ran me 2 grand and my wallet has not forgiven me ever since 😩

Check Rear Suspension Turrets Check for the Milkman in oil cap and check the subframes i had a 2001 Subaru Forester s turbo SF5 Manual never broke down once in 11,000 miles lasted 119,000 miles before the subframe at the rear just rotted dissolved i went too see a 1997 Subaru Impreza uk 2000 was rotten went too see a 2002 wrx bugeye was rotten and a 2005 wrx blobeye from a stevie wonder dealership 66k miles 1 owner was the worst out the 1997 impreza with 140,000 miles ! And 108k bugeye

Great points made. I cant stress enough about the paint and also how fragile these motors are. My brother has a brand new 2017 sti sadly still with the 20 year old ej in it. Lets see how long it'll last for

Probably just me... but music seems a bit loud. Otherwise. Great video. I really want a wrx/sti but afraid of motor/transmission issues.

Good info, and i think besides rust the most important key point was the coolant expansion tank. Otherwise got my sub bruh 🤙

Thanks, guys! Very nice video!

Can you guys provide any info on a steel wheel that will fit an 04 STI (5x100) needs to clear Brembos.

5 mins in and ive noticed 3 RBs.

Is 200,000 to many miles for an 04 in stock form?

when you started talking about the engine I thought you were gonna advise buying a car that's been rebuilt and forged.

Whats the head light you put on the grey on the covert picture?

After 4 years about 40kmiles sence i owned it and 200kon the car it just gave out but all I can say is keep up with your maintenance lmfao 😅😢😂

That’s not a coolant reservoir. That’s an expansion tank!

So does mine with a catback exhaust and that's all i need 41,000 on her and i hope to drive her to 200,000

Were are you guys located

Check head gasket 😂

Hi, can u answer my question? if yes thanks. I grow up at 2028 i mean i will be 18 would sti will be selling or something my dream car and i want when i grow up but idk if it was selling

Is there automatic transmission wrx or sti

Where in New York r u guys located?

3:07 that would scare me shitless

Hey can i just ask why are they prone to blowing up and why do you want to keep the stock engine thx?

Thank you guys for your video I will definitely keep my Civic hatchback EX that I bought 🤔🕒 🙈 2 days ago.

F** ya you guys nailed that one. Thnx boyos really helped out

I liked the music. Good video

You guys definitely forgot to talk about the leaky steering rack.

im watching this and then i’m like is that kalvins garage? 😭

Bruhhh let's take some huge dabs n make a video. Other bruh: Bruhhhhh let's do it!

The guy in red scrubbing...

Tooo loud of background music

Get a CARFAX report ! I wish I had 😱

Subaru is my Life

Man God bless Texas...as in not having the horrible weather y'all do up north. I guess it's just something folks up in those environments/climates are used/acclimated to having been born and raised or lived in them for a while, but from a car standpoint and never having really lived in areas with salted roads I just can't see myself living in those situations unless I had a summer car which the WRX isn't and shouldn't be. To someone like me from Austin, salt rust or damage is just horrible and enough to make me not even want to live anywhere with snow and have a decent car. Yes I'm spoiled. And I love all my people up north, please don't take it as some judgment upon actual individuals. This all said we have problems with cars that have spent too much time on the coast with the salty air and humidity. But this whole salt sludge and rust thing is such a turnoff and disgusting to me. I've met plenty of people that moved here and wondered why they didn't do it sooner or questioned how the hell people are okay with living in such miserable weather. 15 degree days on some salted roads in my WRX just isn't cool and unacceptable. Yes it's a matter of life and circumstances...I'd take a nice saying gig up north, but 3-4 months out of the year of the potential for snow, shoveling, clearing, freezing, etc. is not my cup of tea. To each their own!

All cars have problems, nevertheless the subaru impreza is still a fabulous 👌 machine 👏 😀 👌 😉 😎 👍

1) No you are not a rally driver. 2) Engine Mods + No Tune = Engine go bang clatter clatter. That's it.

The OEM radiator will start leaking around 100K miles.

Mans definitely vaped in his car lmao

You don’t need a tune for an uppipe. You will need a tune for a downpour though

why the hell are you putting background music through the WHOLE video

How much is it to get a new engine?

All in all, its a good video but bruh go easy on the background music lmaoo