How is a Subaru vehicle?

[prettyrickyy2k]

Ok i'm trying to look into this subaru thing. There's a 2002 Subaru Impreza with 68,000 mi. for sale that i'm thinking about purchasing. The only thing holding me back is that I have no idea about how good of a car a Subaru is, all I know is that they are fast. I'm just looking to hear about how well the Subaru runs and what some common problems with this model are. I recently sold my 1993 Honda Accord which everybody knows Honda's last forever so I'm just wondering if I can count on a Subaru to be at least close to as dependable as my Honda was

[jammychap]

Not had mine long enough to comment but after a week i had to buy a new battery and alternator need to replace my brakes too but that's just wear and tear lol.

[Tidgy]

a well looked after scoob will do 150k miles +, a badly looked after one (including how its driven) will last 150 miles.

regular oil changes, regular servicing and they go and go.

i do drive mine fairly, um, spiritedly lol, and always let it warm up an cool down before giving it beans and its always been on top form, when i havn't destroyed the gearbox lol.

they are seriously fast in standard form compared to most cars, and then if you want to get into the modding side, well your only liumited by the depth of your pockets

[uk dave]

honda to subaru hmm depends how its driven/been driven and like the others have said how its been looked after,if youve no patience(or money)be careful hondas are generally bombproof-scoobys arent love mine to bits but it will cost you more in servicing, repairs etc than a honda, that said the fun factors enormous at times however it comes at a price.

[uk dave]

Originally Posted by Tidgy

they are seriously fast in standard form compared to most cars

Dont really agree with that quote mate may have been when they were new-fast off the line but thats about it, mid to top ends not astounding.

[Tidgy]

Originally Posted by uk dave

Dont really agree with that quote mate may have been when they were new-fast off the line but thats about it, mid to top ends not astounding.

welcomparing then to 70% of cars ont he road, the likes of a 2.0 focus or a 1.8 astra, not talking vxr's etc, although they are much quicker , but thats a whole different argument lol

[jammychap]

From point a-b they are very quick others may be quicker on a straight road but who will be first to arrive ????????

[jammychap]

Scoobys have that certain "club" feel to em everyone knows the sound of one from a distance people flash there lights at you to say hi n stuff ya know..............

[uk dave]

Originally Posted by Tidgy

welcomparing then to 70% of cars ont he road, the likes of a 2.0 focus or a 1.8 astra, not talking vxr's etc, although they are much quicker , but thats a whole different argument lol

Yer but thats hardly like for like is it,like saying a ferraris faster than a fiesta err obviously 2ltr turbo 4wd better than equivalent fwd normally aspirated who`d have thought At least compare them to a sapphire cosworth or something at least its more of a fair comparison .........now then is a std uk impreza turbo much quicker and when did saph`s come out its just a choice subaru other manufacturers make/made comparable cars,though theres still some equivalent yr hot hatches thats gonna give ya a run for ya money on the straight with a std scooby, i reckon unless you own at least an sti (or have had alot of mods)a scooby aint that mad a car performance wise.

[uk dave]

Originally Posted by jammychap

From point a-b they are very quick others may be quicker on a straight road but who will be first to arrive ????????

Lol gotta say this "the guy in the classic"

[uk dave]

Originally Posted by jammychap

Scoobys have that certain "club" feel to em everyone knows the sound of one from a distance people flash there lights at you to say hi n stuff ya know..............

Totally agree with that club feel you do feel part of something just owning one.

[prettyrickyy2k]

What exactly are some common problems or repair that comes with the Impreza???

[jammychap]

Alternator dies.

[Tidgy]

Originally Posted by jammychap

Alternator dies.

thast actually very very rare, yours is only the second one i've heard of in the last year

[uk dave]

Originally Posted by prettyrickyy2k

What exactly are some common problems or repair that comes with the Impreza???

Weak gearboxes(usually syncro trouble leading to bigger hassles) and weaker pistons/cranks If youre in the market for an impreza and can afford sti insurance get an sti to start with,you generally find the ppl with std uk cars end up modding them to near on sti spec to be happy with them anyway and generally the sti`s are an all round stronger package.

sticking pressure relief valve can be a problem on oil pump aswell-not sure if this were modified on later cars but were an issue on classics hence places like roger clark motorsport doing a modified one to try an resolve the issue.

o-ring between power steering reservoir/power steering pump ive known leak on a few

Usual sensors packing up like any other car maf/crank/cam/lambda though can diagnose these an if not ppl on here or scoobynet will generally explain whats wrong-its rare nobody`s had the problem before.

I find its rare you have sml problems its generally engine ie pistons/crank/headgasket failure or gearbox-nackered syncros, lost gears + strange noises........eh tidgy

Know all this sounds bad but to be fair its a performance car-you get performance car bills with em.

If folks want reliable all the time try an audi or bmw.