Oppopinions needed about 03 WRX

"Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ" (doge-supreme)
10/27/2014 at 21:12 • Filed to: None

So my current financial circumstances are changing, forcing me now not only to sell my RSTi project car but possibly my BRZ as well unless I can find work that not only grants me enough time for school, but also pays enough for me to afford the payments for the BRZ. I have until the end of next month before I decide what to do. I have a car I can drive for a few months If I sell the BRZ but not something I want to drive long term.

This brings me to the 2003 WRX. Looking on craigslist in my area i was able to find a few in my area for reasonable prices and mileage. I also like the 03 WRX, because it still has the ej20 turbo engine, which is less prone to head gasket failure. I don't mind picking up a lightly modified one, as long as the title is clean and the mileage is below about 150k, I have enough experience working on Subarus to know my way around the engine bay and the rest of the drivetrain, and am able to fix most minor stuff like head-gaskets, and timing belts. What I really want to know is how they drive and what sort of stuff crops up in the long run. Also as far as body style goes I'm looking at the sedan over the wagon it just kind of grew on me.

And don't worry if I get one I don't plan on lowering it I'll probably actually jack it up another 2 inches or so.

DISCUSSION (16)

Brian Silvestro > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
10/27/2014 at 21:18

Aaron Brown just bought one of those! His is an 02 I believe.

DasWauto > Brian Silvestro
10/27/2014 at 21:24

It also promptly blew a clutch line, iirc, which is kinda funny.

Brian Silvestro > DasWauto
10/27/2014 at 21:25

lol I know he told me. He still needs to replace the damn windshield if he wants any hope of passing inspection on Sunday's RallyX

Andrew T. Maness > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
10/27/2014 at 21:30

bugeye FTW.

Manuél Ferrari > Andrew T. Maness
10/27/2014 at 21:37

Aaron Brown > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
10/27/2014 at 22:33

Kinja'd!!!

rally pig

Aaron Brown > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
10/27/2014 at 22:34

Why 03 and not 02?

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Aaron Brown
10/27/2014 at 22:37

there isn't any for sale in my area.

MonkeePuzzle > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
10/28/2014 at 10:09

I hear rumours the 5speed is not so brilliant, but a 6 speed swap is possible, although I hear that requires swapping rear diff as well.

as far as looks go, this is the last impreza I loved.

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > MonkeePuzzle
10/28/2014 at 13:48

I could swap the transmission and diff in a day, but it would probably happen a few years after I got it. I'll keep this in mind.

titsinmymitts > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
10/28/2014 at 15:50

Looks nice. How much does owner want for it?

Selling your BRZ, eh? Got pics?

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > titsinmymitts
10/28/2014 at 15:57

thats just a stock pic from google the one im looking at is silver, lightly modified with under 100k miles for 12k$ could probably talk them down to 9 or 10. I don't have any pics of my BRZ right now and i need to take care of a few thing on it before I sell it, which are a dent on the bottom of the passenger side where some asshole ran a shopping cart into it, and a crack in the windshield caused by a rock chip and a 100+ degree day.

Yann Gagnon > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
10/28/2014 at 16:11

I paid $8k last year for an 02 with 112 000 kilometres, Cobb stage 2, no rust in rural Canada (generally higher car prices). 12k would be way too much. Previous owner was a 62 year old law professor who had had it since ~2005.

titsinmymitts > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
10/28/2014 at 16:12

How many miles on the BRZ?

Color, manual?

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > titsinmymitts
10/28/2014 at 18:10

24,000, silver, and of course it's a manual.

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Yann Gagnon
10/28/2014 at 18:12

thats why I think I can probably get the price down to around 9-10. It's on craigslist so prices are always higher than what they really sell for.