Should I trade or no, help decide.!
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From: San Ramon
Car Info: 04 wrx wgn
Should I trade or no, help decide.!
Ok, so Im pretty new to the subaru world, and Im not sure weather I should trade in or not, tell me if you think its a risky trade, or you think its a solid buy!.
2004 Wrx wagon
Hood scoop had alot of rock chip damage.
dealer took out an after ,arket up pipe, Rota G-forces not sure what tires
sti cat back, DP not sure what 1.
boost guage, Coilovers both front rear sways, both front and rear struts.
88k miles.!!!! - this is what throw me off. is the turbo likely to sit down and die on me?
My car
05 wrangler
4 inch lift new 35 inch tires.
28k miles
Dealer will do strait swap, been trying to sell privately absolutely no bites.
let me know
looking for several opinions from the people who know best.!
2004 Wrx wagon
Hood scoop had alot of rock chip damage.
dealer took out an after ,arket up pipe, Rota G-forces not sure what tires
sti cat back, DP not sure what 1.
boost guage, Coilovers both front rear sways, both front and rear struts.
88k miles.!!!! - this is what throw me off. is the turbo likely to sit down and die on me?
My car
05 wrangler
4 inch lift new 35 inch tires.
28k miles
Dealer will do strait swap, been trying to sell privately absolutely no bites.
let me know
looking for several opinions from the people who know best.!
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Go ahead and trade. You're just going to upgrade the turbo anyway, right? 
Seriously, these motors and turbos run nearly forever if you maintain them properly. I'd get all the aftermarket goodies he took off the car in the deal as well if you can.
Seriously, these motors and turbos run nearly forever if you maintain them properly. I'd get all the aftermarket goodies he took off the car in the deal as well if you can.
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Listen to slow 04 wrx. With that many mods, there is the potential for a LOT of bad stuff. Take it to LIC motorsports in Novato, Auto HQ in Redwood City, GST in Hayward or EQ Tuning in Vacaville.
I took my car to LIC right after I bought it, and I had wished I'd gone there first! They know their stuff so well, they were able to tell me that a different size/type of bolts were used in certain places that were not stock!
With those mods, chances are it had a tune at some point, but who knows if it still does. If it didn't that car may be in a bad way. Absolutely positively don't put them back on and then run it without a tune.
88k isn't horrible, I'm creeping up there in my STI and its doing just fine. 105k is the major service marker where the timing belt needs to be replaced, so atleast that's not an issue.
But once again, get it checked out.
I took my car to LIC right after I bought it, and I had wished I'd gone there first! They know their stuff so well, they were able to tell me that a different size/type of bolts were used in certain places that were not stock!
With those mods, chances are it had a tune at some point, but who knows if it still does. If it didn't that car may be in a bad way. Absolutely positively don't put them back on and then run it without a tune.
88k isn't horrible, I'm creeping up there in my STI and its doing just fine. 105k is the major service marker where the timing belt needs to be replaced, so atleast that's not an issue.
But once again, get it checked out.
Last edited by code3suby; Oct 25, 2009 at 12:39 AM.
