hi all going to look at a wrx rep on sunday...i know i know get a turbo,just cant be doing with the probs from a turbo as im getting rid of my vectra...so its a 02 gx sport...anything to check or look out for that they might try and hide,any common probs with them?

any help on this guy gals be great,if all good ill become full member and post some pics up,cheers!!!

 

You are right, get a turbo. You will not be doing yourself any favours by buying a turbo replica. Chances are it been driven by owners who thought it has the power of a turbo. A good maintained turbo will not give any problems at all. Remember you are looking at a 10-11 year old car so problems will creep in regardless of turbo or non.

 

How do you maintain a turbo as such? Do you mean just regular oil changes and warm up / cool down etc?

 

I meant turbo as a turbo car not 'turbo' as in the part/

 

gotta agree with d4vidh,

However check the arches (rear) if possible use a magnet see if they have been filled rather than replaced.
Listen for wheel bearing noise or whining rear diff.
Also keep eye on the temp gauge anything over half way and there MAY be a problem.

To be honest as it aint a Turbo impreza I would look out for normal things you check on any other car. I am sure there will be more things to look for but most are common sense,

hth

 

true no harm in looking i suppose.

 

are they actually any good in the snow as where i live really need it to be usefull was thinking of gettin some rally snow tyres on another set of rims,ive had so much trouble with turbos im staying away,maybe later on down the line get one.we will see.

 

I have used impreza turbos daily for 6 years and must say most reliable cars I have ever owned. Don't think I could go back to mainstream ford or vauxhall again. As long as you look after them they reward you with reliability and driving fun, I had a wrx then a jdm sti and both have been superb and yes they are good in the snow as long as you drive sensible

 

ill get a turbo later down the line i rekon.see what there like 1st..ive just got rid of a car with turbo issues and stress aint the word...so wana break atm lol...n/a for me at this time n present,not looking to tune really other than exhaust filter...mayb remap for better fuel this been done?

 

Most important on these cars is regular oil changes using a decent oil. that goes for turbo and non turbo models