smb666

hi folks,just joined,im tryin to do a deal for a 2009 wrx 30,000 miles,2 owners ,fsh,the fellas lookin £8500,i reccon that's a fair price ,I was just wondering is there any known faults with the 2009 model....thanks for any advice

rb5 stu

2.5 engines are keek. Im sure il get a bolloking for posting this but they are.

rb5 stu

Is that not a bit dear for a wrx?

jacob360

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seems a pretty reasonable price to me, is that what hes asking or is that what you have knocked him down too?

thenewgalaxy

I'm not aware they are particularly prone to any issues, though 2.5 WRX engines are known to suffer from HG failures.

It is worth checking that the previous owner has run the car on Super Unleaded as 95 octane fuel can cause piston failures on any high performance Subaru engine.

It is worth noting that the WRX is not a particularly great car in hatch form, especially compared to the more temperamental STi.

PODWRX2

As previous post and not the best looking car in standard WRX trim. You can probably get a WRXS for sub £10k if you look around or there are some very nice and hawks and blobs STI's around for that sort of money. Don't forget the £485 road tax on anything other than the oil burner after 2006.

smb666

ok,thanks for the input,yeah the road tax is bloody ridiculous