LeeRoyV

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Hey all, hopefully some of you wise scooby peeps can share some wisdom

I'm looking at potentially getting a 2001 wrx, it's almost immaculate inside and out but the mileage is a little high 125k... It's got 9 stamps service history up to 113k and then it's been serviced and cambelt changed at dealers

Should I be worried by mileage??

Cheers

blackvenom

If its been looked after then I can't see a huge issue, any car can break at anytime, seen subarus with 180,000 going strong,

daveyj

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Go for it. Mileage isn't the be all and end all. Mine had 126k when I got it this month with lots of s/history. Drive is a bit woolly but I've come from a low mileage EP3 type R Civic. Good excuse for "upgrades" anyway. Well impressed with mine and would recommend to anyone.

pflowers

My 03 wagon is on 134k and feels like it's done 34k, drinks no oil and still on original clutch.

LeeRoyV

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Cheers for the reply guys, yeh daveyj I sold my integra type r today ready to get a scooby as need the extra doors for the 2nd child...

Glad mileage isn't a major issue

Midlife......

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Bug WRX has been pretty well crippled so as to be well below the output of the STi..........otherwise why buy an STi?

As such the drivetrain and components are not under a lot of stress from the engine. Depends on how it's been driven though LOL

125K not a big disaster........

Shaun

ditchmyster

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My Blob WRX PPP is coming up for 100k and seems fine, I used to worry about milage but now take the view that if it has high miles it must be a good un and would not have got there if it hadn't been looked after.

Just don't mess with it if you want it to remain reliable, the old adage "if it aint broke don't fix it" comes to mind.

Another point to consider is 125k for a 12/13yr old car is about spot on milage wise, just means it's been used regularly throughout it's life time which is not a bad thing.

toneh

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I'd have no concerns at all , some are good some are bad regardless of milage , mine both got into the 140k mark and were not looked after or driven/treated with any mechanical sympathy

grey_boy

Should be good value for money then

LeeRoyV

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I would like to crank up the power though, slowly mind as funds allow so that's also in the back of my mind with a higher mileage car

toneh

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It's all a matter of going at it in a sensible fashion
Get get any car and crank up the power in big chunks and you could come unstuck
But like you said you want to go slowly , that's the way , run it and drive it for a few k and see how it's looking , then up it a little and so on

ditchmyster

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I know it has it's doubters most of whom have never driven one, but the PPP is very attractive these days because it's a very cheap, simple and safe way to crank the power up to circa 260 bhp, and there is a very decent shove of torque in the mid range.

I know the usual suspects will be along shortly to attempt shoot me down, but on a £2/3k 130k motor throwing an extra couple of grand at it for similar power to PPP is madness.

All that's needed is a simple re-flash which costs the price of the lead, and a silicone Y pipe for the intercooler which should cost less than £50 off here and hey presto, safe, proven useable power for next to **** all.

Gear Head

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A full remap for a few quid? Show me!

toneh

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He didn't say a full remap , he said a simple re flash

LeeRoyV

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Ah cool for the head up there ditch I'll look into that and defo be researching once it's time to upgrade. The car is just for weekends anyway to replace my dc2 which over he last year has nearly covered 2k so doubt this one will either so I'll catch up on the mileage over the next few years lol

toneh

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And if you've got. Bug and have PPP spec and want a PPP map
I'll flash you one in , free

So now you've been shown

Gear Head

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Eh? I have a 2005 WRX. So you just upload a pop map?

hedgecutter

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Are you in Bournemouth, Leeroy? When I got my blob, John at Triton Motorsport, Hurn, gave mine a once over on the ramps for free. I`ve been going to John and Tony ever since.

toneh

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If you have a laptop , cable , and the correct PPP map to suit your mods
Just flash it in there
Simples

Midlife......

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You need the PPP hardware as well

Shaun

To the OP: How much is the bug?

toneh

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Yes of course that's been said ,

LeeRoyV

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Be looking at 2.6/2.7k but as I say it appears to be mint. I have however had my he's tuned by a black wagon on the well known auction site for 2.5k

ditchmyster

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Thank's for fighting the corner in my absence mate.

OP It's the same for the Blob too, if you get one of those instead.

ditchmyster

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Yes mate, the only mods for a PPP 260bhp WRX are a silicone Y pipe and a prodrive back box which is neither here nor there, so yes just the Y pipe and a RE-FLASH of the ecu will see you with 260bhp of STI spanking power for peanuts.

But shuuuuuuush don't tell everyone or they'll all be at it.

daveyj

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DC2s? Very nice. I did a track day up in Bedford last November and met up with a chap with a clean Championship White one. Totally standard. He blew the doors off my EP3 in fairness. He was way more experienced than me on track anyway but it was still a quick car. I will have one at some point. :-)