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Here is an excellent example:
WRX Wagon 64% 44% $24,545 $15,709 $10,800
MINI Cooper 61% 46% $16,999 $10,369 $7,820
That makes it look like the Cooper has better resale after 5 years. But no way.
People pay closer to $22,500 for a WRX wagon, while Minis are demanding MSRP or even markups. So in reality the WRX wagon has far, far better resale than the Cooper.
Thank you for bringing up that link. I try to make this point to a lot of people, and some folks just don't get it. Resale is usually calculated based on MSRP, not real world prices, so get a big discount on a new car and actual resale is much better than published results would have you believe.
-juice
The thieves didn't discriminate. My friend's WRX was completely stock and had a club and auto-lock.
My car was free of visible valuables and had tinted windows. It was parked about 50 yards from Sears Automotive garage entrance and was stolen in broad daylight.
A recent attempted theft happened around lunchtime at Best Buy. The thieves are getting around factory alarms, aftermarket, lock devices, etc.
In hindsight, tinted windows are bad IMO. It allows cover for the thieves while they are destroying your steering column. It also muffles the glass if it's shattered.
-Dennis
When my gti was stolen it was because they needed red parts. There was a black and a white gti in the SAME ROW as mine was in the parkinglot, but they needed red parts. So they took mine. If there's an order for a particular part, they'll take it, all anti-theft devices notwithstanding.
even the flame thrower thing.
They sent me another survey on the dealership I service my car at. (am I the only person who does his own service? not that you can do much on the wrx yourself, ever look in the manual about how to change the spark plugs?)
There was a phone number at the bottom so I called it to ask about any existing mods to the drivers seat to make it move back more. They said, I'm probably the first person to complain about it. and they'll write it up for a possible fix in future models. Hmmm... maybe I can buy the parts and put them in my wrx if they make them...
TWRX
They ought to enjoy that reading! I hope you didn't hold back!
-Ian
Chris
brian
Chris
- Chris
I have the foglight covers and I'll be putting in an order for another set. The passenger side was called into duty and took a nasty hit [cracked but still intact]. The next set, I'll probably laminate it with 3M clearbra material. Well worth it.
Oh, they're hardly noticeable.
-Dave
How would you rate using the 3M clearbra material on it's own? StonGard do a foglight set for $30, or foglight/headlight set for $60. The snap-on plastic covers from Subietech are around $60 just for the foglights.
-Chris
I got my covers from SPI motorsports, aka Irvine Subaru, @ $32.00 ex-dealer ($40 C&F New York).
SPI Motorsports - Foglight Covers
Between 3M clearbra material and StonGard, they are the same. I know a guy local that does the clearbra so I'm going to make like a puppy and pick up scraps from him to do the foglights and covers
-Dave
Thanks for the link. Their foglight covers are half the price of the import ones, so I'll go with those and save a few $$$.
-Chris
Most people don't notice the covers unless I point them out. The headlight covers are a little more noticeable, but they don't stick out that much. They should be removed regularly for cleaning (especially in rainy/snowy weather).
The rear cupholders only hold a 12 oz. can or a small bottle (52-66 mm can per the installation instructions).
Another ordering option is to find a UK dealer that will ship. I believe Ace Kensington is one.
-Dennis
Brian
Also, after several visits to my dealership, I'm still getting a hot oil smell through my AC vents. The smell isn't continuous but occurs when the car is warmed up, stopped and with the damper set to fresh air. The problem started at about 9K and with 17K it's not going away on it's own. My service department thought they had found the source of the odor when they replaced a defective transmission that was leaking a little around the axle seals. I noticed a difference between the smell of burning/hot engine oil and transmission oil. The transmission has a hypoid gear oil smell. Now that the transmission leak has been eliminated I'm back to square one.
I can see two small leaks around what looks like a plastic crank case breather bolted to the top of the passenger side valve cover but everything else looks dry. I added leak detector but some of the engine is too covered up to squeeze a black light in. Has anyone had this problem? It smells like crank case gas odor more than the smell of oil burning off on an exhaust shield.
Climb under neath and inspect all the gaskets, the O-ring up front (oil pump seal), those are the usual suspects for leaks.
-juice
Any suggestions from those who have replaced their bushings would be greatly appreciated. My hope is that this $25 mod will help keep my steering wheel centered better than the OEM bushings.
Brian (04 WRX, by the way...in case that matters)
-mike
-juice
-Chris
There are a few different reasons for doing it. Making an engine mod, clearing a simple check engine light or if you happen to use bad fuel.
Basically, it's a quicker way for the ECU to learn something new (new fuel, new air filter, different driver, etc.).
There are a couple of variations, and this is one of the first that I read on-line:
http://www.sidc.co.uk/faq.htm#2.4.1.1
-Dennis
http://www.sidc.co.uk/faq.htm#3.12
-Dave
Ken
-juice
You might have some debris caught in the braking system, I'd check it out ASAP before you ruin the rotors.
-juice
The guy I talked to said there is no such hitch for the 2002 WRX Wagon, that there are ones for the Outback, for the Impreza Wagon non-WRX, and for the Impreza WRX car non-Wagon, but nothing for the WRX Wagon.
This puzzled me because I could swear that the day I left the lot with it, I got a price on it and remembered it was around $250.
So I called back and asked again, hoping I'd get a different guy, but I think it was the same one because he acted all pissy with me saying again that it doesn't exist.
I called two other dealers who said they could get one for $260 and $214 respectively, installation not included.
I've found some subaru parts websites that seem to have them for around $180-200. But some say max towing capacity 2000lbs and a couple do make it sound like "not for WRX" -- I can read English, but it's darned confusing.
Bottom line -- has anyone else out there done any TOWING with hitches, or is everyone else just using the hitch to hold bikes?
All I want to do is make a 1500 mile trip with a little U-Haul trailer on the back. I have no idea how heavy the trailer is to start, but 2000lbs doesn't sound like a heck of a lot.
--LM
-Dennis
That guy is partially right - it's the Forester and Outback that come pre-wired for a hitch harness. So with a WRX some wire cutting might be required (at least there is no plug-and-play harness plug).
-juice
-Chris
But I agree, if it stays on too long, you only get condenstation and it makes the problem worse.
-juice
-Dennis
To be honest, it worked like a charm to clear up the fogged windshield. I just left it on. We've been having a bit of an Indian Summer so it was fine.
-juice
IIRC, when you have the foot vents selected a little bit of air still flows through the defroster vents without a/c. Sort of giving you a defroster without a/c function.
-Dennis
If you don't have a moonroof, try a rear window.
-juice
-mike
13.5K on my white wagon.