Are Subaru WRX's really that unreliable? | fullBOOST
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มี.ค. 2020
- Having owned a few Subaru's, Luke gives his thoughts on his current WRX wagon after five years of ownership.
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The internet is a funny place. I've owned both rotary bridgeport Rx2 and currently own a 2016 Sti, two cars that internet will tell you that explode upon turning the key. I've never had one engine related issue with either, just idle drive both of them till they are warm, don't lug the engine and change the oil and air filters regularly. Sure throw a million pounds of boost at either and this reliability will be severely reduced. Bit of common sense goes along way.
We love Subaru, if you take care of it , it will last most definitely
Never get rid of that bugeye wagon dude.. It's a beaut
Id say a rough amount of people who make comments about cars have never owned the car they're talking about.
A company that blatantly sold hundeds of thousands, if not millions, of engines with severe head gasket problems for YEARS. That's fine. Just don't begin to tell me they are of the most reliable automobiles on the market. We have a name for that: fanboy. p.s. I know the turbo cars are "supposed" to have better heads and gaskets. That's true, they just have an open deck block 🤣
My 05 STi with the EJ207 is currently on 261,000km and purrs like a kitten with plenty of power on tap. Its all in the maintenace and how you drive it!
I love my WRX I dont really even want to modify it. I think its an amazing machine as is.
I've said this multiple times on multiple Subaru videos.....I daily a 03 wrx with about 236xxx it's has 297whp it's been this way for 100xxx miles on 20psi stock block never done a head gasket done still going strong 💪take care of your shit and it will last
I would say theyre neither as bad as the internet say nor are they above average in terms of reliability. Somewhere in the middle. Not outstanding but not Chrysler
Subarus are okay if you have the money to throw at their constant upkeep requirements or if you're a Subaru tech with all the right expensive specialty tools and a field of parts cars...
WRXs are perfectly reliable as long as owners don’t pretend to be automotive engineers and modify them without much knowledge of what they’re doing.
The car itself is reliable for sure. Had 4 of them. From factory to highly modified.
Keep in mind that even though it seems like everyone is having engine issues (a lot of them are decently modified) people mainly only post up when they have problems, you don't go to a forum to report having a trouble free day but once a CEL pops up...
Its rubbish tunes, trash mods and idiot owner abuse that kills these cars. My old 400HP WRX wagon still going strong after 15 years on its original motor, bolt ons and tune done by a pro. Seen tracks, drags, rally, dift, Ikea, no issues. Upgrade to a STI tuned to 400hp, 2 years on run better than factory, again protune on a dyno, not some trash etune. oh E85 tunes, just send your car to the wreckers and be done with it.
A mates 05 WRX wagon has 295xxx km on it and it has less rattles than my 135xxx km VE Calais. Its been bulletproof! He will keep it well past 300 too. Strange how every other fast wagon is more expensive than its sedan counterpart except these things. Good video and insights boys 👍
Subarus can be reliable but you have to look after them like any vehicle. I have Sue a 2000 Forester and it had about 175k when I got her. She now has 275k on it and I've done roughly 30 to 35k a year in the last 2 years and probably 15k in the first year. I live in Tassie. I pretty much tow trailers daily and they quite often get up to 1 to 1.5ton. I've had 2 ton behind it 2 or 3 times by accident but she moved it no issues using low range, albeit on the flat and small hills. I've taken it many places off road that you probably shouldnt. I have worked her hard and abused her a bit but I'm always listening for new noises and change the oil every 5k since 230k and she has been rock solid reliable. One run I can that says that is Hobart to Derwent Bridge via some back roads towing a trailer (800kg and boot loaded with gear), camp over night, pick up three people and hiking packs. Up and around the west coast to Cradle Mountain, home to Launceston then back down to Derwent Bridge and onto Cradle Mountain again and back home. 1200 to 1300km in the rain both days and she never gave one complaint other than 'my fuel tanks empty'. 4 cylinders and 2 litres of fury, ultra reliable if maintainted well
Speaking from actual experience I've had my gc8 7 years now . Apart from general maintenance no issues with it. I love the old gc8s.
Yes! Have been waiting for this for so long!
I love my bugeye wagon & its wrc blue 😉 Great video too, would be good to see more of this in the future!
Great vid. We are looking at building a WRX track car as one of our next projects. Like the look of the hawk eye!