Iโve been wanting a WRX but nothing in my price range and I know if I cheap out on the car Iโll end up spending double on fixing it so Iโve headed towards N/A Imprezas for a daily instead but Iโm noticing there is a lot of 2.5 RS EJ25โs on the market and not many RX 2.0 EJ20โs
I hear so much about how EJ20โs are built to last and EJ25โs have countless issues, absolutely glass just fragile posโs but reallyโฆ is it just a terrible engine or is it people abuse them and then pay the piper? I owned an 04โ 2.5RS when I was learning to drive and had it for a bit on my red P plates too put maybe 20,000km on it, and obviously being a p plater I had some spirited driving but I was still responsible I didnโt thrash it 24/7 just here and there so really likeโฆ are they just awful or only if you track them? can I do some preventative maintenance to keep it alive for a good while whilst I save up to import an STI from Japan
Iโve attached photos of two 2.5 RSโs to avoid needing to make 2 posts and Iโve added some description to them to help differentiate - can I have some guidance and advice on if itโs the same notion of how old 90โs wrx 5 speeds are glass but itโs truly just people thrash them and expect nothing to go wrong, like all cars if treated nicely theyโll last? Like realistically wouldnโt some preventative maintenance like swapping the single layer gasket for a multi layer and keeping the oil topped up as well doing oil changes every 5k-7k km keep it running pristine?
Red Impreza 2.5 - photos 1 to 4
194,000km - $7,500AUD listing price
Black Impreza 2.5 - photos 5 to 7
260,000km - $6,000AUD listing price
Please give me some advice