SilverScoober02

Well I am happy to report that I just rolled 70k on my 02 WRX and have had no major problems with it yet

*knocks on wood*

Thing runs like a dream still...I love this car.

Heavy Dan

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63k on my 02. problem free

subarusucks

i also have an '02 and i have 51k. I have had lots of problems new engine, I'm on the third trans and i have had to replace the powersteering pump. But i still love rexy just the same.

SilverScoober02

I agree. Ever since I got this thing and my friends are like "you want me to drive" I always say no....They never get to drive anymore. Prolly why I got 70k on her.

Driving is so much fun, I actually moved farther away from my job when I bought a house so I could drive more! LOL (or I should say that the drive never factored into the equation when looking for a place.)

SilverScoober02

Sounds like possible lemon law status? I have no clue though. I think I would feel like you even if I had problems. There is just too much to love about the car.

psoper

My 02 has got 123,000 miles on it.
getting to replace the front right wheel bearings this week, a couple weeks ago it was Left front bearings and hub.

I'm on my second clutch too, and I replaced the rear diff a while back, not that it really needed it, but it was getting noisy.

I'm starting to think that about 100,000 these start to become a little less cheap to keep on the road, but I still owe too much to let it go quite yet.

Eventually it'll probably get caged and turned into a real rally car.

Although I have to say- if we get an XT version of the OBS next year, I might just have to get one of those.

doughboy

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i hope that's not true since i intend to keep my wrx for a long while. if you think about it, 100k miles is pretty low for modern day cars.

Heavy Dan

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agreed.... I do an easy 30k a year

psoper

On one hand yes, treated gently and well taken care of, a car should last a lot more than 100,000 miles, but when you get right down to it, there is a reason that factory warrenties only last 30-40 thou typically and only a few extend out to 100,000, and it is simply that parts do start to wear out at about that point, in fact they are engineered to meet a minimum service life to keep costs in line.

Mine is certainly a special case, there aren't many stock WRX's that have driven the Rim of the World rally route 3 times in 2 months. There is only one WRX wagon in the world which has done both the Alcan 5000 summer rally and the Alcan Winter Rally, and I'm trying to keep that example alive as long as I can afford to.

So yeah 100,000 isn't a lot in the grand scheme, but the 100,000 miles my car has seen was probably more punishing than what most cars would see in 300,000

Big_DeWeY

i have 75,xxx and i got it alittle over a year ago with 23,000 on it. its getting to be a pain to change its oil so much.

Littleboyblue

70k miles on an 02', WOW! Has anyone heard of the head gaskets going at about 100k? A lot of boosted cars have to replace the head gaskets around 100k.

Sean182311

34k on mine...I have to commute 60 miles a day so that will be changing very quickly