so i'm going in tomorrow at 9:00am to trade in my truck for a 2002 wrx. completely stock, 60,000 miles for 13,600 after tax and everything (i talked them down from 16.5) i jsut wanted to know what common problems i'll prolly run into with this car i know every car has them.

 

i have a friend that just bought an 03 wrx and the center diff was pretty much shot and they said he needs a new one after him having it for 3 days so be careful of that

 

with the 02 make sure the TSB's and recalls are done on it:

leaky fuel lines under the manifold in cold weather
seat bolt - not a biggie
reflash ECU to fix CEL for fual EVAP - not a biggie either
ABS ECU swap to newer version so fix the "NO BRAKES" issue when hitting a bump - not a biggie unless you crash, it make braking MUCH more reilable on bumpy roads. Look up "ABS = Dirty drawers" on NASIOC

 

well i went to go pick it up and the dealership thought it had a bad power steering pump so they replaced that,a nd it didn't fix the problem, so they put in a used rack and it wasn't good either, so they r putting in a brand new rack and hoepfully that works.....