Pros & cons of WRX Hatch please...

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Hi all,

I'm considering buying another (2nd) car. One possibility I'm leaning towards is a 2nd hand WRX hatch. I like the styling, and obviously the power and potential.
Can anyone shed light on the pros and cons of these, and, what I need to be looking out for/avoiding while searching for a suitable specimen.
I don't like the bug-eye rex, so I'll be staying clear of that model.
If anyone sees any good, value for money examples (especially in WA), please post up some details here too.

Cheers.

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Craig come over to p-diddy!  www.perth-wrx.com will be big help to you if your serious about a rex hatch. cheers Dave

edit: just checked and there are three rex wagons for sale on perth-wrx.com forum now!

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Cheers Dave. I just don't have time at the moment to go trawling through another forum reading up before asking stupid questions (proabably).


I know I'm being lazy, but if anyone can throw some quick tips tnhis way that would be great.
I'm just toying with the idea at the moment, obviously if I definately want to go this way for car2 I will be all over the rex forums like a bad rash.

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About the only Con I can think of is that they tend to drone when you put a 3" zorst on them, I've got and had a few of each & the hatch is by far the better car to go for as far as being handy day to day.

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I am hoping that if I buy one it will be  astock model. I definately don't want a droning loud wrx.

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Get a well made exhaust with quality resonator and rear muffler and there is no drone.

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correct go the quality Jap spec like Trust, HKS etc and you wont suffer the drone Craig. It's more important that you check out the tranny, engine and snail on a used REX.

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get a hitech exhaust, ZERO drone, legal sound level and sounds tits.  brother has one on his rex and it sounds the shiz.

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i've got a 3" TBE on my hatch and there is no drone at all. around town and on the freeway its so comfortable. my lib droned way more.

its an MRT system.

pros:
its a hatch
potential
getting cheaper
its a hatch
good on fuel if you drive properly (which i dont)
its not a sedan

cons:
costly to service (like most subarus anyway)

btw, mines a my99

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another pro: u'll have a sweet car, like me. :happy:

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con: production has been stopped due to known Big End Bearing issue.

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That's for the new ones Geoff, I'm not interested in a new one.

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