Subaru Impreza WRX STI For Sale advice needed

[Scott Ditto]

Hi. My son is looking at buying a 53 plate Subaru Imprexa WRX STI with full service history. Advert below:

FULL SUBARU + INDEPENDENT SERVICE HISTORY (8 SUBARU/7 INDEPENDENT) | RECENT SERVICE + TIMING BELT NOV'19 | BIG SPEC | PRODRIVE EXHAUST | 19" OZ alloys | AP RACING BRAKES | STAGE 2 EXEDY CLUTCH | POWER ESTIMATED @ 330BHP | LOW MILES | 4 OWNERS FROM NEW | LAS MATURE OWNER 5YRS | PRIVATE PLATE INCLUDED | RARE SUNROOF MODEL | MODIFIED CAR

ALL OUR VEHICLES ARE HAND PICKED, HPI CLEAR & RECEIVE A FULL MULTI POINT INSPECTION

The price is £10,490.

It is black which is a rare colour apparently and has the EJ20 engine. I know nothing about these and welcome anyone's thoughts on this. We are going to see it tomorrow. Thanks.

[stuartie]

Welcome, it sounds ok on paper but things to check would be make sure there are receipts for all mods and a print out of dyno runs which prove what power it has as these cars need to be mapped if any mods have been carried out, the ej20 engine is a really good engine but still needs to be looked after e.g serviced every 5kmiles, black is quite a rare colour you don't see many about, also check rear arches, rear strut towers and sills for corrosion especially if it's a uk car as it will have seen a bit of salt from winter driving, good luck 👍

[ROSSCOSM]

As all stuartie says mate. Cheack generally for leaks and all the usual. Most importantly is the map though if the cant prove its mapped I wouldnt bother. Cause it an sti aswell check rear diff and i think the dccd has its on casing in same area check thats not leaking. For all the general subaru stuff check daryls recent post. Everythings covered there I think