Hey everyone, i was just wondering if i could get some advice, im looking at getting a Subaru Impreza 2009 2.0 D RC 5d 150 BHP 5-Door, I currently have a mk8 Civic 2.2 icdti, now is £3,500 a fair price with 128k miles, and whats the engine like and any issues to be aware of?

 

Welcome 👍, not sure if the price is good or not but i think the pre 2010 subaru diesel engine's suffered from crankshaft problems, hopefully someone with a diesel will be along with some of the pro's and con's of running one 👍

crankshaft failures, dpf issues, injector learning issues,

I repair subarus and I can't recommend them .

3.5K for 128K car which  known lemon in the industry is a bit high in price and risk .
failed crank leaves you with a car worth less than 500 quid and as much as your purchase price to replace the engine .

post 2011 got better but the crank issue wasn't fully resolved even at end of the diesel production .

If you want a good diesel buy a pre DPF .

only engine known to be worse than the 2.5 turbo is the subaru diesel engine.