Subaru WRX STI Makes "10 Cars You Should Avoid Buying” List

Really not fair to bundle the wrx with the sti... there arent many 0 to 60 in 5.1 second cars for the price of a WRX and the wrx gets great gas mileage considering the power. AWD for safety in the snow.. OEM roof rack available to haul lumber bikes and kayaks and room for 2 kid car seats in the back... but OK guess I'll listen to the experts and buy a BRZ next...that will check off all my boxes..

Consider the people who purchase ANY Hi Per sports cars...Not exact Ma PA types...Now consider ANY Hi Per car for dependability..
...Why can't they make 50k before having problems? Daaaaaah ???

I have owned 5 Subaru's three of them being sti's and two forester XT. I hat 2006 sti stock and put on turbo back, intake and Cobb stage 2 setup. Never had any issues with it. I got my 2008 sti which was stock and did the same setup and spun a bearing. Subaru replaced my engine with a long block. I pre-order my 2016 sti and had a great experience with Subaru of Ontario. The car was exactly the way I wanted. At 7k on the car I did a turbo back exhaust, aem intake, Cobb ebc and Cobb access port. The car was then turned by yimisport. Putting down 315awhp and 328awtq. I have 37k on the car now and still feels the same and does not burn any oil. I also had a 2014 forester XT and currently I have 2018 forester XT. Subaru does have the highest resale value and i wonder why. I have never reply to any post before but saying the wrx and sti on the top 10 cars not to buy is completely wrong. If you are looking at a wrx get a sti lol jk but both cars are amazing.
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I drive my Impreza because I love to drive it, now that I read this article on Forbes magazine. I reconsidered the following, I still love driving my Impreza and I couldn't care less for Forbes. (Dare to compare a WRX with a Civic...)

I built myself a 500bhp wrx import lightweight 12 years ago as i wanted a proper rally car for the road lots of mods most original parts raplaced including the addition of a straight cut gearbox it finally duffed its pistons and valves after 11 years due to the stupid pre oil filters in the banjo bolts handled great if you put good coil overs on etc not skittish pure class new stroker engine ready to go in 0 to 60 2.3 secs 0 to 100 in 6 secs what is there not to like wipe arse with supercars there shit and expensive and girly get a life haters and begrudge rs this is a mans car

The only way to own an STI is new or on lease. This way, none of its racing related damage will be hidden from you. This car is like the turbo RX Mazdas...you will be using the rev limiter as a shift point, which means they will always be driven hard and put away wet. A rally driver friend once said of the early 2.0 STI: "I could never driver it; it holds on so well, your only sense of its limit would be if you were upside down in the trees."

Forbes = Fake News

Knock knock who's there ?
Subaru bottom ends.....,I'm not a hater even after 5 engines .....it's that rumble ....hooked like a crack head from day one ....Subaru for life baby

The same people recommend avoiding Jeep Wranglers because of the harsh ride, lack of creature comforts, and road noise... recommending folks to get Toyota Rav4 and Honda CRV instead.

I drive a 2011 Subaru Legacy, it's has its issues and its has its issues. But, I was rear ended at a stop light , at an main intersection and I credit the Subaru for my safety. You should have seen the other car. I drive the Legacy hard and play with the ideal of purchasing a WRX or WRX sti. I test drove an STI and enjoyed it. The sale man enjoyed it also. It's not a car for everyone for sure. But, enjoyable neather the les. Most true sports cars have reliability issues. Some you can run hard and put away wet! While some your like " Dam I drove it hard . I'm going to have to take it to the shop tomorrow" and sixty thousand dollars on up! So, it seems to me! Thanks for letting me know! What I'm getting into. W.T.F. it's a sports car! But I bet money. If you crash or someone slam into your WRX/ STI. You'll be in pressed as you walk/drive away.

I had a 2002 wrx modded and it ran up to 186,000km without any issues. I sold it at that mileage. Now I own a 2018 STI stock and also zero issues. As others have mentioned. 90% of wrx and sti with issues tend to be modded and abused. Anyways I think Forves should go back to making who is the richest person list since they clearly don't know anything about cars.

You said Subaru wrx sti is suck then can you find me a 4 doors sedan with standard all wheel, 6 speed manual for under 40k otd?

Subaru and its cult following, people need to take the blinders off and see that other manufactures build better cars. wear boxers for too long and get a rod knock.... these cars are clown cars.

Hey xv clowntrek, name another car that costs under 30 grand, gets 30mpg hwy, runs low to mid 12's in the quarter with just a little ethanol, a tune and exhaust, that will leave any pickup or suv behind in a blizzard? And only a tiny fraction of subarus ever made had "rod knock"... 100k BMW's, Audi and Mercedes have had broken connector rods and other MAJOR failures, and with low miles on them

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I had one a 2015. It was fun, I liked it more than other car that I had before like for instance a GTI. It was more fun to drive, but in October 2018 I treated myself with the 2018 STI.

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First question:
How is it that a car that holds its value so well should be avoided?

Arguably, the feeling while driving an STI at any speed is so much more rewarding on the STI. The rumble, for starters, the feeling of the direction, the manual gear box. I kept it stock, with just the SPT exhaust system. I had M3s before, but there was no car that rewarded my driving like an STI. The happiness that produces is something what I would have wanted from a car when I was an adolescent car-enthusiast. It is a nimble car, with enough power, with a sound that reassures your brain that you're driving something special, unfortunately uncommon. It's so satisfying to open the hood and find that plastics do not dominate the picture and at the same time things are accesible.

I have a co-worker that felt annoyed by the rumble. It's not for everybody, of course, but if you liked cars, if you would dream of buying a 911 not dominated by the electronic intrusions, the current STI might be the car that you can afford.

If money weren't an issue, The car that I would love to drive the most just for the fun of driving would be the Porsche Speedster (from the one's that are offered new).

Subaru made a big mistake selling this amazing car with issues known to them between 2008-2017, but that being no longer an issue. The STI... I seen Focus RS, Civic Type-Rs, many competitors, but the STI would have been always my choice.

Love it like, no car I had!

But like girl at 21 might look in some way, then with time the STI might lose the rumble, like it happened in Japan, there are talks of even taking the manual transmission out of the car. It might become another numbed car. If that happens I would start checking the Veloster N, but not while the core characteristics are alive: Rumble, Manual transmission, great steering feeling, 3 LSD's (my GOD), a decent interior, the feeling that the car is a great machine that "you drive", not an electronic piece.

Subaru, thank you for the STI.

Over priced midlife crisis car that brings all kinds of trouble - not all of them problems with the car. Stay away from them and act your age.

than you for sharing this.

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