I owned two WRXs, a 2004 and
I owned two WRXs, a 2004 and a 2011. I had rod knock on both caused by crappy oil pickup tubes, i.e. bad designed parts by Subaru. Sold the first for half what I could have gotten. I still own the second, but it cost me $7000 to fix. I still love driving the car most of the time, though the ride is too harsh on Chicago streets. But there's nothing else on the market I want. I was going to get an RS, but once those motors started failing, I decided to steer clear.