Im on my 6th Subaru.
Not because they break down but because they are a safe, reliable and fun car that I can always sell for a profit. (I have never lost money on a Subaru.) I buy em cheap, fix em up, drive em until they beat to crap and re sell em.
I have owned
1985, 1987, 1991, 2002, 2007 wrx, 2017 wrx.
I would really like to find another 1987 Loyal wagon. Two speed transfer case, five speed manual trans, lay flat rear sears and unstoppable.
Head gaskets on some years like the 02 can fail but they often fail to the out side so even then its just top off the water once a week.
Timing belt. My 07 WRX i sold at 200,000 for a large profit and it had the original timing belt.
Alignment.
Rotate tires each oil change and have a plug kit. Tire shops wont sell you one tire. You gotta buy all four at once or it will damage the center dif. (This is a lie. I would not put different size tires on but changing one is ok in a pinch.)
If you do need one tire I try to buy it from a mexican tire shop and not the large chain stores as they arnt try to up sell you.
I have spent three days at Dirtfish driving school in washington. The is where Team Subaru trains their Raley drivers. It is not cheap but it will give you a true understanding of just what these cars are capable of. I HIGHLY RECOMEND it to anyone who thinks they would enjoy learning how to better handle a car at speed in adverse conditions.
One other kinda fun aspect of the wrx/sti cars is the "club" mentality. Driving a WRX or STI is like Driving a motor cycle, Jeep or old toyota truck. We all wave at each other and chat when we see another car.
My 2017 WRX
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oh I almost forgot. Always buy them in stock form. DO NOT BUY a modified Subaru.