My 16 yr old son's first car! (2002 WRX)

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My 16 yr old son has worked 3 summers in a row saving for his favorite car, the Subaru WRX and this week he picked up a 2002 model with a few mods (Sti wing, exhaust, Cobb Stage 1 tune, cold air induction kit) with 236,000 km on it for $5800 CDN. The insurance isn't even that bad for it, it's only $169 a month (he lives about an hour north of Toronto so the insurance rates are much lower once you get further from the city)

I'm going to suggest that he run Castrol 0w40 or Shell Rotella T6 5w40 in it.
 
Google "glass transmission" and see what comes up on the first result.
Stage 1 WRX!
If I had a 16 year old, I sure as heck wouldn't let him have that as a first car.
I owned a stage 2 WRX. It was the hardest car I ever owned trying to find out it's limits.
 
Have him watch these videos as a lesson. You drive it like an A__, don't come crying to me when you blow the transmission up.
 
Originally Posted By: chrismo
16 year old male with a WRX, what could possibly go wrong?


My thought also. But he may be a conscientous driver with restraint. I hope he doesn't get hurt, or hurt anyone else.
 
Looks like fun, ignore the haters
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Originally Posted By: chrismo
16 year old male with a WRX, what could possibly go wrong?

It's better than a motorbike I guess. Having spent his own money on it, I'd think he wouldn't be in a hurry to break it.
 
I knew people with faster cars in high school...from a big-block Torino to a 5.0 Mustang to a rip-roaring Daytona Turbo Z. The ones who paid for the car themselves were usually OK.
 
Congrats what a hoot of a car.

They actually are not that fast in real world driving compared to modern stuff but the stage 1 helps. The motor has little power at below 4000rpm and then the rubber band is let go and wheeee! Transmissions are fine, my 2002 WRX Wagon was flawless over 8 years I owned it.
 
I figure he's a lot safer with a 240hp all wheel drive car than I was at age 21 with a 225hp RWD Mustang 5.0. I found out the hard way how easy it was to have the rear end get away from you if you didn't respect all that power.
 
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Originally Posted By: chrismo
16 year old male with a WRX, what could possibly go wrong?

It's better than a motorbike I guess. Having spent his own money on it, I'd think he wouldn't be in a hurry to break it.

Having an AWD car an hour north of Toronto is not the most dangerous vehicle to have. With snowies that thing will stick to the road like glue no matter what the conditions.
 
One of the cool things about this deal is that the previous owner also threw in an extra set of wheels with snow tires on it. I wouldn't want to drive highway 10 between Toronto and Orangeville on a regular basis without snow tires and AWD too!
 
I wouldn't want the wing or that exhaust. Otherwise, nice car. I assume manual trans?

Seems like a lot of money for that many miles and the year, but then its not USD so maybe that is how it runs up there.
 
Originally Posted By: Patman
I figure he's a lot safer with a 240hp all wheel drive car than I was at age 21 with a 225hp RWD Mustang 5.0. I found out the hard way how easy it was to have the rear end get away from you if you didn't respect all that power.


I agree; it's a fun car. I would send him to Street Survival if it's offered in your area.
You should have heard the cries from the hand-wringing bedwetters when I mentioned that my son's first car was going to be a 1975 2002; no airbags or electronic nannies? oh the humanity! I think some of the naysayers remember the miserable heaps they had to drive in their teen years- and they think that every kid should have to suffer the same punishment
 
Had one before my STi. Was silver too.
Just remember to be gentle with the shifter and release the pressure on it once the gear change is complete. I used to take mine to the bracket drags at Sears Point on Wednesday nights and my gearbox was fine(14.35 was my best). My theory is that drivers slam the shifter into second not realizing it's the gears in the transmission that stop the shifter from traveling and keep pressing on the shifter in the "heat of the moment" and 2nd gear ba-boom!
Have fun they are great cars.
 
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