mikecm

Well I really appreciate your guys' replies, it has saved me a lot of trouble lol I'd like to get into tuning when I get a hold of a decent car but it seems as if I may be jumping the gun, I will certainly keep the advice in mind when I continue my search.

I was actually looking to get it inspected but there isn't a subaru dealer in that town, and I haven't had the time to make the trip myself. And I know what your saying, I was also worried about the whole "kid toy" thing, I don't wanna end up paying for a trashed car as much as the next guy. Thank you for the reply, good to see that I can get some feedback here. Edit: And another reply, very nice. As I feared, it looks like I may be right about it being a toy. You also hit the price right on the head lol they are selling it for $6495. I was debating on getting a carfax but I wasn't sure how useful that information would be but it looks like I found the right place for advice. So as far as just a daily driver goes to start off I should stay away from this one? And out of curiosity, are you able to tell me what that switch looking device is?

Long story short, I've finally found a WRX that I can afford but its about 3 hours away and all I have to go off of are the pictures because it's being sold by a dealer who seems to not know much about the car. So I decided to see if you guys could lend me a hand. Especially since this is gonna be my first Subaru and I have close to no mechanical experience. It's an 02 Impreza WRX with 149k miles. The interior and exterior look like its been well kept cosmetically. Here is a picture of the engine bay: I see that there is an air intake installed and I see the brackets where a sway bar used to be. Then I noticed the black thing off to the left. What I really wanna know is what is your impression on the picture alone? And can anyone tell me what that "thing" is? It seems to be a switch or something of the sort, but like I said, I have very little experience. Any input would be greatly appreciated.