el dan Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 hey guys im new to this board...a friend of mine is selling a 1993 impreza, 2.2L 5 speed with about 50 thousand miles. this seems like a steal to me, and was wondering, besides all the basic checks, is there anything very specific i should look for on the vehicle as far as problems go? i dont know if there is anything peculiar about this car as opposed to any other.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcspeer Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Low mileage for a 93, the 2.2 should go 300,000 miles easy. hey guys im new to this board...a friend of mine is selling a 1993 impreza, 2.2L 5 speed with about 50 thousand miles. this seems like a steal to me, and was wondering, besides all the basic checks, is there anything very specific i should look for on the vehicle as far as problems go? i dont know if there is anything peculiar about this car as opposed to any other.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastwgn286 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 beware of cars with that low of mileage. thats an insanely low amount of miles, and it could be as problematic as a impreza of same vintage with 300k. definitely kick the tires. a friend of mine dry rotted the tires on his 03-ish ford by barely driving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el dan Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 beware of cars with that low of mileage. thats an insanely low amount of miles, and it could be as problematic as a impreza of same vintage with 300k. definitely kick the tires. a friend of mine dry rotted the tires on his 03-ish ford by barely driving it. the vehicle has been driven since 93...just not a lot of miles. it spent most of its life in tenessee. it was a female driving it as well...just a few more things.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 beware of cars with that low of mileage. thats an insanely low amount of miles, and it could be as problematic as a impreza of same vintage with 300k. definitely kick the tires. a friend of mine dry rotted the tires on his 03-ish ford by barely driving it. what he said. unless its a give away price go over it with a fine tooth comb, and expect to replace the timing belt seals water pump etc, as they go by mileage OR calender. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el dan Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share Posted September 1, 2006 what he said. unless its a give away price go over it with a fine tooth comb, and expect to replace the timing belt seals water pump etc, as they go by mileage OR calender. nipper 1500 bucks...id say thats a giveaway price. about the mentioned maintenance items, im a tech...whats the labor look like on doing that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 a 1993 impreza, 2.2L 5 speed with about 50 thousand miles. Did Imps have 2.2s in '93? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiefan Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Did Imps have 2.2s in '93? As far as I know...nope! Unless it's been swapped, that car should have an ej18 in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerFahrer Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Did Imps have 2.2s in '93? The first thing I thought when I read the first post. As best I can tell, Imprezas didn't have the EJ22 until 95. My brochures are unclear on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiefan Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 ^ '95 sounds right. Anyway, there's really nothing wrong with having a different engine from the original. They're almost identical, and it's a direct, bolt-up, plug in (?) swap. As long as it runs and drives fine, I'd get it. For 1500 bucks its a steal. Would be nice to know the miles on the engine, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidewaysuby Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 95 was the first year with the ej22 and they were only available in automatics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el dan Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 i suppose someone the girl selling the car is either confused on the engine, or the year then. its the original engine regardless of what size or year of the vehicle...ill find out more at some point next week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 shouldn't the car have an id tag under the hood, legacy's doo. it will list the enginse as ej22xxxxx or ej18xxxxx? i suppose someone the girl selling the car is either confused on the engine, or the year then. its the original engine regardless of what size or year of the vehicle...ill find out more at some point next week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el dan Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 ok you guys were right...i had a friend go look at it for the time being because im out of the state its in...it is indeed a 1.8L. what i'd like to know now is if its a horizontally opposed engine or is it a typical inline 4? also, my friend said it isnt AWD but FWD...is this a possibility or was my friend mistaken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 ok you guys were right...i had a friend go look at it for the time being because im out of the state its in...it is indeed a 1.8L. what i'd like to know now is if its a horizontally opposed engine or is it a typical inline 4? also, my friend said it isnt AWD but FWD...is this a possibility or was my friend mistaken? www.cars101.com all subarus except the justy are boxers engine (well not including the 360) Not all subarus were awd, some were front wheel drive, with AWD as an option. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 beware of cars with that low of mileage. thats an insanely low amount of miles, and it could be as problematic as a impreza of same vintage with 300k. definitely kick the tires. a friend of mine dry rotted the tires on his 03-ish ford by barely driving it. my 94 justy had roughly 54,000 on the odometer..just a little rust on the fenders and needed a tune-up.also the rotors needed turning... i've been told it runs like a champ (had to sell to my mechanic,will be getting her back....come tax time) but if it was me,i'd buy the impreza...but definatly look it over thoroughly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastwgn286 Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 could be. could be.... just look real close because lots of things have a mileage life and a calender life (like electronics and rubber and stuff) awd wasn't standard until 97 if my brain is working correctly today.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el dan Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 is there anyway to check for codes without a scanner? i know on OBDI gm vehicles you can short 2 pins on the aldl...and i know nissans you can do something similar, as well as fords...so is there any way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el dan Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 I drove the car...it felt good...is the suspension very soft on these? it compressed very easy when i did the bounce test, but it rebounded only one when i was done. shifter felt good, clutch didnt slip, and grabbed when i wanted it to... engine itself was pretty dirty id say though. i suppose thats to be expected... paint looked beat, some areas the clear was coming off, mainly bumpers it appeared. so what do you guys think, 93 impreza, 1.8 l 5 speed fwd. 50 thousand, no obvious problems...1500 bucks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I drove the car...it felt good...is the suspension very soft on these? it compressed very easy when i did the bounce test, but it rebounded only one when i was done. shifter felt good, clutch didnt slip, and grabbed when i wanted it to... engine itself was pretty dirty id say though. i suppose thats to be expected... paint looked beat, some areas the clear was coming off, mainly bumpers it appeared. so what do you guys think, 93 impreza, 1.8 l 5 speed fwd. 50 thousand, no obvious problems...1500 bucks? i read that as 50,000 dollars:rolleyes: SOUnds good, but you know as soon as you get it you have to do the timing belt seals waterpump and change the fluids thing. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el dan Posted September 7, 2006 Author Share Posted September 7, 2006 what is the pain-in-the-rump roast factor of doing that? how easily accessible is the water pump and timing belt seals? give me the heads up on the procedure...it looks like i have a lot of room to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanski06 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 explain to her how much work needs to be done to it...since its at the 60k mark....haha and then ask her to drop the price 50k miles is pretty rediculous tho....unless her dad went to the junkyard and pulled a speedo for the car....i wish i woul dhave found a deal like that should last long time to do the timing belt,seals and all that stuff is going to be some work...unless your a mechanic...and if u cant do it yourself then its going to be some money..lots of money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 lots of money in the 600.00 range. You can do it yourself if you want. Run a car fax report on the car to make sure thats real mileage. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el dan Posted September 7, 2006 Author Share Posted September 7, 2006 i said it before, i am a tech...not for subaru...but soon to be for mercedes-benz. anyways...i read up in school on how hard it is to do the water pump, and talked to my friend who had done one... the book on it calls for 2.9 hours-ish including R&R of the timing belts/covers...and i read up on the procedure. it doesnt seem too too bad, i just need to get ahold of 2 tools needed to hold the crank and hold the cams...then it should be relatively easy. what are parts costs like? book on a water pump said i believe 91 dollars...now if i went to a reputable all-around repair shop to have this done, i figured it would be in the 300 dollar range...why do you guys say its double? also, should i definitely do the water pump? or is it a situation where if it aint broke dont fix it? i was thinking about driving the vehicle a little while to see if its got any over-heating issues...and if so i was going to replace the pump... also...in 93 did they have a spot on the odometer for the 1xx,xxx.x mark? or could it have rolled over from 99,999.9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 also...in 93 did they have a spot on the odometer for the 1xx,xxx.x mark? or could it have rolled over from 99,999.9 my 94 has the 1xx,xxx.x mark on the odometer.so i assume the 93 does too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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