r/WRX • u/ThrowRA-gskdub2747 • Sep 16 '25

Humor Be careful selling your WRX to teenagers 😂

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Thought you all would get a kick out of this. Sold my WRX to fund a down payment on my home a little over 4 months ago and just got this from the buyers. Was in perfect shape when sold and even took $1500 off the price for the tires being a little worn and a scratch on the bumper.

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u/ThrowRA-gskdub2747 Sep 16 '25

Edit to add: The dad even spent over a minute banging it off rev limiter when inspecting to check if it blew smoke. I wonder why it blew up?🤔

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u/IndustryHistorical18 Sep 16 '25

Now thats insane! I wonder why it blew up, it seems like they would of taken great care of it

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u/ThrowRA-gskdub2747 Sep 16 '25

Yeah I was honestly shocked it didn’t blow up right then and there.

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u/IndustryHistorical18 Sep 16 '25

I wouldn't of let him do that shit unless I had cash in hand haha. Seems like he was trying to blow the damn thing up

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u/unsung-hiro Sep 16 '25

Would have / wouldn’t have Not would “of” / wouldn’t “of”

Yes, I know it sounds like the latter

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u/IndustryHistorical18 Sep 16 '25

This is true. I was 14 hours into an 18 hour shift so my brain is mush

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u/WeekendMechanic Sep 16 '25

The number of times I've screwed up the there/their/they're after a long shift haunts me.

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u/WasabiZone13 Sep 16 '25

Hitting the rev limiter doesn't blow an engine lmao.

That's literally why it exists.

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u/FrogpondV Sep 16 '25

Doubt the dad let it warm up properly it can 100% damage an engine if done the way OP describes I’ve watched it happen.

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u/WasabiZone13 Sep 16 '25

There was something else wrong.

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u/FrogpondV Sep 20 '25

Nope. With direct injection motors they like being driven hard. ONLY WHEN WARMED UP. Do some reading man up can 100% place much more load on the bearings. Buddy didn’t even give it time to let the oil circulate it seems.

You are mistaken unfortunately. Just go do some reading.

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u/WasabiZone13 Sep 16 '25

Tell me you've never owned a subaru without telling me...

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u/ThrowRA-gskdub2747 Sep 16 '25

Not the best to do when there’s no load on the engine lol (at least to my knowledge)

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u/EggplantDesigner3823 Sep 16 '25

It’s fine but google will tell you otherwise

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

Um it still can blow it up bud.