Looking at buying a ‘20 WRX. Has 31k miles for roughly $24k. It has tasteful mods like TEIN suspension a GREEDY exhaust, STI short throw shifter and some other just Cosmetics (mudflaps, wheels, etc.) which are all mods I would’ve likely done myself. It also has a COBB sf cold air intake that has NOT been tuned. The carfax are outstanding with oil changes every 3k miles on the dot. And the previous owner was an “older gentlemen” who looked to take care of it well.
Like I said The Intake has NOT been tuned and obviously no access port. I told the dealer that this was a concern of mine and would
Prefer they either replace the intake with a OEM intake or pay to have it tuned before I buy. Obviously they won’t pay to have it tuned but have relentlessly told me that it doesn’t need to be tuned…. Which I know is just not true. Based off the tons of anecdotal stories and because of Cobb and Subarus own words on modding.
Now I am not that well versed on cars or the modifying of cars. I have always wanted a raptor eye WRX but mostly as a fun car that I can trust and drive for as many miles as possible. Normally I would just turn away from this… but the 31k miles and full transparency of maintenance and inspection keep me interested…
For someone who just wants a WRX that you can trust, what would be the next move? They told me that they would pay to have the OEM intake replaced (with a used one) if I finance through with them (which isn’t a problem) everything else about the dealer seems great (as far as dealers go of course) but this intake has definitely been a stressful factor