[Trickshooter]

Originally Posted by Red Baron

It would seem that one of the things to look for, even on a newage STI is rust, they seem to be going in exactly the same places as the classics, sills, wheel arches, rear strut towers, and the front c frame, saw photos of a hawkeye wheel arch the other day that had holes in it, try and avoid anything that has spent any time north of the border or on the coast, ideally find a nice clean Japanese import that has never seen a grain of salt.
Other than that it's the same as any car, lots of maintenance history, make sure its had regular, quality oil changes and cam belts (every 5 years unless someone has done high mileage). If I looked at one that had a dump valve and induction kit with no evidence of a remap I'd probably have concerns.

Thanks mate, It seems I hear a lot about headgaskets and gearboxes, is either a common weakness or just maintenance neglect like a lot of cars?