WHY??? wrx wagon

[do the dew]

I'm interested in a used 2002 wrx wagon. But why is the front track narrower than the sedan?where is it narrower. I heard there are problems with the manual tranny going bad, on the 2002. Is there any diffrence in trannies for 2003 &2004. Are there any recalls, I had a 1998 legacy gt 5 speed with 145k with no poblems.

[freakray]

The only reason for the difference in track is the body style, as to whether it makes a difference, not significantly, after all, it's 58.5" compared to 57.7"

[donkeyboy]

trannya are prone to go bad because people beat on them, they buy and awd car and expect to be able to drop the clutch all the time, so the wrx got the nickname of ahving a glass tranny

[SabreKhan]

Originally Posted by freakray

The only reason for the difference in track is the body style, as to whether it makes a difference, not significantly, after all, it's 58.5" compared to 57.7"

^^what he said. The sedan looks good with fender flares, so they put fender flares on it, making it wider. Then they made the wagon and decided it did not look good with flares (I agree), so they had to bring the wheels back toward the center to make the car still look good. Cosmetics affecting performance. They still have to sell cars, so they make them look good while using as many interchangeable parts as possible.