| Author | Topic |
|---|
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 00:51
 
|
 |
|
Methinks something smells fishy.
|
|
|
Location:
c'town, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 02:42
|
|
|
poor bugger, seems like an isolated case tho.
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Berowra-Sydney
Registered:
July 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 07:39
|
|
Maybe i should make a comment seeing as though i work at a Subaru dealership,
WRX's are firstly very good cars and are very reliable, we hardly ever get a car in with a problem compared to Nissan and Mercedes who seem to always be coming in on tow trucks,
you can take a look at group N in the Rally and see how well a WRX performs without any engine dramas,
this guy has to think about what he did, of course Subaru isn't going to pay for it as everyone knows with warranty that if you play around or tamper with anything then that voids it.
Also there is a way around this, if he put the standard exhaust back on before he took it to the Subaru Dealership then they wouldn't have known it had an exhaust on it at the time.
so it would be fixed by now.
and is this guy like most WRX wankers who drive it flat out thrashing the crap out of it then bring it in for a service where i then check the oil and nothing shows up on he dip stick? that would explain why there would be a bearing failure,
There is one way he could have avoided this whole thing and that is go to a STI dealer, where you can mod your WRX up to the bullshit with aftermarket computers, exhausts intercoolers, turbo's ect you name it and guess what???? because its done by a Subaru STI dealer it doesn't void the warranty so you can have your fully sick REX but still be covered under warranty.
|
|
|
Location:
The Eastwood MASSIVE !
Registered:
May 2003
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 08:11
|
|
I'de blow my engine to if someone stuck a rice cannon on my bum. 
|
|
|
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
February 2003
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 08:18
|
|
i think this guy is an idiot.
put an aftermarket exhaust on it and still expect it to be coverd by warranty 
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 08:40
|
|
|
I always said WRX's are built to a price tag, unlike some of our GT4's. Built TOYOTA TUFF
|
|
|
Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 08:48
|
|
3sgte's seem to be super strong for a stock motor - from all the reports ive read the whole drivetrain bar clutch is super strong in GT4's of all models ..
If anything breaks ( like my driveshaft ) its a one off sheer bad luck incident. yet to read of a Gt4 or MR2 engine going bang ..
BTW - new price for a st185 was 45 grand in 1990 - what would that be roughly in todays money ? 65 - 70K ( ie STI wrx value ?) in comparison ?
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 09:00
|
|
Thats right Stu, about 65-70K todays money for sure.
How about the ST205 90K new in 1994, its scary to think what it'd be worth to buy new today.
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 09:04
|
|
Most magazines I've read actually rate the 3SGTE as a better engine than the lot of them, including the SR20DET. It just doesn't get the same sort of exposure, nor does it have the same sort of aftermarket support.
That said, I haven't heard of a lot of problems with a WRX engine when they are treated right. Their success and reliability in Group N is testament to this.
|
|
|
Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 09:07
|
|
84K i think for a 205 that was delivered to Australia
Theve depreciated a lot more than the 185's and particular the 185 group a's which i find odd .. ( grey imports flooding a otherwise LTD market )
Saw one recently for 25K in geelong that id considered buying but it wasnt an Aus delivered one .
the Aus delivered 205's were a real " drive on saturday , race on sunday " car - the options list on them were VERY immpressive
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 09:53
|
|
Ed, you're absolutely right they are a better overall engine. There is stuff all aftermarket support only in Oz. In Japan, UK & US there are plenty of bits if you look hard enough.
Stu, I have the original invoice from the 1st owner for my car it says exactly "$88,850"
About the depreciation, dont go there i'm not happy about it.
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 09:55
|
|
|
Ed??? What did Ed say?
|
|
|
Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 09:59
|
|
i dont think youd sell yours in a hurry gary 
its worth keeping 
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 10:09
|
|
| justcallmefrank wrote on Thu, 19 June 2003 19:55 |
Ed??? What did Ed say?
|
hehe, sorry Frank, MY BAD 
Im in a world of my own at the moment
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 10:10
|
|
|
Thats true, i dont plan on selling it unless somebody offered me a rediculous amount for it
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 10:24
|
|
I'll give ya a dollar for it...thats pretty ridiculous for it.
C'mon, man of your word
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 10:50
|
|
hehe, maybe i should be a little more specific around you lot.
Rephrase: unless somebody offered me a rediculously large amount for it
|
|
|
Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 10:55
|
|
I know that certain things can void warranty on certain parts of the car but an aftermarket exhaust voiding bottom end warranty is crap...
I know that lowering a car voids warranty on suspension, driveshafts and gearbox and diff components... Cause lowering makes all the suspension and g/box sit differently than stock...
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 11:01
|
|
|
Nah nah nah, thats not what you said
|
|
|
Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 11:03
|
|
| GEE120 wrote on Thu, 19 June 2003 20:50 |
hehe, maybe i should be a little more specific around you lot.
Rephrase: unless somebody offered me a rediculously large amount for it
|
How about a ridiculously large 1 dollar coin
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 11:10
|
|
if you could get me one that was worth close to 40K sure 
|
|
|
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 12:18
|
|
hahahah
cant blame a guy for trying
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Thu, 19 June 2003 12:52
|
|
|
so true, so true
|
|
|
Location:
was adelaide now newcastle
Registered:
February 2003
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Fri, 20 June 2003 03:08
|
|
subaru scoreboard..........
engines: 1.
gearboxes: 57856.
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Fri, 20 June 2003 03:09
|
|
|
Hahaha, so true
|
|
|
Location:
UK at moment
Registered:
May 2003
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Fri, 20 June 2003 14:59
|
|
O/T -
Hachi - that sinature is so so true! nice work...
|
|
|
Location:
bris
Registered:
February 2003
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Sat, 21 June 2003 03:46
|
|
| torque wrote on Sat, 21 June 2003 00:59 |
O/T -
Hachi - that sinature is so so true! nice work...
|
what comes in 5.7 litres?
|
|
|
Location:
was adelaide now newcastle
Registered:
February 2003
|
|
Re: WRX engines are weak!
|
Sat, 21 June 2003 23:10
|
|
nothing should come in 5.7L.
while on the topic of bumper stickers, another that disturbs me is "unless you're a haemoroid- get off my ass", these people obviously like/want haemoroids!
|
|
|
