Car has now been sold to the dealer.

 

Vehicle present at another dealer not with me. It's up to Simon if he wishes to inform of the accusations. I know..but won't divulge as that is a misplacement of trust between Simon & myself

 

OK

But was it a fair price to you?

 

Yes Enough for a replacement car.

 

What is it with hatch's and bearings going, you would think the diesel engine would last!

 

Glad you got a satisfactory result Simon on this crazy situation
Would put anyone off buying another one
Good job the dealer looked after you
When you pay 23k for an impreza you expect it to last more then 3/a half years

 

Great news that you have a good outcome on this Simon.

I have to say it's a little worrying that an award winning engine failed so soon and the dealer was not initially prepared to help you.

I wonder if it's the start of a cascade of 2.0 diesel engine failures or an isolated problem. Maybe Cosworth should get working on some boxer diesel engine upgrades

 

I have personnally seen over a dozen failed 2.0 diesels from Impreza's Forester's & Legacy's all with failed rear main bearings, usually between 40,000 to 60,000 miles, I think they could give the ringland failed Hatches a run for there money.

 

could fix two 2.5 sti hatches for the price of one diesel

They supposedly altered the design of the late 2009 block to incorporate a larger rear main bearing & introduced a new torque setting procedure on these to alleviate the issue.

had a 2009 diesel in last week for an overhaul.. the costs are frightening.

 

Don't send me any Rob, I have priced some for repair, as you say Frightening.

 

This thread alone has put me off buying a diesel Subaru as a future purchase for the missus unless I get a stellar deal.

 

Omg
What should I get for my next car then
As I like my scoobies

 

BR-z as a fun weekend car.

 

Yours should be fine John

 

your quite safe paul I wont be sending any dirty diesels lol

 

Subaru are a complete joke these days. Whilst i don't know the in's and out's of Simon's situation, i have seen and heard enough over the past 4 years to be sure that they have no interest in there customer base or customer loyalty.

They deserve what is fast approaching IMHO.

 

There's a 7 mile old engine complete with ecu etc. on ebay for £4.5K....

dunx

 

It isn't good to have diesels failing at this early age with what seems to be a known fault. Given the media headlines about Toyota over the past couple of years you would expect Subaru to act quickly to remedy the situation for anyone affected or better still before they are affected.

Is this bearing not receiving sufficient oil flow ?

 

Subaru getting out of the UK car sales market. Mmmmm are Subaru (as a company) in bad shape????

 

There is quite a misconception on here about Subaru.

Subaru is a Japanese company who make cars. They are owned by Fuji Heavy Industries.

Subarus are imported here by IM Group who trade them under the name "Subaru UK". They are not responsible for the manufacture of these cars per se, they come over here readily assembled. It is why our option lists are not as extensive as the JDM cars and that some models run a lower spec or have inferior or different parts.

Given the very low volume of cars sold out here I would be surprised if the main company took any consideration of our market when designing its cars. I can't say I blame them in any way! It would appear that the STi is no longer sold here because there is no profit to be made on selling such small volumes of cars. In my opinion, the STi is a good product but no one knows much about it.

Subaru in general are doing well and are bucking the general recession trend. They are obviously strong in Japan where the Legacy, Forester and Impreza are very popular. The importers of the brand in the USA and Australia are much more aggressive and the cars are a much more common sight on the roads out there. The STi particularly has been a massive hit in the USA and they will continue to get the model in future.

 

Subaru needs diesels to make any headway in the lucrative British and European markets and a high profile failure could be very bad for them.

I expect Toyota might not be too impressed either given they have a joint project on the go.

http://www.autoklubi.com/forum/print....php?tid=15700

 

Only just seen this thread..

I had the engine on my 08 MY diesel legacy go pop at 50K miles ( seized solid at 70 mph )

Car out of time warranty but fixed free of charge by Subaru UK ( Dealer cost estimate 10K ! ) as there is a known manufacturing issue on cars built between autumn 2007 and Feb 2009. Don't expect the dealers to tell you about it though.

http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulle...oblems-124130/