2001 WR Blue Bug WRX

NOT A SALE THREAD, JUST AFTER ADVICE!

My gearbox has imploded yet again, and I'm fed up of fixing this damn car. Ever since buying it's been a money pit but I've gotta call it a day I think - just trying to balance up which is more economical at this point - fix or sell.

I've conservatively estimated that I can sell the fun parts for about £3500/4000, but not sure about the basic stuff like engine and shell.

How much is a rolling shell worth? No rust, some stone chips, full new SuperPro polybush kit (not sure if it would be easier to remove all of the wishbones etc. and sell them as a polybushed set?)

Engine has done 102,000 and I was told by previous owner that it had a rebuild at around 70k with Wiseco pistons but no documentation etc. but it's not missing a beat at 320bhp?! This is the clincher that makes me think breaking the car is the more viable option purely because it's a high mileage engine and that'll put people off before looking any further into my ad

Is an ECUtek remap any good to anyone or is it pretty much junk without the work around it? I don't even know if it'll stay on the ECU if I unplug it. Clueless lol

Can't believe it's come to this, I only bought her in October and I've invested 4.5k on top of the sale price already excluding the fuel! Anyone got any miracle solutions for me? I'll wish I'd fixed it a few months down the line when I've succumbed to the charms of an FD RX7 instead

 

Put a list of the " fun" bits up, shell is worth £500 ish witb paperwork.

 

Just fix it
Breaking cars and selling/posting/storing parts is a mare!

 

Buy a hawk 5 speed there's one for sale on here now.

 

I'll take shell with all panels and bumpers for 800

 

It's a definite fixer upper.SJ.

 

Didn't want to tread on any toes by making it appear to be a sale thread!

OMP suede dished wheel with NRG slim hub boss
OMP RS drivers seat on custom stainless mounts
Full newage STI interior (not fitted, interior is stripped out)
STI TMIC with undertray (not fitted)
WRX TMIC
WRX Samco intercooler Y pipe (not fitted)
STI JDM HID headlights
HKS turbo timer (not fitted)
Pink injectors (not fitted)
K&N induction kit (not fitted, removed in favour of stock airbox)
Magnex DP/decat
Blitz B pipe
Kakimoto N1 back box
Heavyset pink hose kit
VF34 turbo in perfect condition
Exedy Stage 1 (pink box) clutch <2000 miles
Walbro 255 fuel pump
HKS SSQV BOV
STI 5x100 Brembo's all round with Tarox rear discs and DS2500 pads (not fitted)
WRX 4 pots with drilled and grooved discs
Goodridge stainless braided brake lines
KYB shocks with new H&R -35mm springs
18x8.5 5x100 Mille Miglia Cup 3 alloys (don't know offset from top of my head)
4 x pretty much new 245/40/18 Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas (under 400mi. use)
STI high level spoiler - no idea if genuine or not
ECUtek remap
Full SuperPro polybush kit
Carbon fibre bonnet which needs re-lacquering (not fitted, was going to spray body colour)
Clarion VZ409E head unit
OEM U brace/subframe recently powder coated

As you can see, I'm in the middle of building the damn car and have tonnes of parts which are waiting to be fitted! I've probably forgotten some bits too

 

Just get yourself another gearbox mate,AnyMore pics?.SJ.

 

Looks like I'm selling the MR2 to buy an RX7 then

Any gearbox rebuilders you'd recommend? I've spoken to API and Zen performance, had a quote from a company in Silverstone too but so far they're all around £900 including exchange of my broken box.

I regret selling my Prodrives, lovely wheels!

 

I would say fix it. too good to be broken. Just get another gearbox.

 

Cheers, I think I will! Didn't expect this kind of response, there are some really nice Scoobs on here!

 

Mr.two what side of Northampton are you as a mate does gearboxs...
And I'm not that far pm me if you wanna ask him how much..!!

 

What are you doing to keep breaking it . I have a classic running 345bhp and it ain.t broke yet (touch wood) but i do spend a lit modifying it lol. Saw one of my cars on here the other day pretty much standard and said to my self i should done the same .but i love my 18 inch pff7's

 

Find a gearbox and keep the car,from your pics it looks worth doing

 

Source another gearbox and modify your driving style rather than the car!