seab

hiya guys, havent got around to meeting you all yet, (im sure that will change) have owned a 93 wrx for around 3months now and to be honest its put me right off scooby ownership. within its first 3months i have had to replace rocker cover gaskets (£140) coil packs (£313), then started boosting funny, and now the big end is knocking have spoken to API and dave said it was going to cost around £2-£2.5 to rebuild it, i didnt pay much more than that for the car, and being a student i cant magic up that kind of money. apart from the engine being wonky the bodywork is sound, transmission is fine, car has a tracker (so not sure if i could transfer that or sell it)

So any suggestions would be welcome, or if someone can restore my faith and love in the humble scooby i would appreciate it.

JBJ

iTrader: (3)

Sorry to hear your having so much trouble, trust me when I say your not alone though. I only had my car 9 days and it decided it only needed 3 pistons so it could eat the 4th.

You couls always look for a complete second hand engine, I've seen them go for around £800 then get it swapped over.

SPEN555

Whenever buying such an old car you need to have a couple of £k behind you as these is much more likely to happen the older they get.

Having a high performance car and <£3k just does not go together.

Get the engine sorted and you will still only have £5k? in the car and going forward if you look after it service wise it will reward you with fuss free trouble.

big daz2

spen555 is right you will never get hassle free motoring from a 3k scoob.i do recomend api but if thats to much money why not get the bottom end from api and try getting someone who knows cars to fit it for you you could prob save 1/4 of the cost but you wont have a waranty.try it your self.dont get too down weve all been there but were theres a will theres a way.

ZippyLane

Sorry to hear your bad news.. As mentioned, no matter how old your Scooby they can cost you a small fortune.. in your posistion, I'd be inclined to flog it and wait until you can afford something newer..

Silver Scooby Sport

iTrader: (15)

Any mods on the car ?
If the book price is really very low it may be worth considering breaking it for spares. For example if it has the genuine splash gaurds on it they are worth around £120 to start plus with the new parts that you have fitted already, even a broken engine has a value then interior and body shell.
Ok it will take some work but it may be a viable option.

seab

only mods it has ninja back box, and vortex mid section, apart from that its standard. i dont really have the means to break it as i have no where to keep it. saw a black one last night so am really tempted to have the rebuild done and keep it

Coulster

Spray WD40 in the fuse box and set fire to it.....

Always an option, get the insurance money and forget about scoobies.

Buy an economical car and put all your efforts into getting a good education then once you have a decent job get back into scooby ownership and buy a good one.

Coulster

ZippyLane

Nice input from ooop north..!

seab

tell me about it. i will rebuild it i think, better than before, enjoy my youth while i have it!

big daz2

good man you only live once so enjoy it.

seab

update people, car will be picked up by API tomorrow it will be having a full rebuild!!!! i know most of you will think im nuts for spending all this on a MY93 but there arent many black mica ones around as far as i can tell. and know i have peace of mind that it wont break again (for a while)

big daz2

i for one dont think your nuts,stick with what you know,api are good and they will look after you.

DannyBoy007

iTrader: (7)

David will sort you out, she should be like a new car when you get her back.

If you were nuts you would of spent 16.5K on a rebuild like that nutter did in last months Jap performance. Me thinks he was ripped off big stlye, Simb paid less than half of that with API on his monster rebuild and i'm sure he'll end up with better BHP and torque figures as well.

Silver Scooby Sport

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LegacySTi

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My advice is find a legacy turbo short block. Do the job for a while??? Some cheap ones knocking about. £300-500. Put that in your sorted. Obviouisly you don't know if you'll get a month or years out of it but its best idea if your money is tight at the moment?

seab

thanks for the support guys, i spoke to David on the phone twice now, really nice guy to deal with and with his name popping up so much on here thats publicity that you cannot buy!

The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

I think your hearing the "Rollercoaster" Song!!!

APIDavid

iTrader: (4)

I reckon a number of Subaru owners must be related to that woman who won the pools all those years ago, that when asked what she was going to do with it, she said ' spend, spend, spend !!

Curiously enough, she doesn't seem to have many relatives in Scotland........

£16,500 on an engine rebuild !!
We'd have done it for £16000


Thanks for the order and the vote of confidence seab, try not to fret too much whilst ' she's ' gone.

Thanks for the recommendations fellow South Walesers.

We're working on finding a new bacon butty shop as the old one closed down at Xmas. Hope that wasn't the only reason you all come here.

Good Luck all - David APi

big daz2

dont know about the rest of you im not going there again until they find one as good,thats the only reason i go there lol.

APIDavid

iTrader: (4)

Tested and tried yesterday - new supplir of bacon and egg butties, egaually as good as before. ten takers no complaints.

So we'll see you Saturday then Daz??

David APi

big daz2

you bet see you then

APIDavid

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Another sad bugger with nothing to do a Sunday afternoon, except trawl Snet -eh??

David

big daz2

so true,it beats being moaned at

Trap2Terrorist

iTrader: (3)

Daz - when are you going up, Sat 21st?

big daz2

going up for what rich

Trap2Terrorist

iTrader: (3)

Are you going up to API soon, or have I mis-read the post

big daz2

yea i was joking but i will need to prob in feb to have a service i think it will be due about then whys that do need anything

Trap2Terrorist

iTrader: (3)

I need a service too. I'm undecided whether to get it done at API or CVC. I would have had it done at Powerstation but it's virtually the same price as CVC so it's worth keeping the FSSH.

However API is quite a bit cheaper, except for the tank of fuel on top. However if there's a couple of cars going up it'll be worth it for the trip.

big daz2

well i think sis having his done when i get mine done,whens yours due