My second 08 Subaru STi engine bites the big one.

WARNING! FOUL AND WELL-DESERVED LANGUAGE!!!

Please don't buy one of these if you might do more than get groceries with it. Many people have popped engines in them very early in their life, and a number of us have now popped the replacement engine.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• subaru
• STI
• sucks

[TalkzillaBob]

They're still conducting themselves like their shit don't stink and that they will trounce me in court. Yet all they've done about court is continually delay even explaining why the venue is wrong, while they think they're getting a head-start on discovery when all they're doing is collecting red herrings.  They have no idea strongly these engines point at them as the culprits. They brush me aside like they can't lose, but won't let me get them in front of the jury.

[TalkzillaBob]

Actually, wouldn't be surprised if I was about to cry. I factory-ordered that car long before they were shipping, it arrived the day I headed to London for 2 months, I finally got to drive it, fell totally in love, and engine blew up at 1987 miles. Huge warranty fight. This vid is 2nd engine having blown up. In my garage now and I've filed suit against Subaru and the dealership. 9k miles in 2 years. Been sitting past year. Broken piston ringland.

[nipz2nv]

turbo is gone

[TalkzillaBob]

@nipz2nv They do have a problem with blown turbo seals but it's miniscule compared to the problem they're having with piston ringlands. Tighter EPA emmissions making them run leaner, they tweaked 15 more horses out of it starting in 08, and the pistons are cheap cast units. Hundreds of them have broken their ringlands and it seems about half the time Subaru fixes it (same cheap pistons, so it'll break again) without a fight, 40% with a small fight, 10% it's war. Mine's war.

[TalkzillaBob]

@TalkzillaBob Currently they're stalling the lawsuit by filing for change of venue then getting one continuance so far on that filing, so earliest anything can happen is December, when we'll be told to go to St. Louis or they'll be told the suit stays here. I really wouldn't care except that I'd resent their having me spend yet MORE money on a car that not only broke, but that a dealership destroyed even worse, as further inspection revealed. FWIW, I asked for a detune after first track time

[TalkzillaBob]

Have finally managed to get a lawsuit filed. The facts of this case have been overwhelming to most lawyers, as the evidence I've captured is voluminous and very detailed. Look it up on Missouri's casenet.

[urmomisfineinbed]

Atleast it didn't fail like an EVO. Cause then the whole block would be fucked. Did the warranty cover it?

[Klemmetsmo]

@mattman696 Hi

Maybe you know. But im either Thinking about WRX or STI, Sti cost more thats what stopps me. But question is. Is the 2002-2003 wrx that "bad" also ? I havent heard so much about those problems before i started to look.

[mattman696]

those new subarus are piston breakers i know a guy who kept breaking pistons and after the third one he threw in some cosworth forged pistons and never had the problem again.

[nipz2nv]

@TalkzillaBob

i feel sorry for you and it was a new car, thats just wrong of Subaru not to fix the problem right away... i have a 2000 model wrx with 200,000km on the clock and have not had one major problem and i drive it likes its stolen half the time.

[junjin18182028]

0:08 sound like you about to cry lol