how many of you guys would jump at the chance of owning a wrx?, at the expense of celica ownership? Options

[x_itchy_b_x]

i personally know of 4 well maintained subbys that blow, hard.

1: wrx brand new only 20k! on it. the tranny thats made of glass breaks.
2: wrx with 60k miles, again glass tranny breaks.
3: wrx looses all compression on cylinder #2, stock boost
4: wrx looses all compression on cylinder #4.

leaves a very bad taste in my mouth, 4 different subbys, 4 different owners all experiencing similar problems.

other than that they are fun cars. handle great.

[DEATH]

And these are the guys that are [possibly] gonna make the next GT4 with that exact engine/tranny setup? No thanks.
I'd rather we be Dinosaurs than to ruin the good Celica name [or what's left of it after the 7th Gens and their glass engines].

This post has been edited by DEATH: Jul 17, 2008 - 1:48 PM

[808celica]

And these are the guys that are [possibly] gonna make the next GT4 with that exact engine/tranny setup? No thanks.
I'd rather we be Dinosaurs than to ruin the good Celica name [or what's left of it after the 7th Gens and their glass engines].

lolz x2 on all of that.........

my cousin has a greddy s/c 2zz its not bad i actually like it

[creis]

I did and i'm very happy with the choice. I'll always love the celica I had but it was time to move on and get something reliable and practical.

[saleeka]

So many haters in this thread... Speed isn't what attracts me to cars, so I would have to say no thanks... That said, how do people think that ANY car is going to be reliable compared to a N/A, when you drive it "to it's potential" often, and it also runs tons of extra pressure in its internals, thanks to that turbo? Turbocharged engines wear out cars faster, plain and simple...

[99Celica]

exactly, newer doesn't exactly mean more reliable. Buying for practicality on the other had, say 4 door sedan instead of the celi coupe, that makes sense.

[97Celica]

exactly, newer doesn't exactly mean more reliable. Buying for practicality on the other had, say 4 door sedan instead of the celi coupe, that makes sense.

I'm sorry but that statement doesn't amount to a hill of elephant turd. So,what you're saying is a 4-door sedan is more practical because we're all married with kids? The dude that made the post didn't say he needed to upgrade to a larger car...he said he had the availability to get a WRX... The ONLY 4-door sedan I'd personally be caught dead in is the TRD/Hybrid Camry.

[Daftboy]

[Coomer]

I got rid of my unique, quick, reliable Celica and really regret it. Sure, my new car is a lot faster and handled better, but it's not nearly as reliable and isn't unique.

[creis]

IMO: a car built 14 years ago with 180k is not as reliable as a car built 3 years ago with 50k (under warrente for 40k more miles)

IMO: a car that comes factory turbochanged is just as reliable as a car that comes factory NA, a car that comes N.A. then turbocharged is not as reliable as a car that comes factory turbocharged. Bottom line calling something reliable has nothing to do with the car, its trust with the company that built it, I trust toyota cars to be reliable, I also trust subaru cars to be reliable based on the fact that I have owned both for many years and know others who have owned for longer then that, that trust them, I dont trust Kia cars to be reliable, I dont trust deawoo cars to be reliable etc. unless your the original owner and have kept with factory maintanace perfectly and driven perfectly (including the road conditions) can you say in fact that a car is reliable or not, if you mod the car in any way, you cant say if the factory car is reliable for 180k + miles, you can say its a strong motor or very solid etc. point is 180k is a lot of miles, a lot has happend to the car durring that time that I belive made my celica less reliable then I could trust. others however can say theres is more reliable thus they trust theres more. I turst myself to keep my WRX in good shape as I did my RS, thus I trust it to run good and be reliable.

based on that I went shopping for a new-to-me car, I love my RS and wanted another subaru, I wanted more space, AWD, a good amount of power, and a warentee thus the choice was simple.

this is entirely about opinion, please take mine for what its worth, and nothing more.

[95CelicaST]

WRX transmissions did suck in 2002. Trans upgrades were made for 2003. I still wouldn't launch mine, but that should go for any AWD car...

I had a Celica. I had two actually. Both were tons of fun and reliable, but everyone wants a new car. I had the choice - 14 year old car or 4 year old car. I took the WRX. My family has owned nothing but Subarus (mom drove 93 Legacy turbo wagon, now drives 99 Legacy GT, Dad drives 98 Legacy GT, Brother drove a 95 Legacy L sedan, now drives 04 Forester XT) and they have for about 10 years. I know they're reliable in both N/A and factory turbo.

If people have had transmission problems they probably were driving like asshats - and SOA still replaced them. When you drive like an asshat you break things. Plain and simple. Treat it right and it'll treat you right.

This post has been edited by 95CelicaST: Jul 21, 2008 - 2:03 PM

[Akirad1]

only a JDM 00 Sti