Bits will fall off but are they reliable

[Steve vRS]

I know bits will drop off the car at an alarming rate and it will rattle more than Mothercare in an earthquake, but are they mechanically sound?

Touch wood my Impreza will go tomorrow so Ill be calling on a few private sellers over the weekend to buy a 182Cup.

Regards

Steve

 

[Fred@BTM]

yep

unless you drive like a tw*t and abuse the box (the only weak point in my opinion)

 

[Ben j]

and depending if u get a sh*t one. check it over thouroly (i cant spell) my dads old 172 never even rattled! so make sure u only buy a goodun

 

[Lee]

Neither my 172 nor 182 have ever spent any time off the road,except when they were on track of course. lol

The 172 covered 23k in 15 months the 182 18500k in just under 12. The 182 has done a load of track days and been thrashed.

Ive had the usual faults, Ive just killed the second exhaust, the offside rear damper has just leaked dry and its not idling well. All warranty jobs if I were to keep it.

They are very reliable cars, they just have a fair amount of niggles. Luckily I tend to be able to forget/ignore them most the time.

Lee

 

[182_blue]

well, i know of only a feww that have broke down, but there seems to be a problem with an engine oil leek too

 

[Steve vRS]

How do you mean abuse the box- missed changes or just driving enthusiastically?

Steve

 

[Ben j]

not putting the clutch right in would be the biggest killer and makin it grind at high revs

 

[182_blue]

if your worried about reliability your buying the wrong car LOL, thats why i sold mine, had it 6 months and it was in the garage aprox 10 times, and i had it from new, others have been ok tho, and my 172 cup was good, but other cups have been crap

 

[Fred@BTM]

Quote: Originally posted by Steve vRS on 21 June 2005


How do you mean abuse the box- missed changes or just driving enthusiastically?

Steve

ive just seen a few people being VERY harsh with the box on track (ie stamping on the brakes and wacking it down a gear or 2 and then letting the clutch take the abuse to slow the car)

= not good