Reliabilty?
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From: bay area, CA
yes, but im sure there are some problems with it. its a 08. the kid has told me he races it. its not leaking or anything. i gave it a quick glance at it. it looks good. but for 10,000 there has to be a catch...
but back to original question, i dont care about price. i just dont want to buy someone elses problem. lets assume he dogged the engine, always being redlined, not shifted very well. how reliable is this power train? how could this car go wrong, what are some things i should look for?
but back to original question, i dont care about price. i just dont want to buy someone elses problem. lets assume he dogged the engine, always being redlined, not shifted very well. how reliable is this power train? how could this car go wrong, what are some things i should look for?
. Things i do when i look at a car to buy. Carfax, Always look a the car in the daylight, testdrive it and drive it hard, make sure it goes in to all grears and reverse, make sure the cluch is not slipping. I like to start the car cold, and see what comes out the exhaust. If the car has mods get the stock parts back from the seller if they have them. You could alway talk to the dealer and see if the will do a 90 point check on the car before you buy it. Anyways good luck with the buy.
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From: Carlsbad, CA
52k beat to hell half of its life just got a new trans yesterday. otherwise its realy reliable. owner before me trashed this car i baby it as much as possible daily driver
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From: St. Louis, MO
Just a factory 5spd LSD trans will replace it.
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There are a very few on here that have had the "porous block" issue, so if you're planning on modifying it, there will be a small amount of risk. The porous block would be covered by the 5/100K warranty, but if you're modified, they will blame it on that. You know how those metal intercoolers can cause porous blocks. 
You know how those metal intercoolers can cause porous blocks.
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From: Olney, MD
There are a very few on here that have had the "porous block" issue, so if you're planning on modifying it, there will be a small amount of risk. The porous block would be covered by the 5/100K warranty, but if you're modified, they will blame it on that. You know how those metal intercoolers can cause porous blocks.
You know how those metal intercoolers can cause porous blocks. maybe i am misunderstanding what porous means?
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