Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Listen, I've had many a high performance car, some near exotics, a few germans, etc. There is no way that work is "routine". It may be for a Subaru, but it's not for a Vette, a 180 mph SRT8, or a hot Stang, etc. And I'm ignoring the pricing completely, as what you pay is between you and your wrench.
I find the lil scoobers to be quite the performance car IMO. Excellent pricing, capable performer and easily modded to high HP levels, although their reliability seems directly tied to boost psi! Add in some bad weather and they are excellent. If it's not wet or snowing then watch out for the cheap high powered Americans in your rear view!
But many of us find those repairs expensive and completely unneeded on our choice of higher performing machinery. My car has almost 80k miles and has required tires, brake pads, lubricants, and one motor mount broken at the strip during over 200 passes and many HPDE's all over the country at various tracks. My mount was 50 bucks.
Like I said, the valve covers and the water pump are not routine and I would hate to have to replace those things. As far as I'm concerned the clutch is the drivers fault.
But you mean to tell me that you don't think timing belt, plugs, fluids, and filters are routine? What out of those things do you find not routine?