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Originally Posted By: dailydriver
^^^I am looking at a pre-owned '12 1LT RS at a local dealer now.
ANY turbo issues at all? CV joints/axle half shafts still good?
These model years were still port injection, correct?
Are they timing chain or belt?
Does anyone make short shifter kits/firmer shift linkage bushings for these cars, as that was about the only thing that bothered me during the test drive.
Turbo-related issues are from poor maintenance, not anything inherently wrong design-wise. 127k miles on the original turbo in my car, and it burns zero oil. It's had full synthetic oil changed at 7500 mile intervals from brand-new. The folks who will have issues have generally run cheap oil for too long.
Manual transmission cars generally don't have axle issues. There are solid shifter bushings available, but not sure how much they do. Best thing to do for improved shifting is to change the transmission fluid to some sort of synchromesh, like Amsoil or Pennzoil. I've used Amsoil, but am going to try out the Pennzoil in mine.
All in all, these are solid cars, assuming regular maintenance. Parts are cheap and the car is fairly easy to work on for a DIY'er.
^^^I am looking at a pre-owned '12 1LT RS at a local dealer now.
ANY turbo issues at all? CV joints/axle half shafts still good?
These model years were still port injection, correct?
Are they timing chain or belt?
Does anyone make short shifter kits/firmer shift linkage bushings for these cars, as that was about the only thing that bothered me during the test drive.
Turbo-related issues are from poor maintenance, not anything inherently wrong design-wise. 127k miles on the original turbo in my car, and it burns zero oil. It's had full synthetic oil changed at 7500 mile intervals from brand-new. The folks who will have issues have generally run cheap oil for too long.
Manual transmission cars generally don't have axle issues. There are solid shifter bushings available, but not sure how much they do. Best thing to do for improved shifting is to change the transmission fluid to some sort of synchromesh, like Amsoil or Pennzoil. I've used Amsoil, but am going to try out the Pennzoil in mine.
All in all, these are solid cars, assuming regular maintenance. Parts are cheap and the car is fairly easy to work on for a DIY'er.