Only done just over 31,000 miles in my Sti5 and it's failed!!!

Last night I noticed the nearside sidelight bulb isn't working.

What's all that rubbish about so-called Scooby reliability? And what's going to go wrong next? A slight wear mark on my Sti mats? A stone chip?

I should have realised something was wrong when I had the last service bill. How many litres of oil?

Maybe I should get a Golf.

 

 

You are indeed a lucky man. My nearside side light bulb failed after 6 months or 10k miles which ever happened sooner.

Jap crap.

 

ROFLMAO

edited cos i couldn't spell whilst in stitches.

[This message has been edited by johnfelstead (edited 30 November 2000).]

 

Barry,

Perhaps it's a design fault. I can't find it in the FAQ. Something tells me Subaru are as mendacious as Mitsubishi - probably covering up the truth for years.

Disgraceful, I say!

 

Waysiders,

The problem is that because you've got an import the side light bulbs are designed to work in Japanise air. UK air is not the same and so reduces the life of the bulb. What you need to get is some air booster which you can buy in 250ml cans and you need to spray your bulbs at least once a week to stop this happening again. Failure to do so could cause total failure of all your bulbs requiring a total re-build of the wiring loom

UK models on the other hand have special bulbs fitted which don't last any longer but can be purchased at UK dealers. Or you can buy Prodrive bulbs which are brighter, last longer and don't affect the UK warranty but cost £200 each.

DaveW

 

Must be the UK air.mmmmmmm!!!!!!

 

It'll be leaves on the road next

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by WAYSIDERS:
<B>Only done just over 31,000 miles in my Sti5 and it's failed!!!

Last night I noticed the nearside sidelight bulb isn't working.

What's all that rubbish about so-called Scooby reliability? And what's going to go wrong next? A slight wear mark on my Sti mats? A stone chip?

I should have realised something was wrong when I had the last service bill. How many litres of oil?

Maybe I should get a Golf.[/quote]

QUITE FUNNY AND I HOPE MINE ONLY HAS THIS KIND OF PROBLEM TO COPE WITH IN YEARS TO COME

 

My scooby has done 55,000 miles and the ****ing car mats need replacing.

I knew I should have filled in JD Power last year.

 

You see - it IS a problem with mats as well as sidelight bulbs.

It's becoming apparent that Subaru have a cunning plan to increase their sales. They have been making cars that wear out and sometimes actually stop working properly.

Not many people know this.

The more scrupulous manufacturers like Ford would never deal in such an underhand way - which is presumably why the Focus Cosworth will cost £26,000: it will, of course, never wear out, just like all German cars ever made.

I am sure there must be other Scooby owners who have experienced similar problems. I once saw a UK car with a dent in the rear bumper and I bet IM would be delighted if we swallowed the old "it was hit from behind by someone following too closely" story - as if that really ever happens! Far more likely it was another of those design faults that only appear once it's out of warranty.

It's a conspiracy, I tell you, and the sooner it's exposed the better.

 

YEAH!! And mine ran out of petrol yesterday, I thought it should last 60,000 miles or 3 years whichever comes first.

Goddamn IM w@nkers, I'm going to call WatchDog, I'm just not standing for it.....

fume fume fume.....

 

Think I might as well just junk mine

Blown a headlight bulb for the first time in 3 years. Totally devastated. Nearly had to call the AA out ~ but I managed to muddle home

OK so I'll not mention the other items which died along the way....gearbox, blown piston, turbo, 1 Std scooby clutch, and 1 AP Sprung Paddle (3000miles), and a few other minor bits and bobs....

Traumatised by the blown bulb though......

But I AM still a believer !

 

Well count yourselves lucky.

I've had to replace the nsf sidelight, PLUS I had gradual and catastrophic number plate bulb failure.

First the left, then the right.

What mugs do they take us for.

Back to BMW for me

 

Engineering's careless, too. My mate told me the inside of my engine was absolutely covered in oil.

 

Well I hope the new car's interior quality really has improved. Mine's only done 2,500 miles and I've had to clean the inside of the windows already. What exactly do they DO in a PDI?