hi i brought a wrx prodrive 03 nearly two weeks ago and thought it was great but then only 2 days after having it i heard a really strange noise which u may remember me askin u about well i took it back to the garage where i brought it from as it is still under warranty and they phoned me today and told me that its the crank shaft there garage is fully booked and they recon its gonna cost £2500(covered by them of course lol) and i wont get it back till bout 20th of feb what do u think i should do? should i just let them fix it and wait till its done or shall i tell them to not bother get my money back and go buy another 1 pls help me!!
p.s once the crank shaft is replaced will the engine be ok or will i have more probs with it if tht makes sence
thanks ben

 

pls help lol

 

If you do let them do it mate insist on a further 12 months warranty which shouldn't be a problem to them if the fix it properly.

 

did you get it from a subaru garage if not get the work done then get it check by subaru as i know a coulpe of people that have had work done on there scooby and it was a bag of s--t,

 

ditch the bitch! get the money back then buy a good classic.

 

What mileage was on the car? If it was me I would be wondering why this problem has even arrisen on an 03 car?? and why they have sold you such a pile of Sh*te?

Not that i'm slagging off what is no doubt your pride and joy, i'm just trying to help you out by giving my opinion...

If possible I would want them to take the car back so you cant find one that has been looked after as well as possible in your price range. That make sense? Have you considered maybe buying one privately on pistonheads etc thats been owned by an enthusiast?

Alan

 

i know wt your sayin but if it gets fixed am i right in sayin its more or less a new bottom end so engine will be like new if you get wt im sayin lol

 

You need to find out what there gonna do mate. If there gonna do a full rebuild mite be worth keeping it which for 2.5k sounds like they are, if there just gonna bang a new crank in i'd walk away! As above tho full 12 month warranty on the work pls.

 

not knowing the standard of the garage's work, its hard to say.

basically you "should" have the choice.

what do they seem like down there?
experienced engineers or aggressive grease monkeys.

the latter "might" just do a quick fix.
the former "might" make a good job of it.

as someone else says, you would question this happening on an 03.

what other internal damage has been done, that doesn't show any signs let?
piston rings/ cams / oil pump?

personally i would try and get your dough back (its not like scoobies are hard to get hold of) also on somewhere like pistonheads, enthusiasts tend to look after their cars and all well known among the users!!

good luck

 

If it's a Subaru main dealer or well known garage with a reputation to protect then reject it under the terms of the sales of goods act. If it's some backstreet operation then mention to them you are considering exercising your right to reject the car- if they seem very aggressive about the idea chances are you won't see any money out of them and you'll be compelled to take the repair or take them to court.
You could at least insist on a loan vehicle in the mean time.

 

i have just spoke to the garage and they are replacing the crank shaft bearings pistons,piston rings sproket seals and all for free of charge putting 12 month warranty on all parts and also giving me a 12 month warranty on all parts of the car to an unlimited amount of money ie what ever the cost they will pay to get it fixed any good you think??????

 

Hmmm, I personally would want them to take the car back and give me a full refund, but at the end of the day its your choice. Have they given you an explanation of how this might have happened yet?

Alan

 

its all being done at a subaru dealership and i have phoned another subaru garage and they said if there fixing all tht then i shouldnt have any probs wid it so if there saying tht then thts good for me after all the garage have give me 12 months warranty with no limit to repairs

 

If you let them repair the car and get a warranty make sure it covers labour costs and not just parts, if i were in your position i would want a new factory replacement engine or my money back in full.

 

it does all include labour parts everythin and at the end of the day if summat is gonna go wrong i wud of thought it wud be within the 12 months if u know wt i mean

 

If they repair your car right and are willing to warranty those repairs for 12 months,where's the problem.Even if you got your money back and purchased another impreza you would still only get at best 12 months warranty and if you bought privately you wouldn't get any cover at all.
Better the devil you know, I reckon.

 

well i have just told them to go ahead with the job only prob is imgonna be with out it untill 20th of feb wt a pisser!!!!

 

I hope it all turns out right for you, im sure it will.
regards.
Danny.