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I was a little hung up that there was no hatch option, but now that I have the sedan with the massive FAA certified wang on there, I'm glad I didn't get the hatch. The STi was meant to have the ridiculously large...appendage. I hate to admit this:
S65 V8 is 20k new to replace, lol. New EJ257 is like 5k. I like my chances, haha.
Exactly how i felt about my E46.KiaGiver wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 7:53 pmS65 V8 is 20k new to replace, lol. New EJ257 is like 5k. I like my chances, haha.
I denno. I also had this weird nagging feeling in the back of my head that the car was just going to shatter the moment I turned it on. Would it have been fine after I got the rods, throttle actuators and idle control valve replaced? Sure, but those were technically just bandaids. Throttle actuators have been known to fail days within replacement just due to their fucked up, shitty design.
If I had more time and the willingness to spend more money, I would have kept my e90.
The bearing life is about the same for e9x M3's, but that's also a toss up in itself. Couple cases where the new bearings failed OR the coated, newer bearings exposed the next weakest link: Main bearings. It becomes one of those rabbit holes where guys started thinking "well, I'm already in there... so.... replace the main bearings too".max225 wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 7:55 pmExactly how i felt about my E46.KiaGiver wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 7:53 pm
S65 V8 is 20k new to replace, lol. New EJ257 is like 5k. I like my chances, haha.
I denno. I also had this weird nagging feeling in the back of my head that the car was just going to shatter the moment I turned it on. Would it have been fine after I got the rods, throttle actuators and idle control valve replaced? Sure, but those were technically just bandaids. Throttle actuators have been known to fail days within replacement just due to their fucked up, shitty design.
If I had more time and the willingness to spend more money, I would have kept my e90.
///M lyfe.
Will the subframe fix hold?
Does the rear end clunk mean it didn't?
When will the vanos fail?
When will the rod bearings fail a 2nd time (They wear out every 80-100k)
This is why I lease....KiaGiver wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 8:11 pmThe bearing life is about the same for e9x M3's, but that's also a toss up in itself. Couple cases where the new bearings failed OR the coated, newer bearings exposed the next weakest link: Main bearings. It becomes one of those rabbit holes where guys started thinking "well, I'm already in there... so.... replace the main bearings too".
My quote from a really good shop in scottsdale WITH my BMW Bro Douche discount was 9800 bucks for
VAC Rod bearings
BMW OEM Throttle Actuators (x2)
BMW OEM Idle Control Valve
Spark Plugs
Oil Change
and corresponding labor @ the discounted rate of $89/Hr
I denno. fuck that shit.
I was thinking about that as I sold my E90. STi was a good financial move. I pulled out the 15k in equity I had at 2.2%, paid off my credit debt and got a new car in the process. Payment went down, insurance went down and overall cost of operation went down as well. Had I leased an F80 M3 like I tossed up at one point, I'd have had a higher payment, higher insurance, but with no credit debt. I denno. The car wasn't enticing enough to gamble my 15k with.max225 wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 8:12 pmThis is why I lease....KiaGiver wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 8:11 pm
The bearing life is about the same for e9x M3's, but that's also a toss up in itself. Couple cases where the new bearings failed OR the coated, newer bearings exposed the next weakest link: Main bearings. It becomes one of those rabbit holes where guys started thinking "well, I'm already in there... so.... replace the main bearings too".
My quote from a really good shop in scottsdale WITH my BMW Bro Douche discount was 9800 bucks for
VAC Rod bearings
BMW OEM Throttle Actuators (x2)
BMW OEM Idle Control Valve
Spark Plugs
Oil Change
and corresponding labor @ the discounted rate of $89/Hr
I denno. fuck that shit.
Sounds like you made the right move.KiaGiver wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 8:16 pmI was thinking about that as I sold my E90. STi was a good financial move. I pulled out the 15k in equity I had at 2.2%, paid off my credit debt and got a new car in the process. Payment went down, insurance went down and overall cost of operation went down as well. Had I leased an F80 M3 like I tossed up at one point, I'd have had a higher payment, higher insurance, but with no credit debt. I denno. The car wasn't enticing enough to gamble my 15k with.
If I can keep this fucking mod bug in check, I'll be in good shape. So far, nothing else is really pushing me to mod the STi. Taking it on the dragon made me realize this is already more than enough car my current driving skillset can handle. Any more power, and I'm sure I would have had a shittier time on the trip.Apex wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 8:18 pmSounds like you made the right move.KiaGiver wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 8:16 pm
I was thinking about that as I sold my E90. STi was a good financial move. I pulled out the 15k in equity I had at 2.2%, paid off my credit debt and got a new car in the process. Payment went down, insurance went down and overall cost of operation went down as well. Had I leased an F80 M3 like I tossed up at one point, I'd have had a higher payment, higher insurance, but with no credit debt. I denno. The car wasn't enticing enough to gamble my 15k with.
Dat driver mod can not be more important. Keep the car as it is and drive theKiaGiver wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 8:22 pmIf I can keep this fucking mod bug in check, I'll be in good shape. So far, nothing else is really pushing me to mod the STi. Taking it on the dragon made me realize this is already more than enough car my current driving skillset can handle. Any more power, and I'm sure I would have had a shittier time on the trip.
off of it. That's pretty much the plan. I dumped way too much money into my M3 and I didn't even have it long enough to explore the extra leeway those mods got me.Apex wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 8:25 pmDat driver mod can not be more important. Keep the car as it is and drive theKiaGiver wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 8:22 pm
If I can keep this fucking mod bug in check, I'll be in good shape. So far, nothing else is really pushing me to mod the STi. Taking it on the dragon made me realize this is already more than enough car my current driving skillset can handle. Any more power, and I'm sure I would have had a shittier time on the trip.
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glad to hear it!
makes it better?