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Old 10-06-2015, 09:18 PM   #29
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Yeah, Canada is MADE of snow.
Most of the snow around me comes from the U.S. There are 27 whole or parts of States north of where I live. This includes a little piece of Nevada.


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In my area,99% of mechanics either won't even touch a Swedish car,or you really don't want them too.There's a shop across town from where I live that work on nothing but Saab and Volvo cars.That alone tells me that I want no part of that.

Your living in the wrong city. Try Portland, OR which has to have the highest percentage per capita of Swedish cars anywhere outside of Sweden. Specialist shops working on them are never more than 10 mins from your home or work!


I've always thought of Swedish cars as the cars for people who hate cars.


Back to the thread and the OP's questions. 2 1/2 years old 21K miles, 15+ track days. Only issue has been fuel pump chirp which has been intermittent. We don't have much snow but we don't use salt on our roads, gravel instead. Put a clear bra on the car when I bought it, no chips to date. My car is garaged.
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Old 10-06-2015, 10:02 PM   #31
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Actually I have found that mine chips far less now then it used to. Same driving conditions, same roads, nothing has changed but I haven't seen a new chip in months.
I have had a similar experience, but I chalked it up to more careful driving. I'm a lot more aware now of what kind of trucks are going to kick up garbage, and on what kinds of roads. Now I instinctively back off a half mile.

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There are 27 whole or parts of States north of where I live. This includes a little piece of Nevada.
Doubtful, unless you live on Pelee Island. The northern border of Nevada runs along the 42nd parallel.

Back on topic, I just got my 45K mile oil analysis back from Blackstone. Here's the narrative that came with it:

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We've yet to see any fuel dilution in the samples from your BRZ, so you're taking them plenty hot. You also have one heck of an oil filtration system, with the insolubles readings for all 5 samples in the history no higher than 0.1%. Insolubles are oxidized solids caused by heat, use and blow-by, and the fact that they're so low means the oil filter is doing an excellent job, and it isn't getting overwhelmed during your longer-than-average oil use intervals. Wear levels are superb, and the metals are properly balanced and steady, so we'd say you're in good shape. Nice report!
To be clear, I'm changing the oil every 7500 miles as indicated in the maintenance schedule. So "longer-than-average" doesn't mean I'm stretching the oil or filter. The metals in the oil haven't changed much since the first full duration fill after break-in. All my numbers are rock solid.

I don't know what that means for 100K miles or 200K miles, but it seems to be doing all right so far.
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If this engine goes 200k, I would be a happy camper.
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Old 10-06-2015, 10:27 PM   #33
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Back on topic, I just got my 45K mile oil analysis back from Blackstone. Here's the narrative that came with it:

To be clear, I'm changing the oil every 7500 miles as indicated in the maintenance schedule. So "longer-than-average" doesn't mean I'm stretching the oil or filter. The metals in the oil haven't changed much since the first full duration fill after break-in. All my numbers are rock solid.
Out of curiosity, what oil filter are you using? Subaru black?
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Old 10-06-2015, 10:58 PM   #34
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Well it also depends where you're moving to. Try researching cars in that place (if it has less salty weather conditions)
Hopefully moving back to NC, which is why I'm looking to get a RWD car. Again, my Saab will be the 2nd car for the wife and long road trips. The FRS would be my daily to work and play.
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Hopefully moving back to NC, which is why I'm looking to get a RWD car. Again, my Saab will be the 2nd car for the wife and long road trips. The FRS would be my daily to work and play.
Check for listings in that state. And just go over everything very maticously if youre paranoid about rust, etc.
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Old 10-06-2015, 11:07 PM   #36
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Honestly,I still can't get over how the OP says that he couldn't say no to Saab.

I'm not saying that Saabs are bad cars,but after that warranty is up,pray to what ever god you believe in that you won't need any major repairs done because there goes your kids not going to college without a scholarship.

In my area,99% of mechanics either won't even touch a Swedish car,or you really don't want them too.There's a shop across town from where I live that work on nothing but Saab and Volvo cars.That alone tells me that I want no part of that.
I've owned 4 Saabs so they are VERY familiar to me and I wasn't nervous buying one. There's a huge community full of people who are knowledgeable and could point me to a good mechanic if I ever needed one, which I don't because there is a Saab tech not too far from where I live.

The 2.0T in my car is very reliable. Despite Saab's spotty reputation they are actually reliable cars. Their bad rep comes from people who don't care for them properly. I worked for a Saab dealer and you would not believe the condition people brought their cars in.

Again, the reasons for me selling my FRS were my own and I don't feel I should have to go into them. Not being rude. They're just irrelevant to the topic at hand.

I thank those who took the time to answer my question and not read too much into it. I'm not a forum jockey who just asks without research. The problem with them world wide internetz is you get A LOT of misinformation.

Also, as a side note, did Perrin increase the price on all their items? My FRS had a full Perrin exhaust and I got it for $1200 total. Looks to me like the system is close to $1500 now.
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Old 10-06-2015, 11:11 PM   #37
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If this engine goes 200k, I would be a happy camper.
At my current driving rate, that would be around 15 years.

Jeez.

For reference, my brother's 4Runner is at 165K and it was made in 1996. No major engine work done.
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At my current driving rate, that would be around 15 years.

Jeez.

For reference, my brother's 4Runner is at 165K and it was made in 1996. No major engine work done.
I'm heading down to Cali next summer, want me to put some miles on it for you? :P

I still have the piece of shit 2000 Corolla and it's almost at 180k. Still running strong, just needs a new battery lol
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Most of the snow around me comes from the U.S. There are 27 whole or parts of States north of where I live. This includes a little piece of Nevada.


Speaking of a little piece in Nevada, wanna hear about last Saturday night?
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Out of curiosity, what oil filter are you using? Subaru black?
Yep. Black Subaru stock filter and OEM fluids, all of which appear to be top quality as far as I can tell (and as far as the oil analysis indicates). I had a TBN done on one of my earlier samples, and based on that I believe you could actually run this oil 10K to 11K miles before you deplete the additive package. At the 7.5K intervals I run, this oil is nowhere close to being spent.

The car is also mechanically stock.
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Yep. Black Subaru stock filter and OEM fluids, all of which appear to be top quality as far as I can tell (and as far as the oil analysis indicates). I had a TBN done on one of my earlier samples, and based on that I believe you could actually run this oil 10K to 11K miles before you deplete the additive package. At the 7.5K intervals I run, this oil is nowhere close to being spent.

The car is also mechanically stock.
I've heard the Subaru black filters were top notch. Didn't know the OEM fluids were as well. Good to know, thanks for sharing your results!
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