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Originally Posted by RichardsFRS
You can't make a daily driver a race car without problems. Only problem my 13 has given me is window seal getting stuck on window. Surging idle which I found the cause and its a pretty common cause in most cars so I'm not sweting it. Sounds like you beat the shit out of it at the track and not happy if it doesn't perform it's daily duties well. Sounds like you need to change diff and tranny fluid too. Good luck
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Actually, the problems existed before I went to the track. But I wouldn't expect anyone to believe that, I can imagine everyone rolling their eyes.
In fact, I'd argue that public roads are far worse for a car than a smooth race track. I don't beat the crap out of my car, ever. On public streets, it's not fast enough to bother. The car is a turd no matter how much you wring it out, so I drive like a grandpa. On the track, I drive ultra smooth, shift smoothly, etc. Not that any of that should matter (see first sentence).
It's easy to try and justify issues and just say "It's a Subaru!" or "you track it, you should expect it!", and "its a cheap car, that's how it works!". Nobody wants to accept the fact that the car is just not built well, and there are a TON of cars at the same price with much better build quality. The car is built like crap, and not great quality...and I recognize that. If there is something I can do to make it a little better to live with, that's all I'm looking for. You guys can try and justify the problems however you want to make yourselves sleep better at night.
And also, again, all the fluids are being changed. Regularly.
Thanks though!