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Antialias · 11-05-2016, 02:24 AM

Hello Everyone,

So a little backstory. I have a bone stock 2013 BRZ that I love and bought new, now with about 69.5K miles on it. I purchased the Subaru Gold Plus extended warranty that lasts until 70K, and never had to use it until now. I was just informed by my local Subaru dealer (Ladin Subaru in Thousand Oaks, CA) the clutch is gone and needs to be completely replaced. But that's not the worst of it -- the extended warranty doesn't cover it because it's a part that can "wear out". I'm looking at $1,700 out of pocket parts and labor.

So what would your advice be?

Let the dealer replace the clutch with OEM parts for $1,700 and appeal to Subaru to see if they can reimburse anything under warranty due to following all recommended maintenance at this dealership?

Forget dealing with the dealership and install upgraded parts? I am possibly looking into forced induction down the road when it's no longer my daily driver.

Any other options I'm missing?

Thanks!

11-05-2016, 02:24 AM	#1
Antialias Long Time Lurker Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited M/T WR Blue Location: Agoura Hills, CA Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Replace Clutch or Time to Upgrade? Hello Everyone, So a little backstory. I have a bone stock 2013 BRZ that I love and bought new, now with about 69.5K miles on it. I purchased the Subaru Gold Plus extended warranty that lasts until 70K, and never had to use it until now. I was just informed by my local Subaru dealer (Ladin Subaru in Thousand Oaks, CA) the clutch is gone and needs to be completely replaced. But that's not the worst of it -- the extended warranty doesn't cover it because it's a part that can "wear out". I'm looking at $1,700 out of pocket parts and labor. So what would your advice be? Let the dealer replace the clutch with OEM parts for $1,700 and appeal to Subaru to see if they can reimburse anything under warranty due to following all recommended maintenance at this dealership? Forget dealing with the dealership and install upgraded parts? I am possibly looking into forced induction down the road when it's no longer my daily driver. Any other options I'm missing? Thanks!