What's not an issue?
The engine! Enjoy my latest oil report from Blackstone, taken from 2000 miles ago!
List of things that are an issue or have been, along with things that have broken..
1. Taillight condensation (Sealed all around with calk inside the trunk, happens once in a while)
2. Drive side passenger window switch has that delay. (50 miles to now)
3. Only lights changed were front side marker, both sides. (70k miles)
4. Oil leak on front dip stick, replaced under powertrain warranty. This leak has come back 20k miles ago, but is very slow. AZP Installs told me it's not really worth fixing again.(40k miles, back at 80k)
5. Crack seal on engine deformed, oil leakage, replaced under powertrain warranty.(40k miles, has not come back)
6. Handbrake failure (Automatic, handbrake is never used. 40k miles)
8. Front right brake caliper seized (Difficult to push down piston, replaced both sides due to deal on new OEM set. 90k miles)
Mod bonus: Weir Final Drive kit, the seals for the axles are not OEM, these both leaked and had to be replaced with OEM parts. (60k miles)
What will be an issue?
1. Rust maybe?
I live on the rust belt, right on Long Island. The front radiator support is very rusty, this piece stands out the most and soon be changed soon. The front bumper has this metal strip on the top center that is exposed when you open the hood, this piece has already rotten through completely, it crumbled into pieces when I changed it. The rear crossmember has some surface rust around the welds and other spots, this is normal but can develop into a problem in the future. Can I honestly expect this car to be rust free? No. All of this can be fixed with some rust converted and a free weekend, I think…. Suspension parts have typical rust spots.
I will take pictures when the weather is nicer.
What's next for this car? Nothing. All the mods I've wanted to do are done. All I need to do is drive, drive it hard.
If anyone is interested on the long list of modifications, let me know and I will post. Any questions, comments or concern on my grammar is kindly appreciated as well.
The car might be up for sale this summer. But due to the mods, high mileage and the spotty accident repair (Thanks Venus Auto Body for this shit work!), this will most likely be one of the cheapest FRS sold on the market.
Until then…