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Originally Posted by NARFALICIOUS
Some 90s Toyotas were reliable, not all.
The Diff is Toyota, the Fuel injection is Toyota, the head unit (for FRS/86) is a Toyota
The sheet metal and other metals are probably the same supplier(s) that provides metal to many Japanese manufacturers.
Toyota owns part of Subaru.
The engine is high comp N/A, made first for this platform before they started using it in other applications. So no real history longer than 7 years to go by. You can't simply lump this engine design into the same reliability as other Subaru engine designs. 1-because Toyota had a hand in it (much more than the MKV). 2-because One engine family is not inherently as reliable as a totally different engine family. Toyota example: 7M vs 2JZ.
Transmission - so far reliable. People have only been killing transmissions from higher hp than it can handle.
What's more reliable, a Japan made Subaru or a US made Toyota?
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So 15% of the car is from Toyota.
Not saying that the car is not reliable. what I am saying is that it is technically a Subaru, so people can't be expecting Camry-like reliability. And almost every 86 owner does not drive them like Camry drivers. The harder you drive the car, the more wear, and tear.
I had 15 BRZ and it was incredibly reliable. but Do I expect reliability like a Camry? absolutely not, I did a couple of track-days, autocross and regularly drive the car harder than regular-normal-commuter-camry-driver