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Originally Posted by strat61caster
Baffling, they built a car with a defect, toyobaru may get away with not fixing it but I know I’ve crossed both off my list of future fun cars. Why on earth would I want a rwd lightweight coupe I can’t beat on? Why would I trust a company who pulls this shit? Corporate defenders need not respond, Mazda and Porsche are the way to go if you need to rely on the factory warranty. Maybe bmw and Honda if you’ve got good dealers.
This isn’t new, they denied plenty of legitimate claims on FA20’s no surprise we have at least two public cases of FA24’s and a handful less public. I expect more over the coming years and that won’t make it any less shitty.  |
The only defense from a reasonable perspective would be from a company standpoint is to worry about the majority not the minority of issues. It would be different if 100's 1000s of brz's gr86's having destroyed engines and they definitively say the culprit was rtv only (show far it has been multiple contributing factors some of which is pure speculation).
Then instead of the company paying for 100's 1000's of blocks to get replaced on their dime they would easily warrant a recall. If only a handful of engines are dying and the people that are idiotic enough to record them on track, post photos and reveal it to the public before consulting with toyota or subaru (regardless of a advertised "track enthusiast vehicle") to say it was a warranty engine defect issue then on some level I can see how a company may venture into denying a warranty and on the other side I can see why regardless of evidence a company should back a customer. Its a slippery slope on both parts.
I think if you avidly track your car then a rtv cleaning and baffle should be well within your budget if your an autocross/track driver.
If your joe smoe like me that uses it commute and the occasional romp in the mountains then it is a toss up to even bother dropping the pan or really I have to ask myself how long I plan on keeping this vehicle to make that investment. If I can ask my dealer into dropping the pan and if the oil tube is clogged they pay for it if not then I pay for labor that is a conversation Im going to have at my next oil change. If I have to go to an independent shop (if I plan on keeping this vehicle past its 7year warranty) then I will do it asap still contemplating.
In regards to not buying a gr86 or brz or selling it asap because of a few people blowing up their engines I think that would be impulsive at this point in time and based off a few data points which is ignorant to say the least.