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Subaru USA vs Toyota USA warranty and service experiences
I am very interested in getting one of he FT86 twins. I test drove an FR-S a few days ago and in reading up on the cars since then I have been somewhat alarmed by the reliability issues, particularly the CEL/idle and general engine problems. I was expecting simplicity and Japanese reliability and now find it has been so bad that it drove some people here to give up their cars and pursue buybacks, lemon law cases, or exchanging their purchased car for a brand new sample. Piling on was a friend who bumped into someone with one who said he liked driving his FR-S but he was sorry he bought it, because it is in the shop so much he never gets to drive it.
Despite this I will likely press forward and get one in the fall when 2014s are out. The 5/60 powertrain warranty gives me some peace of mind and I have other cars to drive if I have trouble. My question regards who is likely to take better care of me if I get an FT86 that is, for lack of a better word, a lemon. It seems Toyota has gotten a lot of praise on here, have not seen as much on Subaru. I know parts have been an issue with Subaru on some of their models in the past, hopefully that is not the case with the BRZ.
I would love to hear of your experiences and whether you give your company a thumbs up or thumbs down.
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