was never one to post much but have read the boards religiously since before buying my car new in Apr 99, so figured i'd share...started two weeks ago, svt broke down, trans stuck in 3rd, towed it to the dealership, got a complete trans rebuild under warranty, shift forks went out, and also shelled out 350 bucks for a new wheel bearing (not covered b/c the car was lowered they said, since I had alreayd gotten the trans didnt really feel like arguing) Now for the crappy part, got the car back tues night, had it for 4 days then on fri, sitting at a red light, got nailed by a
dumb@ss in a dodge neon, 4 DAYS LATER!!1, bumper smashed to pieces, trunk floor all wrinkled, who knows how much, its getting an estimate on tues, luckily its mostly in the bumper, very minor damage to quarter panel (proabably wont be totaled) Now for the happy ending, i had been on the fence about trading it in, but when it came down to it, i knew i was really going to miss but so this pretty much sealed the deal, and I put down a deposit on an sti this morning, blk with silver wheels. so thats the story, really going to miss the svt, was a great car, bought it new when i was 19 in 1999, had it 5 years, loved it to death, sad to see it go, so look for a recently repaired svt in the local paper soon
