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I'm hardly lying. Most of the members that I've noticed who have had their 3.545 Auto repaired have had to do it again and again. That's all I'm saying. And if you don't do the work yourself, it won't be cheap. Even if you do the work yourself, a 6-speed will run you about 4k$ in parts alone, a 5-speed a bit less, depending on which one you get, but as we all know, there's a bit of fabrication involved.
Even replacing the auto with a different auto (assuming you can even find one in good shape) won't be as straightforward as having the stock 4EAT rebuilt. In fact, if I bought a used auto tranny, unless it was super low mileage, I'd look into having it rebuilt just to be on the safe side. Nothing like having to do the same work twice.
I'm just trying to prepare a potential SVX owner for the costs of owning one. Nothing worse than a good SVX that goes to the dogs because the owner can't afford to repair it, maintain it, or take care of it properly. My most recent one, for example, was "rescued" from a university student. Any cash he did spend on it, looks like it went into the stereo, while the rest of the car rotted or fell apart around him.
As for the SVXfiles' example, he actually knows what he's doing.
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1992 LS-L Touring, Liquid Silver w/ Black, 110k mi. "Alice." Rebuilt title. Mods: WRX 6-CD changer, 17x8" Motegi LC-12 (16.5lbs), PWR rad, Perrin LCP, JDM v.8 6MT + R180, Koni + Ground Control (325f/280r), Earthworm Bushings. Awaiting resto.
1994 LSI The legendary "Shotgun Slade" 110k mi and still going strong!
2005 Outback XT Limited 5MT, Obsidian Black Pearl, 211k km, daily driver.
1999 Mazda MX5 base 5MT, Twilight Blue Metallic, 152k km. "Twilight Sparkle" Summer daily driver!
2007 Honda CR-V, some awful shade of light green *yawn*
1992 LS-L Touring, Ebony Mica, 176k kms. Parts car. SCRAPPED.
1992 LS-L, Dark Teal, 367k km. "Wintergreen" the winter beater.*SCRAPPED due to rust*
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