Longest amount of time without an issue on your SVX?

Subix · #1 11-17-2010, 02:58 AM

So I'm curious as to the fortunate members here whom have had prolonged driving pleasures without the excitement of costly repairs.

Care to explain how many miles / years etc. you've owned the SVX before you ran into an issue? (from ball bearing failure, transmission failure all the way to the engine blowing up

).

This isn't to complain about the issues that arise with SVX ownership as it is just to seek a general idea of those who have had nothing but solid positives with his or her SVX.

dcarrb · #2 11-17-2010, 05:12 AM

I've put about 26,000 miles on one and 55,000 on the other, have never been stranded, and have experienced very few "uh-oh" moments. (Had an ALT/PS belt mysteriously fly to pieces once—fortunately, almost within sight of home.) Both cars go months without requiring anything other than routine attention to tires and fluids. But hey, they're old cars and there's always gonna be some little thing or three on the to-do list.

dcb

Crazy_pilot · #3 11-17-2010, 06:34 AM

My car is pretty much constantly in need of something, but for the most part they're minor things. A parking brake cable, window regulator... The vast majority of what I do with my car is preventative and preemptive work. It looks like a lot on paper but really hasn't been an issue.

Manarius · #4 11-17-2010, 07:06 AM

0. My car has always had some sort of minor issue or two from the day I bought it over three years ago.

Mike621 · #5 11-17-2010, 01:19 PM

Issue is a broad term.

I daily drove my Claret for about a year and a half, without breaking down and without a mechanical failure. Sure, during that time it needed brakes and a wheel bearing, but thats relatively minor.

Bonestock · #6 11-17-2010, 01:59 PM

1 A/C idler pulley and Hi-pressure switch. Only problems I have had with my 92 since I bought it a yr ago. But it does only have 88k miles on it.

WestCoastSVX · #7 11-17-2010, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike621

Sure, during that time it needed brakes, but thats relatively minor.

Needing brakes is relatively minor?

I know what you mean, but it just sounds funny.

I agree though, "issue" is very relative. My SVX has never been perfect, but it has also never really stranded me. All the dozens of little things that it has needed aside (which are more routine wear and tear on a 200K+ car and maintenance), the big three would be transmission failure (under warranty and I still was able to drive it home 5 miles), U-joint shattered (limped to my Subaru specialist where I was already headed when it happened), and headgasket failure (drove it very gently for 2 or 3 months and kept filling the radiator until YT came out West and fixed it).

Subix · #8 11-17-2010, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike621

Issue is a broad term.

I daily drove my Claret for about a year and a half, without breaking down and without a mechanical failure. Sure, during that time it needed brakes and a wheel bearing, but thats relatively minor.

Yea, that is what I meant. Brakes and such are a given. I mean more major issues... not windows refusing to roll down or the radio not working