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doubleurx · 2005-08-24, 06:54 PM

Well my '03 wrx tranny sucked and was toast at 18,000 miles. Bent shaft, mis alignment of gears, blown synchros and destroyed rear diff. Granted I believe something was amiss (maybe my shifting?); and certainly I pushed the power but not nearly to the limit. At any rate, compared to all other manual transmissions I have had the wrx tranny was 2nd to last in my book and that is only because I owned a 1990 Eagle Talon TSI!

Looking back, I liked my 83 GTI, '87 GLI, 87 5000S, 89 Mazda mx-6GT and my current cars transmissions much more than my '03 wrx's. From the start it fellt weak. Perhaps it was just a fluke. To be honest it was the only wrx I ever drove. The STI is by far my favorite second to the C4. The C4 has huge throws but is so smooth. Hell you can down shift into first at 30 mph.

2005-08-24, 06:54 PM	#33
doubleurx EJ205 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Truckee Posts: 1,948	Well my '03 wrx tranny sucked and was toast at 18,000 miles. Bent shaft, mis alignment of gears, blown synchros and destroyed rear diff. Granted I believe something was amiss (maybe my shifting?); and certainly I pushed the power but not nearly to the limit. At any rate, compared to all other manual transmissions I have had the wrx tranny was 2nd to last in my book and that is only because I owned a 1990 Eagle Talon TSI! Looking back, I liked my 83 GTI, '87 GLI, 87 5000S, 89 Mazda mx-6GT and my current cars transmissions much more than my '03 wrx's. From the start it fellt weak. Perhaps it was just a fluke. To be honest it was the only wrx I ever drove. The STI is by far my favorite second to the C4. The C4 has huge throws but is so smooth. Hell you can down shift into first at 30 mph. Last edited by doubleurx; 2005-08-24 at 06:57 PM.