Well after talking with the dealership and the insurance company and the Subaru contact, I will end up being the one who purchases the replacement engine. Somewhat disappointing, but I expected it. One minor setback though, the engine didn't show up when I was originally told that it would be there. It arrived Wednesday and they didn't get started on the car till Thursday. Now I won't have it till probably Tuesday and it won't be near ready for me on that weekend to go have fun with. Also, because of this, it looks like I won't be doing my transmission swap like I wanted to either. Small price to pay to keep my car on the road for me.
Aside from that, I'm in Cheraw, SC, home to jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie! I didn't know that this small town had such a big influence come from it. The Sandblast rally is still set for tomorrow and is shaping up to look like a lot of fun. The competitors had their shakedown runs today and it was intense! I'm actually surprised that I haven't gone to one of these events before. I may end up doing this more often if time permits! Till next time.
Friday, February 16, 2007
Friday, February 9, 2007
It's been almost a week
I know I've been slacking, but I just couldn't do it this week. So let's dive right in shall we?
The car was picked up Monday morning (a familiar ritual) and taken back to Southern States Subaru (the home away from home). I talked with Ryan about the situation and he was coming up with possibilities as I was talking, but they changed with every detail that I gave him. Eventually he asked me to stop as each piece was making it worse from a guessing standpoint. I did throw out the idea of this being a result from either the deer insident (which I doubted) or the flooding (which I doubted less than the deer) and he said possibly on the flooding but wouldn't know until he dug into it. So, I call the insurance company to let them know the situation just in case and they start prepping to go out and look at the car with Ryan. I hear word on Wednesday about the damage, broke a rod (yeah!) so time for a new engine, and no it wasn't a result from the flooding so it's coming out of my pocket. Time for an upgrade!! Well, almost. Replacing the stock engine with a like engine would give me a warranty in case something were to go wrong again. And lets face it, since this is the third time in 7 months, I could really benefit from that warranty. The 2.5 liter engine would be a very nice little upgrade and is similar in cost and gives me lots of happy time in the car. But is considered a modification from the original and comes with no warranty. Guess which one won out!? No upgrade for me.
So the engine's on order. It may have shown up today, but if not, then it will be there Monday. After that, Ryan will have it back in running order by Thursday for me. Just in time to park it for about 3 days while I go to Sandblast in Cheraw, SC. This does throw a small wrench in my plans to upgrade the transmission, as that means I won't be doing that. All I'll be doing is rebuilding the existing one and be happy with it.
I did come up with one other scenario that I've put into motion and now need to hear back from the person who would be able to tell me about it. Since the car doesn't have that many miles on it (97k) and I don't abuse the car, I've asked if it's possible that Subaru of America may be able to help me out some with what happened. It's another longshot, but it never hurts to ask (it's taken me almost 33 years to learn that, and I'm using it every chance I can).
Till next time, stay away from puddles, deer, and daily driving. Those seem to be my downfall, everything else is always fine. =)
The car was picked up Monday morning (a familiar ritual) and taken back to Southern States Subaru (the home away from home). I talked with Ryan about the situation and he was coming up with possibilities as I was talking, but they changed with every detail that I gave him. Eventually he asked me to stop as each piece was making it worse from a guessing standpoint. I did throw out the idea of this being a result from either the deer insident (which I doubted) or the flooding (which I doubted less than the deer) and he said possibly on the flooding but wouldn't know until he dug into it. So, I call the insurance company to let them know the situation just in case and they start prepping to go out and look at the car with Ryan. I hear word on Wednesday about the damage, broke a rod (yeah!) so time for a new engine, and no it wasn't a result from the flooding so it's coming out of my pocket. Time for an upgrade!! Well, almost. Replacing the stock engine with a like engine would give me a warranty in case something were to go wrong again. And lets face it, since this is the third time in 7 months, I could really benefit from that warranty. The 2.5 liter engine would be a very nice little upgrade and is similar in cost and gives me lots of happy time in the car. But is considered a modification from the original and comes with no warranty. Guess which one won out!? No upgrade for me.
So the engine's on order. It may have shown up today, but if not, then it will be there Monday. After that, Ryan will have it back in running order by Thursday for me. Just in time to park it for about 3 days while I go to Sandblast in Cheraw, SC. This does throw a small wrench in my plans to upgrade the transmission, as that means I won't be doing that. All I'll be doing is rebuilding the existing one and be happy with it.
I did come up with one other scenario that I've put into motion and now need to hear back from the person who would be able to tell me about it. Since the car doesn't have that many miles on it (97k) and I don't abuse the car, I've asked if it's possible that Subaru of America may be able to help me out some with what happened. It's another longshot, but it never hurts to ask (it's taken me almost 33 years to learn that, and I'm using it every chance I can).
Till next time, stay away from puddles, deer, and daily driving. Those seem to be my downfall, everything else is always fine. =)
Sunday, February 4, 2007
The next installment...
Friday night, with much agony and other stuff, we were able to complete the rest of the exhaust install for the car. It felt and sounded awesome! Had the race on Saturday and all went well, with the exception that the field was pretty wet and muddy (which really is fun) but there was no traction. Still had no problems and enjoyed the day. After the race was over and I started to head home, I began to hear a noise that I was not to happy with. An annoying tick began. I couldn't do anything with it at the time, so I went on home. The next day I got underneath it and started to check and tighten bolts again just to make sure that the tick wasn't from the exhaust. If it was, then I couldn't tell. Kevin confirmed that it was coming from inside the block as far as he could tell. On our way to dinner, I began to lose power and the tick got louder. The car is currently sitting in the parking lot of the restaurant that we ate at and will be picked up in the morning to be taken once again to the dealership to find out what exactly is wrong and see what the options are for the car. At this point, I truly am beginning to think that this car needs to find a new home. =(
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