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I've been here for years and I've hardly seen but a few "catastrophic engine failures" on the 4 cylinder engine, in both NA and turbo forms. The V6, yes. That engine had a really bad track record, which is why there aren't many left.
The auto trans is a bit more debatable. You'll read tons of posts about failure prior to 100k miles, but you'll also see trannies that have over 200K on them and are still like new. It all depends on how the owner maintained it, i.e. regular fluid changes, etc. There are people here who even have moderately modded cars with the original tranny. I have over 130K on it, and it shifts like its brand new.
So in a nutshell, don't worry about engine failure, these engines are quite durable when maintained correctly (oil changes, etc.). As for the tranny, if it was maintained well, it'll be fine. If it was trashed and not kept up, then you can expect some trouble.
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Posts in this Thread:
- 9000 reliability, quovadis, Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:44:27
- It's not a Camry, but not far behind......., Willy, Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:39:18
- Re: 9000 reliability, Chris L, Tue, 25 Jan 2005 07:05:44
- Re: 9000 reliability, dboone, Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:16:26
- Re: 9000 reliability, Aerogenous
, Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:32:31 - I wrestled with this very question before getting a, Noel, Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:29:39
- I've had excellent results in my Saabs, I'm on #5 now., Winder, Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:23:41
- Re: 9000 reliability, Andrew
, Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:03:53 - One data point, JEM, Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:38:40
- Re: 9000 reliability, goodwrenchldj
, Mon, 24 Jan 2005 13:50:52 - Check this out for an interesting data compilation, AK Colin, Mon, 24 Jan 2005 13:50:44
- I beg to differ..., turrbo
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