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2000 Subaru Forrester - Help Me Figure Out If I Should Pay $$$
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helpymysubaru
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Jun 5, 2010, 6:26 PM
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2000 Subaru Forrester - Help Me Figure Out If I Should Pay $$$
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2000
Subaru Forrester - Outback
148K
Bought used in September 2009. Old owner had new battery a few months before.
December 2009: New wires, spark plugs, oil filter and general tune-up.
March 2010: O2 Sensor changed.
Thursday, we blew the clutch and catalytic converter. Our Midas guy shot with an estimate of $1,700 for the flywheel, CC, and the clutch. Our honest mechanic shot $1,500 (without actually seeing the car).
My questions on this one is as follows:
1. Is it worth it? What's going to fall apart next? We've already sunk a-whole-lot of money in at this point.
2. Can I get this done cheaper? I know our mechanic mentioned (again, not seeing the car...) that the flywheel might be able to be resurfaced rather than replaced. Should I be looking into online parts? What might I be able to cut this price down to? If we can get this number at or below 1K, we're down to pay it.
Any advice, insight, etc. that anyone could provide would be GREAT.
Thanks!
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Sidom
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Jun 5, 2010, 8:47 PM
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Re: 2000 Subaru Forrester - Help Me Figure Out If I Should Pay $$$
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That has a dual mass flywheel. Those are not resurfaceable. Depending on how bad the disc got, you could try cleaning it up but it would be a big gamble..... Most shops would want to change it to warranty the job...
As far as what going to go out next is anyones guess.. No one could realistically answer that question.
If there has been a pattern of thing going out, then that is hard to ignore..........
In the end it's your call
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