Yaris long term durability champ vs FR-S and Miata - Toyota Yaris Forums

tk1971 · 08-14-2012, 01:43 PM

My wife and I just got rid of our Subarus. I had a 02 WRX and she had an 05 Forester. Both turbo charged. Both engines run on timing belts and after replacing each of them, I never wanted another timing belt car again. Ever.

Plus, there's only about 2" of space to get each of the 4 spark plugs out (horizontal boxer engine). In my case (turbo charged), there's all this plumbing and fixtures that need to be removed for certain things, and due to the turbo, everything seems hotter under the hood.

Don't get me wrong, I loved my Subarus when I had more time to actually maintain them. Now that I have 2 kids, we need cars that are as maintenance free as possible.

I don't know anything about the FR-S engine, but I'm just generalizing based on the horizontally opposed Boxer H4 engine from my previous cars.

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08-14-2012, 01:43 PM	#10
tk1971 Drives: 08 2Dr LB Base, Silver Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SG Valley, SoCal Posts: 237	My wife and I just got rid of our Subarus. I had a 02 WRX and she had an 05 Forester. Both turbo charged. Both engines run on timing belts and after replacing each of them, I never wanted another timing belt car again. Ever. Plus, there's only about 2" of space to get each of the 4 spark plugs out (horizontal boxer engine). In my case (turbo charged), there's all this plumbing and fixtures that need to be removed for certain things, and due to the turbo, everything seems hotter under the hood. Don't get me wrong, I loved my Subarus when I had more time to actually maintain them. Now that I have 2 kids, we need cars that are as maintenance free as possible. I don't know anything about the FR-S engine, but I'm just generalizing based on the horizontally opposed Boxer H4 engine from my previous cars.