With regular maintenance, how many miles can one get out of a 15-17 GT?

[lazarus870]

And what's likely to break/need major replacement along the way?

"How many angels can dance on the head of a pin" ?
I know, I know.

But I was reading a Subaru WRX STi forum and guys were bragging about making it to 100k on their engines.

Call me optimistic, but with the 4.6 making it to 200+k miles easily I figure a Coyote car would make it even further. 300k on original drivetrain? Still not using any oil?

Then I wonder about the rest of the car...will the body, well maintained, hold up that long? Will the electronics fail?

Curious over here...

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[cbrookre]

My car already uses a bit of oil even at 36k miles. Not sure how long it will last but I will try to get it as many miles as I can...

 

[nicktechla]

https://www.instagram.com/rocketman5.0/ has over 110k on his 5.0 with boost

 

[GNN60GT500]

I drive mine 110 to 120 miles a day so give me a few years and ill tell you lol

 

[Nomadic]

My ‘15 has made it almost 5700mi so far. That’s gotta mean something.

 

[Chameleon]

Should be fine going 200 k with good maintenance/fluid changes/battery changes.

 

[bluebeastsrt]

I'm willing to bet it'll last twice as long as the Subie 4 banger

 

[thehunterooo]

I'm willing to bet it'll last twice as long as the Subie 4 banger

Just think the subbies have to get new engines along with budgeting for massive vape useage $$&&&

 

[Coyote Red]

Lasting ponies

I am at 21,500 no problems so far. I beat on my pony thru the twisty's mostly. Just tested new Bridgestone "pole position" SO-4's and will tune mine soon.

 

[JCFoster]

If it's like most vehicles the engine will live a long productive life. It's all the other components that usually fail.

 

[bootlegger]

And what's likely to break/need major replacement along the way?

"How many angels can dance on the head of a pin" ?
I know, I know.

But I was reading a Subaru WRX STi forum and guys were bragging about making it to 100k on their engines.

Call me optimistic, but with the 4.6 making it to 200+k miles easily I figure a Coyote car would make it even further. 300k on original drivetrain? Still not using any oil?

Then I wonder about the rest of the car...will the body, well maintained, hold up that long? Will the electronics fail?

Curious over here...

After seeing how touchy my STI was with knock/detonation, I can understand why 100k out of the engine would seem like an amazing feat.

 

[Anthony 05 GT]

Over 100k the cylinder walls will still show crosshatch pattern. I'm sure with proper maintenance it will go 200k, but wheel hub bearings and suspension pieces will wear and fail in between.

 

[wildcatgoal]

A friend of mine has >100K on his 2015 GT and just did a private road course track day where he smoked EVERYONE that was in attendance, including a GT350. The Coyota mechanicals are pretty stout if left NA, especially. The rest of the car... haha... maybe.

My Subaru Legacy Spec B needed a new fuel rail at about 60K, a new clutch at relatively the same time, and a couple other things that added up to a total of $5K in work. That was, thankfully, the one car I had an extended warranty on. Loved it, though...

 

[wireeater]

All you need to do is check around and ask the 2011-2014 owners. There has to be some in the 200s by now. And I am a Subaru guy at heart (I've owned 5 of them) but the reason I got out the game with them is because the EJ is NOT a reliable engine, stock, modded whatever. My last WRX had the FA and while I didn't have issues before I got rid of it, I lived in a state a Paranoia.

People can try to say "it all has to do with how you take care of it", not really the truth for the EJ. I have good buddies that have a Subaru performance shop and they make money hand over fist rebuilding, replacing engines. 100k is also almost warranted you will be replacing head gaskets. I have a friend that has a POS Outback with 300k I think. The N/A engines are more likely to last longer than the turbo'd.

 

[EFI]

There's no reason to believe that the major components like engine and transmission won't last hundreds of thousands of miles if taken care of maintenance wise and not beat up on on a daily basis.

It's the rest of the car that you have to worry about falling apart, and that I am not as confident in as the drivetrain itself.

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