The gearbox in my MY00 WRX has finally decided to throw in the towel. Stripped 2nd on an OEM clutch.
The motor is roughly 210 000kms old, and the turbo has leaky seals as the exhaust will occasionally spit oil when revved after idling for a while.


So here is my dilemna.

I love this car to bits, only thing I'd trade it for would possibly be an 03-05 STi. Won't consider a bug STi

In its current form (if it had a working gbox), I can accept my car is probably only worth 12-14k tops. I've already put a bit of money into it, and almost have it set up the way I want it in terms of handling and looks... just need the power side of things. Link to driveway thread

After 2 years of owning it, and about 70 000kms, I can say I am happy with the car. I know what has been done to it as I have done most of the servicing/parts fitting etc by myself, with the odd bit of help (borrowing his tools ) from the old man.

I had planned to simply replace/fix things as they wore down etc, but I am considering doing the lot at once.


I've come to the conclusion that rebuilding & keeping my 5spd is only going to lead to further dramas, and in the long run it will probably be more cost-effective to go with a 6speed. This conversion is worth between $4-6k...

My future plans for the car were to purchase a new 207 and build it steadily, then drop it in once the time came.

But it has occurred to me that it could work out better for me to buy a full GD STi wreck or halfcut, transplant it all myself, and sell whatever I don't need.

Can anyone advise how much I could pick one of these up for and where from?


Cheers,
Jeremy