my bro was driving my car and blew my engine misshifted from 3rd to 2nd and over reved

dealer was charging me 6k to build my engine back or 8k for new engine

so i bought used and engine and getting it installed hopefully i have my car back friday

dont know if i should boost the car or buy a civic si or frs or brz or mazda speed 3

any suggestions

 

What kind of question is this?

What do YOU want? Do YOU want to dump more money into your current car? Do YOU want a Si, FR-S, BRZ, or Speed 3? Do you (or your parents) have the money to support these wants?

 

Sounds like your brother should foot the bill for destroying your engine.

But anyway, yeah, what are you asking?

 

Maybe an automatic so he can't blow the next one

 

this is at least the 3rd thread talking about blown engines from mis shifting in the last 2 months

 

Do you kids have short arms or something? I bet you kids are trying to look cool by having the seat leaned back. you can't speed shift like that.
That is why he went diagonally to Second as opposed to strait down to fourth.

 

dam the motor blows that fast from a miss shift ????

 

well yeah...if you're at the top of 3rd gear in the RPM range and you downshift into 2nd and drop the clutch, the speed of the car will force the car to rev way past redline and break the motor.

Although I find it strange that you would mess up 3rd going into 4th since that is straight down. I could understand going from 4th into 5th and accidently going straight up into 3rd. Or even 5th to second if he was too exuberant and pulled the shfiter too far left when trying to find fourth and landing in 2nd. but oh well.

 

I would of opted new engine if was 2k difference.. but that can't be right, our engines cannot cost that much can they?? wtf

 

thats why i let no one drive my car....new engine may not cost that much,but remeber your dealing with the dealership....they can care less....honestly,i woulda gotten a new car,i wouldnt want a used motor in my car...thats just me.....

 

I suggest you don't let your bro ever drive again.

 

Insurance may replace it?

 

Yea true story my mind was in the gutter lol

 

Why spring for another car when you already brought the engine? Really dude.

 

Nope, only way a blown engine would be covered is if the car was stolen and the thief wrecked up the engine while joy riding.

 

Brother stole that ____
Lol I kid.

 

Once again, I don't understand how anyone can miss from 3rd to 4th and hit 2nd...

 

StatuSCheckA he's only 19. Big old checkmark next to that box. lol Ive missed (ahem few) shifts, but never into ther wrong gear. lol

 

Lol yeah we have all released that clutch a little too early one time or another.
Having bits of your engine laying on the roadway is something I don't wish on anyone.