hardly an internet myth.
i can name 5 local sti owners… ALL of which have built motors after suffering a motor failure in one form or another… some of them MULTIPLE times.
byroll01
me (X2)
jays05 (X2)
celtic1982citlec
blufnrcecar (owner on unysoc)
as an added bonus, separate tuners for each car, as well as separate builders.
budget in a new ej257 as part of your mod path as a subie owner. its not a matter of if, its a matter of when.