The "NEW" 2009 STI, some great info to read
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10-29-2008, 06:17 PM
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09 is going to be the same model. We all know subaru messed up with the new sti at least imo because they didn't take it down that path it had come from. I actually think weight of the 08 is only about 60lbs more than 06/07.
Sti should get up to 380 imo.................time to step the game up before the car is just a regular old smuck.
stop changing the exterior of subarus until you fix the ****ing paint!!!!!!!!!
cheap bastids
oh yea, and making it so people have to pay 10 grand more regardless of the reason for the increase coupled with the fact the bbs are gone, the intercooler lettering gone (just slightly less finished)...............
so why didn't the sti get cheaper instead of more expensive?
Sti should get up to 380 imo.................time to step the game up before the car is just a regular old smuck.
stop changing the exterior of subarus until you fix the ****ing paint!!!!!!!!!
cheap bastids
oh yea, and making it so people have to pay 10 grand more regardless of the reason for the increase coupled with the fact the bbs are gone, the intercooler lettering gone (just slightly less finished)...............
so why didn't the sti get cheaper instead of more expensive?
10-29-2008, 06:24 PM
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after all, they strip EVERYTHING off the car, down to bare frame and shell.
then they replace every single part needed.
so why bother with the more expensive parts of the SPEC C when it will be replaced...
IIRC, i saw a lot full of white imprezas in the prodrive backlot.
10-29-2008, 06:35 PM
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i though i remember seeing a video or reading WRC mag, that the WRC cars that gets shipped to england to built up are plain jane imprezas.
after all, they strip EVERYTHING off the car, down to bare frame and shell.
then they replace every single part needed.
so why bother with the more expensive parts of the SPEC C when it will be replaced...
IIRC, i saw a lot full of white imprezas in the prodrive backlot.
after all, they strip EVERYTHING off the car, down to bare frame and shell.
then they replace every single part needed.
so why bother with the more expensive parts of the SPEC C when it will be replaced...
IIRC, i saw a lot full of white imprezas in the prodrive backlot.
10-29-2008, 06:55 PM
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i though i remember seeing a video or reading WRC mag, that the WRC cars that gets shipped to england to built up are plain jane imprezas.
after all, they strip EVERYTHING off the car, down to bare frame and shell.
then they replace every single part needed.
so why bother with the more expensive parts of the SPEC C when it will be replaced...
IIRC, i saw a lot full of white imprezas in the prodrive backlot.
after all, they strip EVERYTHING off the car, down to bare frame and shell.
then they replace every single part needed.
so why bother with the more expensive parts of the SPEC C when it will be replaced...
IIRC, i saw a lot full of white imprezas in the prodrive backlot.
10-29-2008, 11:17 PM
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[QUOTE=slow04wrx;2383094] actually think weight of the 08 is only about 60
lbs more than 06/07.
I believe the weight difference is a scant 22 lbs. I've read that in several places, but those numbers could very well be wrong. I should weigh my neighbor's '08 against my '05!
Maybe, just maybe, the U.S. will get the Spec C. We finally got the GTR, right?
lbs more than 06/07.
I believe the weight difference is a scant 22 lbs. I've read that in several places, but those numbers could very well be wrong. I should weigh my neighbor's '08 against my '05!
Maybe, just maybe, the U.S. will get the Spec C. We finally got the GTR, right?
11-16-2008, 04:58 PM
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11-16-2008, 05:15 PM
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11-16-2008, 08:28 PM
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All the people who bought 08's must feel stupid now LOL.
fixt
all cars should be 2 doors...otherwise they are family sedans
Yeah this isnt GT4 
no, that would be too smart and un-american...the DMV wont even let me street legal my 100cc "dirt"bike...go figure.
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fixt
all cars should be 2 doors...otherwise they are family sedans
Not always true.
Starting from the factory with higher power means parts are stressed more from the get go. Which sometimes shortens engine life and or doesnt allow for much in gains.
Subaru would have to get allot done to build a car at that level and make it smog legal in cali. 3.0 turbo..
Starting from the factory with higher power means parts are stressed more from the get go. Which sometimes shortens engine life and or doesnt allow for much in gains.
Subaru would have to get allot done to build a car at that level and make it smog legal in cali. 3.0 turbo..
no, that would be too smart and un-american...the DMV wont even let me street legal my 100cc "dirt"bike...go figure.
QFT
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