To buy a 2.5i, or not to buy.
#16
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Southern Colorado
Posts: 156
Car Info: 07 impreza 2.5i
stock 07 2.5i is rated at 173hp at the crank (what subaru's website says).
my basic 07 2.5i was $19,995, i'm leasing mines, with $2,000 down, i'm only paying $210/month
[thats why i went with a 2.5i instead of a wrx!]
mined you, a lot of the wrx/sti mods WILL work on the 2.5i, since they all share the same body style/engine family (2.5i = ej253, wrx = ej255, sti = ej257)
my basic 07 2.5i was $19,995, i'm leasing mines, with $2,000 down, i'm only paying $210/month
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mined you, a lot of the wrx/sti mods WILL work on the 2.5i, since they all share the same body style/engine family (2.5i = ej253, wrx = ej255, sti = ej257)
#17
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NoVa, Virginia
Posts: 32
Car Info: Scooby
mysterio/07impreza: I wish I lived in a state where Radars are Legal. I'm so fortunate to live in ONE of TWO places where they aren't allowed (VA and DC).
I'm in Florida a lot though, and I bought one down there. It did a pretty good job all the way up to VA. Guess what tho, now VA is putting in "Speed Cameras", and bringing back their crooked "Red Light Cameras". Half the time the stupid cameras ticket the wrong car, not to mention that most of the cops I've heard from don't even like them. Red Light Cameras, that's one thing, but wth is with a Speed Camera? I'd like to see the rate at which they ticket the wrong cars, if the Red Light Cams couldn't even get it right half the time. Smh.
A stock lookin car has advantages tho, especially down in Florida on 95, where everyone is pushin 90. You can slip inbetween a nice shiny vette and Porsche, and ur practically invisible ;-)
Don't worry though, I'm not pushing any illusions here.
So much is luck.
Lol I know someone gets caught doing 100 in a 50, and they get a warning, then other friends are barely pushin 10 over, and get a huge fine and points.
Bottom line, It Just Isn't Fair.
I'm in Florida a lot though, and I bought one down there. It did a pretty good job all the way up to VA. Guess what tho, now VA is putting in "Speed Cameras", and bringing back their crooked "Red Light Cameras". Half the time the stupid cameras ticket the wrong car, not to mention that most of the cops I've heard from don't even like them. Red Light Cameras, that's one thing, but wth is with a Speed Camera? I'd like to see the rate at which they ticket the wrong cars, if the Red Light Cams couldn't even get it right half the time. Smh.
A stock lookin car has advantages tho, especially down in Florida on 95, where everyone is pushin 90. You can slip inbetween a nice shiny vette and Porsche, and ur practically invisible ;-)
Don't worry though, I'm not pushing any illusions here.
So much is luck.
Lol I know someone gets caught doing 100 in a 50, and they get a warning, then other friends are barely pushin 10 over, and get a huge fine and points.
Bottom line, It Just Isn't Fair.
#18
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Vero Beach, Florida
Posts: 169
Car Info: 2006 Impreza 2.5i
hahaha it never is man. They have those cameras here too on street lights, but I don't think they work or they are just there to observe because i have never heard of anyone in fla getting a ticket from a photo.
vizzone- your leasing and paying 210?! dood I actually purchased and im only paying 320 right now until I can refinance. Not a committed kinda guy?
vizzone- your leasing and paying 210?! dood I actually purchased and im only paying 320 right now until I can refinance. Not a committed kinda guy?
#19
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Southern Colorado
Posts: 156
Car Info: 07 impreza 2.5i
Originally Posted by mysterio43
vizzone- your leasing and paying 210?! dood I actually purchased and im only paying 320 right now until I can refinance. Not a committed kinda guy?
for my current situation, leasing was the best way for me to get into a new car
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