I can't agree more.

We can talk trash all we want about either car. The only way to tell is to see an SRT on the street.

As a neon owner, I'm sorry for that "Mopar Now" article. It was purely 1 sided.

To compare the SRT to other neons is like compareing the EVO to the lancer. ALOT has changed from the 2end gen Neon platform.

As for the quality issue, How many of you keep your cars in *pure* stock form? How many people that you race keep their cars in *pure* stock form?

All cars have quality issues. Bentlys like to burn, civics like to have wheel/hub combos roll down the road without the car, neons have head gasket problems, WRX's have grenade-a-drivetrain, and ZX2's... well... 'nuff said.

If you like to pick up "hot chicks" and call them "hot chicks", They'll laugh at you no matter what you drive. That is, unless they're the pay per play type.

I've driven WRX's, a co-worker has one. I like them. I may buy one. I'm waiting to drive an SRT before I buy anything.

 

hey the fact is the wrx has competition. instead of beating up on hondas all the time the wrx and srt owners will have fun beating up on each other. blow hondas away. but i dont hate honda

 

The fact that the WRX has competition doesn't bother me one bit. But if it is true competition then it shouldn't need a bogus article that anyone with a little knowledge can see right through.
"the SRT4 was puling away from the WRX like a Viper passing a school bus"
With garbage like that how can anyone be expected to take the car seriously. Who knows it could be a great car but will it end up on Car and Drivers best 10, 2 years in a row doubtful.

 

do the search as i suggested and you may be surprised.

the srt-4 is in production. and you can rely on figures from the ones the magazines tested. they are right in line with the pt cruiser turbo hp & torque #s which has been produced and released. they are seeing the same #s.

 

like i said. the pt cruiser turbo and the srt-4 use the same engine. the pt is seeing the hp & torque #s that the magazines have tested for the srt-4. what is to make you think that the 1/4 and 0-60/5-60 etc... arent also in line with what the car makes?

 

well, it won SCC best car of the year award. the first one it has ever had. the wrx is a great car, but it isnt the be all end all high performance car you guys think it is. it was never meant to be, hence the aluminum block.

 

IMO making Neon so popular is a good thing.
This way all the ricers will focus on the SRT instead of the WRX, Which means less idiots crashing, street racing, instaling altezzas and light up washers, and ruining the good image of true subaru enthusiasts.

WRX will once again become a enthusiast car. Like 2.5RS is.

By the time the SRT hits the street I'll be ready to take up the challenge with a 2.5L T3/T4 Linked GC8. I'll make that poor sucker take his car back to the dealer.

Sure SRT is fastout of the box for -$20K, I have to mod my car, but take ride in my car and tell me it wasn't worth it.

 

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Originally posted by WRXSTIle
The fact that the WRX has competition doesn't bother me one bit. But if it is true competition then it shouldn't need a bogus article that anyone with a little knowledge can see right through.
"the SRT4 was puling away from the WRX like a Viper passing a school bus"
With garbage like that how can anyone be expected to take the car seriously. Who knows it could be a great car but will it end up on Car and Drivers best 10, 2 years in a row doubtful.
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well, it won SCC best car of the year award. the first one it has ever had. the wrx is a great car, but it isnt the be all end all high performance car you guys think it is. it was never meant to be, hence the aluminum block.


I dont hink the WRX is the be all end all performance car, and most people here dont feel that way either. That shows because you do not see any Subaru magazines running around writing articles full of blatant lies. I will say it is a great car and that you hard pressed find a car in its price range that offers everything the WRX offers. And im not even talking fully loaded. I think its Mopar that feels their car is something it isn't.
As far as the SCC I read that also thats alot different than Car and Driver 10 best thats 10 best out of all cars around not just Sport compacts.

 

yeah, or we could put in a 1.0 liter and see if it could keep up too.

 

they are new to the car, it was the first year the car was ever run and it got second in its class!! and beat many other cars in a HIGHER class. and there were some wrx's. so a front wheel drive beat a couple awd cars that made more hp. that is pretty damn good. i dont/didnt see VW doing that. the srt-4 will be a car to be reckoned with in SoloII/drag racing/SoloI.

 

you think that if the wrx had its own mag that it would be biased also? i dont think the mopar now! article was very accurate, but it made me laugh. im sure the wrx mag would have many fallicies in it also stating how much better it is then any other car.

what is the price range? you are getting close the the Lan Evo.

really? they tested the mclaren F1? and the new enzo ferrari? the murcielago maybe? and the wrx beat all of those?

obviously they dont test ALL cars around. just ones that are popular among buyers so they will get more readers to buy the mag. we will have just have to wait and see next year if the srt-4 gets in there and wins.