How much should i pay (for an STi)?
#17
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26k
my co-worker just got a 04 sti from a middle age man with only 1100 miles on it for only 26k. Guy got it as a collector car and never drove it.
he found it on craigslist.org (big in SF CA)
he found it on craigslist.org (big in SF CA)
#18
Originally Posted by 2RIP
dont get me worng, i love the cobra but it is not practical for me. I gets **** for gass milage, and i make 2, 700 mile trips every moth. The car is just not fun on the street with so many cops around, i mean just the other day io got pulled over and the guys reasoning was "it sounded like i was going fast." I am a young person in a Cobra and that equals a target for cops.
You might want to start thinking stealth. Legacy GT sedan + a couple of easy mods = 300HP stealth mobile. You still get a fast, powerful, capable Subaru but the cops aren't automatically pulling you over on sight.
-wdb
#21
9.5??
you seriously get 9.5 MPG on average? I think I've had track sessions where I've gotten better than that..... Seriously though, the kind of clutch dropping burnout behavior that is so much fun in RWD sportscars (that results in 10 MPG....) is amazingly unbelievably bad for the transmission of AWD cars (since the force has nowhere to go but into the transmission, espeically with sticky tires). Guys that drive STi's like that on a regular basis end up with transmission warranty claims, and a lot of the time, those claims are denied by SOA. That's not to say that you can't drive 'em hard, or launch once in a while. I'm just speaking from what I see trying to help you make the best decision. STi's generally get high teens for mileage on average.
#22
Originally Posted by 2RIP
youguys with the sti's get less then 9.5 miles per gallon?
I know for a fact the cobra gets better, especially when you drive it nicely. I've been getting between 15-17 on my sti. This is driving it pretty nice. I can see 19 out of it but that's the most. My 5.0 with h/c/i+full bolt ons use to get better mileage than my sti, no joke. But the sti is amazingly fun, if you like twisties it's awesome. You can corner so fast in it, you just want to smash everywhere. Cobra's are really fast, I was about to buy one but honestly it didn't feel as fast as sti even tho it's faster. The only reason i didn't get the cobra was the horrible sales women but more than that I love AWD, I got a wrx and had the 5.0 but now I have an sti and I can't ditch AWD, it's too much fun. Cobra w/ full exhaust/pulley/gears etc. is a helluv a fast car.
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Originally Posted by 1reguL8NSTi
Cobra's are AWESOME!!! Definetly worth considering if you live in an area that can tolerate 2WD for a full year. If you have a daily driver, it's a toss up.
if i had a daily driver, i would not be selling the car.
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Originally Posted by LUvikes29
I think I've had track sessions where I've gotten better than that..... Seriously though, the kind of clutch dropping burnout behavior that is so much fun in RWD sportscars (that results in 10 MPG....) .
that kinda behavior has resulted in a few new clutches and new brakes and rear tires every 2500 miles or so.
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Originally Posted by slow04wrx
I know for a fact the cobra gets better, especially when you drive it nicely.
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