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12-10-2012, 04:54 PM
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Got a new wrx sti, wrb
Went from a 2wd tacoma to an awd car. I wanted a brz originally and started researching the wrx. Well, I drank the awd Kool-aid and got a world rally blue sti.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/803/imag0306h.jpg/
Hoping the 2014 sti doesn't make me want to trade again. 
Last edited by slatr; 12-10-2012 at 05:01 PM.
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12-10-2012, 05:27 PM
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Lifer
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I doubt it will be different enough to make you want to trade...but after checking out the BRZ at the auto show I was trying to talk the wife into selling our WRX 
Anyway, enjoy!
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12-10-2012, 05:30 PM
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Noice
Is that rear wing big enough?
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12-10-2012, 07:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NutBucket
I doubt it will be different enough to make you want to trade...but after checking out the BRZ at the auto show I was trying to talk the wife into selling our WRX
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Over an Sti?
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12-10-2012, 07:45 PM
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Lifer
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Nice car
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12-10-2012, 10:28 PM
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cool how much?
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12-10-2012, 10:28 PM
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Lifer
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12-10-2012, 11:01 PM
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Looks good! Suspension isn't too stiff to go over town? Had a friend who was cringing every time he hit a pothole with his STi. Then decided he'll settle for something more comfortable but with less power
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12-10-2012, 11:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ballmode
cool how much?
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With TTL and the wheel/tire roadhazard (I was tired, gave in on the roadhazard) it was pushing 40k. This was a bit of a mental hurdle going to look at the car. I had never paid over 30k for any vehicle in my life. Once I got to the dealership it was all over. That color blue looks better in person than it does in pictures IMO.
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12-10-2012, 11:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zukatah_
Looks good! Suspension isn't too stiff to go over town? Had a friend who was cringing every time he hit a pothole with his STi. Then decided he'll settle for something more comfortable but with less power
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It is a little rough, but not as bad as I expected. The expansion strips are the worst. I don't really feel it, but you got that boom noise from the suspension. Thats the best way I can think of to describe it.
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12-10-2012, 11:45 PM
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Lifer
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Originally Posted by KentState
Over an Sti?
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2014 STI vs his 2013.
In my case, we have an '05 WRX wagon, modded of course. But we just bought a new family hauler so having 2 impractical cars wouldn't be completely looney
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12-11-2012, 08:35 AM
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Welcome to the STI owners club.
I love my 2010 sti se.
Cobb access port is worth the money. It made the car a differant car.
It now pulls hard all the way up the rpm range, where before it was slow to pull after the first turbo surge.
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12-11-2012, 08:39 AM
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Lifer
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THAT IS THE PERFECT COLOR FOR THE STi - AND I ABSOLUTELY THINK SEDAN >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>HATCH.
Good Job OP!
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12-11-2012, 10:45 AM
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Limited too. Nice. Welcome to the club.
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12-11-2012, 10:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by slatr
I wanted a brz originally and started researching the wrx. Well, I drank the awd Kool-aid and got a world rally blue sti.
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Nice.
I had a chat with our Subaru salesman who sold us my wife's 2011 WRX. He had a 2009 WRX. He went to a corporate driving event for the BRZ and liked it, but then traded his WRX in for another WRX (not STI). On a practical note it does snow in Wisconsin. On an emotional note, he felt (as do I) that the BRZ was underpowered. I say that from a specification standpoint. He says that from the standpoint of owning a 265bhp WRX and getting to drive a new BRZ for a day.
They were allocated 14 BRZs as the biggest dealer in the state, and all were pre-sold sight unseen except for one that the buyer backed out so that one is in the showroom. I think I've already seen 3 of them around Milwaukee.
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12-11-2012, 11:20 AM
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It's no evo... but still a nice car.  I would have gone with the hatch, but it's personal preference.
Now, dig a little deeper into your pockets. exhaust and e85 tune.
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12-11-2012, 12:21 PM
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Lifer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zivic
It's no evo... but still a nice car. I would have gone with the hatch, but it's personal preference.
Now, dig a little deeper into your pockets. exhaust and e85 tune. |
Yeah, I'm thinking the hatch looks better too:
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12-11-2012, 06:58 PM
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Cool, I always wanted that dark purple they made
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12-11-2012, 07:54 PM
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I prefer the hatchback but am still quite envious of you. Have fun with one of the coolest cars on the market.
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12-11-2012, 07:57 PM
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Lifer
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You picked sedan over hatch? There goes the utility of getting this car.
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12-11-2012, 08:06 PM
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awesome car. always liked the wrx, especially the sti.
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12-12-2012, 11:42 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ballmode
Cool, I always wanted that dark purple they made
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That's what my wife wanted too, but she didn't want to pay the $7000 or so extra for the STI over the normal WRX just for the color (she also didn't want the harsher suspension and lack of leather seats with hatchback).
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12-12-2012, 12:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Baked
You picked sedan over hatch? There goes the utility of getting this car.
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I wanted the wing. It makes the car for me, as obnoxious as some people think it is.
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12-12-2012, 12:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Baked
You picked sedan over hatch? There goes the utility of getting this car.
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If you're getting an STI for the utility (apart from AWD in a fast car), you're doing it wrong.
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12-12-2012, 12:49 PM
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I dunno about that. There is something about having a bit of muscle in a good handling hatch. I'm curious to see what the 2014 WRXs and STIs bring, might be my next car. I'd like a little more utility than my current sedan offers since I carry bikes and other things around occasionally.
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