Drove an STI for the first time today....
03-19-2009, 02:26 PM
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Drove an STI for the first time today.... well most of u kno i work at a garage and we do alignments for the subie dealer down the street.... well i got to line up a STI today and then test drive it.... and all i can say is WOW now i kno why u guys like em... they r a blast to drive... the high end torque is def noticeable and so is the all wheel drive lol
I WANT ONE!!!
I WANT ONE!!!
03-19-2009, 02:38 PM
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i've driven a Legacy not the turbo but i really like it. car handles beautifully. i would really like to drive the turbo version. what i don't like about it is that for a 4 cyl its thirsty 
the sti must be super fun to drive.
the sti must be super fun to drive.
03-19-2009, 02:58 PM
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The only thing I don't like is.. mash the pedal at 1500rpm.. wait on it...wait on it..wait on...WHEEEEEEEEE
My wife has a 5-speed Baja Turbo, and it's gutless under 2500rpm..
My wife has a 5-speed Baja Turbo, and it's gutless under 2500rpm..
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03-19-2009, 07:28 PM
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welcome to the darkside my boy 
something about the way a AWD turbo car pulls that makes me feel like a kid inside
something about the way a AWD turbo car pulls that makes me feel like a kid inside
Have driven the STI, Legacy, WRX, G35x, and the Evo. Man, the STI and the Evo were fun & fast but just not for me. Being on the far side of 50, I could not imagine driving around with those wings at 60 and beyond.! All but the G35x were 6 speeds as I have not learned yet to drive an auto without my left foot and right hand flailing about.
So..yesterday I parked in my garage a 2006 Mazdaspeed6 GT. Turbo 2.3 liter 4 cyl. with torque & yaw controled AWD and variable speed steering. At 274 hp & 280 ft. lb. of torque it was a limited edition of 5k vehicles to rate potential.
It has it and is an amenity filled STI for adults.
I am a kid again!
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03-19-2009, 07:55 PM
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Would love to bash one through the woods wide open on narrow trails over the whoops and across the ice reaching a clear snowy/muddy frozen field just tossin it back and forth , donuts, mud flying, tearin the exhaust off and laughing like it was your 1st hell ride. Naaah got no idea why anyone would ever want one.
03-19-2009, 08:35 PM
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My sentiment also. Have been car shopping since selling my 96 Talon TSIAWD last summer. Felt like I sold my childhood.
Have driven the STI, Legacy, WRX, G35x, and the Evo. Man, the STI and the Evo were fun & fast but just not for me. Being on the far side of 50, I could not imagine driving around with those wings at 60 and beyond.! All but the G35x were 6 speeds as I have not learned yet to drive an auto without my left foot and right hand flailing about.
So..yesterday I parked in my garage a 2006 Mazdaspeed6 GT. Turbo 2.3 liter 4 cyl. with torque & yaw controled AWD and variable speed steering. At 274 hp & 280 ft. lb. of torque it was a limited edition of 5k vehicles to rate potential.
It has it and is an amenity filled STI for adults.
I am a kid again!
Have driven the STI, Legacy, WRX, G35x, and the Evo. Man, the STI and the Evo were fun & fast but just not for me. Being on the far side of 50, I could not imagine driving around with those wings at 60 and beyond.! All but the G35x were 6 speeds as I have not learned yet to drive an auto without my left foot and right hand flailing about.
So..yesterday I parked in my garage a 2006 Mazdaspeed6 GT. Turbo 2.3 liter 4 cyl. with torque & yaw controled AWD and variable speed steering. At 274 hp & 280 ft. lb. of torque it was a limited edition of 5k vehicles to rate potential.
It has it and is an amenity filled STI for adults.
I am a kid again!
03-19-2009, 09:16 PM
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My buddy has a STI and he laughed when a kid with a 98 z28 a4 wanted to race. His STI spanked him and then my buddy had the gull to ask the kid if he wanted to try it again. Stupid kid tried to bs and say his factory car had 500 horses and it wasnt running right. It was pretty funny as soon as they waved the race, instant 6 lenghts. I want one now...
03-19-2009, 09:18 PM
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yea i most def want atleast a evo or sti old ones but they are still out of my range for being a daily, i have a99 eclipse gs but its gutless, i hate the little ****....finding agsx is not easy, specially one that has not been beat or riced out to death.....i think i might just finish paying it and just let it sit and buy a third gen fo sho
03-19-2009, 10:23 PM
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The 2009 WRX has more power than previous ones, interesting:
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t_drive_review
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t_drive_review
the revised WRX now blasts to 60 mph from a standstill in an electrifying 4.7 seconds. That's 1.1 seconds quicker than the 2008 model—and get this—0.3 second quicker than we've managed in a WRX STI, the supposedly higher-performance version of the WRX
