2007 STi... should I pull the trigger?
 

My buddy is moving up to Rip City (Portland, OR) and needs to sell one of his cars; 07 black STi.

From what he told me, it's black/black, 23K miles, body is mint, has some engine mods and dyno'd about 400hp; front mount, Tial wastegate, Blouch Dominator 2.5r turbo, 750cc injectors, Cobb Accesssport.

I think I might take it off his hands since the FT doesn't come out till 11/12.

What do you think?

how much?

Sorry, I forgot to include the price but he said 21K w/all the oem parts.

I'd jump all over that if it's legit. Does he have service records? I found a 2007 STi with 23k on the odo and it's listing for 29k. There's another with 40k on the odo listed for 22 so if you found the latter for 21k, jump on it, FT or no FT.

I've known the seller since 2003 when we used to race motorcycles. At the time, he had a 850HP Supra 2JZ so I know he takes care of is stuff.

Here are some pics of the setup before they went on the car.

pics of car?

why not? Go for it!

<3 STI's... It's a shame the new ones are ugly ass hatches... :cry:

I say go for it!

If he takes care of his stuff like you say, there's no reason to pass up on this gem, especially with what you're getting for 21k.

i love my wrx, it has 306 whp and it's very very fast and fun to drive, so 400hp should be something special to drive on the street. go for it, plus the sound is priceless

do you realy think that!
http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/a...aebe8c70_b.jpg

http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/a...11/newsti3.jpg

im not so sure!

Thanks fellas! I'm gonna go drive it tonight so if I'm heavily impressed then I'll scoop it up.

Kind of off on a tangent but since I got into motorcycles, 145mph full lean angle dragging knee into Turn9 @Willow Springs, maxing 6th gear at Miller's front straight... I test drove the '10 STi at Kearny Mesa Subaru and wasn't impressed at all. The hatchback looks very nice and all but it seemed very underpowered.

What kind of wheels are on the blue one? CE28's? That thing looks sick!

when i first saw the hatch i thought the same. but now im in love with them

look like ce28s to me

Alot of people say that... but I just can't get over the hatch... I'm pretty excited about the rumors of a sedan return in '11 though.

The hatch still hasn't grown on me but I can't say it's ugly!

*UPDATE*
I took out the STi last night after I got done playing basketball and man that thing is a beast! I was really impressed and I'm definitely going to scoop it up! I was breaking traction on 1st and 2nd gear!! That turbo spools up like no tomorrow!

He's not leaving till Aug so he's willing to hold off until then. He doesn't drive it much anyways since he has his Taco and CBR1000RR thats why it only has 23K miles!

You fugging military doods have so much disposible income it's not even funny!

It's a done deal!! :bow:

Yes, yes we do... :)

Congrats on the new purchase when it happens.

Thanks! I'm still working out the details but since we are not in an absolute rush, I'm starting to get a bit closer/excited about the car even though the title hasn't even been completely transfered yet!

Here is some pics I took the other day. You can barely see my Taco in the back! :party0030:

Looks clean man. Any pics of the interior?

Seeing it more in the morning, there are some obvious surface scratches but its not like I'm going to toss it in a car show. I want to take it to the track; Willow Springs, Streets of Willow, Horse Thief mile, Buttonwillow etc and drive it there more than anything!

I could get some later on but the thing is by the time I get out from work, it's already dark. From what I saw, the interior looks completely stock, no gauges, factory stereo, oem shifter etc. The COBB Accessport was tucked away in the glove.

I also wanted to take some pics of the engine bay but my phone cam wasn't picking anything up the other night.

Cool man, sounds good. In any case, it's a fine addition to any garage. :thumbsup:

very nice. congrats

I decided not to get it after all and it turns out he just sold it.

I'm still going to keep my eyes open for a clean MKIV.

:(

Yeah man, I know but the insurance on that thing is a lot more than I expected almost double what I'm paying now. A lot more than when I called for a Supra and I've been driving for 15+ years, clean record etc.

Also I read on the iwsti and nasioc about ringland issues on the 07-09 STi's.

http://www.iwsti.com/forums/2-5-lite...est-4-low.html

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1632634

Wait for the FT :thumbsup: