What I bought instead:
 

Well, I was thinking about trading my STI for a BRZ, but I realized that, for a couple of reasons, I didn't want to. Primarily because buying a new car isn't a solid financial decision for me, since I don't care much about a warranty. But also because I never really fell in love with the idea of driving an N/A flat mtor.

So, this weekend I ended up trading my older car for something, well, a little older.
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good choice, good attention to detail on the engine bay. what LS engine is that?

It's a forged, 383 LS6 with a mild cam and exhaust. :]

it must sound beastly when you start it, i wish could get something like this.

It certainly doesn't sound like a wankel. LSX FC's are getting much cheaper, and they are some relatively affordable swapped FD's, too. NOROTORS.com

Sexy FD + no fairy triangles = so much win.

That car is so worth!!! I'm jealous.

Beautiful. I've always loved FD.

Very nice. You should post more pics. :thumbup:

It's a beautiful car, but those V-8 swaps always make me a little sad; the Wankel is such a neat engine.

Now that is a worthy car! Great lines, big power, relatively lightweight. Good choice!:thumbup:

Rotary motors are interesting, but, at this point, I think would rather have a big V8. I hated big V motors growing up, but that hatred was mostly unfounded, since at the time I had never actually driven a LSX car. MOAR PIKSHURZ AT TOP

This car looks like you paid a lot for it.

That's one of the slickest FD's I've ever seen... lucky man.

Awesome car. Looks to be in great condition. Want to give a rough estimate what you paid for it?

Well, I traded my older car and a little coin, so I didn't pay a lot of liquid cash. However, if I had sold my older car and paid cash, considering the value of the previous car, it would be somewhere between 25,xxx and 30,xxx.

holy awesome @_@ good move :D

:respekt:, very nice choice. I hope you enjoy it thoroughly. :D

Good move, I love that you can legally own a car like that in your country.
It's going to be a real blast, lots of torque, light body. It looks brilliant and not rice at all.

A bit pricey but i's a real keeper.

It also depends on the milage of the donor car, the state of the interior, othe aftermarket components...

More pics and a video maybe?

Love it!! My favorite color too.

Not having to go through the trouble of selling my car was worth a considerable amount to me alone. That and the market for selling STIs isn't what it used to be, so I'd be lucky if I even got KBB value for it. It's a 93 chassis with 130,xxx miles, which is pretty low for a 20 year old car. I'll capture a video today, but here's a list of mods, for those that are interested. The color is Subaru's Aspen White.

93 touring 130k on chassis 3500ish on motor and trans
complete color change from silver to aspen white
Red Leather
Factory cruise control
Enkei NT03. Wheels and tires have less than 2000 miles on them. 9.5" +40 offset 255/40/18 on all 4 corners so you can rotate.
Full Samberg Kit with DSS aluminum dshaft
LS6 Stroked to forged 383
4030 Scat crank and rods
ARP rod and head bolts
weisco -6 dish pistons
243 heads
comp valve train and push rods
custom grind comp cam
ASP under drive pulley
Ported LS6 intake and TB
42lb injectors
Tick stage 2 t56
Spec Stage 3 Clutch
Wilwood 7/8's adjustable master
Spoolin Long tubes
Custom Stainless 3" to 3.5" with vbands to Greedy exhaust
Shine Parts / Feed sides, rear diffuser, and rear spoiler
99 Spec OEM Mazda Front bumper with plate shaved
99 Spec REAL Stanley lights
99 Spec Tails
Tein Flex coil overs.
Optima Yellow Top
Steada Tri Ax with GT 500 knob
Tein hood struts
Stainless coil covers
MSD coils once they are off National Back order. Been waiting since DEC for them!
New condenser
Pez AC lines and Drier
New 20% tint and 35% on the full front windshield.
Dakota Digital box installed and all gauges work
Melling High Flow oil pump and chain
New OEM oil pickup and screen
Full mobile 1 syn fulid in Diff, Trans, and Motor
Full PEZ harness with AC pre wired
Urethane diff mounts
Energy Susp Trans mount
Alignment
Rear wiper and Antenna shaved
Red efini emblems and matching key
R1 Din pocket
Every single sensor, pulley, belt, hose, gasket, starter, alt, PS pump, etc was replaced during the rebuild and I have all the receipts.

The car may not be worth this to everyone, but this is the closest I will probably get to having a "new" FD, so my opinion of its value is held in pretty high regard. :]

I'll get more pics and videos soon!

Very nice, congrats! FD's still look great, and the LS6 is always a lusty engine. I'm sure you'll enjoy the hell out of the car.

Thanks for all of the kind words, guys. :]

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Did some highway pulls with an obviously modified RX-8 the other day; they sound beastly, regardless of whether or not they're reliable. Kinda stinky though...