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Originally Posted by CSG Mike
Any reason you took the STI over the WRX this time around?
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After building 2 Nissan 240's, a WRX, and an FRS, I've kind of grown tired of spending so much time and money building up cars. Also, I originally wanted an STI when I got the WRX, but there were none of available and I just talked myself out of it saying things like "I don't need 6 gears" "I don't need the DCCD" "I don't need brembo brakes". And yes, I don't NEED them, but after owning the WRX for 6 months, I started to regret settling for less. I decided to make sure that I got what I really wanted this time around. Color, trim, options etc.
The STI is something that I can keep pretty much stock for a good while and still be perfectly content. It already has nice wheels, good brakes, good suspension, nice interior etc. When I saw and drove the new WRX, I could instantly come up with like 10k in parts I wanted to add: Wheels/tires, brakes, shifter bushings, and other misc. items.
The new WRX is a BARGAIN and I still think it's actually better value than the STI. For under 30k, it's such a well rounded car and I'd recommend the WRX before recommending the STI to anybody honestly. Only reason why is because I know I want to keep mine mostly stock and just enjoy daily driving and occasional track days.
I'm moving back to California next month and WSIR is only 2 hours away from where I'll be. So, a simple brake pad and fluid change is all I'll be looking at doing in the near future.
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Originally Posted by Sideways&Smiling
Hope you don't regret it when a new STI comes with a new engine. I can't imagine it will be that long from now.
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Call me crazy, but I really like the EJ. I know a lot of people hate it, but I still love it. Maybe it's because I don't care to make a lot of power with it, while others feel very limited by it compared to engines like the 4G63 and 4B11. I like the power band more than the FA too. The EJ is a bit more peaky, but the FA seems to fall on its face a little bit in the top end.
Obviously, gas mileage isn't as good but if you put the car into "I" on the SI-Drive and drive normally, I've seen people still yield around 30mpg combined on the street.
Plus, I know what to expect with the EJ platform. The FA motors seem to be doing okay, but time will tell. People are having some clutch and transmission issues already though. However, once Subaru gets it buttoned up and makes some slight changes here and there, I'm sure the FA will be an absolute killer of an engine.
I won't regret it though because whenever they do decide to do it, it's going to be a new engine, meaning the car will surely have it's hiccups. It'll probably be a year or two after that until they have everything sorted out I think.
You have to ask yourself sometimes "how long do you keep waiting for the next best??"