Random thoughts thread

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by kanundrum

hahaha love grumpy cat

Me too.

Originally Posted by Snoopyalien24

The focus is one hot hatch! I really like the ST but its not worth the extra $7k.

That's my reasoning. Once I get it then I can save money and wait for the variants of the Twins to come out and choose one at my leisure. I'll be rolling in cash after I graduate college.

[Giccin]

So...

I've been looking at some future fun cars (hatches) and I've come down to two choices.

Mazda Speed 3 and Subaru Impreza WRX 5dr.

Went through some pros and cons and damn they're pretty close. Total nub here but... aside from the STi is it possible to get a different type of... "turbo" ? I've been afraid to ask this question but I don't give a flying f. I'm here to learn from people.

Thoughts?!

Edit: I'll also let you know I'll get an FT86 down the line as well. I plan on owning 2 cars. and maybe another car for daily driving purposes if my work is far.... or a road bike if its not too far. :P

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by Giccin

So...

I've been looking at some future fun cars (hatches) and I've come down to two choices.

Mazda Speed 3 and Subaru Impreza WRX 5dr.

Went through some pros and cons and damn they're pretty close. Total nub here but... aside from the STi is it possible to get a different type of... "turbo" ? I've been afraid to ask this question but I don't give a flying f. I'm here to learn from people.

Thoughts?!

Edit: I'll also let you know I'll get an FT86 down the line as well. I plan on owning 2 cars. and maybe another car for daily driving purposes if my work is far.... or a road bike if its not too far. :P

Don't be scared, I ask people all the time like these awesome members who have correctly educated me on the pros and cons lol

I see it as fun FWD vs powerful AWD

Do you need AWD? What costs more in the long run? What is easier to maintain? What are the price differences? Insurance?

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

Me too.



That's my reasoning. Once I get it then I can save money and wait for the variants of the Twins to come out and choose one at my leisure. I'll be rolling in cash after I graduate college.

Whatcha majoring in?

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by Giccin

So...

I've been looking at some future fun cars (hatches) and I've come down to two choices.

Mazda Speed 3 and Subaru Impreza WRX 5dr.

Went through some pros and cons and damn they're pretty close. Total nub here but... aside from the STi is it possible to get a different type of... "turbo" ? I've been afraid to ask this question but I don't give a flying f. I'm here to learn from people.

Thoughts?!

Edit: I'll also let you know I'll get an FT86 down the line as well. I plan on owning 2 cars. and maybe another car for daily driving purposes if my work is far.... or a road bike if its not too far. :P

What do you mean different turbo? The difference between the WRX and STI? Or another turbo hatch like the Ford Focus ST?

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

That's my reasoning. Once I get it then I can save money and wait for the variants of the Twins to come out and choose one at my leisure. I'll be rolling in cash after I graduate college.

Yeah that's what I thought...I hope you have a STEM degree to be making an assertion like that.

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by Giccin

Went through some pros and cons and damn they're pretty close. Total nub here but... aside from the STi is it possible to get a different type of... "turbo" ? I've been afraid to ask this question but I don't give a flying f. I'm here to learn from people.

http://www.bptstore.com/Subaru-WRXSTi_c_14.html

Blouch Turbo is some good guys. The thing to remember is that the WRX and STI use different turbo..."types" so if you're staying with the stock location, you can't just use a stock location STI turbo without changing a bunch of other stuff, from what I recall (they are both IHI VF series turbos, but the mounting flanges/locations are different). I never had a GH/GR/GV chassis car, just did a lot of reading about it.

[Giccin]

Mazda Speed 3**** Not the regular mazdas. My bad guys! lol

Originally Posted by Snoopyalien24

Don't be scared, I ask people all the time like these awesome members who have correctly educated me on the pros and cons lol

I see it as fun FWD vs powerful AWD

Do you need AWD? What costs more in the long run? What is easier to maintain? What are the price differences? Insurance?

Mm... The prices between the Speed 3 and Impreza WRX Limited is about 4k.
Impreza has the 20HP+ difference on the SPD 3. Spd3 has torque kick alot higher for obvious reasons.

I could enjoy the FWD but I want a powerful AWD for traveling purposes (camping and such). Yea it'll be used for "motorsport" but it'll be going into the forest with me. Lol Plus... in Rainy conditions it'll work better here. lol

The impreza also weighs about.. 80lbs/38ish kg less than the spd3.

Insurance should be both relatively the same.

Originally Posted by Dimman

What do you mean different turbo? The difference between the WRX and STI? Or another turbo hatch like the Ford Focus ST?

MMMM... More like I can't tell the difference between the WRX and the STi. LOL.

So I'm wondering what I could add to make it have that little kick. :P

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

http://www.bptstore.com/Subaru-WRXSTi_c_14.html

Blouch Turbo is some good guys. The thing to remember is that the WRX and STI use different turbo..."types" so if you're staying with the stock location, you can't just use a stock location STI turbo without changing a bunch of other stuff, from what I recall (they are both IHI VF series turbos, but the mounting flanges/locations are different). I never had a GH/GR/GV chassis car, just did a lot of reading about it.

Oooo... thanksies!

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Giccin

Mm... The prices between the Speed 3 and Impreza WRX Limited is about 4k.
Impreza has the 20HP+ difference on the SPD 3. Spd3 has torque kick alot higher for obvious reasons.

I could enjoy the FWD but I want a powerful AWD for traveling purposes (camping and such). Yea it'll be used for "motorsport" but it'll be going into the forest with me. Lol Plus... in Rainy conditions it'll work better here. lol

The impreza also weighs about.. 80lbs/38ish kg less than the spd3.

Insurance should be both relatively the same.

If it's for camping so forest stuff then I would recommend keep it in NA (3 or Impreza). It's cheaper & better mpg. Not worth having that snail under the hood.

Biggest con of AWD is the tires. One for all, all for me. If one blow, gotta replace other 3 too. Also extra parts to maintain than FWD (like CV axle, rear diff, hub bearings, & so con).

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by Giccin

MMMM... More like I can't tell the difference between the WRX and the STi. LOL.

So I'm wondering what I could add to make it have that little kick. :P

Differences between the WRX and STI: Wheel bearings/hubs (5x100 WRX, 5x114.3 STI), turbo chargers/placement, transmission (5spd WRX vs close ratio 6spd STI), and differentials (WRX: open front and rear with viscous or MPT center; STI: Driver-Controlled Center Differential and front/rear LSD), and finally brakes (WRX: same brakes we have; STI: 13" Brembo brakes). The $10000 has been less worth it to people since the WRX got the bump to 265hp, but you're paying for the more advanced transmission/differential setup, and those Brembo brakes.

3" turboback exhaust and a Cobb AP with a pro-tune. $2000 for a crap-ton of power.

[Zaku]

Honestly I've been very happy with this Forester, but I think for my next daily car, I like to just get a normal Impreza, even if it's not a WRX it's a nice car and in a funny way it drives just like the Forester I have,from experience I just feel like you can't really go wrong with a Subaru.

[kanundrum]

Hmmmm Nexus5 Rumors

• 5.2″ OLED Display with 1920×1080 resolution
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 @ 2.3 GHz
• 3GB LPDDR3 Ram
• 16/32/64GB of internal storage
• 16MP rear camera by OmniVision (4k video recording @30FPS, 1080p video recording @60FPS, Real Time HDR & HDR video recording, optical image stabilization, BSI 2.0)
• 2.1MP front camera (1080p video recording @30FPS)
• 3300 mAh Lithium Polymer battery
• Front positioned stereo speakers
• Qualcomm RF360 (LTE 150 Mbps & HSPA+)
• Integrated DVB-T / ATSC-antenna
• Gesture like controls (navigation, zoom, etc)

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by kanundrum

Hmmmm Nexus5 Rumors

• 5.2″ OLED Display with 1920×1080 resolution
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 @ 2.3 GHz
• 3GB LPDDR3 Ram
• 16/32/64GB of internal storage
• 16MP rear camera by OmniVision (4k video recording @30FPS, 1080p video recording @60FPS, Real Time HDR & HDR video recording, optical image stabilization, BSI 2.0)
• 2.1MP front camera (1080p video recording @30FPS)
• 3300 mAh Lithium Polymer battery
• Front positioned stereo speakers
• Qualcomm RF360 (LTE 150 Mbps & HSPA+)
• Integrated DVB-T / ATSC-antenna
• Gesture like controls (navigation, zoom, etc)

Google releases its Nexus line around September-October

Plenty if time to wait it out. Also, who knows if these specs will be meh by that time? I'm happy with my Nexus 4 lol

[kanundrum]

Should here something by I/O though