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Old 07-04-2017, 10:07 AM   #16 (permalink)
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I have a few younger friends who own STI's, drove their cars and could not ever think of downgrading to a Subaru...but to each their own..., best of luck OP
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Life can be full of regrets, don't put one on the list by doing this.
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If you get the WRX you will also have to start vaping. It's just what WRX owners do..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD-qo4gxyS4
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Old 07-04-2017, 04:10 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Don't do it!

They are money pits. Every single part that goes on it means you need to pay to get a tune. It's a never ending process. Trust me! in just over 6 years I went through: 5 sets of tires, 5 sets of brakes, 3 turbos, 4 tunes, and then....3rd gear grenaded itself (5 speed 2007).

Lets see: I was pulled over 5x, only one of which was I actually driving fast, the other 4 were "warnings," and the constant every stop light someone wanting to race got old.

I think the re-sell however is going to be better than the Z because people want 4door awd vehicles in the northern states, but, what would you rather look at and get into every day? The Z is actually a beautiful looking car that doesn't look like just another 4 door on the road with random over-styled lines running everywhere.

I say keep the Z, get a cheap used wrx that someone already sank their life savings into instead, and don't beat the crap out of it unless you want to buy a new transmission, or find a used older sti with the 6 speed that can take some abuse.
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No don't. You're gonna be a SSUSusuuuu--suuuuu-baaa----ruuuu-UUUU driver. You're gonna be the type to switch out of the slow lane only to drive side-by-side with the driver in front of you, slap on bumper stickers about I <3 Earth and some extremist liberal stuff, inexplicably have a bike rack on your car that you never use, take full stops at intersections on hills while people driving manual Z's behind you are left to suffer, eat pistachios, obsessively watch the Discovery Channel, keep the radio set to NPR, have an "emergency poncho" in the back seat, never take more than one passenger, flip the car over at some point, drive into a lake, drink kale smoothies, never take showers, pour milk before the cereal, don't even the drink after finishing the cereal, all this stuff:

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If you're going to go this route or similar, I'd go Focus RS or Golf R. Might be a little more but imo so worth it
good idea but personal preference, no Germany or American cars.
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Snow tires? My Jeep sat in the garage all last winter. The Z did just fine with a set of snow tires on it.
5 inches snow? i dont think so haha. tried that. 2 wheels of power failed a lot.
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Subaru WRX Sti not the Same class as the Fairlady,1 is a Sports Saloon,1 is a Sports Couple....Only the Subaru BRZ came close with our Z,only if Subaru put the STi engine in it.
I agree, but this is the two options laying ahead of me. thank you for the words.
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I managed to drive mine with bald tires in the snow. It wasn't easy but it was doable
yea its doable not dangerous and hard. still remember my bmw in %$#% tires breaking from 30 to 0 in 200 meters still hitting another car @ 5km/h.
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If you get the WRX you will also have to start vaping. It's just what WRX owners do..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD-qo4gxyS4
haha i do vape to quit smoking.
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yea its doable not dangerous and hard. still remember my bmw in %$#% tires breaking from 30 to 0 in 200 meters still hitting another car @ 5km/h.
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I agree, but this is the two options laying ahead of me. thank you for the words.
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5 inches snow? i dont think so haha. tried that. 2 wheels of power failed a lot.
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good idea but personal preference, no Germany or American cars.
Its called multi quote...now let us know what you did...it shouldn't take more than a day to realize you are keeping the Z
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Its called multi quote...now let us know what you did...it shouldn't take more than a day to realize you are keeping the Z
XD forgot about the multi quote thingy. I would really love to keep the Z but looks sub is a better option for a country with half year heavy snow. still debating myself like should i spend another 20k to slam TT on the Z or just trade an STI and call it a day/
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