Guy traded his 08' STI
 

for a PG 370, i was at the dealer inquiring about finance, when a dude pulled up in a blue STI, when he came in, I said "nice car", his reply: "Thanks, trading it for a 370". So of course I asked him why, his reply: "I test drove one, made me feel like an idiot for getting that car in the first place, the Z is fu*kin sexy and feels faster". I rest my case. I got a kick out of it, figured i'd share.:tup:

Anyone thats interested, 08' STI at Casa Nissan for 25k.

Nice story :tiphat:

lol... i like how you mention the STI price... it would have been funny if you asked for a test drive on the STI

this dude was beaming, said it took him 10 minutes of driving it to realize he wasnt leaving the dealership without it. It warmed my heart really.

haha yeah, im not much for hatches, 25k is a damn good price though!

lol thats not a bad price

Not at all! He had some good looking machined silver wheels on it too, if your in the EP area, id jump on this, it wont last.

I would PICK a 370 over an sti (obviously) but I don't think I would trade an sti in just to get a z. He had to lose his rump on the deal

yeah, think he said they gave him 20 for it, but hey, its his money!

Damn! An '08 STI MSRP is like $36,000. That's almost 50% value in one year. That dude got jacked bigtime.

That's horrifying.
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/~apar...fied_sarah.jpg

He got plain robbed.

well gentlemen, the Z DOES have its allure! ha, twas hosed was he.

Yeah, 25,000 for 08 STi is a great deal. I'm not going to make the same mistake as him though. I'm saving for my 370Z.

If he really thinks his 08 STi feels slower than the 370Z, he must have had a slow STi. My 05 STi felt wayyyy faster than my 370Z. I know stock for stock they are pretty even acceleration wise, but feeling wise the STi feels faster for sure. Probably because of the turbo feeling.

have you driven on 08-09 STI? Subaru changed the characteristics of the car to be more subdued; part of that whole image change they are trying to do to allure a more general audience. Anyway, the 08 STI doesn't feel like the previous gens. I mean my old 06 WRX felt nearly as fast at the 08 STI I test drove. Compared to the 06 and 05 STI's I've test driven which actually feel like you are going fast.

As for the huge hit in the 08 STI price, I think a lot has to do with the hatch style and low performance of the car. Overall the 08 STI just hasn't been doing well, even in the subaru community. It's not was raw as the previous gens and is slightly slower in acceleration. It's no surprise that they aren't holding their value. My 06 WRX only lost about 3k in depreciation. Paid 24k for it and got 21k out of it. The older gen Subys hold their value much better than these newer ones and I think a lot has to due with the new style that subaru is trying out. I for one did cross shop the STI to the 370z and the 370z won hands down no contest for various reasons. Still, I miss AWD

I have driven a sti before, after an install. It was a 2003 I believe. The car is sickly fast but it is not something I could live with the turbo kicks in at around 4000 and that the think is a rocket. I would choose a Z over it any day. Much easier car to live with.

Good story, thanks for sharing. I like the STi though.

interesting....

maybe he forgot to switch on "crazy" mode on his STi. The newer models should feel just as fast as the older models if not faster, minus the handling of the previous ones of course because they neutered the car's suspension.

I did too! I paid 32,400 for my sti, and got 28,000 for trade-in.

http://www.pbase.com/mattjkphoto/ima...4/original.jpg

Awesome! this makes me proud of my 370, turbo 4 bangers for high output V6's FTW!!!:tup:

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Probably already has! I told him about the site, hope he sees my thread!

I came from an '02 WRX, and also cross shopped the '09 STI with the 370Z. I really dislike the new body style of the Subaru. I wanted to like it because they are great cars and I have owned 2 Subarus, but I just feel like they went the wrong direction with the styling to appeal to the car buying masses instead of catering to their fan base. I was hoping the new body style would be more aggressive, and retain some of the styling features that the previous generations had (large personal pizza size foglights, prominent hoodscoop, etc.). When I drove the STI, I swear my Stage 1 WRX felt much faster. It felt too refined and toned down, I have rode in the previous generation STi's and they felt much faster as well.

Anyway, I think Nissan did the opposite with the styling of the Z car. I already liked what they had going with the 350Z. They maintained the same basic shape, the gauge pods, etc. and evolved the design. As far as performance of the old versus new Z, I cannot really speak from experience, but I can tell you from my butt dyno that my 370Z is definately faster than my old WRX.

Like one of the previous posters, yeah, I might miss AWD (especially if we get some snow this winter), but I certainly do not regret buying the 370Z to replace the WRX. I was a little concerned about going from a 4-door sedan to a 2-door hatchback coupe, but that is almost a non-issue. I guess I could always buy a beater car if I really need one.