STI or 370Z

Sibze · 03-26-2012, 10:14 AM

Soooooooooo whats everyone doing in here?

phelan · 03-26-2012, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Sibze

Soooooooooo whats everyone doing in here?

having a good discussion. you?

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Originally Posted by TerribleONE

on the STI vs 370Z side of things... Every person I know with a subie has had nothing but problems, broken axles, blown diffs, motors going... I have driven them many times and while they are a blast to drive I personally prefer RWD. Go test drive both and see what you feel... Remember that the STI feels faster than it really is due to the turbo... AWD is great until you get addicted to axis spins and go through tires like crazy! I would personally rather have the Z as I feel the car is more fun to drive and if you like spirited driving I feel the Z is safer despite what people say.. AWD is awesome until it lets go and many people seem to over correct due to the front wheels pulling you away from the slide.. just my .02 cents

really? all of my subie friends are all okay. i know people who have everything from the gc8 until the latest grb / gh8, and they're fine. everybody freaked out over the 2008 ringland issue, but that was for the most part resolved. the people i know who have issues are the ones who messed with their engines without ever learning what "leaning out" means. be prepared for a strange world where everybody <3s exhausts and free HP...but anything more will rip a humongous hole in your wallet.

as a lucky owner i have both a wrx and a z. yes, not an STi, but as mentioned previously, it's not like the difference is that big. yes, the transmission is different and the WRX obviously gets the short end of the stick in that department, but aside from the transmission there really isn't much different. even the body panels are the same. and personally, i drive the subaru EVERYWHERE. even to z meets

don't get me wrong the Z is a fun car but it's exactly that...a fun car. weekend warrior to me. if you want something more practical, the hatch WRX / STi is a good car.

and can't compare the z cars being more safe because AWD lets go, this and that happens. that's just people needing to learn more about their cars. driver knowledge goes a long way.

kenchan · 03-26-2012, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by phelan

as a lucky owner i have both a wrx and a z. yes, not an STi, but as mentioned previously, it's not like the difference is that big.

lucky? i thought you said it was all skillz.

TerribleONE · 03-26-2012, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by phelan

having a good discussion. you?

really? all of my subie friends are all okay. i know people who have everything from the gc8 until the latest grb / gh8, and they're fine. everybody freaked out over the 2008 ringland issue, but that was for the most part resolved. the people i know who have issues are the ones who messed with their engines without ever learning what "leaning out" means. be prepared for a strange world where everybody <3s exhausts and free HP...but anything more will rip a humongous hole in your wallet.

as a lucky owner i have both a wrx and a z. yes, not an STi, but as mentioned previously, it's not like the difference is that big. yes, the transmission is different and the WRX obviously gets the short end of the stick in that department, but aside from the transmission there really isn't much different. even the body panels are the same. and personally, i drive the subaru EVERYWHERE. even to z meets

don't get me wrong the Z is a fun car but it's exactly that...a fun car. weekend warrior to me. if you want something more practical, the hatch WRX / STi is a good car.

and can't compare the z cars being more safe because AWD lets go, this and that happens. that's just people needing to learn more about their cars. driver knowledge goes a long way.

Maybe my friends just abused them.. but yea I have seen tons of horror stories. I still <3 subies though.

phelan · 03-26-2012, 11:23 AM

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Maybe my friends just abused them.. but yea I have seen tons of horror stories. I still <3 subies though.

bad press does tend to go farther in the media

i'm quite happy with my subaru. although it was angry at me when i tried to do an AWD drift at a track event. subarus aren't meant to drift unless it's over snow / inclement weather

m4a1mustang · 03-26-2012, 11:25 AM

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bad press does tend to go farther in the media

i'm quite happy with my subaru. although it was angry at me when i tried to do an AWD drift at a track event. subarus aren't meant to drift unless it's over snow / inclement weather

Well, you just need to have more power to drift it on dry pavement.

It's like if I tried to do a burnout in the S2000.

TerribleONE · 03-26-2012, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Well, you just need to have more power to drift it on dry pavement.

It's like if I tried to do a burnout in the S2000.

I heard you can chirp the tires if you dump the clutch at 6k

m4a1mustang · 03-26-2012, 11:31 AM

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I heard you can chirp the tires if you dump the clutch at 6k

Yeah pretty much.

phelan · 03-26-2012, 11:32 AM

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Well, you just need to have more power to drift it on dry pavement.

It's like if I tried to do a burnout in the S2000.

i'd pay to see this

but yes the WRX out of the box....don't try drifting it

the subaru gets a little unhappy.

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