Thinking about getting STi. What do you guys think?

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Posted: 10/2/2004 1:03:11 AM EDT

Its fast, seats 4 or 5 in a pinch, can hold a corner like a sports car or go off road a little. I of course have to drive one around and see if I fit in it comfortably and all that, but tell me what you know about them.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:04:30 AM EDT

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Just get a disposable car.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:06:41 AM EDT

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Just get a disposable car.

Nah, not my style. I don't tend to crash vehicles or anything, and I like performance.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:09:17 AM EDT

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Just get a disposable car.

Nah, not my style. I don't tend to crash vehicles or anything, and I like performance.

I didnt use to.

I do like the ability to hit stuff if needed.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:11:43 AM EDT

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I do like the ability to hit stuff if needed.

Thats what the body shop is for

I know how you feel though. I drive a truck right now, with steel bumpers.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:12:04 AM EDT

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Geez and I thought this thread was going to be about 1911's. This aint no car forum!

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:13:24 AM EDT

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I do like the ability to hit stuff if needed.

Thats what the body shop is for

I know how you feel though. I drive a truck right now, with steel bumpers.

Body work gets expensive and they tried to fuck me over, that explains why my one car never got fixed at one, I did it myself except I couldnt get 1 part I needed to get it 100%.

Im just waiting to get hit again now, hopefully in the same place.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:13:43 AM EDT

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Look into a Baja, and see if you can mod it like a WRX. Haul balls and your shit.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:14:02 AM EDT

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Geez and I thought this thread was going to be about 1911's. This aint no car forum!

We should have a car forum. Hell, I'll give Goatboy $300 and offer to mod it if he'll make us a car forum.

I want the other kind of STi too

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:15:44 AM EDT

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Look into a Baja, and see if you can mod it like a WRX. Haul balls and your shit.

Dude, that thing fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down! But, the top of the line model has the same engine as the WRX STI, meaning the same mods could work for it.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:15:46 AM EDT

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Geez and I thought this thread was going to be about 1911's. This aint no car forum!

We should have a car forum. Hell, I'll give Goatboy $300 and offer to mod it if he'll make us a car forum.

I want the other kind of STi too

You sure you want to be in charge of lots of 6 page FordvsChevyvsDodge threads

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:16:34 AM EDT

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Look into a Baja, and see if you can mod it like a WRX. Haul balls and your shit.

Dude, that thing fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down! But, the top of the line model has the same engine as the WRX STI, meaning the same mods could work for it.

Just get an old El Camino if you want that.

We all know what El Camino means right?

It means The Camino.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:18:28 AM EDT

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We all know what El Camino means right?

Lol, it means "The Road", usually I think as a rural highway. You see "The Mexican" too?

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:18:34 AM EDT

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Look into a Baja, and see if you can mod it like a WRX. Haul balls and your shit.

Dude, that thing fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down! But, the top of the line model has the same engine as the WRX STI, meaning the same mods could work for it.

Just get an old El Camino if you want that.

We all know what El Camino means right?

It means The Camino.

I do want an El Camino. They were the shit. Talk about something I would give my left nut for...well, maybe my right one. But it has to be in absolutely immaculent condition...

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:20:53 AM EDT

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We all know what El Camino means right?

Lol, it means "The Road", usually I think as a rural highway. You see "The Mexican" too?

No I never saw that.

I just call then The Caminos.

I nearly got one, but didnt like the feel of it.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:22:34 AM EDT

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Im just waiting to get hit again now, hopefully in the same place.

I could take care of that for you.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:23:44 AM EDT

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Im just waiting to get hit again now, hopefully in the same place.

I could take care of that for you.

Feel free to ram the car, passenger side, from the front.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:27:41 AM EDT

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Im just waiting to get hit again now, hopefully in the same place.

I could take care of that for you.

Feel free to ram the car, passenger side, from the front.

Heh, I had to get my plastic Honda fixed a couple of months ago.. some genius was parked on the side of the road and decided to back into my bank's driveway right as I was turning into it. Nothing I could do but let him hit me.

$1000 worth of damage from a <5mph collision. At least his insurance took care of it.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:30:04 AM EDT

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Im just waiting to get hit again now, hopefully in the same place.

I could take care of that for you.

Feel free to ram the car, passenger side, from the front.

Heh, I had to get my plastic Honda fixed a couple of months ago.. some genius was parked on the side of the road and decided to back into my bank's driveway right as I was turning into it. Nothing I could do but let him hit me.

$1000 worth of damage from a <5mph collision. At least his insurance took care of it.

$7500 dollars worth of of damage to mine in 2 wrecks. Plus $2200 of damamge to me. Like my car Im also not 100% repaired.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:31:58 AM EDT

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Get one of these...90% of the parts on this are off the shelf. It uses a 500HP 5L DOHC V-8.

S.O.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:32:05 AM EDT

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Im just waiting to get hit again now, hopefully in the same place.

I could take care of that for you.

Feel free to ram the car, passenger side, from the front.

Heh, I had to get my plastic Honda fixed a couple of months ago.. some genius was parked on the side of the road and decided to back into my bank's driveway right as I was turning into it. Nothing I could do but let him hit me.

$1000 worth of damage from a <5mph collision. At least his insurance took care of it.

$7500 dollars worth of of damage to mine in 2 wrecks. Plus $2200 of damamge to me. Like my car Im also not 100% repaired.

Ouch.

What make of car? And do you at least get some good pain pills for the bodily injury?

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:33:24 AM EDT

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Geez and I thought this thread was going to be about 1911's. This aint no car forum!

i was like "seats 4 or 5?" how do you seat people in a 1911?

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:34:26 AM EDT

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Posted: 10/2/2004 1:34:42 AM EDT

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95 Chevy Impala SS. With a 6 day old new paint job on it.

I didnt get any painpills at all. Take Tyenol, and I still hurt from time to time.

They could have atleast given me a bottle of Perc 10s.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:39:15 AM EDT

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Get one of these...90% of the parts on this are off the shelf. It uses a 500HP 5L DOHC V-8.

forums.pimprig.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11634
www.brothersperformance.com/newsletter/MustangGTR/images/big/GTR-005.jpg
www.brothersperformance.com/newsletter/MustangGTR/images/big/GTR-020.jpg
S.O.

Jesus, they have already riced out the new Mustang. And all this time I thought there was a shred of hope left for humanity...

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:39:30 AM EDT

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95 Chevy Impala SS. With a 6 day old new paint job on it.

I didnt get any painpills at all. Take Tyenol, and I still hurt from time to time.

They could have atleast given me a bottle of Perc 10s.

That's terrible. Have you considered hunting this person down and giving them some proper... ventilation?

I've been lucky with my Hondas. I had another one before my current ride, and in a fit of utter stupidity, I totalled it. A couple of minor cuts, some hellish bruises across my chest and stomach (from the seatbelt), and a mild concussion. I was fine within a couple of weeks.

I figured that the Honda was made well enough that it probably at least saved me from long-term injury, if not saved my life outright. So, I bought another one.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:40:25 AM EDT

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Geez and I thought this thread was going to be about 1911's. This aint no car forum!

i was like "seats 4 or 5?" how do you seat people in a 1911?

Roger that. Big let down

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:41:27 AM EDT

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95 Chevy Impala SS. With a 6 day old new paint job on it.

I didnt get any painpills at all. Take Tyenol, and I still hurt from time to time.

They could have atleast given me a bottle of Perc 10s.

That's terrible. Have you considered hunting this person down and giving them some proper... ventilation?

I've been lucky with my Hondas. I had another one before my current ride, and in a fit of utter stupidity, I totalled it. A couple of minor cuts, some hellish bruises across my chest and stomach (from the seatbelt), and a mild concussion. I was fine within a couple of weeks.

I figured that the Honda was made well enough that it probably at least saved me from long-term injury, if not saved my life outright. So, I bought another one.

Its not that big of a deal anymore at the time I was pissed, the 2nd hit I was really pissed. 3rd and 4th ones (on my 78 TA) just made me quit giving a damn about it.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:44:02 AM EDT

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Geez and I thought this thread was going to be about 1911's. This aint no car forum!

i was like "seats 4 or 5?" how do you seat people in a 1911?

Roger that. Big let down

I'm sorry I let you down Lumpy, on a bright note, I just finished mounting my new Tacpoint on my G19 and now I'm gonna put my lasers on it!

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:50:03 AM EDT

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Geez and I thought this thread was going to be about 1911's. This aint no car forum!

We should have a car forum. Hell, I'll give Goatboy $300 and offer to mod it if he'll make us a car forum.

I want the other kind of STi too

You mean Sexually Transmitted infection?

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:50:21 AM EDT

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Geez and I thought this thread was going to be about 1911's. This aint no car forum!

i was like "seats 4 or 5?" how do you seat people in a 1911?

Roger that. Big let down

I imagine it would be about as easy as those clips I keep hearing about being inserted into a 1911.

I would like to see the magic shoehorn that puts this:

Into this:

It would be a bitch of a fit. God help the person who shoots it too, with that recoil and all....

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:51:07 AM EDT

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Geez and I thought this thread was going to be about 1911's. This aint no car forum!

We should have a car forum. Hell, I'll give Goatboy $300 and offer to mod it if he'll make us a car forum.

I want the other kind of STi too

You mean Sexually Transmitted infection?

You can get one of those for $20 in the right part of town.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:52:55 AM EDT

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Get one of these...90% of the parts on this are off the shelf. It uses a 500HP 5L DOHC V-8.

forums.pimprig.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11634
www.brothersperformance.com/newsletter/MustangGTR/images/big/GTR-005.jpg
www.brothersperformance.com/newsletter/MustangGTR/images/big/GTR-020.jpg
S.O.

Jesus, they have already riced out the new Mustang. And all this time I thought there was a shred of hope left for humanity...

How is that riced out? All the parts on that car have a REAL purpouse, to go around a track REAL FAST. It's a street legal race car.

S.O.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:54:22 AM EDT

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If I get something fast I'm gonna be saying "Sorry Officer" a lot.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:54:56 AM EDT

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Its not that big of a deal anymore at the time I was pissed, the 2nd hit I was really pissed. 3rd and 4th ones (on my 78 TA) just made me quit giving a damn about it.

I've had a couple of near misses since the bank incident. I love the Pacific NW, but before I moved here, I had no idea people could be so absent-minded behind the wheel. At least in CA, you can expect people to drive like maniacs and cut you off, etc. Here, you just never know when some honors student is going to decide to make a turn from the middle lane, or stop dead in their tracks to give a handout to a homeless guy, or... the list is endless.

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Oh and for the record, my Honda is stock. No ricer crap for me, and I hate those god damn loud tailpipes.

Posted: 10/2/2004 1:57:59 AM EDT

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Its not that big of a deal anymore at the time I was pissed, the 2nd hit I was really pissed. 3rd and 4th ones (on my 78 TA) just made me quit giving a damn about it.

I've had a couple of near misses since the bank incident. I love the Pacific NW, but before I moved here, I had no idea people could be so absent-minded behind the wheel. At least in CA, you can expect people to drive like maniacs and cut you off, etc. Here, you just never know when some honors student is going to decide to make a turn from the middle lane, or stop dead in their tracks to give a handout to a homeless guy, or... the list is endless.

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Oh and for the record, my Honda is stock. No ricer crap for me, and I hate those god damn loud tailpipes.

Um that happens here too. I had them stop on the interstate then go again for no visable reason.

Plus lots of other things.

Both times my TA was hit I was sitting still, neither had insurance either

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:03:57 AM EDT

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Um that happens here too. I had them stop on the interstate then go again for no visable reason.

Plus lots of other things.

Both times my TA was hit I was sitting still, neither had insurance either

At this point, I'm convinced that a good 70-80% of the population drives with their eyes closed.

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:05:02 AM EDT

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Um that happens here too. I had them stop on the interstate then go again for no visable reason.

Plus lots of other things.

Both times my TA was hit I was sitting still, neither had insurance either

At this point, I'm convinced that a good 70-80% of the population drives with their eyes closed.

I saw a study once where 70% of drivers polled described their driving as "above average".

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:05:22 AM EDT

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Um that happens here too. I had them stop on the interstate then go again for no visable reason.

Plus lots of other things.

Both times my TA was hit I was sitting still, neither had insurance either

At this point, I'm convinced that a good 70-80% of the population drives with their eyes closed.

Ride a motorcycle. Your numbers mentioned will seem drastically lower than reality after your experience.

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:10:28 AM EDT

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Um that happens here too. I had them stop on the interstate then go again for no visable reason.

Plus lots of other things.

Both times my TA was hit I was sitting still, neither had insurance either

At this point, I'm convinced that a good 70-80% of the population drives with their eyes closed.
Ride a motorcycle. Your numbers mentioned will seem drastically lower than reality after your experience.

I'm working on it. I gotta take the MSF course first. Right now I ride my old GS500E on my driveway and a short county road that has next to no traffic.

The quickest way to make a person into an idiot involves car keys

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:11:49 AM EDT

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^^^^
Boy, you're not kidding!

Almost got hit twice by the fair (Puyallup) about a month ago. Two cars, one right after the other, tried to merge into me.

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:13:32 AM EDT

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Um that happens here too. I had them stop on the interstate then go again for no visable reason.

Plus lots of other things.

Both times my TA was hit I was sitting still, neither had insurance either

At this point, I'm convinced that a good 70-80% of the population drives with their eyes closed.

I saw a study once where 70% of drivers polled described their driving as "above average".

Yeah, and there's a bridge across the Atlantic, too!

Granted, I haven't always been the safest and most considerate driver (in my youth mainly), but with only 1 exception, I haven't done anything terribly stupid, either. And there was no one else around when that exception occurred.

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:14:31 AM EDT

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Um that happens here too. I had them stop on the interstate then go again for no visable reason.

Plus lots of other things.

Both times my TA was hit I was sitting still, neither had insurance either

At this point, I'm convinced that a good 70-80% of the population drives with their eyes closed.
Ride a motorcycle. Your numbers mentioned will seem drastically lower than reality after your experience.

No way! Life sucks and all, but breathing still seems like a good idea. At least for a while.

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:15:23 AM EDT

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Boy, you're not kidding!

Almost got hit twice by the fair (Puyallup) about a month ago. Two cars, one right after the other, tried to merge into me.

I am not a threat to sport bikes. I am a threat to other cars when a sportbike is around, cause I'm too busy watchig the bike

I was following a guy on a CBR600RR today, I quit when he busted past 90 in heavy traffic. I stopped at 80. He was still accelerating.

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:16:04 AM EDT

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No way! Life sucks and all, but breathing still seems like a good idea. At least for a while.

Read my sig line

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:17:49 AM EDT

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No way! Life sucks and all, but breathing still seems like a good idea. At least for a while.

Read my sig line

Its not the getting killed part that bothers me, I just dont want to get really fucked up and live.

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:23:38 AM EDT

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No way! Life sucks and all, but breathing still seems like a good idea. At least for a while.

Read my sig line

I just want the chance to do a lot of shooting before my final day, whenever it may be.

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:27:45 AM EDT

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I just want the chance to do a lot of shooting before my final day, whenever it may be.

Hell, if you're doing it right, you'll be shooting right till the end

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:32:07 AM EDT

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I just want the chance to do a lot of shooting before my final day, whenever it may be.

Hell, if you're doing it right, you'll be shooting right till the end

Pardon my French, but..

Touche!

Posted: 10/2/2004 2:50:05 AM EDT

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I've been looking at those too. I like the WRX a little more because of the sunroof and that I
plan on driving it everyday.
The STI is basically a factory race car.
The Porsche guys hate those cars because they can stomp their ass and spend only 30K instead of
70K and up.
The STI is extremely fast and unless you have the money falling out of your pockets, they will probably
only let you drive a WRX, which is extremely fast too.
Subarus are good cars that Ford and Chevy should be making.
I, for one, am tired of making excuses for American car companies making inferior crap and hiding
behind the flag while doing it.

Posted: 10/2/2004 6:46:50 AM EDT

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I have a WRX and like it a lot, though gas mileage kinda sucks for the size of the car. Of course my right foot may share some blame there. The STI is a great car but I can't stand that wing on the back. Have you looked at the new Legacy GTs. Cheaper than the STI but much nicer and more roomy inside with 250hp. I like those a lot.

www.modernracer.com/subarulegacygt.html

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