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I have taken one step towards the dark side...

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1EVIL88VERT said:
i hate what they did to the front end!!! i would still buy one for a daily driver though, congrats on the purchase
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ya the new front end isnt my favorite, but they are still great cars none the less
 

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How much do they cost?
 

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Looks badass! Thats the first time I have seen that body style. I dont like the lights or that mini spoiler(dont really mind the big one that much but the small one looks cheesy)
 

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Nik_95Cobra said:
My friend had an 04' sti and he'd continuously walk me pretty hard. I like the way yours looks a lot better than the 04'. I was almost going to get an 03/04 cobra but now I'm hell bent on a 05+ GTO.
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I don't know about those GTO's. I like the idea of a 400 HP 6.0 (I believe that is the correct specs) but from what I have experienced, they are turds. I don't know if its the weight or the fact that the one I raced was an auto, but I beat an '05 6.0 3 out of 4 times racing in the 1/8th. Maybe it was the fact that the guy didn't have a clue about his car, telling me it would run over 200 MPH if he took the electronic limiter off, but it just really didn't pull very hard. I took him out of the hole (which could be from wheel spin) but even half way down the track, he could not pull on my car. Trust me, I am far from talking up my 9.4 sec. 1/8 mile beast, just hinting at the fact that those cars (or at least the one i raced: I have learned auto=slow) was far from spectacular... and even further from the advertised 400 HP.
 

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mattkimsey said:
How much do they cost?
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$32K

BlueOvalStangGT said:
Thats the first time I have seen that body style. I dont like the lights or that mini spoiler(dont really mind the big one that much but the small one looks cheesy)
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It grows on you. The front end doesn't look half-bad in person. And the cheesy wings (technically I think there are three total, the big one at the back is actually two) start to grow on you... kinda like a fungus. It's so obnoxious, it's kinda appealing.

I've definitely noticed that this car is every teenagers wet dream. Everywhere I look, some teenager is gawking at it. On the freeway, at stoplights, you name it. Kinda funny if you ask me. It's a wildly fun car, but it's not some supercar, it's not even all that quick if you're used to Mustangs .

I made it almost exactly 24 hours before buying the first mod. This is an easy one, not expensive, and not really all that much performance-wise, but I wanted to be able to hear that cute little turbo spin up and blow off. So I got this:



Dave
 

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$32K

It grows on you. The front end doesn't look half-bad in person. And the cheesy wings (technically I think there are three total, the big one at the back is actually two) start to grow on you... kinda like a fungus. It's so obnoxious, it's kinda appealing.



Dave
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I actually like the headlights, its the tailights im not too fond of.
 

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"I have Eibach Pro-Kit springs, KYB shocks/struts, custom full length subframe connectors, Eibach sway bars, pro3i upper/lower control arms, and my stang handles 10000x better than any f-body I've driven." C'mon Cman. If I put all that work into any car's suspension, I could say it handled better than any other car. Apples to apples.

"I've driven SS's and Z28's, they handled like a freaking cruise ship, lol." That's insane to me. Dunno whos car you were driving that day but again, I owned one for 4 years. It blew away the stock stang suspension. I think you are too used to your suspension after the upgrades. Been ther done that and no comparison. The stang is a lot looser and leans a whole lot more.
 

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What's the HP, TQ and MPGs ratings on those? Is it a 6 speed?
 

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HP /TQ AMAZING 300/300. And wow it weighs 18 pounds more than my vert (after 170 pound diet). I think it is an awesome looking car and the wing could grow on ya.

Edmonds says 18/24. Real world in motor trend for a WRX wagon was under 20 avg after one of their long testing periods.

http://www.edmunds.com/used/2005/su...l?tid=edmunds.u.prices.leftsidenav..6.Subaru*
 

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Pokageek said:
That's insane to me. Dunno whos car you were driving that day but again, I owned one for 4 years. It blew away the stock stang suspension. I think you are too used to your suspension after the upgrades. Been ther done that and no comparison. The stang is a lot looser and leans a whole lot more.
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You might be right. When I drove those cars, I didn't have my control arms, but I had everything else. I sure don't remember what the stang handled like before the suspension, but I know it wasn't great. All my friends who have driven them say they handle poorly as well. Oh well.
 

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I wouldn't be so adamant but I am sure of it Cman. I remember taking this overpass at 75+ and the car felt like it was on rails. The stang leans like hell and feels like it will break loose (same turn). When I drove my friends miata it was no better than the Z28. Only downfall was the Z would kick out sometimes on a real hard like 85 degree turn b/c of the "live axle." Then I got in my dads Z vert and it handled poopy. Given it felt like a tanker to your stang means your car must handle pretty well and that is encouraging!
 

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pleasehelp said:
What's the HP, TQ and MPGs ratings on those? Is it a 6 speed?
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It's probably slightly overrated at 300 bhp, typical stock STI puts around 235 awhp, which is about the same whp as a '99-04 GT. Based on others experience, I'm expecting I'll see about 19-21 mpg on average, just a tad more than I've been getting with my Cobra. And yes, 'tis a 6-speed. The factory short-shifter is longer than a typical Mustang aftermarket short shifter, but it's really not half-bad. It's better than the T-56 in my Cobra, at least in how it shifts.

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The 05 - 06 GTO is not very fast off the line but it's damn fast up top. One of the guys on my street traded his 99gt for one a week ago, He gave me a ride a couple days ago, It's a nice car, I dont like how they look, but that 6.0 6 speed and comfy interior sold me. I'm waiting on the 07 shelby, thats mine. I can take him until 3rd i'm, positive but he would catch up and pass me within a mile or two. As for the STI I like them for there handling characteristics, AWD is hard to beat in corners.
 

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Dave-
NICE grab for a DD!!! I LOVE them and would own one in a second. But, I must say that the new front end makes me want to puke. Its weird, suby caught all kinds of hell about the way the first WRX/STi front ends looked, and then they redesigned the head lights to look MUCH better... now I feel like they took a step back again. Hopefully someone will come out with a nice, non-boyracer front end for the new WRX/STi that will compliment the nicer new headlights and get rid of that God-aweful center grill.

IMO for the area in which I live a WRX/STi would make for the BEST DD on the market. Fast, fun, sporty, and it can be driven year round!
 
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Rootus,

Nice pick up on the STi. I sold my stang to get an '04. I get about 23 mpg in mixed city/hwy driving with some spirited driving thrown in there.

I hated the wing when I first got my car, but like you said, it's grown on me, now I don't think I want to take it off.

I love the STi, handling is absolutely awesome, but I miss my mustang soooo much. that's why I still hang out around here. The boxer engine has a nice sound to it, but it's no match for a stang. I'm hoping to pick up another mustang within 2 years or so.
 

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94blackGTvert-
You should check out http://www.steelcitystangs.com since you are from the 'burgh. There are a number of nice stangs on there for sale too, namely a nice black 94 cobra!
 
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94blackGTvert-
You should check out http://www.steelcitystangs.com since you are from the 'burgh. There are a number of nice stangs on there for sale too, namely a nice black 94 cobra!
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Oh no, why did you have to tell me about that cobra? That is pretty nice, but my fiance would absolutely kill me. We're saving for our wedding next year so I really don't have the money to spend on a stang.

I did register though, under the name Danimal. Guess I'll start a thread over there to introduce myself.
 
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