Need advise to choose a daily driver

kenchan · 04-10-2016, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidZ370

Ohh Mr kenchan wait until you install downpipe up the boost and add a intake! I hear its ridiculous at that point! I will be going full stage2+ if I end up with one. Cheers! FYI: silver doesn't look that bad on the STI hehe

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actually the 15/16 STI's require new injectors if u do dat due to boost creep issues. wastegate is limited. car comes out of the box pretty lean. im going to keep the pipes and intake stock. i dont need more noise.. im a middle aged guy remember, i had a noisy car before. lol

hell, the silver grew on me now. thing looks great. was originally going to get the darker blue wrx or the wr blue STI, but im glad i got silver. probably tired of the blue by now. lol

Larso1 · 04-10-2016, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

actually the 15/16 STI's require new injectors if u do dat due to boost creep issues. wastegate is limited. car comes out of the box pretty lean. im going to keep the pipes and intake stock. i dont need more noise.. im a middle aged guy remember, i had a noisy car before. lol

hell, the silver grew on me now. thing looks great. was originally going to get the darker blue wrx or the wr blue STI, but im glad i got silver. probably tired of the blue by now. lol

Man, with all the past engine issues with the WRX STI (top ring land breakage, which usually means a new motor ... just google the top ring land problem), I'd personally stay away from it. Not to mention the cheap plastic "low rent" interior. The G35 and G37 w/ 6-spd manual would definitely be on my short list. Problem is you can't get AWD with 6-spd manual trans. Therefore, my top choice in the 4-DR sporty category would be...... the Acura TL Sport with AWD and 6-spd manual trans. Best of all worlds! Plus it looks great with leather appointed interior and has 305 hp engine. Your wife will love you!

DavidZ370 · 04-10-2016, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Larso1

Man, with all the past engine issues with the WRX STI (top ring land breakage, which usually means a new motor ... just google the top ring land problem), I'd personally stay away from it. Not to mention the cheap plastic "low rent" interior. The G35 and G37 w/ 6-spd manual would definitely be on my short list. Problem is you can't get AWD with 6-spd manual trans. Therefore, my top choice in the 4-DR sporty category would be...... the Acura TL Sport with AWD and 6-spd manual trans. Best of all worlds! Plus it looks great with leather appointed interior and has 305 hp engine. Your wife will love you!

The ej257 isn't a very methodically thought out engine. With that being said, have you seen the new STI interior? It was a whole lot better than the Z I just traded in, (base) the value aspect of the STI is whats amazing about it. If I were OP I'd get a wrx.

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kenchan · 04-10-2016, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Larso1

Man, with all the past engine issues with the WRX STI (top ring land breakage, which usually means a new motor ... just google the top ring land problem), I'd personally stay away from it. Not to mention the cheap plastic "low rent" interior. The G35 and G37 w/ 6-spd manual would definitely be on my short list. Problem is you can't get AWD with 6-spd manual trans. Therefore, my top choice in the 4-DR sporty category would be...... the Acura TL Sport with AWD and 6-spd manual trans. Best of all worlds! Plus it looks great with leather appointed interior and has 305 hp engine. Your wife will love you!

meh, i dont agree with dat. the engine is quite mature now and the new interior is actually quite nice. it's not a glamorous interior like a lexus but it's not how u described it.

and LOL'ed at TL reference. u need to get your car guy head checked. a TL? seriously?

Larso1 · 04-10-2016, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

meh, i dont agree with dat. the engine is quite mature now and the new interior is actually quite nice. it's not a glamorous interior like a lexus but it's not how u described it.

and LOL'ed at TL reference. u need to get your car guy head checked. a TL? seriously?

Seriously. Lol. Like I said, as a family car (which some Millenials, not all, who haven't gotten out of mom and dad's house wouldn't understand) with a decent amount of room for the kids, it's great. And the wife would probably love it. You guys are referencing new or one year old Sub's. Didn't know we were talking new year models. Changes the game a little bit, don't you think?

cv129 · 04-11-2016, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Larso1

Seriously. Lol. Like I said, as a family car (which some Millenials, not all, who haven't gotten out of mom and dad's house wouldn't understand) with a decent amount of room for the kids, it's great. And the wife would probably love it. You guys are referencing new or one year old Sub's. Didn't know we were talking new year models. Changes the game a little bit, don't you think?

Lol lol. But seriously, me having a 8 month old myself, spacious interior and storage is looking more important all of the sudden.

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