My old 370z vs. my new 2012 WRX

Red__Zed · 03-27-2012, 03:21 PM

TerribleONE · 03-27-2012, 03:29 PM

ZInferno0248 · 03-27-2012, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Methodical4u

If I wanted my car to handle like a Z or even like my old Evo, it would take sway bars... coilovers and a big brake set-up... and i'm pretty much done with doing all of that kid stuff and with a house and a wife, don't have the money to do it anyway.

Congrats on your new car. The WRX is a nice sports sedan (though I would have gotten the STi if I was interested in a Subaru). I waited until I had a house and wife before I got a sports car and modded it. I guess you are doing it all in reverse, eh?

Enjoy the down-hill slide

TheGreatOne · 03-27-2012, 04:10 PM

Thanks for the comparision

I had a 05 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart prior to my Z.

While I had an itch for a new car and the Subaru Imprezza/WRX was on my short list due to cost, I am a Z Fanboy easily...so had to go with my dream car, wouldn't have taken anything less

Definitely whats tempting about the WRX is the ease to increase power and that its already boosted. I totally get what you were trying to say when you were comparing the two.

kenchan · 03-27-2012, 06:03 PM

ibtl!

christian370z · 03-27-2012, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Methodical4u

I will say again... get a clue and come back after you have done some real research and know anything about the car.

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Originally Posted by Methodical4u

I'm not talking down to anyone. I even said that I loved my Z, but that I needed something different for my lifestyle. I won't however have someone who claims to have all of these years of experience tell me about the car when he had gotten his numbers from wikapedia... he has ZERO knowledge about the Subaru and likely zero about the Z either... aside from looking it up on wikipedia.

Yeah, you're right.

Methodical4u · 03-27-2012, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

I say bring on the 300ZX

Always wanted to get a 300zx... I was close a few times, but it never panned out. They look good and still very modern even today. Just an awesome car. To bad that Nissan didn't have the turbo option from the factory with the 370. Would have really been cool even if a lot of us wouldn't have had the money... at least we could have gotten the old stuff from other guys who upgraded theirs

Methodical4u · 03-27-2012, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by christian370z

Yeah, you're right.

dude really.. I mean you're welcome not to come into the thread.

Methodical4u · 03-27-2012, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGreatOne

Thanks for the comparision

I had a 05 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart prior to my Z.

While I had an itch for a new car and the Subaru Imprezza/WRX was on my short list due to cost, I am a Z Fanboy easily...so had to go with my dream car, wouldn't have taken anything less

Definitely whats tempting about the WRX is the ease to increase power and that its already boosted. I totally get what you were trying to say when you were comparing the two.

It's not really about the power so much, although having a turbo does make it easier and i'm not far from Agile tuning which is pretty much an all Subaru shop which is cool if I wanted to go the full mod route. My point of the whole thread, or what I was TRYING to get across before people turned it into a who's faster war was the pros and cons and that even with the cons, the car is still very nice for me. There are multiple ways you can look at it. I did all the car research for my Mother years ago and she went with an 08 Altima. I was impressed with Nissan's fit and finish... if I wanted the BEST interior I would have gone GTI, but it's just FWD and though that's not bad in the snow.. AWD is just better. If I wanted faster then yeah, I might have gone STI or another Evo... but for 24,5 vs 34 or 36k the STI is really no faster until you're tracking the car. In a straight line the new STI is neck and neck with the WRX and they have run a stock WRX at 12.9 @ 104 mph which isn't bad considering the power output.

Like I said though.. I didn't get the car for that stuff. I got it for all of my daily driving, some fun driving, doing whatever else I need to do with the added room I have. Would I have kept the Z if I wouldn't have been trying to cut down on bills? Sure. Am I crushed that I traded it? Nope. I could have kept it, but having the Subaru allows me to have extra money at the end of the month which is always a plus.

nuTinmuch · 03-27-2012, 09:27 PM

Enjoy your new WRX. My buddy has an 07 that he has dropped some money into over the years. It's pretty quick, reliable, and comfortable -- and it handles well in every type of weather.

You'll get haters, but anyone who knows cars will hear the boxer rumble and smile.

Also lol @ the posts saying you're taking a huge downgrade. Anyone who has been behind the wheel of one knows that it can be just as fun, especially in the parts of the country where you get four seasons.

Ignore the idiots telling you to get out, too. Once a Z owner, always a Z owner!

Methodical4u · 03-27-2012, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nuTinmuch

Enjoy your new WRX. My buddy has an 07 that he has dropped some money into over the years. It's pretty quick, reliable, and comfortable -- and it handles well in every type of weather.

You'll get haters, but anyone who knows cars will hear the boxer rumble and smile.

Also lol @ the posts saying you're taking a huge downgrade. Anyone who has been behind the wheel of one knows that it can be just as fun, especially in the parts of the country where you get four seasons.

Ignore the idiots telling you to get out, too. Once a Z owner, always a Z owner!

Thanks man... i'm definitely enjoying the car a lot. The boxer tone is certainly one i'm not used to, but it does sound rather awesome.

christian370z · 03-27-2012, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Methodical4u

dude really.. I mean you're welcome not to come into the thread.

I don't have any problem with this thread, I have a problem with you making slighting comments towards others for no reason. If they are not knowledgeable, then educate them in a well thought out and nice way.

Methodical4u · 03-27-2012, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by christian370z

I don't have any problem with this thread, I have a problem with you making slighting comments towards others for no reason. If they are not knowledgeable, then educate them in a well thought out and nice way.

I approach the way I am approached.

delusional · 03-27-2012, 11:32 PM

I don't understand why people are bashing the OP. He's just making a comparison thread while GSXR is trash talking the OP's new car. If you don't like the OP's new car then ignore the thread and move on. Why bother talking down other people?

Either way the WRX is nice! And that's the color I originally wanted an STi in.

Z_ealot · 03-27-2012, 11:33 PM

"waiter, check please...this thread is done" lol seriously this thread needs to be put out of it's misery, now

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TheGreatOne A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Age: 47 Posts: 1,980 Drives: E60 BMW M5 Rep Power: 22	Thanks for the comparision I had a 05 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart prior to my Z. While I had an itch for a new car and the Subaru Imprezza/WRX was on my short list due to cost, I am a Z Fanboy easily...so had to go with my dream car, wouldn't have taken anything less Definitely whats tempting about the WRX is the ease to increase power and that its already boosted. I totally get what you were trying to say when you were comparing the two. __________________ 2017 SUBARU STI 2008 E60 M5 - SOLD 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z - SOLD (and missing her)

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nuTinmuch A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,092 Drives: PG 7AT 370Z Rep Power: 18	Enjoy your new WRX. My buddy has an 07 that he has dropped some money into over the years. It's pretty quick, reliable, and comfortable -- and it handles well in every type of weather. You'll get haters, but anyone who knows cars will hear the boxer rumble and smile. Also lol @ the posts saying you're taking a huge downgrade. Anyone who has been behind the wheel of one knows that it can be just as fun, especially in the parts of the country where you get four seasons. Ignore the idiots telling you to get out, too. Once a Z owner, always a Z owner! __________________ nuTinmuch! -- Platinum Graphite 370Z -- Check out my Gallery thread here! Last edited by nuTinmuch; 03-27-2012 at 09:30 PM.

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delusional Track Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NewYork Posts: 968 Drives: 09 PG T/S/N 7AT Rep Power: 16	I don't understand why people are bashing the OP. He's just making a comparison thread while GSXR is trash talking the OP's new car. If you don't like the OP's new car then ignore the thread and move on. Why bother talking down other people? Either way the WRX is nice! And that's the color I originally wanted an STi in. __________________ 2009 Platinum Graphite Touring [ Sport Package ¦¦ Navigation ¦¦ 7 Speed Automatic ] [ Berk ¦ H&R ¦ ONEighty ¦ K&N ¦ Stillen ¦ Eibach ¦ Cobb ¦ Ichiba ¦ Hankook ]

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