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Old 03-21-2013, 09:22 PM   #1542
kickniteasy
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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Location: C-Springs, CO
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2013 STI
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Originally Posted by Calamity Jesus View Post
You confused my points there.. but I'll go ahead and spell it out for you..

I had a WRX and it was a far better car on the street.. in every way. I spent 2 days at the track with the STI doing what the WRX couldn't do.. but the rest of the time it was just a pointless waste of gas... so, go ahead and laugh it up.. I've been there and done that (before you even found NASIOC apparently) and I know better. Oh, and calling it a "sport oriented car" is hilarious.. it's a hammer.. you've obviously never actually driven a sports car.

I can definitely see that. I bought a WRX for that same reason....I was using my car more for street than track so it made more sense. My point was saying the STI is a bad choice because it's a "gas hog" is laughable because if you're looking at, or bought, a track oriented car (in this case a STI vs WRX as you chose) and gas consumption is one of your main gripes (my assumption since it's listed in your post) then you chose the wrong car. Gas consumption stops mattering at a certain point with car buying. The two have similar MPG ratings. Maybe you just mistyped your post and meant to say, "WRX vs STI go for WRX since I've owned both and the STI is a waste of money if you don't track it often since the WRX is a better street car for reasons way beyond gas mileage."

Are you really trying to say the STI isn't a sport oriented car? If you believe that, why not just buy a base Impreza? We all took a hit in MPG as soon as we went turbo.

Also, are we going to really use the, "I've been a part of the forum longer so I obviously know more" as an argument? Sorry I was born after you...you'll have to talk to my mom and dad about that.

I'm only looking to upgrade to a STI because I got the autocross/rallycross bug. I'm in CO and rallycross/snowcross are very popular and I spend a lot of time doing these events. We have different reasons for purchasing our cars. That said, what STI did you own? I'm on the fence between a 06/07 with money left over for mods and a '13/'14.
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