about to buy subaru

mr_sti · 02-26-2009, 02:51 PM

hey guys real quick question hope i am in the right place.
Anyways i was thinking about buying a sti for a little project car. I found a subaru sti '05 in exellent condition owned by a 70 yr old man he's selling it for 16k always garage kept the only draw back is its got 100k miles. He said the reason for the high miles was because his girlfriend lived like 10hrs away and he use to go visit on the weekends (only highway miles). So i'm asking u subie professionals what would u do. Would u buy the car or just look for another one? My plans for the car will include a short block build new clutch and turbo upgrade.

Plus the car has no mods

I'm pretty new to subies but not new to the import world so i guess im not to worry about the engine but just the very little things that might go wrong.. so any input is appreciated thanks again for reading

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MasterKwan · 02-26-2009, 03:43 PM

The 05 is the best year STI you can get in the old generation STI's. It's the peak of GD STI's. The 04's have crappy wheel bearings and 5x100 wheels, the 06+ lost the Spec-C parts that the 04 and 05 STI's got.

I'd get the car checked out and then probably buy it.

mr_sti · 02-26-2009, 04:00 PM

cool thanks man

mr_sti · 03-05-2009, 07:16 AM

well i was about to buy this sti in the middle of writing the cashier check for 14k for the car a guy comes to the seller and offers him 16.5k for the car. I was kinda piss but kinda glad too. Really dont know who got the better deal was it me because i still got all my money and i dont have a car with alot of miles on the tranny or the guy that paid blue book and has a car that has 100k miles on it. I guess i got more time to save more money for mods and search for a cleaner sti with light miles what do u guys think?

DerrickRH · 03-05-2009, 12:59 PM

thats a lot of miles for an 05

mr_sti · 03-05-2009, 03:27 PM

hey i know i got 20k but really looking to pay 19k or 18k prolly try to find a 06-07 aspen white or grey but its kinda hard to find one that not been modded and ran hard i want one because i got a feeling in a couple of yrs they gonna be up there with the skyline and supra's classics

PseudoKirby · 03-05-2009, 06:56 PM

hell you should be able to get an 06 STi with low miles on it for $20k...

kirkdunkan · 03-10-2009, 10:05 AM

Very useful. Thanks!

02-26-2009, 02:51 PM	#1
mr_sti Scooby Newbie Member#: 200804 Join Date: Jan 2009	about to buy subaru hey guys real quick question hope i am in the right place. Anyways i was thinking about buying a sti for a little project car. I found a subaru sti '05 in exellent condition owned by a 70 yr old man he's selling it for 16k always garage kept the only draw back is its got 100k miles. He said the reason for the high miles was because his girlfriend lived like 10hrs away and he use to go visit on the weekends (only highway miles). So i'm asking u subie professionals what would u do. Would u buy the car or just look for another one? My plans for the car will include a short block build new clutch and turbo upgrade. Plus the car has no mods I'm pretty new to subies but not new to the import world so i guess im not to worry about the engine but just the very little things that might go wrong.. so any input is appreciated thanks again for reading * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

03-05-2009, 03:27 PM	#6
mr_sti Scooby Newbie Member#: 200804 Join Date: Jan 2009	hey i know i got 20k but really looking to pay 19k or 18k prolly try to find a 06-07 aspen white or grey but its kinda hard to find one that not been modded and ran hard i want one because i got a feeling in a couple of yrs they gonna be up there with the skyline and supra's classics Last edited by mr_sti; 03-05-2009 at 03:29 PM. Reason: mistype

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02-26-2009, 03:43 PM	#2
MasterKwan Scooby Guru Member#: 98961 Join Date: Oct 2005 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: NOVA Vehicle: 2003 WRX Black	The 05 is the best year STI you can get in the old generation STI's. It's the peak of GD STI's. The 04's have crappy wheel bearings and 5x100 wheels, the 06+ lost the Spec-C parts that the 04 and 05 STI's got. I'd get the car checked out and then probably buy it.

02-26-2009, 04:00 PM	#3
mr_sti Scooby Newbie Member#: 200804 Join Date: Jan 2009	cool thanks man

03-05-2009, 07:16 AM	#4
mr_sti Scooby Newbie Member#: 200804 Join Date: Jan 2009	well i was about to buy this sti in the middle of writing the cashier check for 14k for the car a guy comes to the seller and offers him 16.5k for the car. I was kinda piss but kinda glad too. Really dont know who got the better deal was it me because i still got all my money and i dont have a car with alot of miles on the tranny or the guy that paid blue book and has a car that has 100k miles on it. I guess i got more time to save more money for mods and search for a cleaner sti with light miles what do u guys think?

03-05-2009, 12:59 PM	#5
DerrickRH Scooby Specialist Member#: 75078 Join Date: Nov 2004 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Fayetteville, AR Vehicle: 2000 Legacy GT Black Granite Pearl	thats a lot of miles for an 05

03-05-2009, 06:56 PM	#7
PseudoKirby Scooby Newbie Member#: 203835 Join Date: Feb 2009 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: California Vehicle: 1993 GC Impreza and 1992 MR2 Turbo SMG T-tops	hell you should be able to get an 06 STi with low miles on it for $20k...

03-10-2009, 10:05 AM	#8
kirkdunkan Scooby Newbie Member#: 205260 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: usa	Very useful. Thanks!