both of the above are great answers, and i internet bro-fist each of you. with a few $X,000 your STI will be refreshed and on top again. i think in the 3.5 years of living in NOVA ive seen all of 1 lotus, and they wanted to race my stock 09 WRX when i had it, and they lost (rolling start, even), and i laughed. you get the best of all worlds when you go subaru, because if your accord takes a dump, youve got a ready and capable backup for: snow, offroad, sleet, rain, ice, mud, flooding, towing, cargo, speed, safety, decent fuel economy (there's a COBB AP for that), etc
also, the nicest and coolest people i know are subaru owners. i waited 8 years to buy my 04 STI, and right from the get-go ive sunk about $3k into it because it was broken (previous owner was kind of a swindler and a major dickhead). i seriously wanted to sell it because i thought it was too much money and i couldnt afford it right away, but im glad i didnt and im glad i found NASIOC and IAG because they've taught me so much about my car -i woudve had no idea. GREAT community.