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#8821
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
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u know VW did terribly for June sales... less dan 3000 units sold all Golfs combined. wtf
and i’m sitting here wondering when my blue DSG-R is going to be in stock..
and i’m sitting here wondering when my blue DSG-R is going to be in stock..
#8823
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
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ford is still ripping it up with deir 79k+ sales with F series for june. dogdamn. datz more dan all deir sedans and hatches combined! nearly double. no wonder dey are the trucking company.
#8824
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
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alright so da only thing i’m waiting on for my porch is da bench. yah got a nice metal one coming. i guess i spent more like $500 not $200 on my porch in the last week.. trying not to think cause
#8826
The turbo EJ25's do great as long as you don't push it over 400 whp. Really, that's pretty darn good power from a 4-cylinder. Especially one that was designed like 2 decades ago.
The FA20 is the better engine because it was developed way, way later. I wonder if there's any way the next STI could be an FA25?
Once again, I'm not hating on the current STI. It's pretty darn impressive for an old design and has tons of character.
#8827
My choice between any of them would either be a 5.0 F150 ('18+ 5.0 is a killer) or a 2500 Ram with the 6.4. My last choice would be a Chevy with the 5.3. The LS motor is amazing, but that version is anemic and boring to drive. Especially with the cylinder deactivation.
#8828
Yeah, I've said this same thing before. The head gasket failure rate is basically 100%. Just varies based on mileage. Almost none make it to 100k miles which is like break in for a Honda or Toyota.
The turbo EJ25's do great as long as you don't push it over 400 whp. Really, that's pretty darn good power from a 4-cylinder. Especially one that was designed like 2 decades ago.
The FA20 is the better engine because it was developed way, way later. I wonder if there's any way the next STI could be an FA25?
Once again, I'm not hating on the current STI. It's pretty darn impressive for an old design and has tons of character.
The turbo EJ25's do great as long as you don't push it over 400 whp. Really, that's pretty darn good power from a 4-cylinder. Especially one that was designed like 2 decades ago.
The FA20 is the better engine because it was developed way, way later. I wonder if there's any way the next STI could be an FA25?
Once again, I'm not hating on the current STI. It's pretty darn impressive for an old design and has tons of character.
NA EJ25 are garbage. My brother's car has 70k gentle miles (its a stock station wagon in great condition with an auto trans) and the head gaskets are already shot. Before he bought it I warned him, DON'T BUY A CAR WITHOUT RECEIPTS FOR A NEW HEAD GASKET IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS/5000 MILES. He bought a car without that, but a new timing belt six months ago.
The head gasket started to bugger itself less than 2000 miles later.
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#8829
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
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ud be an ignorant idiot if one said that the current STI is garbage. thing is an impressive machine for those looking at traditional j-sport compact with refinement. and as u all know i’m no subie fanboy or anything like dat. not advanced like Golf-R or RS or CTR even as far as tech but mang thing is a raw piece of machinery from da good ol JDM dayz
i don’t know much about fords but i know for certain dey da king in trucks.
i don’t know much about fords but i know for certain dey da king in trucks.
#8830
Join Date: Dec 2007
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da current STI is closer to ur S2K in feel vs a modern day sport compact like the Golf-R.
i mean anyone dat appreciate late 90’s to 2010 sport compacts would appreciate the current STI. that is where da car stands. it’s not a modern day advanced machine. but that is wat makes the car fun.
hell i could go buy a CTR on da way home today if i wanted, but it’s not going to replace my STI. it is completely different.
i mean anyone dat appreciate late 90’s to 2010 sport compacts would appreciate the current STI. that is where da car stands. it’s not a modern day advanced machine. but that is wat makes the car fun.
hell i could go buy a CTR on da way home today if i wanted, but it’s not going to replace my STI. it is completely different.
#8831
Join Date: Dec 2007
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as for the WRX.. why buy a wrx when u can have a STI and make up all sorts of excuses convincing ur selves why u made a ‘better’ decision. i don’t get it. who cares about mpg. also the JDM STI has da 2L turbo. if the USDM one came with that engine i wouldn’t mind, i’d get it but it’ll be damn sure it’s an STI.
at this point if i was in a maket for a STI id get da RA. but i’m not buying any more of these kinds of cars so my STI is da last car for me. and for me 30k miles is da max id ever put into these cars.
at this point if i was in a maket for a STI id get da RA. but i’m not buying any more of these kinds of cars so my STI is da last car for me. and for me 30k miles is da max id ever put into these cars.
#8832
I'd buy the WRX myself. I wouldn't troll the internet and tell people it's better than the STI like many do, but I'd pick it because of the more modern designed engine.
Keep in mind that your use and mine are different. I need mine to handle a bunch of miles because I drive them and keep them long term. The WRX is the better bet for that purpose.
Keep in mind that your use and mine are different. I need mine to handle a bunch of miles because I drive them and keep them long term. The WRX is the better bet for that purpose.
#8835
Join Date: Dec 2007
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I'd buy the WRX myself. I wouldn't troll the internet and tell people it's better than the STI like many do, but I'd pick it because of the more modern designed engine.
Keep in mind that your use and mine are different. I need mine to handle a bunch of miles because I drive them and keep them long term. The WRX is the better bet for that purpose.
Keep in mind that your use and mine are different. I need mine to handle a bunch of miles because I drive them and keep them long term. The WRX is the better bet for that purpose.
for long distance i would get something more comfy and luxurious.
#8836
Funny...that's what I did. Test drove the WRX and then went and bought a Lincoln. LOL
What's even funnier is that my Lincoln runs 12's in the quarter, is AWD, and gets about the same fuel mileage as the WRX. Just happens to also pamper the heck out of it's occupants.
Not that I wouldn't like to have an STI in garage also
What's even funnier is that my Lincoln runs 12's in the quarter, is AWD, and gets about the same fuel mileage as the WRX. Just happens to also pamper the heck out of it's occupants.
Not that I wouldn't like to have an STI in garage also
#8837
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
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sure! hell datz a good choice. wrx and STI are only great at wat they do. it’s not an all rounder car like ur Lincoln or even my Golf-R.
the issue is dat these jack of all trades cars like my GolfR are faster and better dan ever before so no meaning geting dedicated ‘hobby’ cars unless one absolutely wanted one to play with. well the STI came first to me so i just kept it in my garage. lol
the issue is dat these jack of all trades cars like my GolfR are faster and better dan ever before so no meaning geting dedicated ‘hobby’ cars unless one absolutely wanted one to play with. well the STI came first to me so i just kept it in my garage. lol
#8840
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
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alright got home, vac'ed da hauz and worked on da porch with my kids. turned our real nice and my faux plants are now in der planters...
but i have a feeling da draining of the base foam may not be enough so will need to see later dis fall whether i need to mod it or not. its really the faux plant dat is expensive (not really) so as long as i can replant it to another pot im fine.
finally done for da weekend!
but i have a feeling da draining of the base foam may not be enough so will need to see later dis fall whether i need to mod it or not. its really the faux plant dat is expensive (not really) so as long as i can replant it to another pot im fine.
finally done for da weekend!