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Old 11-25-2006, 10:23 AM
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Tested a new Carerra S & STi

The Carerra S felt like a mini german tank on wheels. It was fast- but not as fast as the Sti which costs a third the price. Off the line the sti was mind blowing fast nothing like ive felt before. the s had that feel but the sti was just love at first mash of the pedal. That throaty sound just grows on you...has anyone else driven an sti?
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Old 11-25-2006, 03:22 PM
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I have driven an STi but definitely not a Carrera S!!! The STi like an Evo is quick out of the box and very easy to drive fast. From what I been told, it's not as easy to just jump in a Carrera and drive quickly. Sure you could just stomp the gas to the floor, but taking corners quickly will take some getting used to - the rear engine, rear wheel drive layout can make the front-end feel 'light' at times.

Glad you got to drive a Carrera S! What model year was it? I'm jealous.

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Old 11-25-2006, 03:48 PM
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It was an 85,000$ 2006 Carerra S 911 black on black loaded with sunroof and navigation. The thing felt like it was a moving block of iron and I did not really get a chance to push it since you practically need a track to unleash one of those... The STi on the other hand is just a jack of all trades that can hall ass. Period I thought that driving the STi was so much more fun than the porsche 3 times its price. The thing was just like a go cart in comparison to a greyhound bus which was the 911..granted it was fast. I want the STi so bad- I can get a used 2004 with 50k miles for 18k and I can probably get 7k for my svx...and I'm 17 years old...haha The STi is the best car I've driven- including a new e500 benz. Any ideas? Work for 10k to buy the sti?
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Old 11-25-2006, 06:27 PM
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The STi is a great car, but owning one is expensive - beyond the cost of the 18K price for a used one. Insurance is extremely steep for that car, as well as the typical wear-n-tear maintenance items e.g. brake pads, tires, clutch, etc.

At your age, I'd focus on completing school, going to college (if that's your goal), getting a steady job that you enjoy...and then looking into the purchase of an STi.
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Old 11-25-2006, 09:14 PM
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How long should those cars hold up? I'm assuming the guy raced it a little bit the first 50,000 miles. Is there any reason it shouldn't last 200,000 miles if not more? It's just a bug and my buddy has one and shifting a manual is just so much fun...and i have no priorities at the moment so maybe working myself on the earn and consume treadmill for a year wouldn't be such a bad thing...lol
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Old 11-26-2006, 03:25 AM
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How long should those cars hold up? I'm assuming the guy raced it a little bit the first 50,000 miles. Is there any reason it shouldn't last 200,000 miles if not more? It's just a bug and my buddy has one and shifting a manual is just so much fun...and i have no priorities at the moment so maybe working myself on the earn and consume treadmill for a year wouldn't be such a bad thing...lol
i would never buy a used STI, but i'm sure there are some decent ones out there that weren't abused too severely.

a 200,000+ mile WRX just sold recently on NASIOC.
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Good point, my mind is made up. Will the SVX ever become a collector's car?
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Good point, my mind is made up. Will the SVX ever become a collector's car?
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It was an 85,000$ 2006 Carerra S 911 black on black loaded with sunroof and navigation. The thing felt like it was a moving block of iron and I did not really get a chance to push it since you practically need a track to unleash one of those... The STi on the other hand is just a jack of all trades that can hall ass. Period I thought that driving the STi was so much more fun than the porsche 3 times its price. The thing was just like a go cart in comparison to a greyhound bus which was the 911..granted it was fast. I want the STi so bad- I can get a used 2004 with 50k miles for 18k and I can probably get 7k for my svx...and I'm 17 years old...haha The STi is the best car I've driven- including a new e500 benz. Any ideas? Work for 10k to buy the sti?
Hahahha, you're 17 years old and you want an STi... Well, join the crowd of other high schoolers that want a $30,000+ car that they probably shouldn't have... Even if you could find a used STi (which isn't always a bad thing) the insurance would be so bad you would have to work two jobs just to pay for the insurance and car payments and fuel!!! Believe me, I have worked the math a ton of times because I wanted a new Legacy Spec. B. But unless you want to be in debt for the next ??? years and have something that will eventually stop working anyway, just keep your cheap transportation and save your money till you have a good job and enough to put a substantial down payment (1/2 to 2/3 the price of the car)... Then pay it off as quickly as possible!! That's what I did when I bought my SVX... Got a 3 year loan from the bank and paid it off in 11 months... Sure saved alot of money by doing so too...
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Being 22 myself I added things up about 2 years ago and between a payment for a new STI and the insurance I would be paying a minimum of about 900 a month. Not including gas and other maintenance.
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1 out of 2 high schoolers & teens age 16-19 I knew (and know) that had got a fast car (talking about STi, WRX, Type-R, s2000) had crashed their car BAD. They weren't die-hard racers 2fast2furious or anything... but they just appreciated a fast car... not saying that you'll crash it bad but it's just statistics from my experience.
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I can get a used 2004 with 50k miles for 18k and I can probably get 7k for my svx...
If you find an Sti for that low it's probably not worth buying. If you can sell your svx for that much, you're a very good salesman. 92-95's sell for $800 to $3500 with very few exceptions. Also not to crap on your parade but financing an expensive car at 17 years old is stupid. Who knows where life will take you over the next 3-5 years, you wanna live with mommy and daddy until you're 22 because you're flat broke, but driving a pretty car? That's exactly what I did and if I could go back in time I would have stuck with my 88 Civic with no huge car payments.
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Also not to crap on your parade but financing an expensive car at 17 years old is stupid. Who knows where life will take you over the next 3-5 years, you wanna live with mommy and daddy until you're 22 because you're flat broke, but driving a pretty car? That's exactly what I did and if I could go back in time I would have stuck with my 88 Civic with no huge car payments.
Thanks for the advice. It's out of my head. Don't want what you can't have I guess is a good lesson here.The SVX is so much cooler looking anyways- ferrari designed subaru- Another good lesson- never indebt yourself to a depreciating asset. I want to go into business so I'm not worrying about affording one, I want to keep the SVX for life- it's just that cool.
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