06 STI....

Looks a shit ton better than the horrendous atrocity that is the 09.

Actually, they both look pretty shit until you start modding...

Ignore me lol

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hello my name is tommy
i don't have a Subaru

Even I have a 08 STI, I still think performance wise, u should go for low km 07 STI, save some $$$ for mods. But a hatch is always more practical than sedan, and it's newer.

08 STI without a ECU flash would have piston issue in long run, plus Subaru/Toyota had lots of corners on 3rd gen STIs, ie noisy tyre, rubber synchro, no tranny oil pump, rather soft suspension/bushing. BUT it comes with wider wheel, much better tmic, better interier, bigger turbo.

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MY08 STI 422whp at 1.5bar on E85, built by Diversion Garage, assembled and tuned by EvoR

Update from new owner: 375whp at 1.4bar on 98, at Tokyo Motorsport

Depends what u want it for...

I would get a emo x

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98 gf8 Rip

Wow, I know exactly where you are coming from as I was just in the same situation. How much do I spend? Where do I stop? I originally was looking for a 09-10 STI. Figured the car had done the worst of its depreciating and I got the full blown race spec.

To be truthful what I found was they don't depreciate 14% each year for the first 2 years like most cars and the extras were just over kill. Really depends on if u want / need from your car. a daily, a sunday driver or a project?

By the time crunched the numbers and all the crap I settled on a 13 WRX S Edition.
Had all the fruit, no previous owners and a good drive away price, compared to a second hander. Basically the same performance and output as an STI but without the go-cart suspension. But hey each to their own. I wanted a daily for winter and I am not a huge fan of mods or screwing round with cars.

Well originally i was hoping for a budget of around $30k but as ive started to look around carsales, classifieds etc i look at a 06/07 sti for around 25k then i see oh theres a 08 for 28k, theres a 2010 for $33k and so on..too many options and by the end of looking im just as confused as when i started !

The car will be used as a daily driver for the misses to get to work, i dont see much point in having it just as a weekend car and sit in my garage collecting dust.

So a WRX S Edition comes with Brembos, a 6 speed gearbox, and DCCD?? Wow I paid 25k too much for my car then....

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2016 Levorg GT-S
Old man spec.

So here are a few ive picked out so far, but as the prices begin to get up to the 35k+ mark i think i can buy a BRAND NEW wrx or atleast an 08/09 sti for around that price.. fair enough some of them have some nice goodies but the 2012 wrx makes very similar power to the 07 sti.. @blade my thoughts exactly.

2005 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI AWD S MY05 Sedan Private Cars For Sale in NSW - carsales.com.au

2006 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI AWD S MY07 Sedan Private Cars For Sale in NSW - carsales.com.au

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/subaru-impreza-2006-14428039?base=1216&vertical=Car&cr=6&eapi=2&__N=12 16%201247%201252%201282%20898&num=15&silo=Stock&it ems=%5bMake%3aSUBARU%2cModel%3aIMPREZA%2cBaseEnabl edBadge%3aWRX%20STI%20AWD%5d&sort=~Odometer]2006 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI AWD S MY06 Sedan Private Cars For Sale in NSW - carsales.com.au

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/d...sort=~Odometer

Hmm guess it depends what shape you like. Buying a new WRX would be very nice. Would be a very nice daily driver. If your more into modding and want something that is fast and handles very well then the 05/06/07 STI would be better. It proberly wont feel as new though.
If you want something nice to drive daily, feels new and has good power, think you will be better off with the 2012 WRX.
Although with the money you would save with buying a 05/06/07 STI you could spend a nice amount of cash on Wheels, suspension, turbo, DVD player, all that kind of stuff.

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WRX MY05
215HP - 16 PSI
Ultrex TBE
Cobb Air Intake
STI Intercooler

i like the 05, good price, not too molested, decent k's for age.. whatever you choose get it checked out! dont buy someone elses problem

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06 sti

I'm trading mine in soon so if someone was to offer me more than trade in I would take it and they would be getting a very sweet deal. Just something to consider if you are looking for an 05 STI, low km's, excellent condition, stock etc. etc.