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Old 24-07-2014, 06:51 PM
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Dealer service will actually turn me off im looking for a used sti. lots of stuff they use on sti r same as normal impreza...... decent if the car is stock.

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Old 24-07-2014, 08:47 PM
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Check this one out a friend is selling


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Old 24-07-2014, 11:26 PM
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Always do comressipn test before buying a ej257

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Old 26-07-2014, 01:24 PM
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Ok, test drove as many cars as I could yesterday and today and decided on an STI. However the aggression on the older (MY05) is so good compared to the newer models (MY08). Is this due to the torque being curved on the newer models or did I just drive sh*tboxes?.

Will be getting pre inspects and compression tests done before purchase.
Hopefully will have one by the end of the week.
If anyone knows of any good ones to view let us know or advice
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Old 26-07-2014, 03:39 PM
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6 speed has a shorter gears ie you'll grab 3rd before a 100 where as I think you can just hit a 100 in a 5 speed.

The 2.0L also revs more freely then the 2.5 and has forged internals from factory.

My05/05 Sti is what you want.
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Old 27-07-2014, 08:14 PM
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Thanks for the link fable,
But out of my price range.
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Old 27-07-2014, 09:15 PM
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Just a heads up dont waste money on a compression test it will not tell you nothing about the stateof an engine.

A cylinder leak down test will give an accurate picture of the engines condition.
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Old 28-07-2014, 05:06 AM
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Old 28-07-2014, 09:09 AM
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Really. Thought the compression test was good enough. What does the leak down pick up that the compression test doesn't.
Don't know much about this so could be a stupid question.
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Old 28-07-2014, 09:25 AM
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