IMO Stis and EVOs are not good daily drivers. They are wonderful machines to have fun with and to take out on the track. They are fast cars stock, can be made ridiculously fast with mods, and will run circles around the G. But the low rent interior, the unaesthetically pleasing exterior (subjective), and the lack of creature comforts cannot be overlooked. Thus your decision to lease the STi as a toy is a wise choice. I definitely wouldn't mind having an STi or an EVO as a weekend toy if I could afford two cars.

 

i could never imagine calling a sedan - a weekend car. wow. times have changed. maybe i should stop looking into the lotus, vette, porsche thing (all around $50k). go fi (cheaper), and then reconsider your options. it's cheaper for me to put a vortech in, than to go buy an M3, and i can have almost as much fun on a daily basis as well, and save $60,000*.

*assuming the car is already owned, and the bmw m3 is a 2005 model before taxes and registration fees apply. vehicle must be purchased before the new 2006(7) m3 is released because fun factor could multiply exponentialy, which would render this statment false. void in WI, WV, and NC on fridays.

 

 

get a turbo or super charger for the g and some suspension work and you will be happy. better then driving around in a lil kids car, wrx are considered a teenagers car around boston, because for graduation most get a WRX or EVO, there are sooooo many wrx running around , its not funny, they are soo played out, get a m3 if you want real power.

 

Man, you are a definite candidate for 24 month leases with that resume. Leasing an STi on the side isn't a terrible idea - without question it's a monstrously fun car to have in the stable if your garage is big enough

 

it's a kid's car . . .

 

Take the $380 a month and start saving for your kid's education.

When you get to be my age, you'll look back and wish you had all the money you wasted swapping cars. I look at your registry of former cars and try to make sense of your decisions, but for the life of me I can't.

Either you have more money than sense, or you have a problem controlling impulse, or both.

 

more money than sense. wouldn't i love that.

 

The STi is a killer sedan, but it's full of compromise.

- No cruise control
- Lots of drivetrain noise
- Lots and lots of road noise
- Harsh suspension
- Prone to heavy understeer unless you're comfortable with exploiting the car's very high limits.
- Very low rent interior for the price
- Damn expensive for an Impreza which starts out at $20K.
- Interesting looks


Strong points:

- Super easy to go deep into the 12s with minimal investment
- Killer chassis
- Killer drivetrain
- Purpose built driver's car
- Hell of a deal for the technology, power, and seating capability
- Interesting looks

 

you cant go out to dinner in a car like that. thats more like a tuner car then a daily driver. its an awesome car but not for a young professional. get a audi S4 if you want a awd ship *** car.

 

my thread earlier was to represent the fact that i am too interested in another vehicle. but i've already got a decent performing, comfortable sedan. and that i was looking for a 'weekend car' resembling the lotus ($45k), vette ($48k), or porsche ($$$k)... why bother with leasing a wrx, when you could lease a porsche for not too much more that $380 month (actually $450 month). and the value of the current bmw m3 starts at around $66k new (i just test drove one last week), when a vortech costs about $6k (including installation and gauges). and looking at the drivers history, money looked like it was never a concern, just a boundary.
and the second part was my corporate disclaimer about the fact that once the bmw upgrades their model to reflect that of the new 3 series, i'm going to go through all of this inner conflict (the same as the orginator of this thread), all over again. and the same with the new audi. that thing looks like a beast!!!
come on... you can't tell me that fine print isn't sometimes amusing to read....
i was trying to say more with less... i guess i failed...

 

According to your 'Past Rides' list, it's obvious you only like what you are currently not driving...so, I guess go for the STI...because then you can start looking for your next car

 

how the hell can u go from a M3 to a Civic?????

 

For a mere $70 the Turbonator will give the G an extra 35hp. Just kidding, I thought I'd throw that in just for laughs. I got my ba!!s busted earlier for asking about it. I deserved it.
Anyway, if it's a toy, maybe buying a used one would be the way to go.

 

This thread showed me that I, too, seem to have a problem. Been married for 8.5 years, and my wife wants to know if I'm ever gonna pay off a car. My resume isn't quite as long, but when I look at it and my approaching 40th birthday, I think to myself, "This has to stop."

05 G35 sedan
02 Corvette Z06
01 Mustang Cobra convertible
98 Mustang Cobra
98 Explorer Sport 4x2
96 Mustang Cobra
95 Explorer Sport 4x4
93 Mustang LX 5.0
89 Mustang LX 5.0 (rear ended/totaled)