| Author | Message | ||
| Bert Smith (Bertdenver)
New member Username: Bertdenver Post Number: 1 Registered: 5-2003 |
I have a couple "extra" WRX-STi's on order in the Denver area, if anyone is interested... | ||
| Neal (Mercedes_benz)
New member Username: Mercedes_benz Post Number: 2 Registered: 5-2003 |
Jeffery, i believe it was 223hp to the crank and not the wheels. | ||
| P. Thomas (Ferrari_fanatic)
Junior Member Username: Ferrari_fanatic Post Number: 219 Registered: 4-2003 |
My friend built a V-8 Vega in the '80s.....Ah, it's just not the same. Actually it is not at all the same and neither the Subaru or Vega should even be used in the same sentence as an F-Car. Regardless of what the numbers read. Cheers. | ||
| Jeffrey Caspar (Jcaspar1)
Junior Member Username: Jcaspar1 Post Number: 103 Registered: 5-2002 |
The SRT-4 is a great car. The reason it does so well is that it is very underrated from the factory. Listed at 215 Hp by the factory, Sport Compact dynoed one at 223 hp and 250 lb-ft of torque at the front wheels!  Nice article here: http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/roadtests/012scc_dodge/ Would be a fun autocross/track car... | ||
| JRV (Jrvall)
Intermediate Member Username: Jrvall Post Number: 1423 Registered: 11-2002 |
>>JRV, not the '82 Le Car turbo I had, that was my first car and I could of run faster.<< HaHaHa...Rob...I was hoping to get a reaction...you actually owned a LeCar??? LOL I was reffering to the forgoten Renault R5 Turbo II's & III's...they were LeCar based...you could have upgraded..;-) | ||
| Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
Intermediate Member Username: Parkerfe Post Number: 2274 Registered: 9-2001 |
I too want a new WRX STi. | ||
| Ken (Allyn)
Member Username: Allyn Post Number: 869 Registered: 10-2001 |
Hey, if you're tired of Neon's kicking the crap out of you, here's a nifty 12 cylindar engine you can drop in your car for a little more oomph off the line. Do you think a stock 308 suspension can handle it? http://performanceunlimited.com/illustrations/mostpoweful_engine.html | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 2977 Registered: 6-2001 |
Lucas, does the the name All Sports sound familiar? lol. thats a big u albany bar. Us union kids dont go that far away to drink though. | ||
| William Huber (Solipsist)
Member Username: Solipsist Post Number: 917 Registered: 9-2001 |
My Integra is faster than most 308's, but it doesn't have that pininfarina style. | ||
| Vincent (Vincent348)
Junior Member Username: Vincent348 Post Number: 241 Registered: 4-2003 |
Rob, he probably meant the renault super5. It came out before before peugeuot entered the rally scen with their 205. It was a bad little car. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 4802 Registered: 12-2000 |
JRV, not the '82 Le Car turbo I had, that was my first car and I could of run faster. | ||
| Kenny Herman (Kennyh)
Member Username: Kennyh Post Number: 861 Registered: 8-2001 |
I've never had problems with Subaru dealers, probably because my family has a few. Anyone on F-chat that wants a WRX or WRX STi on the east coast, check out any of the 'Dan Perkin's' dealerships and send me an email before you buy, I can put in a good word : http://www.danperkins.com/ http://www.danperkins.sne1.com/ | ||
| Drstranglove (Drstranglove)
Junior Member Username: Drstranglove Post Number: 216 Registered: 4-2003 |
HuH?!?!?!?! I kicked the living SHlT out of an RX-7 today in my 348!!!!!! Some one is making this up!!!!1 DrS | ||
| JRV (Jrvall)
Intermediate Member Username: Jrvall Post Number: 1421 Registered: 11-2002 |
Old Renaults will outrun Ferraris also. | ||
| Lucas Taratus (Karmavore)
Junior Member Username: Karmavore Post Number: 195 Registered: 12-2002 |
Hey TIM, Where do you go to school? I'm an Albany State grad. Luke. | ||
| Brad Taylor (Btaylor74)
New member Username: Btaylor74 Post Number: 1 Registered: 5-2003 |
The WRX is my daily car. Subaru has to offer more goodies to its cars though. I had a custom orange and black leather interior installed with the WRX logo on the seats. It was a blast this past winter. I have to stop watching so much of the WRC championships on the Speed Channel. I got rid of my Lexus GS400 to get this little Subaru. Thinking of getting the STi when it arrives in the US finally. I'm new to this chat board. I'm also new to the world of Ferrari ownership. I have a 328 GTS on it's way here in the next 12 days. I'm like a kid at Christmas. | ||
| Dr. J C928 (Attitude928)
New member Username: Attitude928 Post Number: 30 Registered: 11-2002 |
Dealer or no dealer, the WRX is a great car. AWD, reliability, safety & better build quality makes it more desirable than the new Neon. I'm glad the WRX is ugly, so that it attracts less troopers. Evo 8 is also a great car except for Mitsu reliability issues and the need for frequent service & tires. Its no 575M, but still beats it on the track. (I'll take the 575 or 550M though). New STI looks like a great performer & is probably easier to run than the Evo8. | ||
| Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
Member Username: Amenasce Post Number: 856 Registered: 10-2001 |
They are ugly as hell though. | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 2963 Registered: 6-2001 |
If it were me i would have lit em up in leaving their lot. I also have a bad experince. A dealership in my town didnt let me test drive one. Too bad the car i drove at the time had a trade in value (and you always get shafted on trade ins) that was more than the WRX's sticker. As far as they knew, i wanted to trade it in on the wrx (i wasnt really going to). | ||
| James Adams (Madmaxx)
Junior Member Username: Madmaxx Post Number: 118 Registered: 11-2002 |
Subaru dealers were the RUDEST PEOPLE I have ever delt with! And it wasn't just me, heard that from many others about that dealership. It's a subaru.. not an exotic. Ohhhh it's 24K, I'm not sure I can swing that! She wanted me to only "take a short drive down the street and back" to keep the miles low on the 13 cars they had in stock. Told her no thanks, got into the viper and drove off the lot. She didn't see me come in, best part was her face. I just wanted a winter beater with AWD. Screw'em. James | ||
| Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 391 Registered: 11-2002 |
Sounds like a good econobox... Less than the WRX and Lancer EVOs too. There's definitely something about that WRX with its boxer engine though... Didn't an FChat member have one? | ||
| Peter Sedlak (Peters)
Member Username: Peters Post Number: 366 Registered: 1-2003 |
Its still a Dodge Neon | ||
| Terry Springer (Tspringer)
Member Username: Tspringer Post Number: 490 Registered: 4-2002 |
Thats right F-car fans, many of us will now be getting out doors smoked by none other than a showroom stock Dodge Neon. To make matters worse, this Neon sells brand new for under $20K. check it out: http://www.allpar.com/neon/neon-srt-4.html Of coarse I realise its not really F-car competition and is meaningless for any comparison purpose. However I do find it AMAZING and GREAT that a US car company is able to offer this kind of performance in a nice little sedan at this price! How many more years before your $25K Dodge sedan does 0-60 in 4.5 sec and tops out at 190mph while pulling 1.2g on the skidpad???? I'll wait a couple of years and pick one of these Neons up for under $10k to use as a daily hack! |