Just got this last week. No mods yet - probably will add something in a few months.

http://photos.xney.com/d/13519-3/IMG_9310.jpg

http://photos.xney.com/d/13534-3/IMG_9325.jpg

http://photos.xney.com/d/13528-3/IMG_9320.jpg

http://photos.xney.com/d/13507-3/IMG_9304.jpg

The engine suuuure takes up a lot of space!

-Karl

Nice Karl, I'll have to check it out in person soon.

welcome and awesome lookin pics

Wellcome! nice color....

**Drool** Awesome color, Lookin' good!

looks great, LOTS of potential my friend. just turn the wheel to the right next time and show off the rims!

Yeah, I had actually turned them that way to park it there. I'm still a n00b in posing cars for pics. :)

You can see the rims a bit better here:

http://photos.xney.com/d/13522-3/IMG_9311.jpg

how do you like it so far?

i r jealous :D very nice, have fun with it!

It's great so far! I'm not a great driver or anything, but I'd have to say it doesn't have the hard ride feeling from the previous STi's. To me, that's not really a bad thing. It has a solid feel on the road, especially in turning, but I can see it's slightly softer than before (compared to the ones I've been in). I haven't owned an STi previously so I can't compare them with much experience, just from some I've driven a bit.

It still has gobs of power, but there's a definite lag if you haven't been in the right range before. It also seems to not smoothly give you the power. I expect a tune I'll get soon is gonna help with both of those issues, and help the car work better on 91 octane gas here in california. :(

looking good, welcome to the club. i see your from the bay, dont forget to check out the meets in the bay area section.

NICE! welcome...come put to some of the meets.

the photos def do this car justice. it must be blast to drive in the hills huh

I'll check out some of the meets.

It's tons of fun to drive in the hills. I haven't been able to go really hard in the hills yet since it's still being broken in, though. (While I'm not being nice to the engine so much, I have to let the other parts get worn in a bit :) :)

looking good, love this color!

Dare I ask? How much that bad boy set you back out the door????im thinking really hard about selling my 06 sti and jumpin in an 08

It was about $40k (I got the wheels & nav system), about $45k off the lot including taxes, fees, options, etc. Right now, there's not a lot of play with the dealers so you're gonna pay MSRP, more or less. I'd think in 6-9 months you could get some deals for a bit cheaper.

I can see ya in the reflection of the bumper in the first pic. :)

Nice ride. That is the color I am thinking of getting, if I decide to get one. I am still torn between the STI or the Legacy 2.5 GT Spec B.

I like the utility of the hatch and the power that the STI has, but on the same token, I like the subtle "I am a kid at heart, but with a grown-up attitude" that the Legacy possess.

AHH ! Choices! Why must it be so hard??

That'll be a tough choice! Can't go wrong with the STI tho :)

***, STi's were going for like $30 OTD in 04, $32 OTD in 05, $35 OTD in 06-07... and $45 OTD in 08..... that's ***ing crazy.

for $45 you could buy an 08 wrx + an 04-05 STi!

but your 08 is still absolutely SICK!!!

sweet car

The 45k includes everything, bbs+nav, taxes, fees, all options. The price for the car itself including accessories was $40k or so. Without the wheels and nav system you could get one for like $36-37k, which is more than before but not insanely more. :)

the more i see these the more i like em.

Congrats on the new STI!

looks good, the tmic does not say sti! what with that?

Yeah, there's STI logos plastered everywhere, but not there. Maybe I got a dud! :)

Yeah, there's STI logos plastered everywhere, but not there. Maybe I got a dud! :)

They stopped putting STI on the tmics this year. You can add it though.

Nice car though again.

damn really jealous right here.

not balling enough to get that, and they should still put the sti logo on the intercooler atleast lol makes it much nicer looking in the engine bay.

the color is great too

so sick!! and your pics are amazing as well!

Congrats on the new STI!


x2...very clean! Keep us posted on the progress :biggrin1:

look's sweet dude awesome color.

Getting a base tune soon, I'll let you know what changes it results in.