A good friend of mine at work is looking to get into a new car. He's approximately 6'1" tall. Somehow he's been driving an S2000 for a few years even though it sets his back on fire with pain after more than an hour in the seat.

I got him extremely interested in a new STi after telling him my story:
I've had my 2005 STi since September of 2004. It's been stg2+ headers with a protune (from Mike) since about 6k miles (68k now). My car sees WOT multiple times per day and I've never had an issue. I've owned my STi for over 5 years, and I still LOVE driving it.

The new STi is less "boy racer" (read no wing), so he entertained the conversation. All it took was a few hours of internet research and he's pumped about a test drive.


Here's where you guys come in:

Should he get a 2009 or wait for a 2010?

Where's a good comparison site if there is any info about the 2010 out?

MSRP is $34,999 +options...what's the dealer cost/what should he be LOOKING to get?

Where should he test drive/buy from? I got mine from Livermore Subaru..and honestly got kinda boned. Haven't been back since (thanks for the awesome car, glad we never saw each other again Livermore haha).

 

is he really set on an sti? or are you just trying to lean him towards it?

 

He's set on a new car. The STi is showing to be his pick so far. In that price range we have quite a few options. He's not all that excited about the 2 seaters because of cargo/leg room (wants the change from the S2000).

This basically leaves us with G35/37, 350/370, EVO, low end 3 series BMW, and some others I don't believe we mentioned in our talks. I'm pretty sure he's staying away from heavier cars (American) and the new Taurus

 

I'm 6'1" and I am pretty comfortable in my '09 2.5i. There is not much of a difference between the 2009 and 2010 and you can get a 2010 now. I would say just check the inventory for the local dealers and see what is out there. When you find something that will be good go take it for a spin.

 

Double Post Lagged

 

if he really wants an awd turbo car, save 4g and get an evo... only get a G37 if he wants something plush

 

yep

 

tell your boi to get his EVO in socal at south coast mitsu, they move the most evos, you can get a new 2010 with SSS for like 31ish or so, check socalevo their prices are on their, that's how confident they are with their pricing

 

Would his name happen to be Kevin?

 

Infiniti's got an insane $5k incentive on '09 G37 coupes right now. I have no plans for a new car, but even that's got me thinking...

 

LOL wow, they should probably take the 'i' out of the club name.

No.

 

Lol, guess the guys are just being honest.

Did he track/autocross the s2k? If he's into tracking/autox then the STi is a good bet. But if not, for the same price, he can get a 135i. Tho if he wants any of the luxy stuff, the options start to stack up. I got mine barebone with just metallic paint and has loved the car ever since. I still have suby love and will probably get a wagon once i get a dog, but you can't go wrong with a 135i.

 

as far as test driving a suby, I highly recommend capitol subaru. I dealt with Jamie (internet sales manager) and Jose when I got my 09 wrx in July.

 

If you want to know Suby numbers go to www.cars101.com

 

how much did you end up paying total?