Hi everyone,
I am new to this site/forum(s) but not a "newbie" to the tunning community. I have owned previous sports cars that produced serious power from the upgrades I had performed. I sold my 1990 300ZX Twin Turbo 2yrs ago due to the high maintenance costs. Also, I recently sold my 1994 Toyota Supra Turbo because of the HUGE profit I made on the car. Ya' gotta love Toyota's! Anyhow.... I currently have a 95' 4Runner and have enough money to purchase a another car to play around with. Now, I am currently attending school and need something practical (as I will be giving my 4Runner to my borther soon) to drive. I was looking at some of these cool new cars such as: VW R32, WRX/STI, and Mitsu EVO. I know the Evo has clutch problems, the VW has no potential for upgrades compared to a turbo'd car, and the WRX has transmission issues. I like the STI, but do not want to spend $30k+ msrp for a car. I wanted to know what the FACTS are on the WRX as a used car. Is it reliable enough and worth the money??? I like the price and DO NOT want 400 horsepower, but I want around 300HP and thats all. I was wondering if the stock tranny can handle this much power, and if not what could I do? (please no 6spd conversion solutions as I will not spend $8k on a tranny). Thanks!

 

hey ive got a sti here in tampa,fla that is for sale! it is silver with silver wheels and has no mods! it has an alpine stereo with polk speakers.the windows have been tinted and it has 12k miles. ill let it go for $24,500! im 42 years old .it has never had the clutch dumped on it and has been up to 100mph only 2 times.it has lived an easy life and has had all oil changes and current maintenance performed at mastro subaru in tampa! i traded a truck in on it and after having a truck for the last 15 years i still need to have one for projects around my home.also i believe my first mid life crisis i s over !!let me know if you or anyone else is interested. i havent advertised locally yet so you guys can have first shot!!silverfox1