It's the one WRX owners buy for about £250-400 depending on condition

 

yup that's where mine went

 

EFA

 

tommy, it looks good in black

 

Only if it's from a PPP WRX

 

Inteterior in the sti s are nice its just the pony standard steering wheel grinds my gears!!

 

Many people have gone from Newage WRX to Newage STI including myself, what I'd like to know is how many people have gone back to a WRX thinking it's a better car....

It needs a poll, sort it out Stu!

 

+1

 

Sti vs WRX.

The main differences have been explained. Depends what you want really. I got a WRX PPP purely because I saved about £2k on a equivalent STI and with that I bought a 2nd car. Though if I was to start modding my WRX then it'd cost the difference between mine and a STI.

Each to their own STI owners like their cars and WRX owners theirs. It's not about one being better than the other per say, more what you want from it.

Down a B road I don't think there would be much between either to be quite honest.

 

oh there is and its a lot

 

In 99% of circumstances its a money thing. Most buy the wrx because they can't quite stretch to an sti, then spend the next few months/years arguing that the wrx is better until they finally save enough to buy an sti.

Now thats not how it is for every wrx owner, ditch bought his because he's a world renowned racing car driver and knew his driving skill would be enough to mask the short falls in the wrx.... ;-)

 

STI rules! wish I could save up and buy one!!!!

WRX make a great day to day car, if you want a more track car then the STI gearbox is the only part you would want! both are good cars so drive them both and see what you like, I would buy a hawkeye WRX over a older STI.

 

From EVO magazine

"Subaru’s second-fastest Impreza, the slighter-of-bonnet-scoop and smaller-of-spoiler WRX, has come in for some attention, and so the nation’s favourite Scooby gets even better. The headline differences between the WRX and the WRX STi aren’t as big as you might expect: 222bhp plays 262bhp, 60mph is dispatched in either 5.6sec or 5.2sec, and a 144mph maximum trails 152mph. Buy a WRX, then, and you’re getting an STi in all but a few tenths of a second and a measly eight miles per hour, and with a tidy six grand saving – right?

The standard WRX combines taut body control with an easy compliance and an unperturbed ride – it’s the supreme part-time enthusiast’s four-wheel-drive car of choice. And in contrast to its uncompromising range mate, it feels like it’s suspended on a current of warm air. This is thanks to a near-perfectly balanced chassis, made extra special by new aluminium front suspension links that reduce unsprung weight, and the more rigid, inverted dampers from the STi, all of which help the ride. A smaller, three-spoke steering wheel is far nicer to hold and a damper valve stops any unexpected kickback. With its slicker (but five-speed) manual gearbox and more muted exhaust than the STi’s, the WRX is a car that strikes that rare balance of compliance and composure, serving up accessible performance whenever it’s called for. And it’s easy to summon. The standard rally-style take-off procedure – dial up maximum revs, sidestep the clutch and be ready with second gear – works as well in the WRX as any other Impreza and, if anything, its acceleration thereafter is less affected by turbo lag than in the more fiercely blown alternatives. The STi’s impression of a jumbo jet isn’t only provided by its induction howl: get trapped below 3000rpm and you’ll find time to double-check your belt is fastened and ensure your seat’s in the upright position before any meaningful response to the throttle arrives. But there’s no such affliction here; just a little more squat from the rear springs and a more subtle, athletic zing from its boxer engine as you take advantage of the car’s taller intermediate gear ratios and wring out every last drop of performance.

Ultimately the STi gives the bigger visceral tingle. But you'd pick the £6K cheaper WRX precisely because you don't want every trip to the shops to feel like a special stage. And yet when you did find yourself on the Col de Vence you'd still be able to play at being Petter Solberg - and not be left lagging behind".

 

Refers to only the bit that the poster posted that I highlighted in blue, not the whole of their post.

I could have simply deleted the non-relevant bits but then the context changes, which isn't fair to the poster.

 

 

A-ha !

PS I've been to Aachen. Nice place, Germans manic about what the Allies did to it, but Charlemagne's bits and pieces were fascinating.

From Dunkirk on you must have followed in the ***** footsteps then?

 

+1

 

And the writer had both cars for...............how long?

 

I think there is wind up going on here somewhere If you think a WRX is better than an STI...

 

wrx ppp

 

 

And what I spend MY MONEY on has sweet **** all to do with you

 

There is really a night and day difference between the two cars, but owners of the WRX will naturally defend their motors. Until such time, that they finally buy an STI. Then they will slate the WRX for bring the lesser car that it is.

The things I can now do in my STI, no way could my blob WRX PPP do!

 

Does this mean that STi's are on the Dark Side ?

 

More money than sense springs to mind

 

On a serious note, do STI's all have c.diff? And was DCCD an optional extra or only available on imports

 

On UK versions it was available on 2005 STI models

 

Which? The c.diff? Or DCCD

 

WR1 got it first.... but only a limited edition run.

They are almost the same, just advertising speak for more complex and potentially unreliable.....

dunx

P.S. A Hawkeye WRX is a good base car for a massive makeover, as Bez did.

 

I wish id bought a wrx..... But then thats cos I bought a uk hawk sti. A head gasket repair and seperate forged build (ringlands) later I couldve bought 2 and a half wrx's