UNDECIDED WHETHER TO TRADE IN 99 TURBO FOR P1 OR A YEAR OLD STI?
HELP

 

P1

 

FOR WHAT REASONS?

 

Tough one there - I've had both and still miss my P1 loads even now I've got my STi SpecC now. You'll appreciate the interior a lot more if your in the car for a while on the New Age, but there's something so right for me about the old shape externally (could just be me being a "grass is always greener" person typically).

At the end of the day you can't go wrong with either (so it's down to how much mileage is on them and possible maintenance costs when they come up - the New Age is only every 10K with a recommended 5K oil change), the P1 being 7500, or at last mine was so I'm guessing it's not changed to suit for some weird reason.

Best thing you can do as always is take a drive in both of them for a good few miles to get used to both on the sort of roads your likely to encounter every day and then see which one your more comfortable with at the end of the day

 

THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY
I AGREE THE ORIGINAL SHAPE IS MUCH BETTER.
IS THERE MUCH DIFFERENCE IN PERFORMANCE BETWEEN THE 2?

 

also the 2 door impreza is better looking than any new age car

 

I've also had both ..... you'll find a big difference in the braking performance of the two .... the MY03 STI can stop on a sixpence.

Personally I much prefer the looks on the newage ..... paint quality is still crap though

 

APART FROM BRAKING IS THERE MUCH DIFFERENCE?

(I DO AGREE THE BRAKES ARE JUNK ON ORIGINAL SCOOBS)

 

Tough one to say, the SpecC is automatically faster out the box and I've got a remap and exhaust to help (so the torque is probably over 40lbs/ft more easily than my P1 had with the decat downpipe and induction kit).

This car has it for me in driving because you can easily switch between very relaxed (it pulls from 35mph in 6th) and then the next minute your screaming down the motorway (private strip rather) doing over a ton and it's more than happy to go and go, plus it doesn't wake the neighbours up and give me a headache after a long journey at high speed (but that also means I don't get a massive exhaust note either in town's - can't win)

But (and this may have just been at the time I had my P1 cos there were less cars like that on the road then), I've never had a woman throw herself on the bonnet and refuse to move till I gave her a lift somewhere in any other car since

 

CHEERS,MY HEADACHE HAS GOT WORSE NOW THOUGH
THE P1 TO ME IS THE ULTIMATE SCOOB(LOOKS ETC)
BUT PRACTICAL? UUUMMMMMMM TOUGH ONE

 

both fantastic cars but if you see a p1 parked next to a 03 sti the p1 does look a bit dated.

so have to say sti

 

LNELLY

STOP SHOUTING

 

If some bird threw herself onto the bonnet of my P1...there'd be hell to play!

 

I was a little bewildered at the time by it cos I was just coming back from getting money out of the hole in the wall, so didn't take it to heart - it wasn't like she was a 2 ton tess or anything so no damage was imminent