Wolfeman Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Greetings fellow Subie Enthusiasts... I'm a relatively new convert, my wife and I just having purchased a 2004 Forester XT 2.5 and loving every minute of it. Wish I had been able to convince the wife to let me trade in our RX-8 for an STi, but that was too hard a sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jclay Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Welcome! Does the Rx-8 have AWD? Think Safety! People on this board have helped me with everything from my sube, to my moms chevy, to plumbing repairs. There's plenty of great people and info here! Congrats on the Forrester! Jared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet82 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Subaru's are great, I've had one of mine for 23 years so far... Our Forester does everything we ask it to. (except climb steep hills ) Welcome to the board, I think you'll love your new car. Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Welcome to the board. Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfeman Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Thanks for the replys guys and/or gals! Here's the thing about the RX-8 vs. STi discussions my wife and I have: Things we enjoy about the 8: 1) The look 8 2) It's silky smooth acceleration and lively engine 3) The refined 8 interior and seating 4) The great interest rate on the loan we have for the 8 - it is about 1 percentage point less than what we would be able to get on any new purchase She dislikes the following about the STi: 1) The spoiler 2) The 'bling bling' wheels These are what I enjoy about the STi: 1) the AWD performance 2) the improved gas mileage 3) the safety features of the Impreza class So, its really a toss up - but I found a used STi, silver, with the gold wheels (urk) for about $30,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outbackman Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I have a '91 Miata. And an '01 OBW. Would love to have an RX-8. Your wife as great taste. Walt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattocs Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Get the silver wheels on the STi...they are not to bad... And the spoiler could come off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jclay Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Get the silver rims, then trade them to me for stock from my Legacy L...nothing "Bling" about them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfeman Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 how hard is it to take off the spoiler and how much is required to replace it with, say, a WRX Spoiler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfeman Posted April 28, 2005 Author Share Posted April 28, 2005 Well, looks like I will be keeping the 8 - I dont think anyone is going to give me the money I would need for it to keep the monthy payments as low on an STi as it is right now for me on the 8. Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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