Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

I'll sell you my DSM for 10k. Just tossing it out there. You could look at it, but no driving it til spring since it is in storage and there is salt on the roads.

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

I will have an evo 8 for sale after the snow season.
But it will be a little more than $12 k. Currently has 70k on the chassis. About 20-30k on a completely stock motor/trans. I bought it drive for winter and plan to sell it in the spring. I've had the car since 2005. Then sold it last march then bought it back.

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

Good catch! This is the exact reason I don't ever trust any kid who tells me about how great some absolutely dirt-cheap car is. Generally its on Craigslist and priced that way for a reason; people don't just give stuff away and dealers aren't in the business of losing out on potential income.

My point stands: You're going to need to spend most of that $12k to get a decent WRX.

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

Definitely wasn't the car I looked at, this one was maroon, no fart can, no dent in the fender...Let me know when you want to part with that evo, I will most likely be interested!

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

Well thats funny cause there is one at affordable auto for $7500 and it fit your description perfectly, it is WRB (world rally blue)

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

lol, got a feeling someone wants to go fast in an awd.
This thread = joke.

$7k for a wrx with 100k that you are gonna beat the piss out of, not a good move. Either get something older and cheaper or something newer that might be able to take the beating you will give it.

I'll build a 2.4 and sell you my car for 10k

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

Really?! Damn...I was looking around for WRX a while back and decided on a DSM instead because it looked like the aftermarket was pricey. Didn't some years have a rod knock problem?

As for the OP. In my opinion, If you want something AWD turbo but don't wanna shell out all of your money for a WRX or EVO I'd say get a DSM. You could pick up a nice one and still have money left over to buy a DD or second DSM :lol:

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

this

or this. Search for TalonFiero in the FS section.

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

Jims car is really nice.

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

The 2.0l WRXs don't have the strongest motor ever and some years had very bad stock tunes that made them knock/detonate and damage the motor. The motor isn't totally bad, it can take some power with a conservative tune, but they can spin rod bearings fairly easy and break rings, so you want to make sure you don't buy one that is already damaged by someone cranking the boost up on it with no tune or putting an intake on it without a tune. The Subaru motors are very picky about the oil you use too. Just using Mobile 1 in the factory recommended weight can lead to smoking or a spun rod bearing on mildy modded cars. The 5-speed tranny on the 2.0l is absolute junk though.

The 04 - early 06 STi's were probably the best cars they made for the US market. The 6-speed tranny is very strong and it was one of their better motors. You don't see rod bearing failures on those motors much at all, but you do sometimes see ringland failures on the back cylinders. The 07+ STi motors stock are junk, junk, junk. Bad factory tune and low grade bad pistons. They spin rod bearings and have piston failures stock, modded, stock with a fixed tune, whatever. Subaru stopped selling some some of the models for a bit to try to fix problems, but the motor failures have continued. There are guys with stock 08 STi's on their third motor and some of the big national Subaru tuners have complained about extremely high failure rates out of the box on new OEM replacement motors that they have got.

The 2.5l WRXs seemed like they were better, but now I see people having problems with them too.

You can search NASIOC and find motor failure lists like this http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1695936 for different years/models of turbo Subarus from the last few years when the motors got really sketchy. These are probably the same people who say Evos are unreliable

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

That's some good info. I never knew that about the WRX/STi.

Gotta love being on a forum with people who know their stuff!

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

Im not really looking to go fast right now, when I registered for this forum I had a 2g gsx that I installed a 20g in with supporting mods. Now i'm in a senior in college at the university of Minnesota in Duluth in there software engineering program. I am looking for a car that will be a good base to build off of as soon as I start working and making BANK!

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

LOL @ the hopes, dreams, and expectations of a college student...I remember my senior year at UMD :)

My advice is to keep saving until you can afford a nice WRX, STI, or Evo. Also, keep researching everything and test-drive a few examples of each until you really get a feel for exactly what you want in a car. My wife has a modded '07 WRX and although it has a completely different feel than my Evo, it is still a very fun car to bomb around in. With a few mods she's making more power than stock Evo's and with Shane's (ecoli) custom dyno tune on it I have no reservations regarding its reliability. The Evo is a great choice if you're willing to give up some of that comfort and smoothness for raw performance. The Evo is much harsher and the interior has no where near as many creature-comforts, but when I get on the gas, hammer the brakes, or turn the wheels hard I forget all about that and immediately start grinning. I feel the STI falls somewhere between the WRX and Evo and is almost a compromise of the two; some of the WRX niceties and 80% of the Evo's raw performance characteristics.

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

So no turbotalon1g this thread is not another I want to go fast story...Like I said I don't trust other peoples builds, I do everything myself.

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

What did you go for?

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

How are you graduating college with $12k cash! IM graduating with $15k debt

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Finance and minor is Psychology. I edited my above post and added quite a bit to it so scroll up and give it a read.

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

haha, I went on a paid internship for axiomtek, I made enough money to pay off all my college loans, and have some left over....software engineering is a terribly hard major but the pay out is well worth it.

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

BANK? LOL good luck man :) I say save your money, buy a cheap car (even if it is a DSM) and start looking for a job like yesterday. Otherwise you'll wind up roaming europe and finding yourself, blowing all your money and paying for rent with a credit card until you get a part-time gig to start paying the bills.

Reality: its tough, but a good thing to deal with.

Re: WTB 2gb GSX, WRX, EVO
 

Thanks for the Advice Kracka, I just might do that! I live close enough to school that I don't need a car, or I could take out a loan....Sounds like you love your evo though!