STi or C5 Vette?

[innovation]

COME AT ME BRO! DO YOU EVEN LIFT?!

^^ haha he doesn't even know meme's.

Oh well least he'll be waiting at the finish line.

[StryfeS13]

Lol wow. This has became a shit fest real quick. First of all, I would NEVER buy a car for it's "prestige" or because it "picks up chicks." I don't need a car for that, I'm engaged anyway. And I would NEVER even CONSIDER buying a german car. And I really don't care about the community of owners either. It's not their car.

I liked the Corvette because it appealed to me, I don't care if old men drive it or whatever. In my honest opinion I want/wanted one because I really don't think it gets better than a car with one of the most if not -the- most reliable v8 available, a transmission that could survive an apocalypse, and it makes all this power with no turbo...no nothing...just pure NA.

The reason I was considering the STI is because I am open to everything and not simple minded like most of the people in this thread....Like, I really fucking hate Mazda's but I'd still test drive one to see if I liked it before saying it sucks. etc.

And yes, ForeignMuscle, I know what the mileage of the STI is, that's why I posted on here asking if it's a lot for the price.

Honestly I don't really care about handling so that argument doesn't mean much to me. I mean, I want the car to be responsive and not feel like an old Cadillac, but it doesn't need to handle like it's on rails. I test drove my friends FR-S and it handles AMAZING but I really do feel like I can run faster than it.

[jamg]

I've seen 600whp E36's sell for around $10-12k ish.

[HyperTek]

back when i held a steady job a few years ago, i was looking at 350z, s2k, and to a lesser extent the EVO... Since I grew up around nissans, I was certain to look for a track model Z.. I never fell through with it.

Now I think the 350z looks a bit old, and the 370z's interior is a HUGE improvement in design.

The late model EVO just seems cheap to me, imo its a supped economy car.

[spooled240]

Originally Posted by HyperTek

back when i held a steady job a few years ago, i was looking at 350z, s2k, and to a lesser extent the EVO... Since I grew up around nissans, I was certain to look for a track model Z.. I never fell through with it.

Now I think the 350z looks a bit old, and the 370z's interior is a HUGE improvement in design.

The late model EVO just seems cheap to me, imo its a supped economy car.

that's how the EVO's are supposed to be: an econobox with a beefy 4g63, awd and brembos..I love it lol

[BrownDogg]

At the end of the day... drive them both which it sounds like you've done or are doing. See which one you like better over all based off of whats important to you and get that one! Both are honestly badass cars in the grand scheme of cars that someone could buy.

As to the mileage issue with the Subaru. I would recommend looking up all the maintenance that is required around that mileage (like 100K miles) and make sure the proper things have been done. Ex: timing belt, spark plugs, fluids, etc. Just basic stuff. That will give you some good insight as to whether the guy truly took car of the car or not. Same goes for the Vette. How a person maintains their car says a lot about the car.

And who pissed in ForeignMuscles Cheerios! Sheesh! Watch out folks. He bought his girl a car so its important. In case you guys didn't know... He is kind of a big deal.

[theronin]

This thread is serious business.

[BossHogg]

You really have to come to what is really needed. I mean is this just a pure fun car? A 4 door turbo sedan and a corvette are two totally different things. 4 seater, 4 door, 4 cylinder compared to a two seater v8 purely sold on its "racing" background? I mean should I buy a minivan or a crotch rocket? As much as I would never buy a corvette, I would have to say it wins this battle if it is purely a fun, weekend, back road cruising car. Not to take away from the subaru at all. I know what they are capable of, hell I was once in the market for one myself for practical utility reasons.

There are two many variables to look at. Do you have 2 stacks of high society just chilling to throw freely and do you plan on modding? If you can buy the vette out right and still have cash to "mod" or freshen it up, i think it would be much more of a fun car. RWD, v8, can make more power than needed "if" wanted, has plenty of racing background if you decide to take it down that path. Plus you can have that v8 rumble.

The whole stereo type thing is no reason to judge owning a car. Hell I watched the 240 scene blow up into this rice infested fanboy drift craze. Which resulted in watching many 240 enthusiasts sell their car because of fear of it becoming the new civic and how it would reflect their image back in the early 2000's. As long as you build it properly you always will be ahead of the "stereotype". If you truly like or care about something, you put in the extra time, money and effort.

choose, build, drive what you want man. It's just that simple. If it was me, I would invest the 20 large and in 20 years when I'm a douchebag old man with small penis in my midlife crisis, I would buy a brand new 2033 corvette. lol I got jokes.

[drscooper]

fuck everything said buy a lambo.

[Homeboyx]

Fuck everything else, buy a bicycle.

[Initial_R90]

Being I've owned a multiple 240's with swaps a LS240 a 350z a Evo and c5 Z06 and C6Zo6

I'm gonna go and say hands down the best motor is any LS series Great power from the start good MPG a (c5 has better mpg then a STI)

130k miles on Sti Is a tired car


if you have 20k to spend buy a fixed roof coupe for 17k and put the rest into it.
A guy down the street has a blower on his unopened auto LS1. oem heads,cam,crank and has over 1000 9 second passes on his car.

if its something you want to drive everyday I would not suggest the Vette

[godsmack]

As others have said take both for a ride and decide from there. Don't know if you're gonna daily or what kind of weather you encounter but in my area the vette is really only a weekend warrior car.

Now with me already driving a c5 and c6 zo6 I have to say they are an extremely awesome car to drive. Got a ride in a ZR already and that thing gave me full chub at 1/4 throttle. As far as the subbie I got to drive a 2012 wrx and that thing is also fun. In my opinion handles better than the the vette and the acceleration is fun but not as fun as the vette.

Overall my opinion would be subbie for dd and a vette for weekend fun.

[TougeLove]

WOW. this thread is fun lol.





anywho.

a 4dr or 2 seater? ummmm completely different cars.

I have a 2011 WRX and love it. STi wasnt that much greater considering I take mine camping, trails, etc. I didnt need an sti to do those things, plus i would rather build a faster WRX than spend an extra 5-8k on an sti depending if it is used or not.

I would have to agree with a few people that the SUBARU community is MUCH better than the corvette community as I HAVE BEEN TO BOTH MEETS. Friend ran a C6 ZR1 and got shit from other owners because they are too fat and bald to appreciate a nice car.

if you enjoy driving fast, do you want to stay on the mountain or slide off of it?


Have you tried Nasioc.com? there are FAR better deals going right now. 06-07 sti with under 50k miles for 19-21k.

[driftracerx]

go with the vette , sti owners all cry babies

[TougeLove]

Originally Posted by driftracerx

go with the vette , sti owners all cry babies

oh the internet. Where one can simply spew his or hers illogical opinions and believes it to be the ending truth with no fact or real reason.

Care to elaborate?

[driftracerx]

you just cried about my post , I think you just elaborated for me

[towlie]

Dang someone flush this shit down the toilet..

Mazdaspeed6 are chill. Nice all around car. Yes for the gf no for me tho

Corvette interiors to me just seem like they were taken directly from the Tahoe or something. So basic (in a bad way). The godly motor makes up for this, but it could still come to bother me personally

S2000 I've always hated!!... until i drove one. Boy were my eyes opened haha.

I'd say op just test drive and shop around and find something that truly appeals to u.. Asking zilvia may have been the wrong choice lol

[driftracerx]

Originally Posted by towlie

I'd say op just test drive and shop around and find something that truly appeals to u.. Asking zilvia may have been the wrong choice lol

I agree just test drive both of them

[240boi115]

just came back to this bish!!!! HAS A DECISION BEEN MADE!?!?!?!?!?