Hi Guys & girls

After having fords for the last ten years i am a novice to subaru's im getting a wrx Bug eye in three weeks time which im really looking forward to (still keeping the focus though )

Just wanted to know what the main engine differences are between the wrx and sti? is it just stronger internals the sti has and bigger turbo?

is there any main like common faults with subaru's in general?

any information would be so great

i did try to find a technical guide on the site about the wrx's and sti's but could not find any .......

 

Not sure on the differences between the two but a common fault in alot of scoobies is the rear shocks. Listen out for any type of knocking when pulling away and at lower speeds over bumpy roads

 

Lots, it won't make you feel any better about buying a WRX by listing the bits it wont have If you want an STi, buy an STi from the beginning

 

Basically its like chalk and cheese, the wrx and the sti are totally different cars, both mechanically and for driving, but try both though I think the STI may sway you

Tony

 

and it begins again
the wrx mob will jump on sti boys, but if your after serious input sti all the way

 

When i bought my WRX i thought..............mmmmmmm... should of got an STI

But still, I love my car and changed things to suit. Depends what your going to use it for.

 

i bought a hawk wrx and its was great but always thougth, i shouldve went sti after 6 month, so thats excatly what i did, dont regret it for a min

 

Ive gone past the point of no return tho. Spent too much money on it.

 

I started with a WRX, nice car but....lets face it, it's the one you buy if you can't afford the STi, Porsche Boxster to the 911 Funnily enough it will end up costing you more if you try and STi'ify it

 

Porsche Boxster to the 911Not really ones a girls car lol

 

WRX boys will hurt you for that

 

Yes deffo, don't buy a wrx. The STi brigade will look down on you.

 

Where is RS_Matt? He'll be along soon to let you know that a WRX will leave an STi standing or something

I'd get an STi though

 

well my WRX certainly would

 

I bought my wrx bugeye almost a year ago, spent a fortune on it and now its running 309 bhp and i wish now i had bought the sti, but you live and learn,

although you will be very happy with it but you will spend ££££ getting it to run somewhere near the power of the sti, then there is brakes, suspension etc etc....

 

Get an STI if you want.

It would be like choosing an EVO GSR over and EVO RS

Put it this way no STI has ever come close to my WRX, even when it was in standard tune. I'm talking mostly classic STI's with 1 driver whilst I had a passenger.

The STI is far heavier with a silly track orientated short ratio box. Only problem with the WRX is Subaru specialist garages will treat it like ****.

I am saying all this tongue in cheek mind you!

 

WRX all the way mate

 

Thanks for the advice guys but the wrx I am getting as I'm getting it off a family member cheap, is the whine basically the same design layout ?

 

Craziest thing I have heard all week tbh.

 

My 2p worth, as mentioned they are like chalk and cheese in many ways. STi has different internals, turbo all that stuff, not to mention Brembos, strong 6 speed gearbox etc etc. IMO the STi is a more focussed car, the WRX is what it was supposed to be, a fast family car. The STi is a sports car.

I bought my first Impreza (WRX) not knowing all this, I then drove an STi and ... well put it this way ... I now own an STi

Obviously all of the above is based on standard cars, you can throw money at a WRX till you are blue in the face .....

And don't even ask what the differences are between UK and JDM, I haven't got a spare can of worms

 

this wrx sti thing is true but then if you buy a 1998-2000 wrx it the same almost as the sti same power the only thing that it does not have is the same suspension and some fancy writing saying sti lol but then if your buying a new age i would say by the sti your regret it if you dont

 

Hey guys thanks for the info, I probably will eventually buy an Sti at a later date when I have the funds maybe in a years time, I take it the wrx is still a nice fast nippy car tho compared to most on the road, I have driven my friends hawkeye Sti with 371 bhp and that was very quick, but speed at this time is not what I want yet, I want something that sounds nice, looks the part and will do me for a year untill I can put some serious money into something alot faster

 

Also guys what are the reliablitilty issues with both models ?

 

As long as it's been looked after and serviced regularly without being modifed then it will pretty much never break down.

 

It depends how your fixed cash wise aswell mate. the STi will bump your insurance up. so i'd get the car that best suits your wallet.

 

Had no issues with mine at all over the last 4 years.

But the standard brakes are rubbish beyond belief.

 

Bizzarely I found there was (mostly) no difference insurance-wise between the two ....

 

Of course if the STI's had kept up from the lights then as soon as we hit the twisties it would have been game over for the WRX.

 

My WRX costs about £245 to tax, what's it like on an STI?

 

Bought a hawkeye WRX, loved it, spent a fortune on it and made a great car, wouldnt swap it for toffee. Could have bought an STI for the money I have spent though. Get an STI if you can afford one, you wont regret it!