Classic sti or sti ra? your thoughts
 

Im looking for the above
It would be a weekend car.Im looking till about the version 4.
It would be a second car and no intention of modifying it.
Is there much difference i suppose on the road?Your thoughts ?

either or,they are both essentially the same car albeit with a lower gear ratio on the RA.Personally i wouldnt bother geting a car without the electrics and other gubbins unless you are competing in motorsport competition as there really is nothing in them once moving.All suspention components are identical so no handling advantage to be had (standard v standard)

Pay your money and take your choice :thumb:

good luck in whatever you decide

Do you want comfort or discomfort?
the standard STi will be the more comfortable of the 2, the ra will be ra(w)er (little pun there ;)) than the standard car.
If you do any motorway driving the RA will be screaming, the STI will be cruising, both will be quick, but its not about out and out performance, the ra will be slightly quicker overall due to the closer gear ratio's but you get a trade off with that, noise being one of them.

Tony:)

Ta,
was my thoughts first off.I like the raweness of the first ones etc and the looks.
Sean

I have an ra and I use it everyday. I think it's great, I do 50 mph and it's doing 3000 rpm. Plus you get the dccd so sideways is an option. I went for it for it rawness and I love it. Get the ra imo.

Type RA
 

Information on the RAs can be found here:

Type-RA.co.uk - Subaru Impreza WRX Type RA, Impreza WRX STi Type RA, Impreza Type RA V Limited, Scooby V. Ltd, visit the WRX forum & Subaru forum