Hello all,
Im 33yrs old living in Tucson and have always love the STI model. I especially fell in love with the STI brand when the 2005 body change came. Now some 10yrs later I'm in a good place where i can finally own one. So my question, is it a good idea to buy a 05 STI? What are the chances of finding one clean with no mods? Or should i go with a later model used of course. I never buy brand new cars or trucks. What do you guys think search for a 05 are get something a little newer?

 

It's a great idea. There are still quite a few around that are being well maintained and not over-used, so go for it.

 

Tucson, Arizona?

Some nice desert roads where you can exploit the car definitely..I found Imprezas hard to find in the States though, more Evo's about

 

Its hot out there so you should have a nice choice of rust free models out there.

 

Thanks guys so try to find a clean 05 06 wouldn't be a bad idea another question should i worry about the piston rings? I think the term is "ringland" because most of the 05-07 STI's will have high miles and I don't want to rebuild the engine just yet. The wife and I just sold our 2012 GTI because we needed more room for the kid. Now Im getting the itch to go fast again, and after driving a friends evo 8 with 300+hp I was like yea its time for some action lol!!!

 

I got orders to Korea in Jan. Think we might be station overseas after the Korea tour probably Japan. If that happens I hope I can find an American model STi so i can bring it back to the motherland

 

Mines 17 years old

 

My STi is 13 years old

 

That's like asking how old is to old for sex !

Never in my book get a grip have you lost your marbles buy one the right one first time round and never look back. Sti all the way fella.

 

Lol so what about the piston ring failure rumors?

 

Think he means 'how old is too old for the car (in this case 10 years)' not 'is he too old'

 

😂😂😂😂👍

 

as far as im aware i havnt heard of any on the 05 models,as long as theyre 2.0 engines only common issues seemed to be on the 2.5 engines.

 

Other than odd ball, 2.5's are the problem ones

 

Did all US 2004-2005 STI's have the dodgy 2.5 engine?

 

All 2.5's I believe. Don't think they change the pistons?

 

i did think about building a foxbody with 351 but its over done out here. I have a liter bike for the straights and corners. Looking at the sti because it would make the drive to work that. Much better. So the piston rings worry or no?

 

My dads 66 and got one lol

 

just buy a low mileage sti for as little as possible but budget for a engine forged rebuild the 2.5's are made of chocolate

 

good to know how much of an investment is the forge build? and what is a comfortable low milage vehicle when dealing with this type of cars?

Thanks everyone for the help but i was really concern about the age of the car. If there was still any at the stealerships, or would i have to settle for the newer body styles and hatchbacks

 

2ltr jdm engine here in mine done 182000miles still going strong, as for the cost of a forged 2.5 in the states have a look at real street performance website price up the parts and then add the labour

 

2.0L engines are good for loads of milage if looked after, (regular oil changes) I do mine at roughly every 5/6000 miles with good quality oil (motul 300v) mine has just gone over 120,000 miles, plenty go over 150k so not too worried just yet, I think there's a few miles left in the old girl yet.

 

Just forge the engine at some point if it was me that's what I would do or buy one already done.

 

So i went and test drove the '15 MR and i sat in the '15 STi didnt test drive because the baby was about to throw a fit so my time was short. As soon as i pushed the button to start the STi i feel in love. The interior was so nice and the dash and digital layouts were very sexy. Felt like i was sitting in jet cockpit. The MR was nice but just basic and i couldnt justify $40K on that car plus mods... So im stuck on the STi, but should i buy the 15-16 yr models or wait for the next big change in 2017? Does anyone have any info? i know the engine suppose to change to a fa20 but what about this hatchback talk? Will they still make sedans and will it still have that Subie rumble?