thegadgetman

Okay I have a MY02 wrx at the moment with no mods and have a bit of spare cash to put to good use. The question is do I go for a new motor and get the 2.5 wrx. How different would this drive to my MY02. Does the 2.5 engine offer uch more. OR do I take the bull by the horns and get a MY04 sti with PPP (a different beast I know)
On a seperate note what sort of money would I get for a MY02 wrx UK supplied, 30k, with prodrive lights. Not bad nick.
Can anyone point me in the direction of a head to head review of MY05 and MY06 models.

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

There is a very nice JDM STi with 360bhp and 390lbs of torque in the for sale section, id personally go for that

Tony

HOWY

probably be worth hanging on for new MY07 MY06 models will probably plumet in value if the MY07 is the expected new design hatchback

KiwiGTI

Which won't be until at least the end of next year.

bluto22b

Don't bother with either. Get a new Golf GTI which will have 90% of the performance, handle better, better built, better interior, better paint, and hold on to its value a lot better.

To sum up, a lot BETTER

Chins

After owning a new Golf GTI, my experience suggests you might be bored to death with the lack of poke and excitment levels.

Jonathan

who saw the light and bought the better Astra VXR

russell hayward

Quality post from J as always

HOWY

THe Golf is overpriced especially against price of Euro WRX.

How does the VXR compare with a WRX?

wolfie28

Personally I'd get a pre-registered STI blob-eye. My local dealer has two £21,990 with delivery mileage or even better a JDM model if you don't mind an import (just my opinion). Good luck searching.

Wolfie.

Elmer Fudpucker

Think I'd go for a pre-reg 05 as well

the least ugly of Subaru's latest offerings and at under 22 grand has got to be a bit of a bargain

Petem95

Not a head-to-head, but heres an MY06 review

http://fifthgear.five.tv/jsp/5gmain....=64&pageid=130

wrxseeker

iTrader: (1)

Well evo mag picked the wrx when the 2 went head to head....

In a minute a VXR owner will be along saying that it was a pre production car and the suspension wasnt sorted and thats why it torque steered/ couldnt put its power down/ there only journo's what do they know etc etc etc

However, Evo now has long term VXR on a 55 plate which is obviously not a pre production car and they are still pointing out the same bad bits.

KiwiGTI

Also worth pointing out the VXR was 6-7 seconds behind the MY06 STI on EVO magazines test track.

chrisola

Wouldnt bother with a FWD GTI, but the new R32 on the other hand!! :P

That new Mazda 3 MPS looks good, its the fastest out of all the new hot hatches, and a good spec\price.

Id stick with something like your impreza tbh, unless you REALLY REALLY want a stickered up chav king Astra\Focus that will shred front tyres and torque steer you into a wall :P

KiwiGTI

The R32 is almost universally described as a worse car than the GTI

MarkGArgyle

Go for a Euro Import WRX. even if resale values do plummet, you will already be £5k better of come resale time.

(Guess what I just did!)

alwong

Don't forget to take into account the running cost of another WRX against a Golf GTI/VXR.

Scoob will depreciate faster, cost more to run for parts/servicing/fuel/insurance etc etc.

And for what benefits? You can corner a little faster than the GTI/VXR?

On pretty much all roads you won't even notice the difference!

GazTheHat

Depends on what you want from your car. The 2.5 will be a bit more torquey but will be essentially the same car, if you fancy a real change then go for the STi (PPP/TSL etc). You'll keep the subaru keys but get a completely different car.

Test drive 'em. That's your best way.

easyrider

I would reccommend that you test drive the 06 STi 2.5-you wont believe the difference between yours and it.
Ive got a modded 02 thats a fair bit quicker than std, and i was impressed by the "out of the box" performance/feel of the 2.5 car.

Gary.