Looking for real world differences between the 2.5l versions, wagons or saloons

Cheers

 

Isn't the GB270 a slightly upgraded WRX?

 

It has the PPP giving it immense torque, and lowering springs - 10mm front, 30mm rear along with 18" rims.

By most accounts seems to work well

 

So what does that give it over an STI? STI is the much better car

 

Remap an STi and the GB270 won't even come close....

 

yeah i understood a gb270 was a ppp'd cosmetic upgrade on a wrx. STI is the way to go.

 

Both my cousin and my uncle had a hawk Sti and GB270 saloon (until both suffered headgasket issues twice under warranty!)

The Sti was totally on another level compared to the GB270.........

It handled, performed, stopped and looked much better

 

Hmmm that's quite comprehensive then...

Thanks

 

Only advanatge the gb270 model had is its limited run on production, finding them may be rare so may make them valued more, yet wont have the performance over an STI.

 

As a committed petrolhead I always go for performance over looks

 

They are both great cars
So do what I did, get one of each

 

As Budgie just said, both great cars.

For me, I love the wagon GB270, and they are rare which is nice, but if its a saloon you want then STi

 

I think you've hit a nail on the head there

 

Nice garage. So, you're the perfect man to ask this particular question - (I was going to ask does the wagon justify itself as you have the ultimate to comaper it to, but of course you have both), so, presumably the GB270 wagon holds its own?

 

it will be faster In the real world than a standard STI (not a STI ppp), it’s a another wrx ppp vs STI thread which normally goes downhill fast.....

You really need to drive them both and have a clear understanding of what you really want. If you really want a Wagon and you’re happy to add a few mods then it could be made into a match for any STI.

 

STi offers much more for not much more money in the current scoob market. That is what I found having recently bought an STi recently and looked at a few good GB270s. It just felt like I was buying the right car after I drove both. However the GB270 is a very quick car. Evo gave it 4.5 stars IIRC....

 

Here is the review in EVO for you.....http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evoc...u_impreza.html

 

To come fully clean about the choice, it's the wagons I am really interested in comparing, which is a little more difficult...

 

If you after a hawk wagon then sti is out the running so either gb270 or wrx with ppp both will be equal performance wise but gb270 offers a few more extras but probably at a premium price

 

Doesn't have to be a hawk. I had forgotten the GB270 comes at quite a premium price for its extras

 

Buy as cheap and as good condition wagon you can add a six speed and a few other choice bits and enjoy The price of WRX wagons it's not such a mad idea

 

Have look around for a bug sti wagon if you can find one as they are the last sti wagons but rare to find in uk, or as above just mod a wrx, maybe a newage hatch would offer what you want as well,

 

Now that is a plan ^,

 

...and the bun I have the oven, to come clean, but it's good to have answered the other voices (in my head )

 

I'd buy a nice standard wrx wagon, fit anti roll bar drop links, alk and geo, set of brembo's decat exhaust and remap, and its happy days for £2k.

No need to change the gear box and the suzy is just fine, if you want to lower it and firm it up slightly then a set of springs is a cheap way of doing it.

That set up makes for a cracking real world daily driver.

 

You really can't argue with that

I'm going to start to listen to more of your posts

Massive cut above the 2.0 Focus I'm in now, and about the same money