The sti is a nice drive, but...

Mark Guzowski · 2003-07-10T19:00:34+00:00

Re : The sti is a nice drive, but...Date: Jul 10 2003 12:45:27I almost bought an sti, but the clutch problems with my first year wrxgave me serious pause wrt purchasing a first year sti (which indeedhas a new transmission, besides being the first year in NorthAmerica). Redline helped my wrx clutch for about a week, until somereal hot days & air conditioner driving, then the grinding came backin spades (sure, double clutching helps). I'd be seriously pissed ifI got two lemons. If Subaru stands by the wrx, I'll certainlyreconsider the sti, but until then, I like the looks of the M3 and NSXfor non-winter car fun. A couple years down the road, with the sametransmission still in place, the sti could be a real contender with areal North American track record.It's easy to get spoiled by three stick cars in a row with zero clutchproblems, all of which were driven at least as hard as the wrx, hadfar more miles on 'em than the wrx, and two of which cost a ridiculousamount less.- -----Mark Guzowski This message has been digitally signed. Authenticity can be verifiedupon request.A few of the words I live by: "Live life day to day, on your own terms(not someone else's). Set your own moral compass, let it not be setfor you. Define your own self worth, let it not be defined for you.Your creativity (i.e., intellectual property) is yours to do with asyou please; in absence of an explicit agreement to the contrary(signed by you) it is not for others to do with as they please."About the email content: This email reflects my opinions. If thecontent offends, and you are a member of law enforcement (e.g., localpolice, fbi, nsa, or rcmp), first ask yourself if you have a legalwiretap. If not, stop reading the email Ass. Otherwise, chill out -they're only my opinions after all.

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David Betts 23 years ago

Fine, so don't buy one. Don't be so insecure as to worry about what other people think, though. At the end of the day it is about how it drives, not what it looks like.

Incidentally, the UK TV programme Top Gear took the STi to Scotland and put it head to head with the latest Evo. Neither of the presenters could put their finger on any significant difference in performance, but both said the preferred the Scooby.

Needless to say, the Evo was quicker around the test track.

David Betts snipped-for-privacy@motorsport.org.uk

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TransFixed 23 years ago

The ;-) indicated I was kidding around a bit. I would never have put a poster of the STi [or similar] on my bedroom wall when I was 17. I "painted" the walls myself, and had posters of impressionist and expressionist artists on the walls, interrupted by posters of Procul Harum, CCR, and a high-resolution chart of the moon, and whatnot. I was into solar powered cars and perhaps the Renault Alpine and VW Bus (which one of them I fixed up with a buddy).

Exactly - a good argument to get the XT! (Apart from some practical considerations).

- D.

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Bruce Hoult 23 years ago

Single camshaft *per* *bank*, of course.

It couldn't be an *overhead* camshaft otherwise, could it?

-- Bruce

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