by "Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
Published 11/04/2017 at 23:10
by "Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
Published 11/04/2017 at 23:10
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In other news while I’m on my cross country journey, the 2006 Subaru Wrx STI that I was looking at has passed the PPI so I am going to pick it up! Now I don’t think this shop was nearly as thorough as the last one but they still covered everything important. Plus there are almost no worry factors with this one since it really is stock and there are no red flags. The only thing the PPI brought up was the worn tires which the seller had said already and this works positively for me anyways, I’d rather choose my own tires.
Purchase price is $13500 for a STOCK ‘06 STI with 136k miles and a nice list of maintenance stuff like timing belt/water pump and head gasket replacement. So the major stuff is out of the way and should make for a very fun car. I’m not too worried about value and all that but I’m sure a car like this will hold value if I don’t mod it or crash it. It will be my daily so I’m hoping to just keep it clean. I will put nice tires on it, roof rails, maybe a sway bar, and a catback. Otherwise, not changing a thing!
Yeah the paint is not perfect. And it’s got a few miles on it. But that’s why I’m not paying $20k+ like the other STIs on the market! For me, this is a great deal and should be exactly what I’m looking for. And if I don’t like it after a couple years? It’d be easy to sell for at least what I paid for sure. But knowing me, I am going to enjoy it to the fullest and drive it a million miles until it costs more than a house to keep operational. Then it’s race car build time!
Should be exciting to finalize that once I get to California next Saturday!
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
11/04/2017 at 23:36, STARS: 2
Nice! I think a non-STi ‘06 WRX in similar condition/mileage would sell for about the same price around here.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
11/04/2017 at 23:40, STARS: 1
Very nice - as long as a lot of the seals have been done, it should be good. Need a test video soon!
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
11/04/2017 at 23:44, STARS: 3
Yep, same here. There aren’t Sti’s under 20k near me
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
11/05/2017 at 01:16, STARS: 0
Head gaskets? Before 200k miles?
SAD!
"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
11/05/2017 at 06:36, STARS: 1
Considering every single Subaru I looked at either had a head gasket replacement or had a bad one, I think it’s a common theme. Hard to believe coincidence at that point lol.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
11/05/2017 at 07:31, STARS: 1
Friend’s dad has an ‘06 STi in World Rally Blue....awesome car! He let me drive it awhile ago! I didn’t give it too many beans as I’d never driven it before and it wasn’t mine, but it would definitely go!
"BobintheMtns" (bobinthemtns)
11/05/2017 at 09:23, STARS: 1
It absolutely blows my mind that used sti’s are that expensive.. Especially considering the demographic that buys them.. (not a single Sti was bought by a grandma who only drove it to church...)
I think 911's with similar miles are cheaper...
Edit: yup... 911's with 100k miles can be found cheaper... Just wow.
"Audistein" (Audistein)
11/05/2017 at 11:46, STARS: 0
I like how it doesn’t have the big rear wing on it. Much cleaner look without it.
Nice buy though, seems like an awesome car.
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
11/05/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 0
That’s just really sad.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/06/2017 at 16:18, STARS: 0
Congrats!
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/06/2017 at 16:18, STARS: 0
I don’t get how he keeps finding turbo models that need head gaskets. Only the NA 4 cyls have issues. The 6cyl and turbos never have.
"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30)
11/06/2017 at 16:26, STARS: 0
I guess me and him (I know it’s him and I or something like that. Just don’t correct me) have the same luck
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/06/2017 at 16:41, STARS: 0
HOW?!
"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30)
11/06/2017 at 17:05, STARS: 1
The mini has head gasket issues. Probably needs a new head gasket (heck, it probably needs a new engine). Probably the main reason is that it’s a British-German mix and those haven’t been too kind in the past. That’s why they never teamed up in WWII
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/06/2017 at 17:20, STARS: 0
Can I suggest this instead ?
"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30)
11/06/2017 at 17:25, STARS: 1
Have thought about an ls. But I don’t want to die when I send all 425 torque to the front wheel. Also thought about that civic crate engine and that Mugen f1 engine that was on here a couple of weeks ago haha
"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
11/06/2017 at 17:25, STARS: 0
Exactly this was my main reason for jumping on it. And I don’t think these will drop in value ever really
"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
11/06/2017 at 17:26, STARS: 0
Exactly. Very useful mod to the car!
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/06/2017 at 17:31, STARS: 1
But what a way to go!
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
11/06/2017 at 22:59, STARS: 0
Which Mini? The engines in the modern Mini’s are either Chrysler, French (Renaut?), or BMW.
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
11/06/2017 at 23:10, STARS: 1
I didn’t even know their 6's could come with a turbo.
I’m not really caught up on my Subie lingo, though.
"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30)
11/06/2017 at 23:50, STARS: 0
It’s the “Prince” n14 engine, which was used in various Peugeot’s,Citroen’s,and Renault’s. Absolutely awful engine. In short it’s an s
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/07/2017 at 10:58, STARS: 0
The sixes do not have turbos. Just the turbos and the sixes don’t typically have issues.
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
11/07/2017 at 16:35, STARS: 0
Ah. Yeah I’m pretty sure that was the one with a shit ton of oil consumption issues and vacuum pump problems, and also camshafts breaking. But the vacuum pump and camshaft breaking issue was due to people not maintaining it properly by, you know, changing the oil.
"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30)
11/07/2017 at 17:45, STARS: 0
All of the stuff you mentioned happened on my car. Probably because I’m the fourth owner and the previous three never took care of it
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
11/08/2017 at 12:54, STARS: 0
Most likely. I’ve seen terrible things happen to that engine and it can all be traced back to shitty maintenance, or none at all.