Soon to be former Subaru Owners (Sti, Bugeye, wrx, legacy, etc...)

Dave · 03-25-2008, 04:21 PM

bump !

coco_m3 · 03-25-2008, 04:25 PM

Sold my 06 WRX COBB Tuned. dont miss it either!
NASIOC: Rocky Mountain Region, Screen Name: fastbluewrx07

Jewpac · 03-25-2008, 04:43 PM

No 2.5RS love?

JasonCSU · 03-25-2008, 06:19 PM

'03 WRX here, and I'll be keeping it as well. If I had the extra money, I would love to find an old 2.5RS coupe (GC8) to do a drivetrain swap in.

Jewpac · 03-25-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonCSU

'03 WRX here, and I'll be keeping it as well. If I had the extra money, I would love to find an old 2.5RS coupe (GC8) to do a drivetrain swap in.

You can have mine for 6K in 2 months!

aesthetect · 03-25-2008, 07:32 PM

^ saw your post in that other thread.. i have a 2.5rs (real similar to yours actually - brp with gunmetal wheels). depending on academic/professional orchestration the debate is whether to do a 2.5l sti swap for a few years or buy a 1er. basically if i want a ph.d, no 1er..

Lo0mis · 03-27-2008, 01:07 PM

I've got a GC 2.5RS. It had an '05 STi swap in it. It spent nearly a year in the shop. When the second engine eventually seized, it crushed my soul. The car was dead to me. I lost all desire to even look at car forums for the longest time. I was a moderator on quite possibly the best RS forum on the web, and I basically walked away (feel bad about that). Now it has a second hand, leaky, noisy, EJ25 of questionable origin in it. I dont even wash it anymore. Paint and clear coat pealing off. So sad...

nordique14 · 03-27-2008, 02:22 PM

We currently have one BMW (96 328ic) and three Subarus (sort of). An 01 Forester S, 95 SVX and a 05 Saab 9-2x (aka Subaru WRX, aka Saabaru).

All have different personalities and are great cars. Unfortunately the SVX will have to go very soon and the 328ic will be going once the 135i cabrio comes in.

Jewpac · 03-27-2008, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aesthetect

^ saw your post in that other thread.. i have a 2.5rs (real similar to yours actually - brp with gunmetal wheels). depending on academic/professional orchestration the debate is whether to do a 2.5l sti swap for a few years or buy a 1er. basically if i want a ph.d, no 1er..

Im going with a reliable car, with a warranty and no headaches rather than the STi swap, but I did think about it before I ordered my 1.

And my P1's are for sale.

Dave · 03-27-2008, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lo0mis

I've got a GC 2.5RS. It had an '05 STi swap in it. It spent nearly a year in the shop. When the second engine eventually seized, it crushed my soul. The car was dead to me. I lost all desire to even look at car forums for the longest time. I was a moderator on quite possibly the best RS forum on the web, and I basically walked away (feel bad about that). Now it has a second hand, leaky, noisy, EJ25 of questionable origin in it. I dont even wash it anymore. Paint and clear coat pealing off. So sad...

my sti took a similar path
but no hard core seizes ...i babied that car with the best cosmetic mods and engine and ecu mods....from jdm lips and spats to recarros seats and matching black door cards.

Then the clutch was shuddering and I had it fixed and then had the front end repainted and sold it to a dealer in ohio for 23k with 50k on the clock.

They turned around and sold it to some dude who blew the clutch and front axle and put on the wrong headers.

Last i heard it was getting turned back to stock and sold off in pieces

that is truly sad.

on another note i loved the svx when it first came out...my bro was looking at that but ended up with a countour svt which we turbo'd later

aesthetect · 03-27-2008, 03:37 PM

good lord.. some sad stories around here.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jewpac

Im going with a reliable car, with a warranty and no headaches rather than the STi swap, but I did think about it before I ordered my 1.

And my P1's are for sale.

yeah if i decide to not go back and get my PhD i can afford the payments on a 1er easily but I'm thinking i'll end up working for a couple years and come back to poor-boy grad school. but if thats the case i should be able to finish the swap while im working; then maintenance parts should be affordable enough and few and far between that i can afford to maintain that and still work my phd, long as i do it right the first time (which is luckily the only time ill be able to!). im a fan of public transportation anyway haha. and honestly if i do that i'm gettin P1's without a doubt. although as it stands now i like the stock ride height etc...

curious what you want for em though? best you can get for that car

plexiglass · 03-27-2008, 08:11 PM

and my 02 WRX will be on the market in a few weeks.......

Jewpac · 04-10-2008, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aesthetect

good lord.. some sad stories around here.

yeah if i decide to not go back and get my PhD i can afford the payments on a 1er easily but I'm thinking i'll end up working for a couple years and come back to poor-boy grad school. but if thats the case i should be able to finish the swap while im working; then maintenance parts should be affordable enough and few and far between that i can afford to maintain that and still work my phd, long as i do it right the first time (which is luckily the only time ill be able to!). im a fan of public transportation anyway haha. and honestly if i do that i'm gettin P1's without a doubt. although as it stands now i like the stock ride height etc...

curious what you want for em though? best you can get for that car

Im asking 1200, they have a brand new (less than 500 miles) set of $900 ties on it w/ a tranferrable road hazard warranty.

jtsherri · 04-10-2008, 10:09 PM

Soon-to-be previous owner of an '04 STi. At one time it was a big-turbo car making highly decent power; however, it's rocking an '06 STI motor now (Stage II w/Protune).

I _could_ (should?) order a 1er any day, but I've been procrastinating over the deal.

ichiban · 04-11-2008, 12:22 AM

well you already know i'm a ex-suby owner. I only frequent i-club.com tho.

GT3 · 04-11-2008, 10:45 AM

05 STi here.

Dave · 04-11-2008, 10:53 AM

wow lots of toys gt3...
would love to see pics of the gt3

i still am on nasioc... anyone going to b4d?

plexiglass · 04-11-2008, 03:45 PM

My 02 WRX is for sale now....I'm not in a hurry though...

GT3 · 04-11-2008, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by izzodesh

wow lots of toys gt3...
would love to see pics of the gt3

i still am on nasioc... anyone going to b4d?

izzodesh,

I will post a pic as soon as I can...Any day now brother! It's been a loooooooooong wait - 14 months for waiting list and build that included the 997T/GT2 production delays

. It's C.White on Black wheels. Full black leather interior. PCCB. Sport Chrono. BiX. And I added the Euro-spec roll cage.

BTW, your new 135i looks great! :thumbup: I saw your thread over at NASIOC with the 3 other 1-series owners I believe. Great pics. Glad you are enjoying it.

Slick_M3 · 04-14-2008, 01:10 PM

I just recently sold my 04 Stage 4 wrx. I had RCE tarmac 2's sitting in the garage still in their box when I sold the car. Too bad I didn't get a chance to put those bad boys on. Oh well, new owner will be happy

135i ordered and on the way.

Dave · 04-14-2008, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GT3

izzodesh,

I will post a pic as soon as I can...Any day now brother! It's been a loooooooooong wait - 14 months for waiting list and build that included the 997T/GT2 production delays

. It's C.White on Black wheels. Full black leather interior. PCCB. Sport Chrono. BiX. And I added the Euro-spec roll cage.

BTW, your new 135i looks great! :thumbup: I saw your thread over at NASIOC with the 3 other 1-series owners I believe. Great pics. Glad you are enjoying it.

nice build !

i heard about those delays on 6speed

that thread over on nasioc had some interesting comments..lol but its nasioc

welcome aboard everyone else!

GT3 · 04-15-2008, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by izzodesh

that thread over on nasioc had some interesting comments..lol but its nasioc

izzodesh,

Of course. I was laughing at some of the more ignorant ones. A Subaru fanboy is a tough adversary. :biggrin:

03-25-2008, 04:21 PM	#23
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03-25-2008, 04:25 PM	#24
coco_m3 Brigadier General 175 Rep 4,311 Posts Drives: Supercharged E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SL,UT iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [0.00] 2010 BMW E90 335i [0.00]	Sold my 06 WRX COBB Tuned. dont miss it either! NASIOC: Rocky Mountain Region, Screen Name: fastbluewrx07 __________________
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03-25-2008, 04:43 PM	#25
Jewpac Marty Turco Hater 38 Rep 768 Posts Drives: Join Date: Feb 2008 iTrader: (0)	No 2.5RS love? __________________ 135i, Alpine White, Taupe Leatherette, iPod USB adaptor, 6MT Delivery Wednesday 5/7
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03-25-2008, 06:19 PM	#26
JasonCSU Colonel 705 Rep 2,548 Posts Drives: '08 135i, '88 325is Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0) Garage List 1988 BMW 325is [0.00] 2008 BMW 135i [0.00]	'03 WRX here, and I'll be keeping it as well. If I had the extra money, I would love to find an old 2.5RS coupe (GC8) to do a drivetrain swap in.
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03-25-2008, 07:32 PM	#28
aesthetect form follows function 38 Rep 838 Posts Drives: GC impreza Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: austin tx iTrader: (0)	^ saw your post in that other thread.. i have a 2.5rs (real similar to yours actually - brp with gunmetal wheels). depending on academic/professional orchestration the debate is whether to do a 2.5l sti swap for a few years or buy a 1er. basically if i want a ph.d, no 1er..
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03-27-2008, 01:07 PM	#29
Lo0mis New Member 4 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 2018 BSM M2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA iTrader: (0)	I've got a GC 2.5RS. It had an '05 STi swap in it. It spent nearly a year in the shop. When the second engine eventually seized, it crushed my soul. The car was dead to me. I lost all desire to even look at car forums for the longest time. I was a moderator on quite possibly the best RS forum on the web, and I basically walked away (feel bad about that). Now it has a second hand, leaky, noisy, EJ25 of questionable origin in it. I dont even wash it anymore. Paint and clear coat pealing off. So sad...
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03-27-2008, 02:22 PM	#30
nordique14 Major 57 Rep 1,477 Posts Drives: SGM 135i 'vert Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sharks Territory iTrader: (5)	We currently have one BMW (96 328ic) and three Subarus (sort of). An 01 Forester S, 95 SVX and a 05 Saab 9-2x (aka Subaru WRX, aka Saabaru). All have different personalities and are great cars. Unfortunately the SVX will have to go very soon and the 328ic will be going once the 135i cabrio comes in.
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03-27-2008, 08:11 PM	#34
plexiglass Private First Class 23 Rep 144 Posts Drives: Join Date: Nov 2007 iTrader: (0)	and my 02 WRX will be on the market in a few weeks....... __________________ 128i, Jet Black, sport package enjoyed since 3/18/08
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04-10-2008, 10:09 PM	#36
jtsherri Major 144 Rep 1,262 Posts Drives: TBD Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Metro Detroit, MI iTrader: (14) Garage List 2008 135i [10.00]	Soon-to-be previous owner of an '04 STi. At one time it was a big-turbo car making highly decent power; however, it's rocking an '06 STI motor now (Stage II w/Protune). I _could_ (should?) order a 1er any day, but I've been procrastinating over the deal.
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04-11-2008, 12:22 AM	#37
ichiban Colonel 102 Rep 2,012 Posts Drives: 08 135i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (2)	well you already know i'm a ex-suby owner. I only frequent i-club.com tho.
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04-11-2008, 10:45 AM	#38
GT3 Track addict 5 Rep 233 Posts Drives: Join Date: Apr 2008 iTrader: (0)	05 STi here.
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Dave formerly izzo/comeback 351 Rep 3,382 Posts Drives: 2016 RC 350 F Sport Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 135i [6.80]	wow lots of toys gt3... would love to see pics of the gt3 i still am on nasioc... anyone going to b4d? __________________ BMW CCA # 418268
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plexiglass Private First Class 23 Rep 144 Posts Drives: Join Date: Nov 2007 iTrader: (0)	My 02 WRX is for sale now....I'm not in a hurry though... __________________ 128i, Jet Black, sport package enjoyed since 3/18/08
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04-14-2008, 01:10 PM	#42
Slick_M3 Private 3 Rep 95 Posts Drives: 2021 M3 Competition Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: So. California iTrader: (0)	I just recently sold my 04 Stage 4 wrx. I had RCE tarmac 2's sitting in the garage still in their box when I sold the car. Too bad I didn't get a chance to put those bad boys on. Oh well, new owner will be happy 135i ordered and on the way.
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