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03-17-2003, 10:32 AM

well, my friend's mom backed into my car the other nite and it has over $3600 in damage. so you guys know how AWFUL MY F**KING LUCK IS. so that did it for me, i'm sick of this gay car. IT's Slow as hell and that put me over the edge. i don't need this bs, especially for a car i never liked that much from the start. you know... i'm sick of this car performance wise and it really isnt good on gas. 14.2 stock my ass.... i dunno about you guys but do you think it hits 60 in 5.4 seconds... i sure don't. and to get near that you need to burn the #@%#@%#@%#@% outta the clutch. also no one wants to race you on a back road... because it's just plain stupid and even more dangerous than racing in a straight line from a stop light or roll on the highway. this car would get it's asssss handed to it by ANY camaro or mustang with the most simple bolt ons. even from a dead stop... i dropped this thing at 5k and had very nice launches.... but even my cobra could take this thing from a dead stop and once i hit 2nd gear in the cobra, i'd be long gone. i thought this car was gonna be fun and it was, but it does get boring. when you know you gotta beat people the #@%#@%#@%#@%#@% way. i dont want to be the kid with the excuse, "you have 4 more pistons than me" or "yea u win a straight line? but can you beat me on a back road?". that's stupid. and yes, i have not even made my first payment yet, but you know what, I'm selling this car. DEFINITLY. it handles awesome but has NO POWER. and look how much the mods cost. damn. and look at the results. unless you are willing to spend $20k, you will be stuck in the 12's forever. a N/A v8 can hit 12's with bolt-ons. I am going to buy another 96-98 cobra and hopefully supercharge it right away and it would run mid 11's without anything else done. all i see is mustangs everywhere and it pisses me off cuz i want my old car back. i kinda forced myself into liking this car because it was safe and not bad for a 4 cylinder. i've always been about domestic cars and now i know why. at least i gave imports a chance and was open-minded... but still i DO NOT KNOW WHY people want to make a 4 cylinder fast. it just too damn much. the only thing the car has is handling, which gets race enthusiasts into even more dangerous situations by trying to manage turns at high speeds. it's plain stupid. If you like Auto-X, then whatever, that's your thing. but that is basically the only thing you can do with this car. as a daily driver though... it woudl be a close 1st choice. i do like the car, it's just not ME AT ALL. all my fiends tell me i dont look right driving it. i miss the torque, the sound, the power and the adrenaline rush a v8 gives you. all you import ppl are seriously missing out.

btw- it is for sale for $23500. has just under 14000 miles and a couple mods, tints, carbon fiber interior, warranty, lowered. very nice car- just not my style.

*pdiggitydogg* · 03-17-2003, 10:48 AM

sorry to hear that dude...I thought you really wouldve liked that car. Yeah its no v8 but its a damn good car from what people tell me; youre the first that Ive heard talk shit about it. Well I hope you get your moneys worth from the sell and get a decent cobra.

03-17-2003, 12:09 PM

Well, there's driving and there's driving. Guess you prefer the former.

Good luck getting 23500 for it.

03-17-2003, 03:30 PM

I could have told you that you weren't going to like the WRX. That car is soo over rated, I think you just picked the wrong import.

I'm with you on the v8, there is nothing like the power of a N/A v8. A turbo/supercharged 4 just doesn't compared, and there isn't too many sporty v8 imports out there.

03-17-2003, 03:40 PM

good luck with the sale man

03-17-2003, 04:28 PM

Just out of curiosity, have you taken it to the track and raced it a bunch to verify that it doesn't hit 5.4 in 0-60 or run 14.2 in the 1/4?

I only ask because how a car feels and how a car is are two different things. Now if you race a stock Mustang GT in a stock WRX the race should be pretty decent. The WRX will nail the launch but eventually the GT will overtake it, I believe.

Anyhow, sorry you didn't like it. There are other imports but a boxer 4 or I4 will never reach the same level as a V8, there's no arguing that. Whatever floats your boat man.

I like corners more than raw acceleration......which is good, cuz I get no acceleration out of my car.

b

03-17-2003, 06:19 PM

didnt go to the track... but i saw enough. it took way too long to pass a VW golf on the highway.

ShEaNy · 03-17-2003, 06:35 PM

lol how long is too long

well good luck selling it....can u salvage ur other car?

03-17-2003, 07:33 PM

nah the 96 is long gone..... well the kid in the golf started racing before i knew we were... but it took me till the middle of 4th gear to pass him after downshifting to 3rd. i felt ashamed beating him by so little. i passed and left a good 5 car lengths between us and the margain coudl have grown if there wasn't traffic ahead. all i know is that the cobra would have left him standing still and seem like he was going in reverse.

03-17-2003, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mt.biker
I could have told you that you weren't going to like the WRX. That car is soo over rated, I think you just picked the wrong import.

I'm with you on the v8, there is nothing like the power of a N/A v8. A turbo/supercharged 4 just doesn't compared, and there isn't too many sporty v8 imports out there.

Bout the wrx sti? the STi has the potential of a skyline.

03-17-2003, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by OPAKRACING
Bout the wrx sti? the STi has the potential of a skyline.

it has potential.... for a huge price though. a single turbo 4 cyl will not match up against the skyline in the end, just like civic will never beat a corvette (both given the chance for any modification under the sun).
this is a whole new arguement though.... that i don't need to get involved in

03-17-2003, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SVT Cobra
it has potential.... for a huge price though. a single turbo 4 cyl will not match up against the skyline in the end, just like civic will never beat a corvette (both given the chance for any modification under the sun).
this is a whole new arguement though.... that i don't need to get involved in

i have a video of a civic beating a vette...the civ has a b18c swap...the vette got smoked.

03-17-2003, 08:54 PM

dude i love my subaru wrx, well my moms! its fun as hell... it aint too slow, me and my friends are all used to 135HP so its a nice jump up, i got my damn 135 HP 6cyl firebird, 135 HP 4 cyl Honda, then the 1965 Buick Electra 455 big block ( well thats just kick ass but still no traction). then the Subaru 220 HP or something like that... how much do you need, damn u dont wanna kill someone

im just used to not having straight aways out here in the sticks

ford50forlife · 03-17-2003, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by OPAKRACING
i have a video of a civic beating a vette...the civ has a b18c swap...the vette got smoked.

170hp pulling 2500 lbs loses to 350hp pulling 3200 lbs fool

try motor work and turbo.

sorry to jump like that but thats a very vague statement and out of place.

the one with the convertible red c5 vette right with 2 people in the vette? and it shows the vette prestaging?

03-17-2003, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DomesticImport
dude i love my subaru wrx, well my moms! its fun as hell... it aint too slow, me and my friends are all used to 135HP so its a nice jump up, i got my damn 135 HP 6cyl firebird, 135 HP 4 cyl Honda, then the 1965 Buick Electra 455 big block ( well thats just kick ass but still no traction). then the Subaru 220 HP or something like that... how much do you need, damn u dont wanna kill someone im just used to not having straight aways out here in the sticks

WRX ARE good, if ya wanna make it as fast as a cobra, ya gotta get serious with it, and do some serious mods, like some turbo mods, and port and polish, buy new everything...it will be fast...dont' sell....be well rounded muh man...have yur cobra, and your import.

good karma... lol

ford50forlife · 03-17-2003, 09:04 PM

heres the rundown, a b18c in a civic hatch is the same as a corvette c5 with a z06 motor thrown in (a production motor in a higher class car) so therefore SVT cobra's saying is still true

both given the chance for the same modifications the vette wins,
let alone a N/A gsr motor will never take a 12 second capable c5 vette given similiar drivers as long as its still 1.8L cams head and intake manifold will prolly net a high 13 run at best.

the only way new 4 cylinders catches up to new v8's is DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, cause even then a new si would SMOKE a mustang or vette.

BUT then again my mustang would smoke you both, and then you could always buy a 11 second car somewhere for 3 grand, and on down the line..

ifeldwn02 · 03-17-2003, 11:44 PM

get what makes u happy but i like imports, never really liked domestic cars but thats just me. maybe u should have gotten an import like a supra or something of that nature

Racing Rice · 03-18-2003, 07:17 AM

SVT,

Keep in mind the WRX isnt built for drag racing, if thats what you want, then get another V8.

I do recall you saying, "Im not responsible enough to own another fast car like the cobra" Just remember that when you buy another Firebird or Cobra and get behind the wheel. Just hope you dont have to get lucky like you did the first time.

03-18-2003, 12:54 PM

You don't know what that guy had in his Golf.

It's like saying "I'm gonna buy a Civic cuz I was driving my Z06 and was beat by a Civic in a dragrace."

Anyhoo, if you don't like it then you don't like it, so I say get what makes you happy and enjoy. Just be safe.

b

03-18-2003, 01:52 PM

Hmm, maybe now I should stay away from a car like that down the road when it's time to look for a daily driver, not that I'd have $20k+ to drop on a car though lol. I myself am considering a 2G DSM down the road, but I also know that car is a pig without a bigger turbo and lots of mods that I might not get around to doing.............I love the nice sound of a cammed V8 and the looks of my car, I still wonder what I will think when I get rid of my car.....

I will need a daily driver soon. I wonder how much insurance will rape me if I got a '98 LS1 fbody for $12,000

Hmmmm......Got to start saving now...........

Good luck on your next choice man, your luck is going to $hit dude. :( I wanted to run the WRX when I was home, doh. I never got around to it.

Racing Rice · 03-18-2003, 02:05 PM

Why do you want to get rid of the TA? Cant you keep it and buy a cheap daily driver?

The older 6.6L TAs are cool...

Grip72 · 03-18-2003, 03:56 PM

I've never driven a V8 Car.... :(

03-17-2003, 10:32 AM	#1
SVT Cobra Posts: n/a	*Fck My Subaru well, my friend's mom backed into my car the other nite and it has over $3600 in damage. so you guys know how AWFUL MY FKING LUCK IS. so that did it for me, i'm sick of this gay car. IT's Slow as hell and that put me over the edge. i don't need this bs, especially for a car i never liked that much from the start. you know... i'm sick of this car performance wise and it really isnt good on gas. 14.2 stock my ass.... i dunno about you guys but do you think it hits 60 in 5.4 seconds... i sure don't. and to get near that you need to burn the #@%#@%#@%#@% outta the clutch. also no one wants to race you on a back road... because it's just plain stupid and even more dangerous than racing in a straight line from a stop light or roll on the highway. this car would get it's asssss handed to it by ANY camaro or mustang with the most simple bolt ons. even from a dead stop... i dropped this thing at 5k and had very nice launches.... but even my cobra could take this thing from a dead stop and once i hit 2nd gear in the cobra, i'd be long gone. i thought this car was gonna be fun and it was, but it does get boring. when you know you gotta beat people the #@%#@%#@%#@%#@% way. i dont want to be the kid with the excuse, "you have 4 more pistons than me" or "yea u win a straight line? but can you beat me on a back road?". that's stupid. and yes, i have not even made my first payment yet, but you know what, I'm selling this car. DEFINITLY. it handles awesome but has NO POWER. and look how much the mods cost. damn. and look at the results. unless you are willing to spend $20k, you will be stuck in the 12's forever. a N/A v8 can hit 12's with bolt-ons. I am going to buy another 96-98 cobra and hopefully supercharge it right away and it would run mid 11's without anything else done. all i see is mustangs everywhere and it pisses me off cuz i want my old car back. i kinda forced myself into liking this car because it was safe and not bad for a 4 cylinder. i've always been about domestic cars and now i know why. at least i gave imports a chance and was open-minded... but still i DO NOT KNOW WHY people want to make a 4 cylinder fast. it just too damn much. the only thing the car has is handling, which gets race enthusiasts into even more dangerous situations by trying to manage turns at high speeds. it's plain stupid. If you like Auto-X, then whatever, that's your thing. but that is basically the only thing you can do with this car. as a daily driver though... it woudl be a close 1st choice. i do like the car, it's just not ME AT ALL. all my fiends tell me i dont look right driving it. i miss the torque, the sound, the power and the adrenaline rush a v8 gives you. all you import ppl are seriously missing out. btw- it is for sale for $23500. has just under 14000 miles and a couple mods, tints, carbon fiber interior, warranty, lowered. very nice car- just not my style.

03-17-2003, 09:04 PM	#16
ford50forlife 4th Gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: CONNETICUT WOOT! Age: 42 Posts: 619	heres the rundown, a b18c in a civic hatch is the same as a corvette c5 with a z06 motor thrown in (a production motor in a higher class car) so therefore SVT cobra's saying is still true both given the chance for the same modifications the vette wins, let alone a N/A gsr motor will never take a 12 second capable c5 vette given similiar drivers as long as its still 1.8L cams head and intake manifold will prolly net a high 13 run at best. the only way new 4 cylinders catches up to new v8's is DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, cause even then a new si would SMOKE a mustang or vette. BUT then again my mustang would smoke you both, and then you could always buy a 11 second car somewhere for 3 grand, and on down the line.. __________________ 2640lbs with full tank minus me w/ 302cid check out the crustang and 88 cherokee @ www.cardomain.com/id/ford50forlife Last edited by ford50forlife : 03-17-2003 at 09:08 PM.

03-18-2003, 07:17 AM	#18
Racing Rice Project Combat Honda Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Highland,OH Age: 46 Posts: 7,985	SVT, Keep in mind the WRX isnt built for drag racing, if thats what you want, then get another V8. I do recall you saying, "Im not responsible enough to own another fast car like the cobra" Just remember that when you buy another Firebird or Cobra and get behind the wheel. Just hope you dont have to get lucky like you did the first time. __________________ Racing Rice

03-18-2003, 02:05 PM	#21
Racing Rice Project Combat Honda Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Highland,OH Age: 46 Posts: 7,985	Why do you want to get rid of the TA? Cant you keep it and buy a cheap daily driver? The older 6.6L TAs are cool... __________________ Racing Rice

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03-17-2003, 10:48 AM	#2
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	sorry to hear that dude...I thought you really wouldve liked that car. Yeah its no v8 but its a damn good car from what people tell me; youre the first that Ive heard talk shit about it. Well I hope you get your moneys worth from the sell and get a decent cobra.

03-17-2003, 12:09 PM	#3
Mushroom Posts: n/a	Well, there's driving and there's driving. Guess you prefer the former. Good luck getting 23500 for it.

03-17-2003, 03:30 PM	#4
mt.biker Posts: n/a	I could have told you that you weren't going to like the WRX. That car is soo over rated, I think you just picked the wrong import. I'm with you on the v8, there is nothing like the power of a N/A v8. A turbo/supercharged 4 just doesn't compared, and there isn't too many sporty v8 imports out there.

03-17-2003, 03:40 PM	#5
Shot 2 Hel Posts: n/a	good luck with the sale man

03-17-2003, 04:28 PM	#6
spoogenet Posts: n/a	Just out of curiosity, have you taken it to the track and raced it a bunch to verify that it doesn't hit 5.4 in 0-60 or run 14.2 in the 1/4? I only ask because how a car feels and how a car is are two different things. Now if you race a stock Mustang GT in a stock WRX the race should be pretty decent. The WRX will nail the launch but eventually the GT will overtake it, I believe. Anyhow, sorry you didn't like it. There are other imports but a boxer 4 or I4 will never reach the same level as a V8, there's no arguing that. Whatever floats your boat man. I like corners more than raw acceleration......which is good, cuz I get no acceleration out of my car. b

03-17-2003, 06:19 PM	#7
SVT Cobra Posts: n/a	didnt go to the track... but i saw enough. it took way too long to pass a VW golf on the highway.

03-17-2003, 06:35 PM	#8
ShEaNy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB Age: 41 Posts: 3,821	lol how long is too long well good luck selling it....can u salvage ur other car?

03-17-2003, 07:33 PM	#9
SVT Cobra Posts: n/a	nah the 96 is long gone..... well the kid in the golf started racing before i knew we were... but it took me till the middle of 4th gear to pass him after downshifting to 3rd. i felt ashamed beating him by so little. i passed and left a good 5 car lengths between us and the margain coudl have grown if there wasn't traffic ahead. all i know is that the cobra would have left him standing still and seem like he was going in reverse.

03-17-2003, 08:54 PM	#13
DomesticImport Posts: n/a	dude i love my subaru wrx, well my moms! its fun as hell... it aint too slow, me and my friends are all used to 135HP so its a nice jump up, i got my damn 135 HP 6cyl firebird, 135 HP 4 cyl Honda, then the 1965 Buick Electra 455 big block ( well thats just kick ass but still no traction). then the Subaru 220 HP or something like that... how much do you need, damn u dont wanna kill someone im just used to not having straight aways out here in the sticks

03-17-2003, 11:44 PM	#17
ifeldwn02 3rd Gear Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: columbus,ms Age: 42 Posts: 393	get what makes u happy but i like imports, never really liked domestic cars but thats just me. maybe u should have gotten an import like a supra or something of that nature

03-18-2003, 12:54 PM	#19
spoogenet Posts: n/a	You don't know what that guy had in his Golf. It's like saying "I'm gonna buy a Civic cuz I was driving my Z06 and was beat by a Civic in a dragrace." Anyhoo, if you don't like it then you don't like it, so I say get what makes you happy and enjoy. Just be safe. b

03-18-2003, 01:52 PM	#20
AJ1978TA Posts: n/a	Hmm, maybe now I should stay away from a car like that down the road when it's time to look for a daily driver, not that I'd have $20k+ to drop on a car though lol. I myself am considering a 2G DSM down the road, but I also know that car is a pig without a bigger turbo and lots of mods that I might not get around to doing.............I love the nice sound of a cammed V8 and the looks of my car, I still wonder what I will think when I get rid of my car..... I will need a daily driver soon. I wonder how much insurance will rape me if I got a '98 LS1 fbody for $12,000 Hmmmm......Got to start saving now........... Good luck on your next choice man, your luck is going to $hit dude. :( I wanted to run the WRX when I was home, doh. I never got around to it.

03-18-2003, 03:56 PM	#22
Grip72 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Calgary, AB Canada Age: 40 Posts: 2,962	I've never driven a V8 Car.... :(