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As the heading describes i just drove a wrx sti and i loved it i couldnt believe how nimble it was and how well it picked up through the gears ive test driven a 33gtr and i know this will piss some people off but i liked the sti better anyone else test drivn one and felt the same?

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As the heading describes i just drove a wrx sti and i loved it i couldnt believe how nimble it was and how well it picked up through the gears ive test driven a 33gtr and i know this will piss some people off but i liked the sti better anyone else test drivn one and felt the same?

Of course you will. The STi is a much faster car stock.

GTR wins hands down once you spend cash however. STi's are highly strung from the factory, not a lot of gain for the $$$

i bet u drove the new 6 speeds, they feel choppy because of the short gears. and top mount intercoolers give insane throttle responce, like one of the guys already said there highly tuned, there on 25psi standard, the gtr's are on baby boost in compartment, put the gtr on the same boost and u will think differently, the sti's are lighter and very well balanced so there tune better in factory setup.

but the potential in the gtr in street is 3 times over a sti

each to there own, just my opinion

you wouldnt catch me dead in any wrx, sti or not..... when i think of a wrx is for the people that just have no idea about cars, and just here people talkin about "rexxy's bro" and they think there the shit.... than u buy one and gotta spend 10k on the engine to make decent power, and the second u flat shift it the gearbox gose through the floor..... Grab a brand new WRX sti or wateva. and a old r32 gtr, 2009 vs 1989..... put 15grand into both and see who comes out on top.... plus remember you just spent 60k on the wrx and 18k on the gtr

"than u buy one and gotta spend 10k on the engine to make decent power, and the second u flat shift it the gearbox gose through the floor..... Grab a brand new WRX sti or wateva. and a old r32 gtr, 2009 vs 1989..... put 15grand into both and see who comes out on top"

i agree once you start putting money into skylines they are a better car but thats the problem you have to put money into it and if i did buy a gtr you dont know if it has oil reserve problems and youre up for a rebuild and everyone knows that the gtr is an endless pit.

I was saying for a stock car its better, i dont know bout the rest of youze but ive never flat shifted any car i have mechnaical sympathy.i drove a 1996 sti and i liked it the way it was, i dont want to spend any more money on it its an excellent responsive package.i never thought id go a suby over a skyline but times change. And 15g geez i only spent 16 on my skyline when i broght it i couldn't justify spending that much on mods but people do it and im really happy for them.its just not for me

you wouldnt catch me dead in any wrx, sti or not..... when i think of a wrx is for the people that just have no idea about cars, and just here people talkin about "rexxy's bro" and they think there the shit.... than u buy one and gotta spend 10k on the engine to make decent power, and the second u flat shift it the gearbox gose through the floor.....

Funny I used to think that about Skylines :thanks:

Ben, unfortunately on a Skyline forum you won't find many fans who share your feelings. Not that all the people here are biased, but people are here in the first place because they chose a Skyline over other cars like the WRX. The responses would be mirrored on a WRX forum if you put forth to them a GTR review.

If its the 09, yucky!!

Yeah f**kly. I hate that 'hatch' look. At least the old Impreza looked kind of purposeful and 'rough and ready'...no oil painting of course.

Plus in the UK WRX's are almost exclusively driven by Chav's w/ no clue about cars.

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Depends on which STi he is talking about.

If your comparing the 09 STi to a 1995 - 1998 R33 GTR, no comparison, compare the R35 GTR to the 09 STi.

I must say tho, STi = Rally beast and GTR = Tarmac Warrior.

Each to there own.

STi will be a great handler and great for quick squirts, GTR will have more top end in the long run, but Nissan did not sacrifice any low down.

I can relate to Deano 1 post, but that's like most stereotypes you have on the roads.

lol at the defenders of the faith...

I'm sorry but both STis and Evos have much better low down torque than GT-Rs, making them a much better prospect for daily use, Stock v stock. Bottom end torque has never been the RB's strong point. GT-R owners, go and drive a 260RS and see how much worse it is with a few extra kilos on board.

The biggest problem I can see with driving an STi is that, since 1999 at least, they've been as ugly as a hatful of arseholes.

my mates got the 2000 wrx, ive driven it a few times goes really good on take off, his already blown the gear box and aprently the next one is ready to go to, dont know what the hell he does to it or if its just the fact its a subaru

lol at the defenders of the faith...

I'm sorry but both STis and Evos have much better low down torque than GT-Rs, making them a much better prospect for daily use, Stock v stock. Bottom end torque has never been the RB's strong point. GT-R owners, go and drive a 260RS and see how much worse it is with a few extra kilos on board.

The biggest problem I can see with driving an STi is that, since 1999 at least, they've been as ugly as a hatful of arseholes.

Same goes for Evo's - way overstated 'ricer' look IMHO. Just plain Nasty.

The 90's WRX's and Evo's had more of a 'stealth' look. Not too much different to your average saloon on the face of it. That was cool by my book...like a HPV going about in disguise...let the engine do the talking. :( I really loved these cars back in the day and wanted one very bad. Almost bought an Evo IV a couple of years ago when I was in the UK but then moved back here but no way to import it.

Those WRX's are good cars. I had a buddy or two own them and they are rock solid. Evo's are a little more engineered and costly to service.

Main reason I wouldn't drive one now is WRX's are especially common here and driven by w@nkers just like the UK. The burbling, throaty exhaust that was once cool to me now just signals another to$$er. The Evo seems to attract the same types but who have a bit more $.

I admittedly have been pretty impressed with STIs I have driven, they feel quicker than they are though. One car which really impressed the hell out of me was a Mitsi EVO 9 - amazing cars. The handling, power, breaking etc is amazing from factory and they respond awesomely to modifications as well. The starting point is better than an R33 GTR, then they respond better to modifications.

They are however, still not a GTR...

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