Gone from WRX to GTR?

[Keithy George]

Heres my dilema, I currently have an MY00 WRX which I have had from new (some mods) and am thinking of getting an R32 GTR.......................

Problem is I am so confused as to what to do, keep the WRX or sell and buy a GTR, is there anyone out there that has done the swap??? If so what are your thoughts.

Cheers

[sewid]

Not much of a dilemma if you ask me.

GTR

[Silver-Arrowz]

Yeah I walked that path. Mine was a 94 WRX with suspension mods.

The change is unbelieveable. The WRX is so idiot proof, you really think your better than what you really are.

But once you get the hang of the GTR it's a real blast! It's a more fine tuned machine.

[handyandy]

i have a r33 gts-t with few mods and my younger brother has just purchased a 98 wrx. we have been on a few cruzes now and i have thrashed his car a little myself. point is my 94 skyline is much more fun to drive and he is starting to think of doing the swap to a skyline himself.

go skyline!

[adznight]

Leewah went from a WRX to a GTR and hasn't looked back.

[Demon Dave]

*sensible head on*

I wouldn't go for an R32 GTR, not if it's to be a daily driver. Compare the 4 year old car you have now, with known history to a 10 year old car which has probably been thrashed for most of it's life. Whether it's been well kept or not, at the end of the day a 10 year old car is a 10 year old car.

Yeah, the R32 GTR's are awesome, no question, but time is catching up with them... :ghost:

*sensible head off*

R32 GTR...Hmmm...Need we say more!

[NXTIME]

7heavn went from an MY01 WRX to an R32 GTR...

[fatz]

a 15 year old gtr will have less rattles then a 4 year only hyundi wrx

there is a reason they are call hyundi's... cause of the build quality of the older ones... althoug i must say the 02 sti i drove was far nicer than the older shape build quality wise but then again hyundi has imporoved over the last few years as well

[7heavn]

Yep sure did

went from a MY01 with 190kw@all four to a r32 gtr and I'm loving it . The GTR has a fair few mods and is a blast to drive much quicker then the wrx and I don't have to be scared to punish it (blew two std box's in the wrx without trying) .

My GTR isn't an everyday car but neither was the wrx so I can put up with a not so refined drive for alittle bit of fun on the weekends. I think if it is going to be an every day car you might want to go and have a drive of an r32 gtr as some people do find them abit hard to live with on a day to day basis.

[shif_tea]

Go the GTR, everywhere u look there are WRX's around. Too common. GTR much classier and rarer.

[bmxwrx]

Yep sure did  

went from a MY01 with 190kw@all four to a r32 gtr and I'm loving it . The GTR has a fair few mods and is a blast to drive much quicker then the wrx and I don't have to be scared to punish it (blew two std box's in the wrx without trying) .

My GTR isn't an everyday car but neither was the wrx so I can put up with a not so refined drive for alittle bit of fun on the weekends. I think if it is going to be an every day car you might want to go and have a drive of an r32 gtr as some people do find them abit hard to live with on a day to day basis.

just out of interest, cause i'm getting sidetracked to gtr's too.

what are the hard to live with things?

how will insurance compare to a rexy too?

[Guest mark32]

i have an r32 gtr and have driven a 2000 wrx i much prefer the gtr but i am biased, though my gtr is 12 years old and is in good condition it is still dated compared to a 2000 model car but that doesn't really bother me, the only downside as a daily driver is that the suspension will probably be a bit harder than your wrx and i would say will definetely be thirstier, but on the upside much more of a drivers cars than a wrx, much more

[Guest mark32]

insurance will be a bit harder to find (last time i looked the big names didn't want to deal with imported gtrs) and may be a little bit pricier depending on your circumstances, my brother has the 2000 wrx and pays $100 less fohis than me

[GRUNTN]

bring it on mate and welcome

[7heavn]

I'm 21 but am paying not as much as some ppl might think for insurance on my GTR it's under a father/son deal but I only do minimal km's a year which makes the deal cheaper.

Things that might be alittle hard to live with from day to day are things like harder suspension and depending on what clutch combo your running that can be alittle bit of a pain in traffic . Other then that something like an r32 GTR is an older car now and doesn't have the new relaxed feel that my my01 wrx had but the GTR feels like a more complete package all round .

[7heavn]

and it's also nice to have some half decent low down torque for a change which I found is certainly a downfall of the EJ20T in the wrx specially combined with a larger turbo which got to be abit annoying after awhile.

[Guest mark32]

i have a twin plate clutch in mine and this can also get a little tricky in traffic but if it has the standard clutch setup it will be fine (mine isn't a daily driver or at least i don't drive it daily)

[predator]

hyundai WRX true..

Depends what you like.. do you like noisy buzz boxes..or effortless power?

I'm not sure about the age of the GTR would be the biggest concern, seeing as many RX would equally be "thrashed".. thing is the GTR is built for it.. not sure about the Impreza - don't see many old ones forsale strangely :ghost:

[wrxhoon]

Keep the rex and buy a gtr as well , you have the best of both worlds .

I have owned several rexes from 94 model to 01 and an sti ( 4 door 00 ) ,

just sold my 01 and 00 sti . Reason buying r34 gtr .

Have 2 gtrs both 33's ( series 1 +series 3)

You can't compare the gtrs with rexes , totaly different cars , gtrs been far superior .

Now selling a 4-5 yo car you bought new and looked after it to buy a 15 yo car with a million k's under its belt ( don't look whats on the clock its bull***t ) and more than likekly thrashed the shit out of it maybe a little hard .

In my case its easy as i do my own work so don't have to pay for labour and get parts cheap as well .

You won't smash the g/box in the R if its o.k when you buy it , they are very strong , the synchros maybe a bit stuffed though But who cares if it crunches a bit . What do you expect after 15 years of abuse . You may need a new clutch ( too many 8000 rpm launches )and the donk maybe on its last legs , they don't last forever .

Once you drive the 15 yo R you will never want to go back to the rex , you will want to buy the latest R just like me .

There is no way you can get the rex to go like the R , if you manage to get it to go anywhere as quick you will be braking it every time you give it a bit .

Its like comparing a boy to man . Thats the reason a new wrx in japan in 2002 was 2.5million JPY (3 mil for sti )and a GTR was 5.5mil for mspec , 6 mil for a v-spec and more for nur spec .

Good luck with whatever you do .

[GRUNTN]

wrxhoon ive seen sum of your work and well done mate never new about the gtrs u have though , by the way u r in sydney but have seen u in newcastle alot is that you .