Friend needs a new car
1st gen DSM, put a fresh rebuilt engine in it, shep trans, all new fluids, new suspension, TBE, DSM link, 850cc injectors, walboro 255, AFPR, FMIC, Evo3 ex. mani, and a 50 trim. Somewhere in the neighborhood of $10k, and that includes the car. Ultimate sleeper.
Doesnt wana take out a loan and wants something sporty with some power.
Hes really hooked on A4s and S4s but i have a feeling that he will have a hard time with reliability with them.
We have also talked about possibly a lower millage SRT-4 but i wanted to know what you guys thought about reliability with them.
Power mods he would do is probably minor TBE intake and a tune.
Let me know what cars he should look into and which ones to stay away from
Thanks
Hes really hooked on A4s and S4s but i have a feeling that he will have a hard time with reliability with them.
We have also talked about possibly a lower millage SRT-4 but i wanted to know what you guys thought about reliability with them.
Power mods he would do is probably minor TBE intake and a tune.
Let me know what cars he should look into and which ones to stay away from
Thanks
o man i need some 
That's an excellent suggestion, one that completely slipped my mind.
Thanks everyone for the advice i think your on to something with the GSX i didnt think about that for some reason.
I totally agree with all of you about taking out a loan and building credit. By far the smartest thing but he just doesnt agree with me on that hes scared of getting in debt.
Hes a Professional snowbaorder as am I and money can be good and can be scarce its super inconcistent. But i know he could make the payments. Some weekends we will make 20Gs and then next not make a dime. infact Lose money.
SRT-4 also interests me does anyone know about reliability?
Ive heard good and bad things never a straight forward answer.
I totally agree with all of you about taking out a loan and building credit. By far the smartest thing but he just doesnt agree with me on that hes scared of getting in debt.
Hes a Professional snowbaorder as am I and money can be good and can be scarce its super inconcistent. But i know he could make the payments. Some weekends we will make 20Gs and then next not make a dime. infact Lose money.
SRT-4 also interests me does anyone know about reliability?
Ive heard good and bad things never a straight forward answer.
Newbie
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 89
Likes: 0
From: Florida
SRT-4 has bullet proof reliability if it is stock and well treated but Good luck finding one. The engine in it is very good. I don't know about snow driving, but the later years got a limited slip diff and the first year or two didn't.
money wise it is much smarter to finance something new, its really a buyers market right now. A new SX4 will hold way more value than a used SRT-4 and its a much nicer car except for drag racing.
with 3 or 4k down and 10k in the bank he can make payments for a long, long time even with no income. get a long term like 60-70 months and the payment will be low, inflation is high right now so that will offset alot of the interest. Also, a ton of people are stuck in big gas guzzlers right now and will continue to dump them over the next few years. They will be looking for cars like the sx4 so demand for used ones should remain strong. If he hits a dry spell and needs to sell he will be able to sell easily. An srt-4 is more of a niche car.
money wise it is much smarter to finance something new, its really a buyers market right now. A new SX4 will hold way more value than a used SRT-4 and its a much nicer car except for drag racing.
with 3 or 4k down and 10k in the bank he can make payments for a long, long time even with no income. get a long term like 60-70 months and the payment will be low, inflation is high right now so that will offset alot of the interest. Also, a ton of people are stuck in big gas guzzlers right now and will continue to dump them over the next few years. They will be looking for cars like the sx4 so demand for used ones should remain strong. If he hits a dry spell and needs to sell he will be able to sell easily. An srt-4 is more of a niche car.
SRT-4 has bullet proof reliability if it is stock and well treated but Good luck finding one. The engine in it is very good. I don't know about snow driving, but the later years got a limited slip diff and the first year or two didn't.
money wise it is much smarter to finance something new, its really a buyers market right now. A new SX4 will hold way more value than a used SRT-4 and its a much nicer car except for drag racing.
with 3 or 4k down and 10k in the bank he can make payments for a long, long time even with no income. get a long term like 60-70 months and the payment will be low, inflation is high right now so that will offset alot of the interest. Also, a ton of people are stuck in big gas guzzlers right now and will continue to dump them over the next few years. They will be looking for cars like the sx4 so demand for used ones should remain strong. If he hits a dry spell and needs to sell he will be able to sell easily. An srt-4 is more of a niche car.
money wise it is much smarter to finance something new, its really a buyers market right now. A new SX4 will hold way more value than a used SRT-4 and its a much nicer car except for drag racing.
with 3 or 4k down and 10k in the bank he can make payments for a long, long time even with no income. get a long term like 60-70 months and the payment will be low, inflation is high right now so that will offset alot of the interest. Also, a ton of people are stuck in big gas guzzlers right now and will continue to dump them over the next few years. They will be looking for cars like the sx4 so demand for used ones should remain strong. If he hits a dry spell and needs to sell he will be able to sell easily. An srt-4 is more of a niche car.
2002-2004 Subaru Impreza WRX or 2003-2005 SRT-4 (Front Wheel)
Stay away from Audi's. I had one and the maintenance is horrible.
My girlfriend has an SRT- 4 with big turbo, fuel upgrades and such and we have not had one problem with it. It is front wheel drive but with snow tires it will plow through. Cheap to mod and a big bang for the buck.
He may be able to find an AWD Impreza WRX, great car IMO.
My bro looked at one yesterday, 2004 had 30,000 miles, dealer wanted 15k for it.
Stay away from Audi's. I had one and the maintenance is horrible.
My girlfriend has an SRT- 4 with big turbo, fuel upgrades and such and we have not had one problem with it. It is front wheel drive but with snow tires it will plow through. Cheap to mod and a big bang for the buck.
He may be able to find an AWD Impreza WRX, great car IMO.
My bro looked at one yesterday, 2004 had 30,000 miles, dealer wanted 15k for it.
