Trading/Selling the STi.

[Zate]

replacement will be a sentra, corolla or civic. I drive 50 miles a day and 20 MPG + 93 + $4 gas just isnt worth it. I cant remember the last time I drove the STi spirited.. i drive a minivan on the weekends with the kids/wife and the Sti is going to waste.

So I might try to trade it tomorrow, or failing that sell it provate.. either way I want an auto with cold air and 30+ MPG.

Pity Subaru doesnt make a fuel efficient car or a minivan, I would have bought both this week.

[JonLGT]

that sucks, another one bites the dust.

[djerickd]

Say it ain't so! get u an HHO kit!

[LiL Sang]

Pics of your STi should help! :) Is your STi Limited, right?

[cpages2]

I must be Crazy... LOL

Everyone is dropping there sports cars for fuel-econo boxes, and I go out and buy an Evo IX to add to the toy box.

I wish the best of luck to you, if you are intrested in trade please PM and I can pass on a friends info that works at Bert Smith. I know he will take care of you.

- Mike

[warfare]

You have got to be kidding me!!! Are u awake?

[cpages2]

You have got to be kidding me!!! Are u awake?

was that directed twords me?

[Liquid]

that sucks, another one bites the dust.
indeed, gas prices suck! :(

I really want to get one of these myself.
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid - Official Honda Hybrid Car Web Site (http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-hybrid/)

I wish Honda would bring back one like this..
http://www.hybridcars.com/compacts-sedans/honda-accord-hybrid-overview.html

[ugmSTI433]

Wow man, sorry to hear this.:( I understand if you have a family and other cars at your disposal. I don't think I'll ever get rid of my STI because of what it costs to maintain it (I waited 3 years until I could more than afford one before I made the plunge--yes I'm a patient guy!). You must be driving it conservatively to hit 20mpg. Are you just staying out of boost to accomplish this? Mostly highway miles? I'd love some tips:) I can't remember the last time I got over 16mpg...I'm usually in the 10-15 mpg range:-o!!

[Liquid]

^ Thats insane! 10-15mpg + $4 a gallon + time to sell.

to each his own i guess

[Zate]

STi got traded on an 08 civic EX about 3 hours ago. Man it was sad to see it go. i got an ok price for it, not as much as I could have gotten somewhere else, but I liked the civic more than the corolla.

STi was my dream car, well a 1998 STi anyhow, maybe I will just build that :)

[im2wrxy]

STi got traded on an 08 civic EX about 3 hours ago. Man it was sad to see it go. i got an ok price for it, not as much as I could have gotten somewhere else, but I liked the civic more than the corolla.

STi was my dream car, well a 1998 STi anyhow, maybe I will just build that :)


K, now do us guys a favor that want an STi and let us know where you traded it in and what they gave you for it.

[Zate]

I traded it to wesley chapel honda, and I can put you in touch with the internet sales guy there.. and if anyone wants to know what I got, PM me ;)

[Liquid]

post pics of the civic! :D

[specVmatt]

i have an intake on my sti. thats it. i get 20 mpg city and around 23 highway. and thats having fun with it. so im guessing you have alot done to your car to get that kind of gas mileage.

[Zate]

Wow man, sorry to hear this.:( I understand if you have a family and other cars at your disposal. I don't think I'll ever get rid of my STI because of what it costs to maintain it (I waited 3 years until I could more than afford one before I made the plunge--yes I'm a patient guy!). You must be driving it conservatively to hit 20mpg. Are you just staying out of boost to accomplish this? Mostly highway miles? I'd love some tips:) I can't remember the last time I got over 16mpg...I'm usually in the 10-15 mpg range:-o!!

ah nope, but most og my driving is highway, like 75-80% of it. It was 100% stock.

This last week I set the rev light to 3K and kept it under that at all times and got 23 average... but it sucked to drive that way.. lol

[nickscivicsi69]

Pity Subaru doesnt make a fuel efficient car or a minivan, I would have bought both this week.


doesnt suburu have that bad ass looking forester sti now what kinda milage is that getting??? good luck with the honda

[Zate]

doesnt suburu have that bad ass looking forester sti now what kinda milage is that getting??? good luck with the honda

nothing over 35 highway that i know of ?.. AWd doesnt really lend itself to being that fuel efficient.

What really bugs me is the lack of a true minivan, with the sliding doors. Man an AWD Subaru minivan would rock. 2.5, 2.5XT and 3.0R levels :-D

no one makes a fuel efficient minivan, they are all about 15-19 and 23-27... best is Mazda but that barely makes it as a minivan, the thing is tiny we could barely fit our double stroller in it.

[sil80redtop]

I get 25-26mpg in my bugeye WRX. When I installed a HKS drop in filter, it dropped to 19mpg. With a catback installed, it dropped to 22.5mpg. Needless to say, now I'm running a Fram air filter and an STi axle back.

AB

[LDadrenaline]

last tank was about 18-19mpg, and 75% of it was cruise control on the interstate doing about 75.

[whiteghost06]

guess im not the only one that treade there STI in for a civic

[djerickd]

Well it's the newest trend, trade in your Subie for a Honda! :cool:

So far we have lost:

MugenR (S2000)
STiScooby (S2000)
whiteghost06 (Civic)
Zate (Civic)any others? :lol:

[warfare]

was that directed twords me?

No towards Zate.... I think he is asleep!

For the MPG stuff I have a Stage 2+ STI and I get between 19 and 20mpg. That is 50 / 50 highway and street. MPG is all about the tune....

[im2wrxy]

Zate, I emailed the dealership about the car, he never responded. HMMM

[Zate]

try calling them and asking for Mike Acord.

Mr Warfare, you enjoy that 20 MPG on the 93 there buddy ;) Your commute is about half of what mine was though.

i dunno what my MPG on the civic is yet but its comfortable as hell to drive. I know i have done 80 miles and done about 1/8th of a tank... i expect to get 35-40 MPG out of this first tank and it togo up from there.. been doing some stuff to make sure i try to get a good MPG. If I cant go for performance, i'm goin for economy.. lol

[warfare]

try calling them and asking for Mike Acord.

Mr Warfare, you enjoy that 20 MPG on the 93 there buddy ;) Your commute is about half of what mine was though.

i dunno what my MPG on the civic is yet but its comfortable as hell to drive. I know i have done 80 miles and done about 1/8th of a tank... i expect to get 35-40 MPG out of this first tank and it togo up from there.. been doing some stuff to make sure i try to get a good MPG. If I cant go for performance, i'm goin for economy.. lol

I enjoy everyday I drive my STI. I drove a Trabi in Berlin last week and that is a no power POS(Two cylinder 2-stroke with 40hp). Glad to be back in my STI.

What the hell is,"if I can't go for performance I go for MPG." Maybe you didn't need a STI after all!!!

I am just pulling your chain Zate!! Good luck with the new ride!

[M_Coupe]

My STI is a hybrid. When I can't afford gas, I put it in gear, and run around using the starter motor!

[anarchypro]

^ lol

[wrx_kid]

yeah i get 22-25mpg....16 is crazyyy

[whiteghost06]

try calling them and asking for Mike Acord.

Mr Warfare, you enjoy that 20 MPG on the 93 there buddy ;) Your commute is about half of what mine was though.

i dunno what my MPG on the civic is yet but its comfortable as hell to drive. I know i have done 80 miles and done about 1/8th of a tank... i expect to get 35-40 MPG out of this first tank and it togo up from there.. been doing some stuff to make sure i try to get a good MPG. If I cant go for performance, i'm goin for economy.. lol

im geting about 26 in the city and thats with the ac on all the time and thats not driving economical ethere

[djerickd]

My STI is a hybrid. When I can't afford gas, I put it in gear, and run around using the starter motor!

hey there's an idea :lol: how much tourque does a starter motor put out?

[Zate]

im geting about 26 in the city and thats with the ac on all the time and thats not driving economical ethere

even at 26 MPG my weekly commute would cost about $45.

at the 20 I got it was $58.

In the civic ? $28.

Thats a savings of $30 a week, or $120 a month.. thats huge !..

I loved my STi, and I'll own one again (actually probably just pick up a swapped 2.5RS eventually) but right now I am far far more comfortable in the civic and so is my wallet :-D

[flystiguy01]

< totally agrees with ^....

my car will be up on the for sale threads soon.

[ugmSTI433]

^^No Chris!! You too man? This thread officially depresses me:(

[Zate]

i even looked into getting a 87 tune, putting the boost as low as it would go and tuning it for economy. Everywhere I read said it wouldnt do a whole lot and that if you wanted economy, buy a civic. Makes sense to me.. LOL

[StiGuy]

Zate,

You have the right idea just the wrong implementation! :P I too also hated what the STi was costing gas wise and made the decision a longgggg time ago to get a gas sipper. Like one year after getting the STi. :lol: But I kept the STi.

I've "upgraded" from my 93 Accord 5 speed I bought 3 years ago to a 93 Civic Vx hatch. That thing is GREAT on gas. :D A 15 year, gasoline only car, rated at 45 city, 56 highway! :-o

The best part is the "challenge" of getting as good a mileage as possible. I still don't have it tuned right but it gets high 30s low 40s in town or on the highway all day long. Best I ever did was in town, shutting off at lights (when the weather was nice). 50 mpg. Take that Op*ick, I mean Opec! :P

The best part? The dichotomy. After going from a 2044 pound, 93 hp, 1800 rpm shifting putt putt to the 3400 pound, 370 hp, shift at 6500 rpm beast is a BLAST! :)

Anyway, glad to hear you're going to get back in it eventually. :)

Btw know the other way to really stick it to Opr*ck? Bicycle. Did you know the human body on a bicycle gets the combustion engine equivalent of 300 mpg???? :-o And zero emissions to boot! Well as long as you're not eating Mexican as fuel. lol

[flystiguy01]

is mexican food kinda like race gas for humans?

[sil80redtop]

Zate,

Is this your car:

eBay Motors: Subaru : WRX (item 120282876811 end time Jul-22-08 11:22:29 PDT) (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1123&viewitem=&item=120282876811)

[Zate]

yep thats it. Amazing, they were reluctant to give me the price they gave me, which was less than i really wanted and then they go and put it up for $32K.. LOL

it is in really good condition though, never modified, daily driven, no problems at all.

[Zate]

LMAO @ the "comments" section

"Fast and the Furious"

[Wrxgurl06]

yep thats it. Amazing, they were reluctant to give me the price they gave me, which was less than i really wanted and then they go and put it up for $32K.. LOL

it is in really good condition though, never modified, daily driven, no problems at all.

That's how much it was new!?! :-o

[LiL Sang]

dang it!!! If I knew you were going to trade in your STi, I would have traded you my LS1 Civak!!! haha