Looking at a 2007 Sti. Basically stock with exhaust. Looks like a fun car, but don't know much about them. Can get it for a good amount below kbb. Anyone have experience with these? Any major issues?
Thoughts on 2007 Suby STI...
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The head gasket will blow the day after you buy it.
Ask the seller "have all 4 wheels been of the ground at once while you've been driving?"
If Yes, avoid the car.
If No, he's lying, avoid the car.
If Yes, avoid the car.
If No, he's lying, avoid the car.
you aren't going to prattle on about how great they are in the snow old man?
If you can, take it to a Subaru tuner before you buy it to have them look at it. Those are incredible cars, but more often than not they've been abused by kids with wealthy parents or people that just like to beat on cars. If someone's giving you an incredible deal on one I would be very skeptical. Either they really need money or there is something wrong with the car.
how many miles are on it?
buy it, let me drive it for 2 months, then I can guarantee you that it's totally beat to hell
It's a repo. One of my best friends works for a vehicle re-marketer and would be able to have his boss purchase it for me before it goes to auction. They basically handle the cars for the banks to get the money owed on the loan and prep them to go to auction. He assesses cars for a living and said its completely stock minus the exhaust. No evidence of anything shady. So it's not really someone giving me an incredible deal, more of a hookup. My buddy has purchased all of his cars the same way.
Roughly 30K
Nope, but I'm almost 29 and have a perfect driving record, so I'm not really worried about it. I have had motorcycles and it can't be any more than insuring one of those. It wouldn't be my primary car anyway.
Cell pic he snapped for me:
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Buy it, they are mean as hell looking, they are quick as s**t and just an all around awesome car.
I'm 29 and briefly looked into an STI a few months ago to replace my 92 Pickup. Even with a perfect driving record, the cost of insurance was significant enough to persuade me to look elsewhere.
A poster above gave some great advice: take the vehicle to a tuner for a pre-purchase inspection before you buy it. The engine block has had some reports of piston #4 issues, and a compression test should be mandatory before buying a used STI.
Naw. But the head gaskets are guaranteed.
Just got off the phone with AAA and it would be a little over $120/month for insurance on that and my Camry. I pay about $60 now.
How's about buying a used sprinter van or truck instead so you don't have to bum shuttle rides off people. I mean, seriously, do you really need a 300hp car for the SoCal freeways. "check me out, I'm totally doing 15mph on the 55 in my lowered ricer car that serves no purpose beyond looking kinda cool." of course, you don't really ride your bikes so i suppose it could be considered a push.
if you two don't settle down, i'll turn this car right around and nobody gets any ice cream.
picking up girls off craigslist cannot be considered having a life, fyi. I'm pretty sure most girls would prefer a pimped out sprinter van over a lowered sti, anyday, you're not thinking outside the box (or maybe you are?). and lastly, I already have a shuttle truck and a AWESOME social life. AWESOME, i tell you!!!
whatever you do to it if you get it... first thing should be to get rid of that friggin horse ass ugly spoiler!!
You buy that cause you needed the leg room?picking up girls off craigslist cannot be considered having a life, fyi. I'm pretty sure most girls would prefer a pimped out sprinter van over a lowered sti, anyday, you're not thinking outside the box (or maybe you are?). and lastly, I already have a shuttle truck and a AWESOME social life. AWESOME, i tell you!!!
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Buy the car. Subaru's last forever, and they can very fast. I love my sister's subaru and im getting one too. It's an awesome machine.
I saw a 1 or 2 year old Evo just the other day with smoke coming out of the exhaust.
Be very careful...get records and get it checked out.
Be very careful...get records and get it checked out.
I'd drive it, then probably buy it if you couldn't find any obvious problems. Any car can have a weird problem. Subaru's are made to last. This car was built with a turbo from the factory. If this was a car that was non turbo at first, then I'd be worried. If it still has the stock turbo, then it hasn't seen much abuse at all. Get the car, get the access port from COBB, and go have some fun.
Those cars are built for abuse. I have friends that put the 2.5 blocks from the STI's into their standard WRX's for more pep. Even the guys with the bigger turbo's aren't having any problems with their cars.
Those cars are built for abuse. I have friends that put the 2.5 blocks from the STI's into their standard WRX's for more pep. Even the guys with the bigger turbo's aren't having any problems with their cars.
Its seems to be rather difficult to find a good example with low miles that hasn't been driven hard and put away wet, crashed or modified with sweet auto-zone parts. You'll probably end up looking for a good example for a while and most likely will pay top-dollar and have to travel to pick it up. That being said they are sweet cars and the wait would be worth it. I can't stress enough to steer clear of modified examples.
Fact. If you really want an STi (or a WRX or EVO for that matter), I would wait until you find one that is 100% stock. "Just an exhaust" could mean that the original owner had all kinds of mods that he swapped for the originals, sans exhaust, possibly leaving you with a mess on your hands.
Have your buddy take it to a tuner to check it out. It can't hurt and you'll have peace of mind.
If you are getting a below market price on it, buy it. If you have a tuner check it, and you aren't comfortable with it, sell it. There are enough stupid ricer kids out there that will jump on an STI if it's $1-2k below mkt. Just feign the distressed seller and take a profit on it.
Spoken like a true capitalist.
not necessarily, jackie bro-nassis. Yeah, they are different cars, but the same in nature and concept.
In other words, they may have different engines, but the same retards drive and maintain them.
In even otherer words, how you f*ck up an engine in less than 3 years to the point where it needs a complete rebuild (rings) or at least a new turbo is user error, and probably common in cars of this nature.
Also, if it's an auction/repo sort of dealio, you probably can't try before you buy. You usually get those cars at a discount because of that.
We've got 5 or 6 here with the engines pulled, hell, as I peer around I see 2 cars with no engines and 5 stands with subaru blocks on them....
Stock or mildly tuned, your good. Push them hard on stock bits and your in for a world of hurt. Seems more often then head gaskets, #1 piston tags the cylinder head...
That said, they are a load of fun in the snow. Rear wheel biasing in an AWD car makes for some fun.
Stock or mildly tuned, your good. Push them hard on stock bits and your in for a world of hurt. Seems more often then head gaskets, #1 piston tags the cylinder head...
That said, they are a load of fun in the snow. Rear wheel biasing in an AWD car makes for some fun.
I'd never buy an STI with any mods at all. If it has mods then the chances of it being abused is higher.
There are plenty out there used with under 40k miles and no mods.
There are plenty out there used with under 40k miles and no mods.
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Wow. People out where you all live must drive hella stupid. Out here most of the subaru guys drive pretty mellow with the occasional romp on the gas here and there. All of the street racing crap has gone way down out here. Most of the people that buy the suby's around here actually work hard for their parts and take care of their stuff. Most of them, not all.
Gotcha
but not all people that drive them treat them like ****. I mean yeah evos and STis are used as asshat ricer cars but there are plenty of people who love their Subies AND take good care of them. But that being said, I think that Subaru has started pushing the STi more towards the ricers than anything. Personally I'd rather have a tuned up wrx premium over anything. Much nicer car imo
still LOVE my 02 Outback though!
Just an FYI...I think the STIs are gorgeous, particularly the 08+ hatchback, but it just seems like this might be an "avoid unless you own a garage" car.
We will argue for three weeks as to whether the head gasket is blown.