As a rule, look for a close-to-stock STI, and modify to taste as you learn more about the car. Shoppers should look for a model owned by a seasoned, mature driver--or even a weekend racer-- who meticulously maintained his machine and kept up on all fluid and filter changes.
Remember-- folks who track-race their cars typically don’t skimp on maintenance or replacement parts, and they care for their machines lovingly. Of course, mandatory checks still apply, no matter how nicely the former owner treated their ride.
What you don’t want to wind up driving is an STI that was given as a birthday present to someone’s aspiring teenaged drifter. If the model you’re considering was, say, exposed to clutch-melting 7000-rpm launches, parking-lot powerslides, or being slid sideways into a curb, you could be buying into a world of problems.
Shop carefully, find the right model, and prepare to join a vast community of proud owners.
Remember-- folks who track-race their cars typically don’t skimp on maintenance or replacement parts, and they care for their machines lovingly. Of course, mandatory checks still apply, no matter how nicely the former owner treated their ride.
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| 2007 Subaru WRX STI (Photo: Subaru) |
What you don’t want to wind up driving is an STI that was given as a birthday present to someone’s aspiring teenaged drifter. If the model you’re considering was, say, exposed to clutch-melting 7000-rpm launches, parking-lot powerslides, or being slid sideways into a curb, you could be buying into a world of problems.
Shop carefully, find the right model, and prepare to join a vast community of proud owners.
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