I knew that much, but not all WRX's I've come across has the deep rumbly note?
I used to think they had 'Boxster' engines...
An aftermarket exhaust gives a louder than stock rumble, yes it's unique to boxer engines but the unequal length header creates the sound, fit a tuned length header and it'll sound like a turbo Honda.
Man those cars you mentioned don't really have that much of an advantage stock over say a stock ITR. Unless you are planning on upgrading the turbo system, gear box and pretty much everything else under the hood. Is there a particular age bracket you are looking at? Or just anything that sucks air? Whats your reason for wanting to go turbo if i may ask?
Id say wait a little bit until the right car comes along, dont go rushing into things specially if you are playing with money. My mate has recently picked up a s15 for 21 thousand and it was in pretty good nick with a couple of engine mods and a full body kit paint and all that.
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 93-95 or EVO 1,2,3,4.. rare to find a gd condition 1 though.. but $20k should get a reasonably good 1.. but if u gonna get an EVO might as well get a WRX... more to choose from..
Get a stock WRX, that is owned by an older female owner. They exist, but they are usually the hatch/wagon style.
why? almost all of the females i have ever met in my search for a second hand performance car (have looked at s15's, WRX's, r33's etc) have had little/no knowledge of the mechanical aspects of the car leading them to do things like:
redline the engine when it is completely cold
redline the engine right before it is about to be turned off without allowing the turbo time to cool
poor gear selection, mainly attempting to accelerate from 50km or thereabouts in 5th or 6th gear.
I definately wouldnt be looking to buy off an older female.
The best method ive found is to get the owner to drive you in their car first. Sure, they might drive differently to how they usually do, but I have found it very useful.
probably coz older ladies are far less likely to exploit the performance of any given car whereas ur standard male driver is far more likely to flog it. then u can only hope that they have actually looked after it but with a rex its a bit of a gamble there...
btw, when i got my accord the 40yo business woman i bought it off redlined it in first from a cold start jus coz she thought ide be most interested in the performance. i have no doubt it led a very conservative life but the way she drove it then was just was undoubtedly different because i was sitting there. the way the owner drives on a test drive with you is not always a good indication of how the car has been treated.
imo how are car is maintained, no driven, is how realiable it will be in the future
say if one car has been thrashed here and there, but the owner has taken good care off it, ie regular oil changes, and servicing
compared to a car that has been babied all its life but has never once had an oil change...
which would u pick....
also all turbo cars are realiable as long as u take proper care of them...
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