02 WRX vs 04 SRT-4 vs 05 MUSTANG

[skateordie]

Hey I'm new to this and ive been looking at these 3 cars... srt4, wrx, mustang. They all have their pros and cons and i cant seem to decide which one to go for. Money is a big issue I wont likely be buying any of them brand new. I will be using it as a daily driver and will be racing it lots as well. Also Ive heard bad things about the subaru wrx trannies dieing early. any help would be apprechated. Thanks.

[Neutrino]

Originally Posted by skateordie

Hey I'm new to this and ive been looking at these 3 cars... srt4, wrx, mustang. They all have their pros and cons and i cant seem to decide which one to go for. Money is a big issue I wont likely be buying any of them brand new. I will be using it as a daily driver and will be racing it lots as well. Also Ive heard bad things about the subaru wrx trannies dieing early. any help would be apprechated. Thanks.

well if you're going to buy used and money is an issue go for an srt4 they have rather bad depreciation making them a steal used. Just make sure it hasn't been abused.

[skateordie]

thanks man im leaning to the srt-4s because of the money issue im just not sure if their gonna be reliable or not.. and i really like the idea of having a awd wrx just that i heard their not the most reliable.

[Neutrino]

Originally Posted by skateordie

thanks man im leaning to the srt-4s because of the money issue im just not sure if their gonna be reliable or not.. and i really like the idea of having a awd wrx just that i heard their not the most reliable.

subaru is generally known to have realiable cars. You might want to ask the subie guys if there are any wrx with weak trans.

About Srt4s they are very reliable unless they have been abused. An 04 would be nice if you can find a cheap one. Main differences are a front quaife, stronger half shafts and bigger injectors. Not that 03 are bad by any measn though. you can still get the quafe for them from mopar.

[NISSANSPDR]

I dunno there are some really cool looking '05 Mustangs that I have been seeing done up by the shops and they are starting to even convince me...I know it doesnt have IRS but it could...for a price...

[Steiner]

Originally Posted by skateordie

Hey I'm new to this and ive been looking at these 3 cars... srt4, wrx, mustang. They all have their pros and cons and i cant seem to decide which one to go for. Money is a big issue I wont likely be buying any of them brand new. I will be using it as a daily driver and will be racing it lots as well. Also Ive heard bad things about the subaru wrx trannies dieing early. any help would be apprechated. Thanks.

I was in your exact same position last year, debating the WRX or SRT-4...

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=131968

I might be selling my '04 SRT-4 later this month. It's never been taken to the drag strip or anything like that. I'm older than most of the "SRT-4 crowd" if you know what I mean. The only time it's been driven hard is a few freeway runs up to about 110mph. I'm sorta anal about my car so it's in perfect condition. It's fully loaded...sunroof and side-airbags. It's a great car and it hauls all sorts of ass but I just need something that handles better, rides a little softer, and doesn't make as much noise. The modifications are in my sig. I was gonna sell it for $19,500 OBO with all mods. Without the mods I'll do around $17,000. It has 22k miles. I bought it for about $23k in October of '03. If this is more money than you wanna spend check out the buy/sell section of the SRT forums. People post SRT-4 sales in there all the time. Many under $15k. Good luck.

[NISSANSPDR]

No offense to your SRT4 man...but if you bought it for 23k and want to sell it for almost 20k...w/22k miles and mods that do NOT increase the value of the car...19.5 is alot to ask...

As a guy who sold a modded car...dont think that you are going to regain that money you spent on those mods w/them on the car...probably better off selling them separate and getting your car back to stock

[Steiner]

No offense taken. I've never sold a modded car before so you probably are right. I assumed some people who plan to race it would prefer the mods to stay on the car but then again some would not. As it is right now I was planning to return it to stock (except for the lowering springs, BOV, and STS), grab my ankles, and take what the deaslership gives me when I trade it in. I'm not looking to make money. The buyout on my loan is about $17,500 and I've spent about $2,500 on mods. I'll probably try my luck on autotrader or something like that with the mods on. If I don't get any bites I'll return it to stock, sell the mods and trade it in.

[TatII]

also you have a 03 which made less power and has no limited slip differential.

[Steiner]

Originally Posted by TatII

also you have a 03 which made less power and has no limited slip differential.

It's an '04...has LSD and the 577cc stage 1 injectors. Well it did have those injectors until I put stage 2 in. Anyways...I don't want to hijack this dude's thread. It's a good question. I'll start another thread when I'm ready to sell the car asking how I should do it.

[TatII]

ahhh then that changes the situation alittle bit then. but i mean that car new is around 21000 bucks. its only a year old. so i guess you might be able to get 17K for it stock. and maybe 19K for it modded. but do you really have 2K worth of mods on it?

[Steiner]

Originally Posted by TatII

ahhh then that changes the situation alittle bit then. but i mean that car new is around 21000 bucks. its only a year old. so i guess you might be able to get 17K for it stock. and maybe 19K for it modded. but do you really have 2K worth of mods on it?

With no options the MSRP for an '04 SRT-4 was $20,995. With sunroof and side airbags it shoots up to $22,860. My mods are...

Stage 2 w/o toys: $800
DC Sports Exhaust: $750
Eibach Springs: $275
DC Sports strut tower bars: $250
Mopar STS: $100
Forge BOV: $150

...plus all the little things like new shift knob, end links, K&N air filter, polyeurethane bushings, a Mopar BOV I have sitting around. Damn. I didn't think I spent this much money on my car. My wife is right. I have a problem. LOL.

[NISSANSPDR]

Originally Posted by Steiner

With no options the MSRP for an '04 SRT-4 was $20,995.

So I guess they can no longer claim that it's the fastest car under 20k...

[Steiner]

Originally Posted by NISSANSPDR

So I guess they can no longer claim that it's the fastest car under 20k...

No that ship sailed after '03. I'm sure MSRP is higher for '05 too but I'm not sure how much exactly.

[skateordie]

Hey Steiner. What was it that made you choose the SRT-4 over the subaru?