# 5th gear: GTI rapes WRX **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 18, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208 "2008-03-18T08:53:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/101 "2008-03-19T10:00:38Z")
> [@Rsnake91](#): > > hell i would get the new GTI over the new WRX. the fucking body style is better looking on the GTI than the wrx… what the hell is subaru thinking… The wrx blows but the sti with the bigger fenders is just a sex machine. If i ever had to downgrade i would go with a 2.5i before getting a wrx. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/102 "2008-03-19T10:15:20Z")
damn, I leave this thread alone for one evening and shit done blown up ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/103 "2008-03-19T11:10:14Z")
> [@Rsnake91](#): > > what the hell is subaru thinking… They were thinking, “Screw what it looks like as long as it wins rallies.” ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/104 "2008-03-19T12:50:48Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > The wrx blows but the sti with the bigger fenders is just a sex machine. If i ever had to downgrade i would go with a 2.5i before getting a wrx. why would you go with a 2.5i? Check my pics of my wrx… a few subtle exterior changes really changes the whole look of the car. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/105 "2008-03-19T15:26:19Z")
> [@sedlmeier101](#): > > why would you go with a 2.5i? > > Check my pics of my wrx… a few subtle exterior changes really changes the whole look of the car. Because the wrx is not an sti and will never live up to it so why would i bother? If im gonna downgrade im not going to get a pretend fast car. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jrod0187](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@jrod0187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jrod0187)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/106 "2008-03-19T15:33:56Z")
Wrx sucks stock. Modding it is a waste of money too. During my novice days at autoX, novice GTI’s raped me all the time with my stock WRX. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/107 "2008-03-19T15:41:44Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > Because the wrx is not an sti and will never live up to it so why would i bother? If im gonna downgrade im not going to get a pretend fast car. 🙂 i’m not trying to say that the wrx = sti… but that is just an ignorant thing to say. I picked my wrx up brand new for $24K. I saved nearly 12 grand (the new ones are around $36k) If I really wanted to, I could dump 12 grand into my car (the amount I saved from the sti) and would RAPE a stock sti or even a mildly modded sti. The wrx in stock form is still quicker than 90% of the cars on the road today and much cheaper. and Jrod, what car isn’t a waste to mod? Wrx’s take VERY well to modding. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/108 "2008-03-19T15:41:46Z")
> [@jrod0187](#): > > Wrx sucks stock. Modding it is a waste of money too. > > During my novice days at autoX, novice GTI’s raped me all the time with my stock WRX. you didn’t know how to drive? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rsnake91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rsnake91/32/4996_2.png) [@Rsnake91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rsnake91)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/109 "2008-03-19T17:26:44Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > The wrx blows but the sti with the bigger fenders is just a sex machine. If i ever had to downgrade i would go with a 2.5i before getting a wrx. lol i dont even like the new STI man. i think its mad fugly… ---
**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/110 "2008-03-19T20:41:37Z")
> [@66impalass](#): > > No it didn’t, it shows a better tire will help a car perform better, when all things are not equal. Stop trying to defend dumping a shit ton of money in to your shit box by saying it will handle. FWD sucks for anything out side of a cheap disposable car to become a better driver on. you are dumb. i dont dump money into anything. why would i need to defend what i drive and like to work on? i could care less about your opinion of my car. all i speak is facts. FWD is a viable option regardless of the opinion of elitist fools. [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=SSGT2SB](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=SSGT2SB) OMG, a FWD at the top of the class… look its a dodge shitbox too! ooooh look at all the RWD cars with less points! [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV01](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV01) wet skidpad… same results. look at all those glorious FWD cars. FWD rules! you guys dont know what you are missing lol. Brian ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/111 "2008-03-20T05:42:07Z")
ugh, you really are a moron. Look at dry skid pad, not wet skid pad, which most rwd cars spun out on, and why the fuck are you using 2006 results, oh thats right because it shows what you want it to, not what the real answer is. Oh congrats, it won on class points, stated it did ok the whole time, other shit on the one lap was breaking down. [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV19](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV19) hrm RWD [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV18](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV18) AWD/RWD [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV17](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV17) AWD/RWD [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV16](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV16) AWD/RWD [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV14](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV14) rwd [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV13](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV13) rwd [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV12](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV12) rwd [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV11](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV11) rwd [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV10](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV10) rwd [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV09](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV09) awd/rwd [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV08](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV08) rwd [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV07](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV07) rwd [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV06](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV06) awd/rwd [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV05](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV05) rwd [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV03](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV03) rwd [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV02](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=EV02) rwd yes I can see how much FWD dominated… oh look FWD sucks again [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=MIDPRICED](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=MIDPRICED) and again [http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=OVL\_CUM](http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/2006/results/showResults.shtml?y=2006&res=OVL_CUM) ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/112 "2008-03-20T05:48:35Z")
👏 ---
**Author:** ![jrod0187](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@jrod0187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jrod0187)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/113 "2008-03-20T06:37:18Z")
> [@66impalass](#): > > you didn’t know how to drive? 😃 Truth.jpg Once I starting modding it with suspension mods I did ok. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/114 "2008-03-20T11:41:23Z")
> [@sedlmeier101](#): > > i’m not trying to say that the wrx = sti… but that is just an ignorant thing to say. > > I picked my wrx up brand new for $24K. > > I saved nearly 12 grand (the new ones are around $36k) > > If I really wanted to, I could dump 12 grand into my car (the amount I saved from the sti) and would RAPE a stock sti or even a mildly modded sti. > The wrx in stock form is still quicker than 90% of the cars on the road today and much cheaper. > and Jrod, what car isn’t a waste to mod? Wrx’s take VERY well to modding. I agree completely… in a straight line but you would never be able to have the diffs and tranny as well as the turbo and mods for that amount of money. Throw in the brakes and all the labor you are in well over 12k. Aside from that you would never have the hot fenders. ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/115 "2008-03-20T11:43:15Z")
So, Rob, what’s your excuse going to be when I smoke you this season? ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/116 "2008-03-20T11:54:50Z")
> [@sureshot007](#): > > So, Rob, what’s your excuse going to be when I smoke you this season? race meat + better driver = me losing. ---
**Author:** ![SI01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/si01/32/7187_2.png) [@SI01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SI01)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/117 "2008-03-20T12:32:15Z")
> [@cky89](#): > > Put both tires on both and the outcome will be the same. the tires can’t make THAT much of a difference. 🤣🤣🤣 > [@cky89](#): > > With them being both brand new sets? I don’t see with good drivers, how they can make that huge difference. All new tires = same. They are new, after all. I know this has already been covered, but seriously, if you don’t think having tires matched to the situation matters, just go away. Regardless, a WRX in stock form has never been a good track car. Make a few changes, put the right tires (GASP) on it, and you have a different story. ---
**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/118 "2008-03-20T16:00:07Z")
so? who cares? im still awesome and fwd is too. and you are dumb as well. Brian > [@66impalass](#): > > ugh, i really am a moron because i was strung along for no good reason in a worthless pissing contest when the other guy only did it to get me riled up. ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/119 "2008-03-20T16:05:45Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > race meat + better driver = me losing. Seat time and new tires = you improving. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208/120 "2008-03-20T18:23:58Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > I agree completely… in a straight line but you would never be able to have the diffs and tranny as well as the turbo and mods for that amount of money. Throw in the brakes and all the labor you are in well over 12k. Aside from that you would never have the hot fenders. Um, IIRC you can buy a front and rear limited slip. as well has swap in a sti tranny including dccd. I’m pretty damn sure you could do that under 12 grand. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208.md?page=5) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5th-gear-gti-rapes-wrx/45208.md?page=7)