# 5th gear: GTI rapes WRX

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**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")\
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**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")

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> [@RobHimself](#):
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> 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.

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