# What to do? Make STI fast and have slow DD or buy cheap fast car and keep STI as DD?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [August 14, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217 "2008-08-14T07:46:59Z")
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### Author:  [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/1 "2008-08-14T07:46:59Z")
I’ve gone as long as I could without a car to toy with(2 yrs). My options are:
1. keep my sti the way it is and use it as a DD + inexpensive car to mod (civic, 240… etc)
2. Mod my STI and pick up a new dd (2.5RS, Accord… etc)
3. Sell the STI and pick up a nicer DD(IS250, 328xi… etc) and get a cheap car to mod also.
Option #3 isn’t my favorite but it’s still an option. Any suggestions?
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### Author:  [@2gGst69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2gGst69)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/2 "2008-08-14T07:47:40Z")
why can’t you mod and dd?
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### Author:  [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/3 "2008-08-14T07:48:14Z")
Those should never go hand in hand.
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### Author:  [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/4 "2008-08-14T07:48:33Z")
I drive 100 miles a day… I won’t mod a car I can’t afford to drive off a cliff.
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### Author:  [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/5 "2008-08-14T07:50:07Z")
Buy something fuel efficient if you’re driving that much. STis suck for mileage.
The money you save could probably finance a decent project car…
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/6 "2008-08-14T07:50:42Z")
I would snag an accord and mod the STi
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### Author:  [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/7 "2008-08-14T07:52:07Z")
Why does everyone feel the need to ask nyspeed? Not trying to be a dick, just saying you’ll eventually do whatever YOU want anyway.
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### Author:  [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/8 "2008-08-14T07:52:55Z")
If you are driving 100 miles daily, I can’t see any option that excludes driving a civic daily ( for mpg reasons ) as legitimate.
What are your interests in a ‘fun’ car? Track duty / HPDEs? Spirited street driver? Straight drag? Little of all?
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> [@EvilJay](#):
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> Why does everyone feel the need to ask nyspeed? Not trying to be a dick, just saying you’ll eventually do whatever YOU want anyway.
Generally people hope that like minded individuals can provide some insight that they may have otherwise overlooked. When you are a kid,you ask your father/grandfather how to be a man because he knows what it’s like. If you asked your mother, you’d end up light in the loafers with an affinity towards hand lotion. It’s the same reason we don’t ask our girlfriends/wives about who to draft in fantasy football, they usually don’t have applicable experience.
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### Author:  [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/9 "2008-08-14T07:56:49Z")
i’d say option 1 or 3. that seems like the best idea if you ask me. though, if you’re driving that much each day, i’d probably look into a new daily driver that’s more fuel efficient.
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### Author:  [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/10 "2008-08-14T07:57:07Z")
Choice 2
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### Author:  [@2gGst69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2gGst69)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/11 "2008-08-14T08:01:27Z")
in that case… #2
selling the sti and buying 2 new cars is going to be a pain in the ass and you’re going to lose money.
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### Author:  [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/12 "2008-08-14T08:02:41Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#):
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> I would snag an accord and mod the STi
Driving 100 miles a day this really seems to be the only logical conclusion. Maybe not an accord… but something else to DD
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/13 "2008-08-14T08:04:07Z")
yeah, only reason I said accord is because he mentioned it as a possibility.
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### Author:  [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/14 "2008-08-14T08:05:24Z")
> [@EvilJay](#):
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> Why does everyone feel the need to ask nyspeed? Not trying to be a dick, just saying you’ll eventually do whatever YOU want anyway.
I’m kinda stuck. The sti would be a great DD(and has been) if I weren’t driving 100 miles a day. I thought I’d post to see if anyone had any other suggestions.
> [@sureshot!](#):
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> If you are driving 100 miles daily, I can’t see any option that excludes driving a civic daily ( for mpg reasons ) as legitimate.
>
> What are your interests in a ‘fun’ car? Track duty / HPDEs? Spirited street driver? Straight drag? Little of all?
I’d like to get back into drag racing, I haven’t been to a track in a while ☹
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### Author:  [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/15 "2008-08-14T08:07:20Z")
700 miles a week
20mpg STi
35 gallons of gas
~$140 ($4/gal)
35mpg Civic
20 gallons of gas
~$75 ($3.75/gal since it can run 87)
Saving $65/wk or $260/mo, probably enough to make the payment on a new or slightly used Civic…allowing you to mod the STi or sell it and spend the STi payment money plus any project car money all on a project…
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### Author:  [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/16 "2008-08-14T08:09:20Z")
Sell STI for 20k
Spend 5k on a very nice civic for DD/MPG duty.
Spend 10k on an LS1, 5k on mods. Destroy the track/streets.
Done deal. 🙂
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### Author:  [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/17 "2008-08-14T08:10:39Z")
> [@brent\_strong](#):
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> 700 miles a week
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> 20mpg STi
> 35 gallons of gas
> ~$140 ($4/gal)
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> 35mpg Civic
> 20 gallons of gas
> ~$75 ($3.75/gal since it can run 87)
>
> Saving $65/wk or $260/mo, probably enough to make the payment on a new or slightly used Civic…allowing you to mod the STi or sell it and spend the STi payment money plus any project car money all on a project…
werd… I should have said during the work week (4-5 times a week) so I’m not quite at 700 miles/wk… closer to 500. Your numbers are accurate though. I spend more on gas than I do my car payment lol.
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### Author:  [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/18 "2008-08-14T08:13:16Z")
Haha yeah, I wondered if you meant only 100mi per weekday, but whatev, I already had the 700mi numbers. Leases on a Jetta or Rabbit are under $200/mo right now…they look like kinda fun cars and decent commuters.
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### Author:  [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/19 "2008-08-14T08:18:35Z")
You are a silly man. An STi is a perfect car to MOD and daily. I get low to mid 20’s (usually 23-24 mpg) driving 60 miles per day. This is with an Innovative tuning pro tune. I also track the car, and have had ZERO down time with it.
My car is about as modded as you can get with the stock turbo.
It takes allot of gas to justify buying a car.
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### Author:  [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2008, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-make-sti-fast-and-have-slow-dd-or-buy-cheap-fast-car-and-keep-sti-as-dd/53217/20 "2008-08-14T08:21:12Z")
That lease on the rabbit won’t work if he’s doing 500 miles a week, he would need a 26k yearly lease
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