Help me decide! All facts/opinions needed!!

[OoMesKoO 10+ year member]

I have a dillemma. What to do, what to do....

1. Keep my paid off Tahoe

2. Trade in, buy a >2003 WRX

3. Trade in, buy a >2003 Mustang GT.

I like both cars... but what are some reliability issues with each? Which of the 2 vehicles stock for stock is a faster car? Any input would be great.

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[craigzter 10+ year member]

well..the wrx's are pretty shitty looking wrapped around a telephone pole lmao. Im a firefighter for my town and worked a scene sunday where a 15 year old boy decided to get drunk and wreck and wrap it around the pole, amazingly he survived..

but to what you were saying, i would go for the mustang....but if you could swing it by, find you a hybrid...

but would be better in a way to keep your tahoe and keep the monthly payment in your pocket for gas.(what yr tahoe? what condition is it in?)

 

[sonic purity 10+ year member]

Put alot of subs in the tahoe and keep it.

 

[OoMesKoO 10+ year member]

The tahoe is a 97.... 151k... leaks some oil here and there. Not a long term vehicle anymore. My credit score is pretty good, so ill probably go for a bank loan to save on full coverage insurance.

 

[skateboardkid 10+ year member]

the WRX for the allwheel drive. say it snows on your road trip or you want to actually drive to a mountain to go snowboard, Subaru all the way. Subaru wil destroy the GT on a track, might have a better quarter mile but not slalom.

 

[528hz 10+ year member]

Get an STI, not just a WRX.

That's what I'm going to buy pretty soon.

Very reliable, kind of expensive to mod, but the boxer engine will last forever.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Help me decide! All facts/opinions needed!!

You don't need everyones opinion, just the right opinion.

None of those are Jeeps. Your options ****.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

I'm sure you get a decent amount of snow in Rhode Island, and with the gas prices skyrocketing, the WRX would probably be your best bet. Get the wagon, and you can keep a good amount of cargo space.

 

[OoMesKoO 10+ year member]

Test drove an 04 yesterday... absolutley fell in love. 56k miles for 15,800 seemed a little high though, no? Thing was spotless with a lifetime engine warranty though...

 

[tsenfw 10+ year member]

STI's are just as bad on gas as GT's. Not sure about wrx's though.

Get an 02 camaro or transam wtih a LS1 engine. Can get around 27mpg on the highway with the 6 speed if you are careful (in town diff story of course). It'll be faster than all of those too.

 

[pilyin 10+ year member]

I've got a 2.5 RS (base model of impreza) and love it. Had no issues so far. It's an 03 with 75k on it. Just make sure you don't get an automatic.

 

[1991Brougham 10+ year member]

If I lived in RI and had those options listed by the OP, I'd go with the Subaru. Gotta be ready for the winter! 151K on the clock would motivate me too...LOL!

Rick

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

WRX all the way for where you live.

STi if you can afford it.

 

[zeed 10+ year member]

Try Mercedes Benz. I believe they have promotion 1.99 interest rate. C- class is pretty cheap.