Suitable replacement for the A4?

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Mar 19, 2006 | 06:32 PM

paul_858

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Suitable replacement for the A4?

'04 STi, owned by 1 person. Tracked regularly (as it should be)

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Interior: cont.....
XM Sat Radio w/ Remote
Alpine CDA-9827 Detachable Face Head unit w/ remote
4-door speakers (alpine)
OE Blue Floor mats
Black Momo Cup drivers seat w/ wedge bracket & SFI side mounts & sliders
Have Stock seat also & it's in great shape
Black Sparco 3" 6-point drivers harness w/ sparco pads
Custom 4-point 1.5' cro-moly tig-welded roll-bar w/integrated harness bar
Sparco Fire ext mount w/ Fire Ext
SFI "BSCI" Roll bar padding
Valentine 1 Radar detector w/ remote display in cluster

Engine & Exhaust:
ECU-Tek Reflash(mild 91 oct map)
Deadbolt VF39 turbo ported and ceramic coated
Helix up-pipe w/ flex joint
Turbo XS TBE, 4in-3in downpipe w/3in downpipe back, runnig catless(have cat to swap out)
Walbro 255ph Fuel Pump
K&N Drop in filter
Airbox silencer delete elbow
One Speed lightened crank pulley
Black Samco radiator hose set
Perrin upper radiator shroud
Braille lightweight Battery
SPT hard rubber engine mounts
STI High pressure Radaitor cap

Trans:
ACT HD Street Clutch kit
SPT 15.9lb lightened flywheel
SPT stainless steel clutch line
OE Subaru 05 Helical Front Diff(04's came with clutch pack....this one engages faster)
SPT Hard Rubber trans mount

Brakes:
Brembo Cad-plated / Slotted Front and Rear Rotors
Ferodo DS2500 Front and Rear pads
Goodridge Stainless steel brake line set
ATE Super Blue brake fluid

Wheels & Tires
SSR Gold GT2 17x8.5 (weigh 15.9lbs each) NEW unmounted Full Size matching spare
255/40/17 BFG G-force KDW2's
H&R 5mm wheel spacers in front

Suspension:
H&R RSS Clubsport Coilover kit #685 front springs/ #514 rear springs
STI Group "N" Front and Rear Strut Mounts
H2 sport(Hotchiks) Front Upper tie Bar
Freedom Design rear upper tie bar
Cusco Front Lower 4-point tie bar
Cobb 25mm tubular Rear Swaybar
Perrin Rear swaybar endlinks
Stock Front swaybar
Perrin Front swaybar endlinks
STI Pink pillow ball bushing rear trailing arms
STI Pink Triple Pillow ball bushing Lateral Links
H&R Camber bolts Front and Rear
Whiteline Poly steering rack bushings
Whiteline Poly rear diff frame mounts
Perrin PSRS (positive steering response system) Rear bearings instead of bushings for rear part of front control arm.....anti-lift kit)

SPARES: Some new never installed parts, some stock spares, SOME NEW EXTRA'S

4-Stock Gold BBS multi spoke wheels with lugs and 235/40/ZR17 Kuhmo Ecsta Supra tires
5-Stock Silver BBS Multi spoke wheels w/ 225/45/17 Bridgestone Potenza RE070 tires w/6/32nd tread(5th/Spare wheel was professionally repaired on inside lip & has a Michlein Pilot Sport 235/40/17 mounted to it
4- 225/45/17 Bridgestone Potenza RE070 Tires 7/32nds tread
2- 235/40/17 Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's (good tread)
Used WRB WRX Small Wing Trunk Lid
Stock Springs & shocks w/ Stock upper mounts (assembled)
H&R Street Coilover Kit (used for 6k...has #470lb front springs/#285 rear)
Stock Front Bumper beam
Stock front bumper cover(hit 2x4 on fwy & replaced w/ new one.....still usable but not pretty....was saving to repaint & cut/trim for FMIC install)
Stock airbox silencer
NEW Perrin turbo inlet hose black
Stock Leteral Links
Stock Trailing Arms
Stock Front brake Rotors(turned once & removed w/ 14k on car)
Stock Rear brake rotors (14k on them)
Stock Flexable brake lines
1-set of Project MU street brake pads(used for aproxx 500mi)
1-set of NEW Ferodo DS3000 Race brake pads
2-sets of NEW Front Ferodo DS2500 Street/Race Brake pads
2-Sets of NEW Rear Ferodo DS2500 Street/Race Brake pads
1-Set of used Rear Ferodo DS2500 pads(more than ? life left)
1-*NEW* can of ATE super Blue brake Fluid
1-*NEW* can of ATE Type 200 brake Fluid(same as blue but gold in color)
Stock 6spd flywheel
Stock Turbo Back Exhaust (800 miles on it)
Stock Used VF39 Turbo (6k on it)
Stock up-pipe (heatshileds rattles...can be fixed)
NEW AEM cold air intake system in silver
Stock Rubber floor mat set
Stock wiper blades
NEW 3M impact headlight protective film
NEW Greddt Turbo timer w/ harness
Used Tumble Generator Valves(TGV's) was going to use as cores for porting
Stock Turbo heatshields (uncut)
Stock Dash Clock
Spare New dash cupholder
NEW set of H&R camber bolts
NEW Right side bumper flare painted Java Black
NEW spare Turbo oil feed line w/ banjo bolt & washers
Used perrin drop in air filter
Stock Crank Pulley
Stock Fuel Pump
Stock Coolant Cap
Stock rear swaybar brackets, clamps, endlinks
Stock front control arm bushings
Stock Radaitor hoses
Stock Trans mount(changed at 13k)
Stock engine mounts(changed at 13k)
Stock fog light covers painted Java black
Stock Radio
Stock Battery(still in good working order)
All Stock emblems
Spare 05 Blk.Pink STI rear badge
Spare NEW Silver STI rear Badge
NEW spare set of H&R 5mm spacers w/10- longer wheel studs
10-spare H&R longer wheels studs
10-spare H&R open lug nuts
10-spare used stock length wheel studs
4- NEW spare stock wheel studs
4- NEW spare stock lug nuts

Mar 19, 2006 | 06:36 PM

BSK

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when i read your thread title i was going to reply: something scooby like. sti or so

i kinda seem to fall in love with those, whenever i get another car to replace this audi thing i will go with an older wrx i think. that all depends of course if i find one that had been owned by some grandpa or so.

Mar 19, 2006 | 06:38 PM

Allroady DungBeetle

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Slow. Get a Prius it would eat that thing. ;)

CRIKEY!! That is a serious shopping list that thing has!

Mar 19, 2006 | 06:40 PM

SilverA4Fun

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looks good on paper.. definitely give a good once onver especially

brakes and suspension. Also hows the turbo, spare oil feedline always raises flag. Track time can always do a number on all of th eabove as you probably know from your A4.

Mar 19, 2006 | 06:44 PM

paul_858

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the car's well maintained. Owned by Mike Potter (parts4vw). I'd have to ask but I'm guessing the

line was a spare to bring to the track, and 1 lap.

Mar 19, 2006 | 06:45 PM

Allroady DungBeetle

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I know of a locally owned '06 STI that is acually being used by a little old lady. I have first

rights on it when she wants to sell/trade it. She's a good friends mother.

She loves it, says it makes her feel young but can still get around in the winter w/snows on it. It just makes you feel good to see her in it. Black, gold wheels (silver alloy winters) and she had the boy racer wing removed as she felt it blocked her vision = perfect Subbie now!

With that said i am very much looking forward to the day she trades... should be around this time 2 years from now. Maybe 18-20K miles on it. ;-) :-P

Mar 19, 2006 | 06:45 PM

Nojoi|Antisaint

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The daily grind is made more annoying with both the EVO and the STi.

They are capable of fantastic power, and are great track cars, however not only do they fall far short of being good daily drivers, they attract an annoying kind of attention that gets old, real quick, are cop magnets, and are both built like toys. After my EVO being totalled, and having a friend almost loose his life in an STi, I could never recommend them on a safety standpoint alone.