New STI owner

flyingwzl · 05-05-2008, 06:20 AM

I'm buying an 05 cgm STI today, one owner, always stock, 40,000 miles adult driven. I'll post pictures up soon. I'm planning on switching to synthetic as soon as I get it, what do you recommend? Synthetic blend for one change then full, or full right away? What brand of oil filters are you running? Has anyone had trouble transferring the warranty through Subaru? Are there any other routine maintenance practices I should get used to following? I have read stickies and I know about the search function so if needed I can check out some answers in the forums. I'm excited and I've become accustomed to the forum over the last few weeks (sometimes to obsession). So far everyone is very helpful and hopefully some day I can contribute some knowledge as well. Thanks in advance,
-Garrett

**boxtwo** · 05-05-2008, 06:51 AM

Welcome! Oil type preference is varied. Some swear by synthetic, others stick to dino. The only consensus is that Mobil 1 is NOT good. Regardless of the sale, I'd have it inspected thoroughly by a dealer and it might not be a bad idea to get a compression test done, JIC. As far as maintenance, follow the recommendations religiously and you should be good to go. Update with pics when you get it and CONGRATS!

flyingwzl · 05-05-2008, 07:00 AM

Thanks for the advice and the welcome, I just talked to the dealer and was told the powertrain warranty doesn't need to be transfered because it just stays assigned to the vehicle. looks like i don't need to worry about that anymore. ill put up pictures tomorrow hopefully.

flyingwzl · 05-13-2008, 05:57 PM

sorry for the delay, finally got pictures up, let me know what you think. i finally got to fully appreciate it this weekend when i drove it for about 10 hours to northern mn. theres a couple scratches here and there, but overall was taken good care of.(all stock except for the winter wheels/tires on it. only interior changes are radar and mount for my phone with tomtom

CKSTI · 05-13-2008, 06:25 PM

Nice! goodluck with the new ride Garrett.

Yankeeballer13 · 05-13-2008, 06:26 PM

nice..that grandam has a funky back bumper..never seen one like that before

congrats and enjoy!

flyingwzl · 05-13-2008, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yankeeballer13

nice..that grandam has a funky back bumper..never seen one like that before

congrats and enjoy!

yeah pretty sure it was from ebay

flyingwzl · 05-14-2008, 10:40 AM

the wheels are motegi rs7's

with nokian haki rsi's for winter tires. stock silver bbs with stock potenza's on them are my summer wheels.

crf-sti · 05-14-2008, 10:31 PM

very nice! congrats!

05-05-2008, 06:20 AM	#1
flyingwzl Amateur STI Driver Car: CGM 05 STi Fav Mod: Hakkapeliitta RSi's Location: MN Posts: 25 Join Date: Apr 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	New STI owner I'm buying an 05 cgm STI today, one owner, always stock, 40,000 miles adult driven. I'll post pictures up soon. I'm planning on switching to synthetic as soon as I get it, what do you recommend? Synthetic blend for one change then full, or full right away? What brand of oil filters are you running? Has anyone had trouble transferring the warranty through Subaru? Are there any other routine maintenance practices I should get used to following? I have read stickies and I know about the search function so if needed I can check out some answers in the forums. I'm excited and I've become accustomed to the forum over the last few weeks (sometimes to obsession). So far everyone is very helpful and hopefully some day I can contribute some knowledge as well. Thanks in advance, -Garrett This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

05-05-2008, 06:51 AM	#2
boxtwo Gold Member Car: 07 OBP STi Fav Mod: Venison front Bumper mod Location: Pennsyltucky Posts: 1,362 Join Date: Jun 2007 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: New STI owner Welcome! Oil type preference is varied. Some swear by synthetic, others stick to dino. The only consensus is that Mobil 1 is NOT good. Regardless of the sale, I'd have it inspected thoroughly by a dealer and it might not be a bad idea to get a compression test done, JIC. As far as maintenance, follow the recommendations religiously and you should be good to go. Update with pics when you get it and CONGRATS!

05-05-2008, 07:00 AM	#3
flyingwzl Amateur STI Driver Car: CGM 05 STi Fav Mod: Hakkapeliitta RSi's Location: MN Posts: 25 Join Date: Apr 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: New STI owner Thanks for the advice and the welcome, I just talked to the dealer and was told the powertrain warranty doesn't need to be transfered because it just stays assigned to the vehicle. looks like i don't need to worry about that anymore. ill put up pictures tomorrow hopefully.

05-13-2008, 05:57 PM	#4
flyingwzl Amateur STI Driver Car: CGM 05 STi Fav Mod: Hakkapeliitta RSi's Location: MN Posts: 25 Join Date: Apr 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: New STI owner sorry for the delay, finally got pictures up, let me know what you think. i finally got to fully appreciate it this weekend when i drove it for about 10 hours to northern mn. theres a couple scratches here and there, but overall was taken good care of.(all stock except for the winter wheels/tires on it. only interior changes are radar and mount for my phone with tomtom Last edited by flyingwzl : 05-13-2008 at 06:08 PM. Reason: pics

05-13-2008, 06:25 PM	#5
CKSTI STI Driver Car: 08 WRB STI Fav Mod: me driving it Location: NJ Posts: 280 Join Date: Mar 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: New STI owner Nice! goodluck with the new ride Garrett.

05-13-2008, 06:26 PM	#6
Yankeeballer13 STI Driver Car: JBP 04 STI Fav Mod: Stock Location: Denver Posts: 258 Join Date: Feb 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: New STI owner nice..that grandam has a funky back bumper..never seen one like that before congrats and enjoy!

05-14-2008, 10:40 AM	#8
flyingwzl Amateur STI Driver Car: CGM 05 STi Fav Mod: Hakkapeliitta RSi's Location: MN Posts: 25 Join Date: Apr 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: New STI owner the wheels are motegi rs7's with nokian haki rsi's for winter tires. stock silver bbs with stock potenza's on them are my summer wheels.

05-14-2008, 10:31 PM	#9
crf-sti Senior STI Driver Car: 05 CGM STI w/goldies Fav Mod: Advan A048's Location: Sonoma, CA Posts: 318 Join Date: Mar 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: New STI owner very nice! congrats! This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.