Steve's '08 WR Blue STi - Panavise Mount (5/9/08)

baneonrt · 03-09-2008, 08:40 PM

2008 WR Blue WRX STI
Bought 3/4/2008 in Turlock, CA
BBS Wheels & Nav
Mileage as of 5/5/2008: 2500

Factory Accessories added after purchase:
Both rear cargo nets
Cargo tray
Roof rack base rails
Alarm shock sensor add on
Auto dimming rear view mirror w/homelink
Bluetooth phone kit

Aftermarket Additions/Modifications:
Llumar CS series 5% tint rear 5
UV Shield front sides
Hard wired Valentine1
Ralley Armor UR mud flaps
Blue Batmobile red tail light films
Debadged rear save the STI emblem
Thule Peloton fork mounted bike racks
Red pin stripped grille
Cobb Accessport, Stage 1
Panavise mobile mount

Original Message
Well, after owning 4 dodge neons over the past 11 years I decided to step it up just a bit. I've been salivating over the new STi since concept pictures came out last summer. Finally after saving up a bit of a down payment and making sure I wasn't going to get killed on my income taxes I picked up exactly what I wanted last Tuesday. WR Blue with BBS wheels and navigation. Got it for $500 over invoice but got $740 (retail) worth of accessories for $206.

450 miles on it so far and getting right about 19mpg with very mixed driving.

At our last local meet a couple of friends took a few pictures, here are my favorites.

And here is a couple of pictures of the neon I still have. Custom turbo setup with Megasquirt engine control. Ran a 13.86 @ 105 as pictured last time I took it to the track.

PuccasBad_STI · 03-09-2008, 08:43 PM

Congrats on the STI!

I love that color combo on the 08s

chmura · 03-09-2008, 09:00 PM

Nice upgrade from the Neon. Never liked the Neons. My friend had on a while ago and it was the worst car ever. No offense.

baneonrt · 03-09-2008, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by chmura

Nice upgrade from the Neon. Never liked the Neons. My friend had on a while ago and it was the worst car ever. No offense.

No offense taken, I've heard it all over the years

Hard to beat the handling in it's era for the price though.

Mine is still solid after 120K miles but I know that's the exception rather than the rule.

Steve

eze13sti · 03-09-2008, 09:04 PM

neons ftl.

congrats

chmura · 03-09-2008, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baneonrt

No offense taken, I've heard it all over the years

Hard to beat the handling in it's era for the price though.

Mine is still solid after 120K miles but I know that's the exception rather than the rule.

Steve

Do you still have your Neon or you sold it to get the STI?

Chiznarles · 03-09-2008, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chmura

Do you still have your Neon or you sold it to get the STI?

he probably kept the neon.. not worth anything.. =D

baneonrt · 03-09-2008, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chmura

Do you still have your Neon or you sold it to get the STI?

I still have the White '98 R/T. Others I've had were a Blue '98 R/T, sold a couple months ago to help with the STi. A White '97 ACR and a Red '95 Sport Coupe. All two doors. The one I have now I've had since new and has been my project car for years. I do all the work except specialized machining, welding, etc. It has a fully built block with a turbo off the SRT-4. I help out a friend with his Megasquirt based business RS Autosport so we've been using it as a test car for MS based products.

Steve

S'poreSTI · 03-09-2008, 09:36 PM

These WRB's are like bus's, wait for ages then a bunch turn up at once. Wasnt it just a few weeks back Kevin was offering incentives for the first WRB journal? Congrats on the car!

Pirana · 03-10-2008, 05:39 AM

very nice!! How you manage to get it at that price?

baneonrt · 03-10-2008, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Pirana

very nice!! How you manage to get it at that price?

I started my search on a Sunday. Sent one email that evening to a dealer that a friend had a good experience at. Didn't hear from them the next day so sent an email to another dealer that showed on subaru.com as having the exact car I wanted. Heard back from them the next day with the $500 over invoice offer. I took it. Simple as that

The first dealer replied the next day after I got it saying that they only sell these over MSRP. My response to them was tame but fun

Steve

bedabi · 03-11-2008, 09:01 AM

That's a great comparo pic with the 07/07 WRX wagon.

STI_Mike · 03-11-2008, 09:10 AM

your STI looks amazing!

x01011000x · 03-11-2008, 09:31 AM

Nice 1st gen. The people who hate on them usually have never driven one, and yeah, what other car could beat their handling per dollar back in 95-99. I wish I had gotten a turbo in mine

sponaugle · 03-11-2008, 11:21 AM

Congrats! Remember the cool kids have the blue ones.

Jeff

03-09-2008, 08:40 PM	#1
baneonrt Junior STI Driver Car: WRB '08 WRX STi Fav Mod: Cobb AP Stg1 Location: W Sacto Posts: 99 Join Date: Dec 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Steve's '08 WR Blue STi - Panavise Mount (5/9/08) 2008 WR Blue WRX STI Bought 3/4/2008 in Turlock, CA BBS Wheels & Nav Mileage as of 5/5/2008: 2500 Factory Accessories added after purchase: Both rear cargo nets Cargo tray Roof rack base rails Alarm shock sensor add on Auto dimming rear view mirror w/homelink Bluetooth phone kit Aftermarket Additions/Modifications: Llumar CS series 5% tint rear 5 UV Shield front sides Hard wired Valentine1 Ralley Armor UR mud flaps Blue Batmobile red tail light films Debadged rear save the STI emblem Thule Peloton fork mounted bike racks Red pin stripped grille Cobb Accessport, Stage 1 Panavise mobile mount Original Message Well, after owning 4 dodge neons over the past 11 years I decided to step it up just a bit. I've been salivating over the new STi since concept pictures came out last summer. Finally after saving up a bit of a down payment and making sure I wasn't going to get killed on my income taxes I picked up exactly what I wanted last Tuesday. WR Blue with BBS wheels and navigation. Got it for $500 over invoice but got $740 (retail) worth of accessories for $206. 450 miles on it so far and getting right about 19mpg with very mixed driving. At our last local meet a couple of friends took a few pictures, here are my favorites. And here is a couple of pictures of the neon I still have. Custom turbo setup with Megasquirt engine control. Ran a 13.86 @ 105 as pictured last time I took it to the track. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by baneonrt : 05-09-2008 at 10:40 AM.

03-09-2008, 08:43 PM	#2
PuccasBad_STI Silver Member Car: 07 OBP STI Fav Mod: AutoSpeed Catback Location: Virginia Posts: 378 Join Date: Dec 2007 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Loving my new '08 WR Blue STi Congrats on the STI! I love that color combo on the 08s

03-09-2008, 09:00 PM	#3
chmura STI Driver Car: 07 Lexus IS250 Fav Mod: Future 09 STI Owner :) Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 211 Join Date: Dec 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Loving my new '08 WR Blue STi Nice upgrade from the Neon. Never liked the Neons. My friend had on a while ago and it was the worst car ever. No offense.

03-09-2008, 09:04 PM	#5
eze13sti Professional STI Racer Car: 05 STi Location: corpus Posts: 830 Join Date: May 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Loving my new '08 WR Blue STi neons ftl. congrats

03-09-2008, 09:36 PM	#9
S'poreSTI Senior STI Driver Car: 08 STi WRB/Gold Fav Mod: Hatchback! Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 377 Join Date: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Loving my new '08 WR Blue STi These WRB's are like bus's, wait for ages then a bunch turn up at once. Wasnt it just a few weeks back Kevin was offering incentives for the first WRB journal? Congrats on the car!

03-10-2008, 05:39 AM	#10
Pirana Professional STI Racer Car: 2003 Mazdaspeed Location: Somewhere in Time... Posts: 603 Join Date: Jan 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Loving my new '08 WR Blue STi very nice!! How you manage to get it at that price?

03-11-2008, 09:01 AM	#12
bedabi Lurker Car: Blue 04 WRX Posts: 5 Join Date: Dec 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Loving my new '08 WR Blue STi That's a great comparo pic with the 07/07 WRX wagon.

03-11-2008, 09:10 AM	#13
STI_Mike S204 Racer Car: 05 Aspen White STI Fav Mod: Defi Gauges Location: Laguna Niguel,Ca Posts: 2,920 Join Date: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (4)	Re: Loving my new '08 WR Blue STi your STI looks amazing!

03-11-2008, 09:31 AM	#14
x01011000x Amateur STI Driver Car: WRB 03 WRX Posts: 22 Join Date: Dec 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Loving my new '08 WR Blue STi Nice 1st gen. The people who hate on them usually have never driven one, and yeah, what other car could beat their handling per dollar back in 95-99. I wish I had gotten a turbo in mine

03-11-2008, 11:21 AM	#15
sponaugle Junior STI Driver Car: 08STI,02WRX-H6Turbo Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 111 Join Date: Jan 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Loving my new '08 WR Blue STi Congrats! Remember the cool kids have the blue ones. Jeff This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.