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I think the STi is comparable in price, not the regular WRX. Good call on the track car.

Posted by: PoTTomac-Greg on 2008-05-02 16:45:23
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In Reply to: Yes, but the claim that R32 and A3 are off the mark w.r.t. original WRX query is strange posted by Craig3Q on 2008-05-02 14:39:16

I did it last fall. 944 is "Porsche enough" to get me into Porsche events, but it will never attain any historic value that will make me regret thrashing in on track. Cheap to buy, but not totally cheap to run. And now that I have a track b(tch, my requirements for a daily driver have changed. I don't want a hard-riding, fast daily driver.

You can buy and prep a 944 for the track for $7-8,000. To do the same with a Cayman will run you about 5X that. I see myself going Cayman in about 3 or 4 years.

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Mine: 2002 Mercedes Benz C32 / ///AMG
Family Choo Choo: 2008 MB GL320 CDI
Track Ho: 1988 Porschuh 944
Recent History: 2002 TT Roadster
History: 2000 A6 2.7T
Ancient History: 1991 90Q 20V

Thread:

Thought experiment: Which would be a fun daily driver and HPDE car - gh0st 2008-04-30 15:12:43 (158 views)

Way late on this but... - s4jones 2008-05-14 17:47:50 (70 views)

wheee! - Audiboy 2008-05-02 15:20:41 (86 views)

MazdaSpeed3 or MazdaSpeed6 - P. Bauer 2008-05-01 22:37:31 (75 views)

Speed6 - mad scientist 2008-05-02 09:38:04 (92 views)

for my money, a used E36/E46 325i - mirth 2008-05-01 19:39:47 (103 views)

How would you compare those to a B5 S4, for example? Still go with the BMW? - Craig3Q 2008-05-01 19:54:47 (79 views)

B5 S4, even in stage 3 forum, will still get passed by a lighter E36 car. - Silver Streakin' 2008-05-07 06:53:06 (63 views)

I went from a B5 S4 with mods to a stock E36 M3. - Krisko 2008-05-03 13:19:30 (105 views)

definitely. slower in a straight line, but lighter, better handling and mechanically way simpler. - mirth 2008-05-01 20:00:45 (106 views)

Well, you have seen my car at the track, right? - Carson@RiversideAudi 2008-05-01 12:39:09 (121 views)

That's exactly my point. Trailing throttle oversteer is all you get w/ a low powered RWD car too. - PoTTomac-Greg 2008-05-01 13:37:58 (116 views)

Mazda RX-8? - Morgan Conrad 2008-05-01 11:51:39 (99 views)

Woot! see teh sig - rbt 2008-05-02 10:11:08 (77 views)

they handle exceptionally well. - mirth 2008-05-01 13:37:43 (92 views)

I looked at them. With gas at $4/gallon, it's an expensive ride. Shockingly low... - PoTTomac-Greg 2008-05-01 13:35:24 (99 views)

A WRX is rated at 25mpg highway, MazdaSpeed3 is 26 - Morgan Conrad 2008-05-01 18:49:55 (92 views)

Hmmm.. good pt - Wind-n-Water 2008-05-02 11:22:00 (85 views)

I'd get an R32 or A3 quattro before I'd get a WRX or Mazda 3 - Craig3Q 2008-05-01 19:50:22 (83 views)

But first you'd need to go to the bank and get another $15,000!!!! Not apples-to-apples. - PoTTomac-Greg 2008-05-02 13:55:03 (76 views)

I must be missing something, but the WRX looks to be about the same price as an R32 at Edmunds.com - Craig3Q 2008-05-02 14:09:28 (66 views)

Right, better to go with an RX-8. Silly me. - Craig3Q 2008-05-02 13:56:43 (66 views)

Then you just need an extra $10K, plus $300/year for extra gas! Chill. You car is cool. - PoTTomac-Greg 2008-05-02 14:09:05 (78 views)

The RX-8 is ~$4K more MSRP than the MazdaSpeed3 - Morgan Conrad 2008-05-02 21:01:19 (83 views)

My point was, the original thread has gone off topic by a long shot when the RX-8 came into play - Craig3Q 2008-05-02 14:10:35 (82 views)

It just didn't generate the interest that the RX8 generated. We can speculate as to why. - PoTTomac-Greg 2008-05-02 14:33:32 (87 views)

Yes, but the claim that R32 and A3 are off the mark w.r.t. original WRX query is strange - Craig3Q 2008-05-02 14:39:16 (90 views)

I think the STi is comparable in price, not the regular WRX. Good call on the track car. - PoTTomac-Greg 2008-05-02 16:45:23 (85 views)

Has same engine as RX-7 did, right? 13B twin-rotor? My 1989 RX-7 got about 17-19 mpg. Yes, shocking. - Craig3Q 2008-05-01 13:40:16 (80 views)

A 13B, but far from the same motor. 230 horsepower with no turbo, meeting much much - D all over 2008-05-01 14:04:08 (90 views)

What kind of mileage does it get in daily driving, just out of curiosity. - Craig3Q 2008-05-01 14:47:16 (80 views)

I think my buddy gets around 16 in his, though he does drive like a bit of an idiot. Always hard on - D all over 2008-05-01 14:50:52 (93 views)

Sounds on par then. 1989 13B RX-7 = 17-19mpg. Modern 13B RX-8 slightly worse. - Craig3Q 2008-05-01 14:53:55 (82 views)

I need to test drive it sometime. But the poor mpg #s just kills it for me - Wind-n-Water 2008-05-01 14:57:38 (66 views)

How about an R32 or A3 3.2Q? - Craig3Q 2008-05-01 11:24:40 (92 views)

I thought about those too - gh0st 2008-05-02 20:37:45 (91 views)

No takers on the Audi forums? - Craig3Q 2008-05-01 13:41:07 (84 views)

one thing I like about the Audi forum... - Wind-n-Water 2008-05-02 11:20:13 (97 views)

Exactly. I think most folks acknowledge that for some missions, there are ... - PoTTomac-Greg 2008-05-02 13:49:23 (92 views)

Oh, he asked about the RX-8, did he? whatever - Craig3Q 2008-05-02 13:53:50 (76 views)

LSD in FWD makes a huge difference. - mad scientist 2008-05-01 08:46:54 (98 views)

I don't think a good FWD car feels much worse then an AWD car. I vote Mazda or Honda. - PoTTomac-Greg 2008-05-01 08:29:58 (102 views)

I bought a beat'd up 1st gen Miata originally as a track car... - Wind-n-Water 2008-04-30 19:36:57 (102 views)

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