Hi all thanks for stopping by, I will be keeping this thread updated with what I'm doing to my STi. Don't expect much since I will be keeping things low key. First a little car history, I was raised in the United States and have loved cars ever since I can remember. Most of my focus was on European and exotic machinery. When I first got my drivers license my father bought me a Nissan 240sx. That really opened up my eyes to Japanese cars and modifying in general. I was young and in school so nothing happened to the 240. I ended up selling that and bought a 300zx twin turbo. My first taste of boost and loved it. Car had issues but I loved it, until I drove a friends modified wrx. I could not stop smiling after.
I soon started looking for Subarus, I found a few but nothing I was impressed by. I then had an opportunity to drive a Mitsubishi Evolution 8. Needless to say I fell in love and soon found one for myself. Fast forward 2 years of ownership and modifying I decided to part with it. I noticed that every time I would modify it I had to go to the shop and fix something else. I did not have the funds to modify it right and decided to sell and save some money. Had a few non impressive cars in between and ended up buying a Subaru outback 2.5xt. I loved the practicality of it plus it had the turbo to keep me boost happy. Well that had to go as well since I was offered a job here in Dublin. With that came grandiose dreams of JDM machinery I could own. I started looking for older generation Evo's. I soon realized that what I wanted was a clean car with no mods. Sadly older cars usually have modifications and spotty maintenance history.
Enter this beauty of a car. I saw Paul's STi on Dondeal and decided to give it a shot. I fell in love with how clean the car was and how well Paul took care of it. A short while later I had myself a beautiful STi. First thing I did with the car was take it to Finnegans to get its current maintenance done which included a oil change and transmission fluid change. Which brings me up to date with the car, at least mostly.
When Finnegans gave the car a clean bill of health I took it to my work and cleaned the engine bay. Nothing crazy detailed but still a solid 2 hours of wiping dirt off of most parts. Below are the before and after pictures. So future plans for the car is as follows, get a nice polish and wax. There are some light scratches that can be buffed out. There are also some areas that will need to be repainted. After driving a brand new Golf for 6 months I noticed how valuable bluetooth is. I want to keep the car as stock looking as possible, and anything I replace will be with Subaru parts. I also want to red out the rear tail lights and will be purchasing a clear taillight to replace the red fog light.
Sorry for dragging on so long and you are a champ if you read through all that. Stay updated with the most boringest journal!
I soon started looking for Subarus, I found a few but nothing I was impressed by. I then had an opportunity to drive a Mitsubishi Evolution 8. Needless to say I fell in love and soon found one for myself. Fast forward 2 years of ownership and modifying I decided to part with it. I noticed that every time I would modify it I had to go to the shop and fix something else. I did not have the funds to modify it right and decided to sell and save some money. Had a few non impressive cars in between and ended up buying a Subaru outback 2.5xt. I loved the practicality of it plus it had the turbo to keep me boost happy. Well that had to go as well since I was offered a job here in Dublin. With that came grandiose dreams of JDM machinery I could own. I started looking for older generation Evo's. I soon realized that what I wanted was a clean car with no mods. Sadly older cars usually have modifications and spotty maintenance history.
Enter this beauty of a car. I saw Paul's STi on Dondeal and decided to give it a shot. I fell in love with how clean the car was and how well Paul took care of it. A short while later I had myself a beautiful STi. First thing I did with the car was take it to Finnegans to get its current maintenance done which included a oil change and transmission fluid change. Which brings me up to date with the car, at least mostly.
When Finnegans gave the car a clean bill of health I took it to my work and cleaned the engine bay. Nothing crazy detailed but still a solid 2 hours of wiping dirt off of most parts. Below are the before and after pictures. So future plans for the car is as follows, get a nice polish and wax. There are some light scratches that can be buffed out. There are also some areas that will need to be repainted. After driving a brand new Golf for 6 months I noticed how valuable bluetooth is. I want to keep the car as stock looking as possible, and anything I replace will be with Subaru parts. I also want to red out the rear tail lights and will be purchasing a clear taillight to replace the red fog light.
Sorry for dragging on so long and you are a champ if you read through all that. Stay updated with the most boringest journal!
