Help me decide the fate of my WRX! Possible Mercedes convert!
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Help me decide the fate of my WRX! Possible Mercedes convert!
Hey all. I've come to a tough decision that I need your help with: I can't decide if I want to sell my Subaru WRX and buy an older AMG model mercedes. It's mainly to become less in-debt. The Subaru has the following:
2005 WRX Sedan
STI part: vf39 Turbo, 555c injectors, TMIC
Invidia Q300 Exhuast
OEM downpipe, Perrin Uppipe
2.1 Stroker. (2.0 heads, bored out long stroke, sounds like a little disel
)
JE forged internals (blueprinted and mapped)
Lowered .5 on H&R sport springs
So in all, close to 10k if not a little over invested. 290AWHP 300ft-lbs.
I'd ask maybe 13k for it. I want to replace it with an older-model AMG. I'm realllly leaning towards a C43 AMG. I grew up driving a 190E for my first car. Now that belongs to my younger brother! And my other younger brother bought his own 190E. My dad (who started this whole family merc obsession) drives a new C300 4matic.
I know I'd be trading down in performance, but something about an older fast merc with that W202 styling really speaks to me. Not to mention owning a legend
What do you think? Is it worth the tradeoff?
PS. Never before driven a C43 or any AMG mercedes before. I live in Boise, ID area.
2005 WRX Sedan
STI part: vf39 Turbo, 555c injectors, TMIC
Invidia Q300 Exhuast
OEM downpipe, Perrin Uppipe
2.1 Stroker. (2.0 heads, bored out long stroke, sounds like a little disel
) JE forged internals (blueprinted and mapped)
Lowered .5 on H&R sport springs
So in all, close to 10k if not a little over invested. 290AWHP 300ft-lbs.
I'd ask maybe 13k for it. I want to replace it with an older-model AMG. I'm realllly leaning towards a C43 AMG. I grew up driving a 190E for my first car. Now that belongs to my younger brother! And my other younger brother bought his own 190E. My dad (who started this whole family merc obsession) drives a new C300 4matic.
I know I'd be trading down in performance, but something about an older fast merc with that W202 styling really speaks to me. Not to mention owning a legend
What do you think? Is it worth the tradeoff?
PS. Never before driven a C43 or any AMG mercedes before. I live in Boise, ID area.
