Mr. X
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This is a great point. Im a 23 year old college grad. I make great money for someone my age and couldve saved for the CTR and not have bought my first car or my Si now. But The insurance, maintenance etc. all factored in and the Si will always be and is a great modding platform. I live for the search of new parts and im on track to be the kid to spend $10k in 2 years bc its what i budget for. It's not a clear cut choice as to "YoU sO bRoKe".You really ought to see some of the builds on here because people are spending good money on quality mods for the Si in a very short period of time - $5 to $10K in 2 years is more than that you'd pay in difference of extra car payment for a CTR in 2 years. This means they have plenty disposable income to have spent the extra on car payments but don't want to do exactly just that. Their choice like mine is to build a lower trim for all the reasons stated by myself and others above, and not for the purpose of being a CTR beater because the two cars are quite different in their uses - Si is a better daily
I don't fault anyone who trades up from Si to CTR, that's one way of going about things. More power to those who are building CTR's because they are budgeting for payments and mods, and wanted a different car overall
If you're having a hard time keeping up with a minivan, take your car in and get it checked out or go buy an automatic as clearly you have no idea what you're doing.I read this question when I first joined., but did not answer. I have had my Si for about three years (purchased a 2017 in 2018, no one was buying as it was a standard and I got a hellava deal on it).
I always wish my Si had more power. I have TSP stage 1+ and I still wish it had more power. I am not a fast driver, nor do I drive crazy, and I often drive in a manner to get 40+mpg, BUT when I want to accelerate, it just gives me nothing.
Case in point: at a light, with map 3 on, and a Chrysler minivan (that must have outweighed the Si two to one) took off hard. The Si could not even remotely keep the current distance, much less keep up. I really, really hate the engine in this car. Is there a thread on what the Si can keep up with? (that is a rhetorical question, it can not keep up with a loaded dumptruck. I have certainly owned 80hp bone stock Vee-dubs from the 60s that would tear this car up, even with the Si tuned.).
All that being said, I would not trade the Si for the R for one reason: The R is four door.
Drove a standard all my life. Think I know what I am doing, used to drag modified VWs in high school.If you're having a hard time keeping up with a minivan, take your car in and get it checked out or go buy an automatic as clearly you have no idea what you're doing.
You can lie like some people on this forum and say they beat GT's and SS Camaro's and Scatty'sI read this question when I first joined., but did not answer. I have had my Si for about three years (purchased a 2017 in 2018, no one was buying as it was a standard and I got a hellava deal on it).
I always wish my Si had more power. I have TSP stage 1+ and I still wish it had more power. I am not a fast driver, nor do I drive crazy, and I often drive in a manner to get 40+mpg, BUT when I want to accelerate, it just gives me nothing.
Case in point: at a light, with map 3 on, and a Chrysler minivan (that must have outweighed the Si two to one) took off hard. The Si could not even remotely keep the current distance, much less keep up. I really, really hate the engine in this car. Is there a thread on what the Si can keep up with? (that is a rhetorical question, it can not keep up with a loaded dumptruck. I have certainly owned 80hp bone stock Vee-dubs from the 60s that would tear this car up, even with the Si tuned.).
All that being said, I would not trade the Si for the R for one reason: The R is four door.