hatteroo

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Well I have a long history over several years with 4 Subaru Imprezas and I am very much wanting to go back to having one & love them, but while I really like my Celsior I'm going to sell it for either an Impreza STi GC8 or GDB OR a 2nd gen Aristo (GS model) V300 that's also turbo'd since I could get them for almost the same price range give or take. All bias aside which would you buy and why?

Commons:
- both have 4dr
- both have turbo
- both have cool looking interior

Impreza:
sporty, much lighter, possibly cheaper on JCI (japanese insurance) and road tax, I want to go in the snow with it to the mountains for snowboarding, prefer AWD honestly.

Aristo:
luxurious - status symbol kinda, spacious, considerably more for road tax (350$ compared to 80$ roughly) little more for JCI but not a big deal, maybe not so much a good idea for when it snows sometimes where I'll be moving to. BTW I can ONLY one 1 car while being in Japan. Otherwise I'd have both

SLegacy99

I'm biased, but I vote Impreza.

TOPSECRTIS

iTrader: (4)

I vote Aristo since you don't need AWD down there. Although I did have a RS200Z 6spd when I was at Misawa. lol

PhantomZX

He did say he plans to go to the snow....

I also vote STi, even though many of us here would love to have an Aristo with the 2JZ-GTE from the factory.

Blackraven

Subaru STI since it's newer and has AWD.

LexFather

Bias will be bias so I say Aristo....but the STi is also a great car.

CK6Speed

iTrader: (1)

I own a 2nd Gen GS right now, I don't particularly care for the STi eventhough it has great performance, but I'd still say get the STi for the manual transmission and driving dynamics.

GlobeCLK

iTrader: (5)

GC8 and GDB are a generation apart so it makes a big difference. If you are gonna be in snow alot then take the Impreza, otherwise for everyday comfort and luxury while still getting that 2JZGTE kick, go with the Aristo.

Solo_D33A

Iirc the Aristos are all only 4spd auto though...

Check out the Chaser, turbo 4dr, big, looks IMO even better than GS...

hatteroo

iTrader: (12)

yeah I'm going to Yokota so I'll be like 40miles outside tokyo..


lol trust me I know. I've owned nothing but GC8s and would love to get a GDB this time around if the price is right.

I do like the 96-00 chasers but in Okinawa its a little harder to find them in manual with a turbo as they're primarily auto

2002GGPIS3

If you are going to the track and driving twisty roads- STi

for everything else- Aristo

hatteroo

iTrader: (12)

I don't know how often I will, but I'll have more of an opportunity to go auto-x more than I have had here in Okinawa. Sounds like I'll probably go back to subaru lol