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11-26-2004, 02:35 PM
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#1 | | RS Lurker, I don't post!
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| SRT-4 or GTI?
I am about to get my first car. I am going to mod it a little bit at a time. I really want an SRT-4 but I heard insurance is a bitch. If that isn't a good car for starters then I guess I'll get a GTI.
Which car is the best for a first car? (I am still going to be modding) WHY?
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11-26-2004, 05:43 PM
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#2 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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if u are serious about modding/learning and tuning get the SRT, i've seen on honda-tech a guy was running 23 psi on stock internals pushing like 380hp.....
now i'm not suggesting u do that, but imo the srt 4 is more of a tuners car, and if i had the choice i would go with it.
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11-26-2004, 08:37 PM
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#3 | | Rider
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srt 4.. i would like to see more of these on the streets
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11-27-2004, 12:49 AM
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How is insurance?
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11-27-2004, 12:29 PM
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#5 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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| Quote: Originally posted by HTownTurbo
How is insurance? | how long have u been driving? accidents? if u want to know just go into a dealer and get a quote, if u do this post up how much it is
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11-27-2004, 05:46 PM
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I already did a quote from progressive and the SRT-4 insurance is $277.73/mo
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11-29-2004, 10:52 PM
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#7 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Damn...my 350hp+ Eclipse GSX costs me around $80US/month for full coverage including $2 million US liability in Vancouver.
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11-30-2004, 03:25 PM
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#8 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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| Quote: Originally posted by 4G63 BT
Damn...my 350hp+ Eclipse GSX costs me around $80US/month for full coverage including $2 million US liability in Vancouver. | crazy, how many years safe driving u have?
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11-30-2004, 08:09 PM
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#9 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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| Quote: Originally posted by Hondaracer
crazy, how many years safe driving u have? | 6-7 years in Canada
13 years total since I was 15 
I pay around $1400 CAD or so each year to ICBC
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12-01-2004, 06:02 PM
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#10 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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what year is your Eclipse?
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12-01-2004, 06:29 PM
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#11 | | The Lone Wanderator
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He's got a '91.
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12-02-2004, 04:41 PM
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both cars are nice. a guy i know bought a srt... pretty sweet! stock turbo... doesn't the GTI also have stock turbo?? i think it does.. i dunno.. they both really nice cars. my friend who bought the srt said they easy to work on and its a really nice smooth ride but he only says its easy to work on cause hes a mechanic. haha. i hope this gives you some kind of information thats usefull. 
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12-06-2004, 06:55 PM
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Yeah, I know at least as an option a turbo is available on GTi's..
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12-12-2004, 03:53 PM
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Considering your choices are both relatively quick for a first car, your best bet is to pick the car you want and go to a driver training course.
In the end you can get into trouble with any car so just make sure you learn the limits of the car in a controlled and safe environment first.
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12-12-2004, 03:56 PM
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And don't forget - he's from Houston and they don't have government controlled insurance like we do with ICBC. A single, young, first time driver is big $$$ in the US for insurance.
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12-31-2004, 02:23 AM
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#16 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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wait for the new mk5 GTI if u can. the 2.0L FSI Turbo will own and it's setup a lot better off the lot than the current GTI.
btw to clarify there's a 1.8Turbo and a 2.8L VR6 engine. both are good engines but the turbo is more of a tuner's as mentioned. the it's all about what ur looking for.. you're looking at 2 very different cars imho
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01-05-2005, 03:52 PM
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the thing about the srt-4 is it will always be a neon. if you sell the gti a few years later. you still get some money back. a neon you may have to pay to sell it. if you sell it for less than your payments are.
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01-24-2005, 11:14 PM
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#18 | | I STILL don't get it
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srt is bullshit. Dodge only made it to compete agaisnt subaru. Dodge didnt have any other production cars to compete with subaru so thats why they made it. I would get the sti over the srt.. my 2 cents
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01-25-2005, 10:20 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by aikawa
srt is bullshit. Dodge only made it to compete agaisnt subaru. Dodge didnt have any other production cars to compete with subaru so thats why they made it. I would get the sti over the srt.. my 2 cents | 
The VW GTI and the SRT are in a similar price range.
The STI is $20k Cdn more expensive than an SRT.
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02-24-2005, 03:51 PM
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srt ALL THE WAY
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03-01-2005, 11:54 PM
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SRT-4
It is dissapointing not to see more on the streets. There are only a handful of them in vancouver.
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03-11-2005, 10:11 PM
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This SRT-4 will cost you an arm and a leg over the long run. Dodge has a horrible reputation for honoring their warranties, and the depreciation will kill you.
Other than that, it would be a great fun little car. Just don't keep it very long, if you care about saving your money.
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03-12-2005, 01:27 AM
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#23 | | Get a load of this guy...
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| Quote: Originally posted by toyotaman
This SRT-4 will cost you an arm and a leg over the long run. Dodge has a horrible reputation for honoring their warranties, | Bull. I find VW is worse off with later generation vehicles.
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03-18-2005, 01:00 PM
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#24 | | RS Licensed Vendor
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SRT-4 has some pretty bad torque steer
and LSD would be essential
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03-20-2005, 08:08 PM
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#25 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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i thought it came stock with an lsd?
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