Thought experiment: Which would be a fun daily driver and HPDE car
05-02-2008, 01:10 PM
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My point was, the original thread has gone off topic by a long shot when the RX-8 came into play
but you want to nix discussion of the R32 and A3 on an Audi forum? WTF?
05-02-2008, 01:33 PM
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It just didn't generate the interest that the RX8 generated. We can speculate as to why.
For me, it's b/c I thought about the RX8 as a track car. It's a pretty good value. 4 seats, 50/50 balance, truly track-bred.
But I agree. It's off the guy's topic. Note how the original guy did not jump in on the RX-8 blather.
Either discussion was OT. I just had more interest in one.
But I agree. It's off the guy's topic. Note how the original guy did not jump in on the RX-8 blather.
Either discussion was OT. I just had more interest in one.
05-02-2008, 01:39 PM
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Yes, but the claim that R32 and A3 are off the mark w.r.t. original WRX query is strange
WRX is AWD
R32 and A3 are AWD
all are similar in price in base configuration
WRX is faster, granted
WRX is more track-ready
R32 is probably cheaper than WRX today given VW incentives to move the R32
Seems strange not to suggest R32 and A3 to the original question, given those parameters and the fact that we're on an Audi forum. I don't think many Audi people even know what an A3 is, to be honest.
Don't get me wrong, I like the RX-7 and RX-8 cars. I had an RX-7 for 10 years, although I never tracked it. Was recently thinking that it would be fun to have an RX-8 now. But my next weekend and HPDE car is either going to be an old 914/6 or a used Cayman or something like that, depending on whether I want a collectible car that I need to baby, or a car that I can run.
R32 and A3 are AWD
all are similar in price in base configuration
WRX is faster, granted
WRX is more track-ready
R32 is probably cheaper than WRX today given VW incentives to move the R32
Seems strange not to suggest R32 and A3 to the original question, given those parameters and the fact that we're on an Audi forum. I don't think many Audi people even know what an A3 is, to be honest.
Don't get me wrong, I like the RX-7 and RX-8 cars. I had an RX-7 for 10 years, although I never tracked it. Was recently thinking that it would be fun to have an RX-8 now. But my next weekend and HPDE car is either going to be an old 914/6 or a used Cayman or something like that, depending on whether I want a collectible car that I need to baby, or a car that I can run.
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05-02-2008, 03:45 PM
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I think the STi is comparable in price, not the regular WRX. Good call on the track car.
I did it last fall. 944 is "Porsche enough" to get me into Porsche events, but it will never attain any historic value that will make me regret thrashing in on track. Cheap to buy, but not totally cheap to run. And now that I have a track b(tch, my requirements for a daily driver have changed. I don't want a hard-riding, fast daily driver.
You can buy and prep a 944 for the track for $7-8,000. To do the same with a Cayman will run you about 5X that. I see myself going Cayman in about 3 or 4 years.
You can buy and prep a 944 for the track for $7-8,000. To do the same with a Cayman will run you about 5X that. I see myself going Cayman in about 3 or 4 years.
05-02-2008, 07:37 PM
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I thought about those too
I like the idea of an R32 but they're a decent amount of money. I just checked for used ones in my area and the majority of them are in the upper $20s close to $30k
I think I'll just have to go out and drive everything, they all sound good on paper
I think I'll just have to go out and drive everything, they all sound good on paper
05-02-2008, 08:01 PM
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The RX-8 is ~$4K more MSRP than the MazdaSpeed3
and only $2K more MSRP than a (non-STI) WRX. So it costs more, but not $10K more.
If money is not a big issue, consider the Stasis A3.
If money is not a big issue, consider the Stasis A3.