UPDATE - My *STRIPPED* 2004 WRX STi

[RAMAN]

Here is my STi in blue/silver wheels. The mods are GT-Spec header, HKS Carbon-Ti exhaust, HKS SSQV blow off valve, ARC Super Induction Box, and Defi BF gauges. She is 4 months old and it was stolen last week 1 block away from my building.

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Update: My STi was found in Newark, NJ by the Newark PD about a few weeks ago and I finally had the balls to head over to the junk yard for one final look.

From a quick inspection I noticed the driver's side window broken, no engine, front bumper stripped, interior stripped, no wheels, all 4 brake rotors & Brembo calipers gone, no spoiler, no seats, no air bag, my aftermarket gauges gone, no tranny. Whatever mods that I listed above, GONE!

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[RAMAN]

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[itsthepham]

awwwwwwwwww man someone stoled it. LOL...I would still rather get a WHITE WRX STI. ... Stay true to the Subaru man. Sorry about ur lost too.

[novass]

Sorry to hear about it gettin stolen. A friend of mine has a white Evo 8 with a shit load of mods that ive been tryin to get pics of but the moment he gets the car back from getting something done to it, he sends it back again to get something else done to it. Ill try and get pics up ASAP

IMO I like the Evo better. Ive driven the STi but not the Evo, although ive ridden in 2 different Evos quite a few times now. Not really sure what I like more about it, but I think if I was going to buy one of the 2, id go for the Evo.

[Silvia_Drift]

Amazing car man. Sorry it got stolen :(. Don't go with the Evo though!!! Stay with Subaru!

[PATo355]

Hahaha , stolen ? Holy shit , the rims are too small i think , they are 16 ? they use to come with 17/18" here in Chile

[oscargarza88]

nice car!
and it sux that it got stolen!
instead of going with the evo8 go with the new evo 8 MR

[Nemisis8u]

sorry that it got stolen hella beautiful car nice gauges too but dont go for an EVO 8 they suck either 7 cuz it isnt shitty like the evo 8 wit its cheap parts like its front nose and those lips suck the side skirts arnt that bad tho but better to stay with Subaru oh yeah did u get any insurance money from your previous Subaru?

[RAMAN]

The STi is awesome but the new engine (EJ257) is a bitch to mod. The Evo has a meaner look and we all know the capability of the 4G63. Plus, if I take the Evo, we can make a "Father and Son team" which includes a white Evo VIII and a black Evo VI T.M.E. Sounds pretty good on paper. :lol: As for the Evo MR, I don't know. News is that it won't be arriving until late 2004. The price should be set somewhere in the 33k range with a larger turbo, aluminium roof, 6-speed gearbox, and it will have the ACD (still no AYC). Is it worth the 2-3k increase when I can spend it on performance parts or a set of nice Volk's? I don't know :roll:

I could also get a 94 Baltic Blue Supra TT that has "only" 45k miles for less than the price of an Evo or STi. Problem is I needed to drive in some of the shittiest weather condition here in good ol' NY.

Hahaha , stolen ? Holy shit , the rims are too small i think , they are 16 ? they use to come with 17/18" here in Chile

The rims were 17x7.5 like every other stock STi's, any smaller I doubt they would clear the Brembos calipers.

[mit5005]

Sorry for your loss man. And what a loss it was. Nice pics though. At least you got to enjoy it for 4 months (if you wanna look at the bright side). You got insurance for it right?

[RAMAN]

Yeah I can look at it like that, but then I didn't have the chance to make 300awhp before it was gone. :x

I do have insurance so I'm pretty much covered. But until then, it's back to 110hp, automatic rental cars for some humble driving. Hey, at least there won't any more kids revving on me at stoplights. :wink:

[sameerrao]

Really sad. There is a lot of this shit happening in the NY/NJ area. There are lot of Audi S4s that have been stolen there or vandalized for HID lights and such. Apparently there is a thriving market for stolen hot AWD cars in Latin America...

[veilsidebr]

nice car dude...congratulations for u own this..i like this car...
it would be nice to take some drifts and doughnouts while driving, or also take a real insane driving on it..hehe :D

[RAMAN]

Really sad. There is a lot of this shit happening in the NY/NJ area. There are lot of Audi S4s that have been stolen there or vandalized for HID lights and such. Apparently there is a thriving market for stolen hot AWD cars in Latin America...

I know, from what I've heard the STi's were the hot cake in NJ. I guess I was lucky not to be held at gunpoint for the car, but then all the performance goodies were put in a week prior to the theft. Didn't even have time to push it or take pics of it...:|

nice car dude...congratulations for u own this..i like this car...
it would be nice to take some drifts and doughnouts while driving, or also take a real insane driving on it..hehe

Thanks man. Yeah I've done some doughnuts and a few 6k rpm launches, nothing too insane though. :lol:

[nthfinity]

the Subaru WRX STi is one of my "attainable" dream cars... just not yet. im very sorry for your loss, as i know the experience, and have had a car stolen a few years back.

i make regular stops at my local dealer, and met a guy who has his STi pushing 363 hp@ the wheels, and 358 ft lbs. and enjoys driving it :) gobs...

to the peeps recomending the evo MR, from what i hear it isnt making its way to the states unfortunately. and i totally agree AWD in states with winters help tremendously. good luck getting out of the rental crap.

[hemi_fan]

Yeah I can look at it like that, but then I didn't have the chance to make 300awhp before it was gone. :x

I do have insurance so I'm pretty much covered. But until then, it's back to 110hp, automatic rental cars for some humble driving. Hey, at least there won't any more kids revving on me at stoplights. :wink:

LoL, kids actually rev you when you're in an STI!?! man, the only time I'd do that is to see just how much of a gap the sti would open up on my GT... Id never do it for a serious race, because id get my head handed to me on a golden platter with "Owned" scribed into it. I am partial to the EVO now because the people at the Subaru dealership were total assholes when my dad was looking at Imprezas, and they wouldnt even let me pop the hood of the sti, let alone sit in it. The misu people were really nice, and opened it up, let me sit in it, and would've started it too, but it was in an indoor showroom... Plus I like how the EVO can oversteer more easily... just my 2c.

[RAMAN]

LoL, kids actually rev you when you're in an STI!?!

Not once, but a little too many times for me to remember. These kids are always in a shitty car that honestly, has no chance of winning. Maybe they just wanted see what the STi can do but I think they used the wrong approach lol

i make regular stops at my local dealer, and met a guy who has his STi pushing 363 hp@ the wheels, and 358 ft lbs. and enjoys driving it gobs...

363awhp!? I can sure use some HP on my legs now. :(

[Erez]

nice car dude.. but thy would you want an EVO? they look like shit IMO... and the interior is very very bad...

[stracing]

thats very nice!! they look so much more agressive in person that they do in pics. i'm so dying to drive the new STi and EVO VIII. no one i know has them yet :(

when you're driving very fast sideways...do you care what the interior looks like? :P

[Erez]

i sure do... maybe others dont.. but IMO.. thats something i'm looking for in a car.. an interior i can live with.. i agree the EVO is a DAMN fast car.. but as a daily its crap imo.. and for the track you can find much better.. so i think its a bad car.. but if they'll improve the interior.. it could be a very good car.. but maybe thats just me...

[RC45]

i sure do... maybe others dont.. but IMO.. thats something i'm looking for in a car.. an interior i can live with.. i agree the EVO is a DAMN fast car.. but as a daily its crap imo.. and for the track you can find much better.. so i think its a bad car.. but if they'll improve the interior.. it could be a very good car.. but maybe thats just me...

Maybe it is just you... :P

Most of us here are enthusiasts - with a passion for cars... :lol: -- not hair-dressers out for a cruise.. ;)

[Erez]

lol... i guess thats way you got a corvette :P :wink:

lol.. i'm a huge enthusiasts.. but when i buy a car its more then just the performance that i'm looking into.. i love an interior that feels nice.. and some cars just dont have it.. (the vette is very cool.. but for some reason i just dont like its interior.. i dont know why.. i just dont..)

but i guess we all have different idea of what it is we look in a car...

[RAMAN]

***See 1st page for updates***

[jon_s]

My heart sank when I saw those pics :cry:

[PATo355]

Wow ... that is a stripped down car !!! CSL , GT3 , fuck them all , this is true lightweight :wink:

[s4racer]

They even took the badges!

Damn that really really sux, it wouldn't be so bad if it were stock, you can simply get it replaced, but a car that you've personalized and modified, damn :!: :!: :!:

[gigdy]

Why are the tail lights still there? also they are futhermuckers.

[Sachmo12345]

id track down the person who stole it.... it could be done

[Ziploc]

can i have the pedals? :wink:

[RAMAN]

[edit]After a closer look, eum something about the stripping is not right.
That car has been in an accident, look at the front right where the chassis is bend, front left at the wheels it's bend to.
No way you can crash like that and not having police up your ass. This was brutal, you don't bend a chassis that easely.
IMHO something stinks. If you crash one, and it's stolen it gets impounded and not stripped. Then you would see the car with all parts still being pressent. If you crash your car, and gets towed away it is still your property and you can rip everything out. Recovering every penny that's it's still worth...

You might be right, there were a few dents here and there NOT caused by me because ONE thing I know for sure, I've never wrecked my car.



How does a "JW Custom Shot" sound? Thing is, that they stole my owners manual so I used my bag instead. :?

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[RAMAN]

can i have the pedals?

LOL sure no problem. Here you go :wink: :

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Why are the tail lights still there?

No idea. Probably because they're exactly the same as the WRX? Also those futhermuckers didn't take my MOMO steering wheel, just the airbag, stupid fucktards probably filled up their U-Haul with useless parts they didn't have space for it...

[Chaos in 1983!]

oh man I'm really sorry...I hope they catch the motherfuckers...

[gigdy]

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[edit]After a closer look, eum something about the stripping is not right.
That car has been in an accident, look at the front right where the chassis is bend, front left at the wheels it's bend to.
No way you can crash like that and not having police up your ass. This was brutal, you don't bend a chassis that easely.
IMHO something stinks. If you crash one, and it's stolen it gets impounded and not stripped. Then you would see the car with all parts still being pressent. If you crash your car, and gets towed away it is still your property and you can rip everything out. Recovering every penny that's it's still worth...


You might be right, there were a few dents here and there NOT caused by me because ONE thing I know for sure, I've never wrecked my car.


actually i think he is trying to say that you crashed it and stripped it and said it was stolen. which id like to disagree with. why wouldnt he have his insurance pay for it? the car wasnt totaled if it even was crashed. the 2 rails dont look bent to me. and maybe it got some damage when the engine was ripped out?

[oscargarza88]

:shock: :shock:
wow that reallly sux!!!
how much is the insurance gonna give u?
and wow they really ripped it!!!

[Zonda11]

You guys in the states need a death penalty for car thieves and anyone who would fuck a car up this bad!!!! Wouldn't you like to shoot these fucks??? Do you have a gun??

[RAMAN]

actually i think he is trying to say that you crashed it and stripped it and said it was stolen. which id like to disagree with. why wouldnt he have his insurance pay for it? the car wasnt totaled if it even was crashed. the 2 rails dont look bent to me. and maybe it got some damage when the engine was ripped out?

Thanks for clearing that up there gigdy. I was assuming that he said that my car was in an accident after it was.....you know what? I'm not even sure what I'm thinking right now. The point is, I have more respect for myself and my car to pull "that you crashed it and stripped it and said it was stolen." crap like that.

Do you have a gun??

I wish I can have one here in NY but the CIA and FBI will probably be on my ass cause they think I'm a terrorist, not that I look like one or anything... :)

[DTM8]

Update: My STi was found in Newark, NJ by the Newark PD about a few weeks ago and I finally had the balls to head over to the junk yard for one final look.



that sucks about the STI RAMAN...

There are so many fucking car theives in Newark.. its terrible...

[T-Bird]

Do you have a gun??

I wish I can have one here in NY but the CIA and FBI will probably be on my ass cause they think I'm a terrorist, not that I look like one or anything... :)

It's hard enough to have a paintball gun in NYC nowadays let alone a real gun. And I'm terribly sorry about the car but atleast you have closeur. Did they by chance take the drivetrain parts aswell because they could get a pretty penny.

[RAMAN]

Did they by chance take the drivetrain parts aswell because they could get a pretty penny.

Yeah they took pretty much everything in sight. The only thing left was like, the front and back axles...8)

EDIT: My host Photofun.com decided to fuck around with me (for my 2nd account) so now I can't log on, and my pictures are no where to be found. :(

[BADMIHAI]

That sucks major ass, man. Sorry for that. If you want to host your pics just use photobucket.

[veceo]

man everyone here feels your pain. personaly i would of slept in my car with a f*** peace.heh next time you know.

[ARMAN]

what a bitches! cant see no pix, but still sorry to hear that :(

If anyone who steal cars of anythinelse read this -> FUCK YOU!

[RAMAN]

Got them back online now, not that you would REALLY wanna see it... :)

[blah]

that suxs bro, but why the hell would they steal the air bags?

[s4racer]

that suxs bro, but why the hell would they steal the air bags?

airbags are damn expensive :!:

[ARMAN]

HOLY CRAP! this is really bad :shock: How did it looked before?