So I wanted something more reliable as I started to put more money than I would like into my 2011, so I purchased a 2021 with 20K miles. So far, it's been a struggle to love this car the same way as the 2011. Anytime I get back into the 2011, it feel like home and I really don't want to sell it. It has 135k miles on it with absolutely no mods (normal driving), and it's been really good to me up until about 120k when it started to eat $1500-2000 every several months.
I feel very disconnected from the 2021. From the missing EJ25/unequal rumble, the transmission feel, the ludicrous throttle response, the unstable power band, the terrible sound system, to the little things like my windows rattling when cracked and hitting bumps. I'm hoping it will grow on me, but I don't want to go down the rabbit hole of modding everything to make it feel like it should have been from the factory. I also have a 10 year warranty, so "reliability" with a little fun is the goal.
I just can't comprehend why my 2011 with 135k miles feel like the new car, and my new (to me) 2021 feel like the old car.
The 2011 transmission feels amazing, shifts like butter, the seats/ride is more comfortable, the stock premium sound is fantastic and the lists goes on.
The hard part is that for the 135k miles on the 2011, I can get pretty good money for it at the moment. I just have a feeling I will regret selling it and would try to find a used one again - loosing all the maintenance work I have done over the last couple years (the whole clutch system is new, new stock turbo, timing belt and pulleys/water pump/temp sensor/all gaskets near timing belt, etc).
Should I just keep it and throw an IAG in when the motor finally starts to give or take the money and run while the used market is silly? I feel like every gripe I have with the 2021 involves spending more money or voiding my warranty, and I had great luck with my stock 2011, so Im hesitant to start modding heavily. So far just a super shifter stop and a STI pitch shift.
Thanks!
I feel very disconnected from the 2021. From the missing EJ25/unequal rumble, the transmission feel, the ludicrous throttle response, the unstable power band, the terrible sound system, to the little things like my windows rattling when cracked and hitting bumps. I'm hoping it will grow on me, but I don't want to go down the rabbit hole of modding everything to make it feel like it should have been from the factory. I also have a 10 year warranty, so "reliability" with a little fun is the goal.
I just can't comprehend why my 2011 with 135k miles feel like the new car, and my new (to me) 2021 feel like the old car.
The 2011 transmission feels amazing, shifts like butter, the seats/ride is more comfortable, the stock premium sound is fantastic and the lists goes on.
The hard part is that for the 135k miles on the 2011, I can get pretty good money for it at the moment. I just have a feeling I will regret selling it and would try to find a used one again - loosing all the maintenance work I have done over the last couple years (the whole clutch system is new, new stock turbo, timing belt and pulleys/water pump/temp sensor/all gaskets near timing belt, etc).
Should I just keep it and throw an IAG in when the motor finally starts to give or take the money and run while the used market is silly? I feel like every gripe I have with the 2021 involves spending more money or voiding my warranty, and I had great luck with my stock 2011, so Im hesitant to start modding heavily. So far just a super shifter stop and a STI pitch shift.
Thanks!
