High everyone, I just joined the forum and thought I'd give you guys a rass up.

I've got an 03 WRX so I guess I would be your arch rival, but before you bite my head off, I think it's great that Ford have come arround to the turbo and realised that there is more to life than V8's.

One of my mates is keen on buying an XR6T so I thought I'd have a look at this forum and see what people thought of em, it seem like they are having alot of small teething problems and that the manual box is pretty ordinary.

I'll be keen to see if these issues get ironed out with the series 2, but I won't be trading in the rexy in a hurry :lol:

Welcome WRX03. You've pretty much hit the nail on the head, a few teething problems and an ordinary gearbox (and disc rotors).

WRX and XR6T are both great cars. Enjoy.

I agree with Falchoon, you've pretty much sumed it up. Still the XR6T's a great way to go if you want a large sedan or ute with a lot of go, not everybody has problems.

Hey wrx03.

I have done the harry bolt from the WRX scene, even though I love the cars. I just wish they could sort out the ugly (opinion) styling of the thing. Downhill all the way since the classic 98-00 I reckon. My T arrives on Dec 15th, so we'll see how things go then...I will miss the AWD though. I reckon a 300kw AWD XR6T will be awesome!

Andrew

I reckon a 300kw AWD XR6T will be awesome!

True that!! :o lets see a rexie keep up with that!

Oh yeh, welcome to the forum too

Hey wrx03.

I have done the harry bolt from the WRX scene, even though I love the cars. I just wish they could sort out the ugly (opinion) styling of the thing. Downhill all the way since the classic 98-00 I reckon. My T arrives on Dec 15th, so we'll see how things go then...I will miss the AWD though. I reckon a 300kw AWD XR6T will be awesome!

Andrew

300kw AWD XR6T ....

*does Homer Simpson drool*

yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy!

:o

I'll have one of those please!

:o

Problem is it would weigh about 3 tons so would be slower than a BA Astina...

*puts flame suit on*

Hi WRX03,

This topic has been beaten to death.

Please refer to a comparo that I did earlier in the year, which ended up as a long running topic.

Ref http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.ph...wtopic=4689&hl=

We’ve got 3 WRX’s at home, including a stock MY03 and highly modified Sti V6, modified MY97 and an XR6T. The MY03 & XR6T both May 03 purchases.

After 6 months I still like driving the MY03 & XR6T, but I prefer the XR6T, for more effortless driving, space, towing capability and upgrade potential. It suits my current needs better.

The XR6T is about to be upgraded to a Nizpro Stage 3, so I don’t think my Sti will get close to the XR6T in a performance race, unless it’s raining(when I’ll leave the XR6T at home).

There have been a number of issues with the XR6T (none with my car), primarily brakes, but Subaru have been building rexes for almost 10 years, and ironed out most of the build issues. Ford will sort out it’s issues in due course, and improve build quality. The Ford is built to a price, especially with brakes and manual gearbox not up to scratch, the rex excellent value for overall better quality.

The MY03 2 litre (it should be 2.5 litres) does a great job hauling around 1400kg, whereas the detuned XRT6 makes great torque for an easier job of hauling its 1700 kg. It always amazes me how quick off the mark the rex is.

Brian

Hey WRX03,

If you've come to stirr, you've come to the right place ... these guys will bite at just about anything. I should know ... :o

Enjoy the cars, the site, the people and the info. :o

WRX03

Two totally different cars,ones bone ugly with way over the top insurance prices but drives and handles great,the other is just a great car

It will be interesting to see how the two compare in 3 years from now :lol: