The Accord is gone. Sold it to my girlfriends brother. Have had the Impreza WRX STi since late January of 2009. I definitely miss driving an auto at times, but the STi does have it perks (AWD, 4 doors, bigger boot, and more power).
Since then I have added a few things to it:
-Replaced the god awful "premium" factory stereo that sounded like a bad AM radio with a premium Focal System
-Bronze Advan RS rims for the summer and use the factory BBS for winter
-Toyo Garret XS Winter tyres
-Escort 9500 CI radar/laser shifter system (front/back)
-Rally Armor Mudflaps
-Window deflectors
In the next couple years I do want to get a new downpipe with exhaust, possible headers, CAI and a Cobb Engine Management System to push out a few more horses/torque. I've been researching lately on downpipe and exhaust and it is just so hard to decide on since everyone seems to be split on what brand to go with (Invidia, Perrin, Cobb, etc.). So far I am leaning towards going all Perrin. But I will be patient and do my full homework before diving in to squeeze more power out of her. For now I'll settle with the 305hp/300tq that she offers.
For handling, I'm not too worried about it at the time, but if I do go for a power upgrade I would upgrade the sway bars/end links to get rid of the body roll that the new GR's suffer from and perhaps lower it with some decent coilovers. The pricey component here would be coilovers, and from what I have read so far is that the STi actually peforms worse when lowered, and really I would only need to adjust my suspension if I were to track it in an autocross (which I'll probably never do). So they can wait.
After watching Top Gear now, I am wondering what is better to upgrade first? Power or Handling? Richard Hammond would say Handling and Jeremy Clarkson would say POWER!
