Monday, January 16, 2012

Hello again,

Well, I've officially added about 1,000 miles to the STi, and I've got a few things to say about it.  First, the car certainly wasn't built for luxury.  It is really noisy, meaning there doesn't seem to be
much, if any, sound deadening in the car.  I keep looking over to the passenger side window to see if the window is down.  Lot's of road noise.  I think I'l be doing some DIY sound deadening in the near future.  I plan to buy the supplies from www.sounddeadeningshowdown.com.  Very helpful guy runs the site.  Second, the car is a BLAST to drive.  To say that it is fast is kind of an understatement.  I just love the commute to and from work now.  Of course having this car also means that it is a magnet for every Honda-driving punk on the road who wants to try and race me.  Since when does a lowered civic with an aftermarket muffler automatically become a race car? 
The third thought I had about the car is the gas mileage.  Wow!  This car is a hog!  I average about 19-21 mpg.  Far different than 26-31 mpg let me tell you.  Anyway, I think my enjoyment from driving this car outweighs the things that kinda bug me.  I plan on keeping a journal of the mods I do to the car on www.iwsti.com under the "sincity337" moniker.
I almost forgot.  I did add the LED lighting to the car, it looks awesome.  I also added some Hella Super Tone horns to the car.  Doesn't sound like a toy car anymore.  That's it for now!