Hi all
Bought a Black MSP last week, and so far I love the car. WRX was my second choice, but the WRX is more $$$, and doesn't look NEARLY as nice as the MSP does. (even though that functional hood scoop DOES rock).
I did have a couple of questions (and excuse my ignorance...this is my first semi-performance car):
First of all, did I get screwed on the price? The dealer told me that I could have gotten an '03.5 for invoice if I wanted to, but the '03 was a limited production, so he wasn't going to let it go for less than 20K. I ended up buying the thing (I DID also get the 1500 rebate, so that was cool) because while the black is pretty plain, it's also pretty classy looking. Kinda looks like a small IS300. The question I have is has anyone gotten an '03 for invoice? Plus the rebate?
Also, re: the throttle hesitation problem that ihas become so infamous...Is it a consistent problem? My car seems to do it , but only sporadically. Thoughts?
Lastly, after driving the car, while it's idling or after the ignition is turned off, a) There are some funny metallic pings coming from the engine compartment. Is this the turbo or the engine cooling down or something? is this normal? B) There's this funky smell coming from the car while it's cooling down...I know it's not oil, gas, or coolant...is it maybe a product of the exhaust?
Anyway, thanks in advance. I'm sure i'll be asking many more questions in the future.
Regards
Brian
Bought a Black MSP last week, and so far I love the car. WRX was my second choice, but the WRX is more $$$, and doesn't look NEARLY as nice as the MSP does. (even though that functional hood scoop DOES rock).
I did have a couple of questions (and excuse my ignorance...this is my first semi-performance car):
First of all, did I get screwed on the price? The dealer told me that I could have gotten an '03.5 for invoice if I wanted to, but the '03 was a limited production, so he wasn't going to let it go for less than 20K. I ended up buying the thing (I DID also get the 1500 rebate, so that was cool) because while the black is pretty plain, it's also pretty classy looking. Kinda looks like a small IS300. The question I have is has anyone gotten an '03 for invoice? Plus the rebate?
Also, re: the throttle hesitation problem that ihas become so infamous...Is it a consistent problem? My car seems to do it , but only sporadically. Thoughts?
Lastly, after driving the car, while it's idling or after the ignition is turned off, a) There are some funny metallic pings coming from the engine compartment. Is this the turbo or the engine cooling down or something? is this normal? B) There's this funky smell coming from the car while it's cooling down...I know it's not oil, gas, or coolant...is it maybe a product of the exhaust?
Anyway, thanks in advance. I'm sure i'll be asking many more questions in the future.
Regards
Brian