[ScottyS]

To fortify Kevin's statements:

If your driving habits will break that transmission in your car, then they will probably break the STi tranny too, which is even more expensive to service/replace.

How many used STi's have *not* been driven hard?

We don't know many people that have a dedicated track car that have *not* done major motor work. Assume that if you get a dedicated track car that you will be rebuilding the motor sooner rather than later.

Blown STi shells will be cheaper every year. When do you think realistically that you will be able to support a track car budget?

Again, your car pretty much will do anything the STi will do on the street, and you already are farther along in the mod process....