RX8's get crap all the time from people who've never driven them at the limit, let alone driven them AT ALL. i have a friend this, i read on the internet that. bla bla bla. they're great cars to drive, just not as great to own/maintain.

the 08 STi's have a bad reliability record, namely motors grenading on track days when they're bone stock. yada yada they've updated the ecu maps bla bla bla, newsflash, the 09 WRX's are quicker 0-60 and qtr mile. I doubt you're gonna use all that fancy differential stuff in the sti anyway.

Buy my 240sx instead (k not serious, but just a thought)