New 2025 ITS Owner

[Gremlin85]

I wanted to introduce myself. I just purchased my new Liquid Carbon Metallic with Red interior on Saturday. I am absolutely loving the driving experience. I went form my 2013 F150 to this and it feels great being back in a performance oriented vehicle AND a manual transmission! I was the type who couldn't leave anything stock, but I have a feeling that I am just going to keep her clean, protected, and modification free for as long as possible. I was thinking a catch can, tint the windows, and make sure the paint is protected year-round. It has PPF on the whole front end and mirrors that was installed at the dealer. It also came with the black badges, splash guards, black locking lugs, and extended 10 year, 125k mile warranty. I might add PPF to the rear diffuser and rocker panels. Other than that, she stays stock.

I am also on the lookout for a winter wheel and tire setup. She is daily driven and I will definitely require the setup lol.

I wanted to take this picture for months while I debated buying this car or not. There is a parking lot by my house that has a purple/bluish light for their lot lights and I felt it works well with this car lol

Looking forward to many years with this car and I hope to learn and contribute here as much as possible.

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[STi from DSM]

Welcome! I too just picked up my ITS in Liquid Carbon. LOVE the color. Wish I would have gone with the black badges but mine came with no options so I am just dealing with it at this point! Lol. I am in the same boat with winters. I have a set of 255/35/19 tires from my S4 that I will be putting on. I wanted to buy another set of the stock wheels but everyone selling them is super far away. Not looking to pay $800 in shipping costs.
Consider the Artwork V2 spoiler. It is relatively cheap and really changes the look of the car. I am waiting on some checks to clear then I might be getting one.

 

[Old_Dad_Actual]

Other than that, she stays stock.

good luck with that, once you start poking around in here and seeing what everybody else is doing…

welcome, tho!

 

[elh0102]

Congrats on the new car. Mine is the same color. I have a long history with high performance cars, and my opinion of front drive is brutally negative. That said, this is the best front driver that I have experienced, which is almost a positive review! I probably will not keep it long term, but it's a nice little car.

 

[Gremlin85]

Thank you for the welcome and advice!

I am not one to change the spoiler on this vehicle. I am not looking to really alter it too much. I want the catch can for obvious reasons. On my last vehicle, the 2013 F150, had the 3.5L Ecoboost. I put a catch can on that at about 7k miles. Just a month before trading it in, I borescope the cylinders and the valves and they looked amazing for 85k miles. I also had meth injection which contributed as well. It's a great combo for reducing and almost stopping carbon buildup on the intake valves and carbon on the pistons.

I am fully aware of the "mod bug" and how seeing what everyone else is doing kinda gives me the giddies to see what I can do for more power. However, it is FWD and it can only be so much fun on the street. I think I've decided to retire my boy-racer ways and keep this pretty much stock. Famous last words LOL

I'm thinking Catch Can, Tint, more PPF, and possibly include meth injection for the cleanliness it provides as well as cooling and knock resistance.

I love seeing what everyone is doing with this platform. It's definitely an amazing vehicle!

 

[ChromaPop]

I wanted to introduce myself. I just purchased my new Liquid Carbon Metallic with Red interior on Saturday. I am absolutely loving the driving experience. I went form my 2013 F150 to this and it feels great being back in a performance oriented vehicle AND a manual transmission! I was the type who couldn't leave anything stock, but I have a feeling that I am just going to keep her clean, protected, and modification free for as long as possible. I was thinking a catch can, tint the windows, and make sure the paint is protected year-round. It has PPF on the whole front end and mirrors that was installed at the dealer. It also came with the black badges, splash guards, black locking lugs, and extended 10 year, 125k mile warranty. I might add PPF to the rear diffuser and rocker panels. Other than that, she stays stock.

I am also on the lookout for a winter wheel and tire setup. She is daily driven and I will definitely require the setup lol.

I wanted to take this picture for months while I debated buying this car or not. There is a parking lot by my house that has a purple/bluish light for their lot lights and I felt it works well with this car lol

Looking forward to many years with this car and I hope to learn and contribute here as much as possible.

Fantastic picture of the car.

 

[Gremlin85]

Fantastic picture of the car.

Thank you. It's just a cell phone picture. I want to go back with a DSLR and try for something better.

 

[TacoShop]

Welcome. I picked up my 2025 a few months ago. Only put ~700 miles on it so far, but no regrets at all. It's a fun car that gets positive attention, and I love the look of it. I will be modding mine, but with a similar goal, keep it clean and nice looking. I also have the whole front covered with clear bra. Glad to add another person to the forums!

 

[STi from DSM]

I usually don't do tint on any of my vehicles, but my last one had pretty dark tinted everything including the windshield (which wasn't super dark but had a nice brow to it) I do miss how everything stayed a very nice temperature in the car even in the heat. Only drawback was I couldn't see very well at night out any window except the front one.

I have noticed quite a toasty shift knob a few times that I have to be careful of.

 

[MERAKIAUTOWORKS]

Welcome!

-Josh

 

[Tw1stedlog1k]

Welcome! Which part of Mass are you in?

 

[Gremlin85]

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone!

Welcome! Which part of Mass are you in?

I live in central MA

 

[Tw1stedlog1k]

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone!



I live in central MA

Any good wings places out in your neck of the woods? Maybe we can do a mini meet lol.

 

[Gremlin85]

Any good wings places out in your neck of the woods? Maybe we can do a mini meet lol.

Good wings at a place sufficient for a mini meet? No lol.

Cold Harbor Brewery in Westborough has decent food and beer/drinks and a good sized parking lot (with expansion around the block at the Target behind the brewery) to have a few of us meet. Timing will be everything as they can get busy even during the week, but getting there for when they open at 11AM on the weekend might be a good plan.

Maybe start a thread for a central MA meetup LOL

 

[de5 girl]

Welcome! LOVE the profile pic!

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