If you want a fast WRX, you need to get the STI. Saw one at the dealer last weekend. $38500.00 sticker price. The dealer wouldn't lower the price. Manual transmission only on the STI, the WRX is available with automatic.
Can you buy a CX5 with...
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If you want a fast WRX, you need to get the STI. Saw one at the dealer last weekend. $38500.00 sticker price. The dealer wouldn't lower the price. Manual transmission only on the STI, the WRX is available with automatic.
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I'd want a manual if I got a car. Even the sti isn't very fast, and no-one I know who owns them likes the handling. A friend of mine just sold his and was very negative about it. He is pretty objective, owned a modded miata (track mostly, could be dailied), full spohn suspension Fbody, etc. Also as you noted the price is not in line with anything about the car.
If the sti could be equipped with an engine made in the current decade, without turbo lag, that got over what, 23mpg for a measly 305 or so hp...I would consider it. The numbers are all crap though, and the intangibles seem to suck, too.
Hell, if the Mazda 3 hatch came with a turbo and awd and a slick 6 speed manual...I'd be looking hard!
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I have never had a factory sunroof leak, but seen many after market ones leak.
Do you drive a Vespa?
It also adds weight, can cause noise from wind or rattle, and reduces the stiffness of the unibody. Plus, your 6 year old may badger you about opening it when you don't want it open. I'd probably prefer a moonroof only, one that doesn't open
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Hmmmm. That actually sounds kinda fun, but I'm spoiled by AWD at this point.
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Yes, and aftermarket is a different story. Shops often have to cut out a support - the reason the factory didn't add the sun/moon roof in the first place. Those are a bad idea, even with a guarantee against leaking.
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- '15 CX-5 Miata AWD
If you are parting out your old cx-5 let me know (burnout)
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- Denver, CO
7eregrine
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I can't. My cars were not young. Leaky sunroofs are just not that common.
Never had any cause noise or rattle.
#SunroofsForEVAR!
And we're moving on......
lol
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Cheers, buddy! (drinks)
Hope this doesn't turn into US CX-5 diesel announcement then nothing......
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No, it will be an rx-9 and then nothing type deal.
