rofl bringing this back from the dead but here's my story from today - ITS POSTED ON THE OTHER FORUMS, this is for people who aren't on there so skip if you are
ok so i drove 1hr to a dealer that had one in stock and was willing to deal.
this time i actually took a lot of time looking/playing with the interior, then
took it out for an extended test drive. is it me or is the clutch engagement point super high? took awhile to get used to it.
looks way better in person than in pics.
it is fast as s*** from a dig
from a roll, i really feel my ms3 is faster (to be fair i do have an intake). it took awhile for the turbo to spool up in the sti compared to the ms3 BUT it still pulls another 750 rpm before it hits that wall
hated the interior. the seats are nicer material, but when you sit in the ms3 it kinda cradles you with the side bolsters and i feel confident taking her around corners etc..
not the same feeling in the sti
radio was sub par
dash/instrument panel was awesome in the sti, just looks way better imo
suspension was softer than the ms3
all around it "feels" really solid in build quality compared to the ms3, but how much more are you willing to pay for that?
they were asking 31 for it, i asked what they would give me for my 08 ms3 with 11k on the clock, they said 17.
the salesman was the same guy who sold me my ms3 a year ago, he left the mazda dealership and went to the subaru dealership so he knew i wasn't just window shopping. he said 0% 63mos let's do this, i said i'd think about it.
bottom line, it's not worth it to me to add another 15k on top of my ms3 loan.
even if i were shopping for a car right now, @ 30k i'm not sure i would 100% take the sti over an ms3, besides, my trz mounts and bov kit are already on the way to me haha.
gonna take the money i would have spent buying the sti and put it into the ms3 now
yes i know the sti will always be faster than the ms3 and honestly if hp figures and going fast was the top thing on my list when buying a car, i would have gotten the sti.
oh and i hope you guys don't think i'm an ms3 homer, i had EVERY intention of trading the ms3 in if i REALLY liked the sti tonight but i told myself i really needed to feel it was leaps and bounds better than the ms3 for me to drive home with it tonight, hell i even cleaned out my car and glove box in anticipation haha