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Old 03-28-2012, 10:46 PM   #78 (permalink)
Methodical4u
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Originally Posted by r1eater View Post
I went the other way around. I traded in my 2008 STI for the 370z. I miss the AWD of the STI and overall how practical it was. Just recently I had to take a friend to the airport and her two suitcases barely fit. The interior of the 370 is far better than the STI, believe it or not so is the Bose stereo. Interior noise is about the same, my STI was tuned and had an exhaust and intake. On the hwy the STI always felt like it needed another gear even though it was a 6spd. At 80 I found myself wanting to shift, the 370 has a true 6th gear OD.

From a standstill my STI was definately faster but from a 60 mph punch I believe the 370 is faster. If I wanted something that was a monster the STI was the better platform. Guys are getting near 500hp on the stock motor with upgraded turbo/fuel its on a stock clutch and its realiable. Looks wise the 370z to me is slicker and feels higher end than the STI did. Sometimes I miss my STI but then other times I dont. Both are great cars IMO.
I was considering the STI, but after everything that I read when it came to comparing it to the WRX... it's not that much different for just street driving. Obviously if I were to do auto X or something like that the STI would be the obvious choice... i'm happy with the decision I made though and I save well over 100.00 a month on my payment which helps my wife and I to put onto other bills and pay them off quicker. They'll be other cars that come down the pike. Right now i'm perfectly happy though.
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