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Originally Posted by AUDIOGUY
We are finishing up work on a 2007 Subaru STI. I took it for a decent test ride after the alignment was finished and to safety check it. My driving impressions are as follows:
1) The car feels very fast through third gear. Acceleration is head snapping when
the turbo kicks in. The turbo arrives at about 4k and pulls strong till the rev
limiter.
2) The car handles very well. I like the all wheel drive feel and didnt experience
as much understeer as I thought I would. The steering is tight and there isnt
any play in the wheel. The ratio feels close as well.
3) The transmission is decent... a little mechanical and notchy feeling. I thought
it could be geared a little taller.
4) The brakes are excellent. This particular car has Brembos all around. I was
impressed.
5) Creature comforts... fails miserably.. crappy interior, uncomfortable seats, not
great driving position. Buttons are in funny places and it looks very cheap
inside.
6) The worst part of this car is that unless you are driving with your foot mashed,
it doesnt have a thing going for it. It is like driving a 4 cylinder econobox.
The suspension is so taught that your can feel a dime if you hit one in the
roadway. I didnt get that special feeling you would in a great car. I was
very impressed with the power of the car throttle on and then after long
thought, very un-impressed with the rest of the package. Keep in mind, this
is a 30k plus car. For that amount of money, you could buy a very well
appointed Boxster s with low miles!
I am sticking with the Box! I can only imagine with the 996 and 997 turbos are
like..... Someday!
Just thought I would share!
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Valid points, this car is half the price of a new boxster S however. I drove my friends older style 2004 STI and it impressed my particulary when we abused the clutch a bit and did 5k rpm dumps! My gosh with all that grip, breathing was difficult in first gear. One nice thing also is that 11 sec quarter mile slips are just a few upgrades away. It's a bit too boy racerish for me though with the big wing and hood scoop.