while i didnt have an STI, i had a tweaked wrx, i wasnt impressed with the car at all and sold it after owning it for a month or so.
the tranny in those cars is brutal, it jerks like nothing else, almost makes you feel like you dont know how to drive a manual car, and when asked this Q on the forums, they all said you will get used to it...well no thx i dont want to get used to it, i couldnt even drive it daily from all that nonsense. yes it was uncomfortable, cheap interior, and you are right, the buttons are so funny placed.
the only thing that car has going for it is that it is AWD and turbo, and that is where it stops.
sorry, not all that impressed, its got power, but thats all...
