If anybody is at all interested, I wrote up my thoughts on going from an FR-S to a STI in the "vs." subforum
here.
I should note that when I mention how much better the 86 community is, I specifically have you guys in mind. Even though I've only hung out a couple of awkward times (as is my way), I still make it a point to keep up with this thread and hope to shoehorn my way into a track event or something should it ever seem appropriate.