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Old 01-11-2012, 08:37 PM   #640
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Originally Posted by Frutersi View Post
Also, for all you guys saying you test drove a 2.0t GC and it was really slow... you know the ECU doesn't allow boost to be routed/made until the car is fully warmed up right? That may be the reason why you think the car is so slow. However I have test drove a GC auto before getting mine (stick), and I can say the stick is wayy better, despite having problems of its own. And even though it is a heavy car (which makes it perfectly fine for winter/snow regions) it can still handle pretty decently. Def enough so to have massive amounts of fun in it, like I do in my car.
Coming from a G35 I found the GC 2.0T slow. I've test driven all three model year GCs so far. Every time I get close to buying one but the god awful manual transmission in that car is such a huge turn off. The 2011+ cars with the not-so-fucking terrible transmissions were an improvement but it's still a total let down to an otherwise compelling car. I like the steering, I like the suspension, I like the 2.0T if you flash the ECU and I like the 2011+ interior. The 2013 looks great on the inside but that front bumper is my worst nightmare and it's going to show on the sales numbers.

Pray that there is a 2013+ version of the Vega bumper!
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