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Kimsey47 · 12-08-2016, 08:07 AM

Thank you all! I don't plan on leaving this forum completely... I really enjoyed my BRZ so it will be nice to maintain a method of great information on the platform, and also see what people have to say about the newer models as they roll out.

So far I can say that the STI (at least the one I bought as its the first I've had the pleasure of driving) seems very raw, and I mean that in a good way! The power is impressive, the ride is sporty and a bit harsh but not painful, and the car is loud! The noise isn't really all Subaru's doing though, as the prior owner had put a Nameless catback on the car thats much louder than the resonated Perrin my BRZ had... I haven't decided if I'll maintain the exhaust due to it being louder; however, coming from the opposite side of the spectrum I can say that it is pretty darn fun hearing that boxer engine rumbling!

As for personal preference? So far I do favor the STI over the BRZ. Of course the cars are completely different; however, I have always had a love for sports sedans. They can be fun, haul a family and friends around when needed. My BRZ basically eliminated the ability for my family enjoying opportunities to go on a spirited drive with me, or at a minimum just take my car instead of my wife's! So really its the practicality that the BRZ lacked (and I understood this when buying it) to prevent me from keeping it indefinitely like I initially hoped. It did always maintain the RWD Integra feel that I fell in love with though!

Finally, and I don't know if others will relate; but my BRZ caused me a lot of anxiety to drive. It just seemed to be invisible to the people who needed to see it, always seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (especially with road debris), and had some annoying quirks that I felt I shouldn't have had. The main annoyances being the tails fogging up, and my drivers side weather strip folding up every now and then when putting the window up. It may have been a majority of things that were my own mental blocks that prevented me from fully enjoying the car, but I can say when it was on a lonely twisty road it was a blast! I've not had the STI a full 24-hours yet but I don't feel the anxiety at all like I did the BRZ. I hope that feeling is maintained! Perhaps I couldn't adjust to the more claustrophobic interior of a pure sports car? HAHA

12-08-2016, 08:07 AM	#5
Kimsey47 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2016 STI DGM Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,875 Thanks: 1,189 Thanked 1,460 Times in 662 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thank you all! I don't plan on leaving this forum completely... I really enjoyed my BRZ so it will be nice to maintain a method of great information on the platform, and also see what people have to say about the newer models as they roll out. So far I can say that the STI (at least the one I bought as its the first I've had the pleasure of driving) seems very raw, and I mean that in a good way! The power is impressive, the ride is sporty and a bit harsh but not painful, and the car is loud! The noise isn't really all Subaru's doing though, as the prior owner had put a Nameless catback on the car thats much louder than the resonated Perrin my BRZ had... I haven't decided if I'll maintain the exhaust due to it being louder; however, coming from the opposite side of the spectrum I can say that it is pretty darn fun hearing that boxer engine rumbling! As for personal preference? So far I do favor the STI over the BRZ. Of course the cars are completely different; however, I have always had a love for sports sedans. They can be fun, haul a family and friends around when needed. My BRZ basically eliminated the ability for my family enjoying opportunities to go on a spirited drive with me, or at a minimum just take my car instead of my wife's! So really its the practicality that the BRZ lacked (and I understood this when buying it) to prevent me from keeping it indefinitely like I initially hoped. It did always maintain the RWD Integra feel that I fell in love with though! Finally, and I don't know if others will relate; but my BRZ caused me a lot of anxiety to drive. It just seemed to be invisible to the people who needed to see it, always seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (especially with road debris), and had some annoying quirks that I felt I shouldn't have had. The main annoyances being the tails fogging up, and my drivers side weather strip folding up every now and then when putting the window up. It may have been a majority of things that were my own mental blocks that prevented me from fully enjoying the car, but I can say when it was on a lonely twisty road it was a blast! I've not had the STI a full 24-hours yet but I don't feel the anxiety at all like I did the BRZ. I hope that feeling is maintained! Perhaps I couldn't adjust to the more claustrophobic interior of a pure sports car? HAHA __________________ Subaru STI :