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Old 03-08-2017, 02:38 AM   #8639
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I wonder why the new STi isn't AWD. rotfl
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Old 03-08-2017, 03:00 AM   #8640
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I wonder why the new STi isn't AWD. rotfl
Everybody says it's too heavy, so weight reduction. At least they kept that top mount intercooler
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Old 03-08-2017, 03:09 AM   #8641
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I wonder why the new STi isn't AWD. rotfl
Once the BRZ hit and they lost their slogan they just saod fuck it and packed it in with that AWD nonsense
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Old 03-08-2017, 03:19 AM   #8642
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Once the BRZ hit and they lost their slogan they just saod fuck it and packed it in with that AWD nonsense
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Old 03-08-2017, 12:25 PM   #8643
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You went through 8 different sets of wheels on your last car?!

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Yup, heaviest of the bunch. Only thing I like best from the YS5 is the color compared to the rest. Those wheels remind me of one of the eight sets of wheels I had on my previous Yaris (sedan), which is why I prefer that design on larger diameters. These were 17"
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Old 03-08-2017, 02:11 PM   #8644
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Damn, I am just smitten by that new Alpine. Always loved the classic Porsche shape and I think they copied it rather well

There I fixed your statement for you.
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Old 03-08-2017, 02:21 PM   #8645
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You went through 8 different sets of wheels on your last car?!
I was a wheel whore back then.

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Momo Idea. Never had a chance to take pics of it.


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Some wheels made by a company called G-Line


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Some mesh wheels made by a company called Smiths Racing


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Old 03-08-2017, 03:07 PM   #8646
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Wow, crazy how much these wheels changed the look of the entire car. Very impressive.

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Old 03-08-2017, 03:20 PM   #8647
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Wow, crazy how much these wheels changed the look of the entire car. Very impressive.
Made it look miniature like, right? Lol!
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Old 03-08-2017, 04:36 PM   #8648
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Seeing those all on the car. The answer is pbvious.

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Old 03-08-2017, 04:42 PM   #8649
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I was a wheel whore back then.
Did you keep all the wheels? haha. Curious if being a wheel whore is anything like being a sneakerhead
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Old 03-08-2017, 05:23 PM   #8650
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I have had 5 sets at one point for my mazda3 back then lol
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Old 03-08-2017, 05:38 PM   #8651
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There I fixed your statement for you.
Haha, well, sure, it kinda looks like a Cayman, but if you look and compare the previous iterations, which one really stuck with the "source material" ?

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