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      09-13-2007, 10:52 AM   #67
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STI attractive? What's with the grocery rack on the back LOL This looks like a VW rip off.
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      09-13-2007, 11:04 AM   #68
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Cant believe I just read STI and attractive in the same sentence ;-) Anyhow you certainly dont get more with the STI then you will with the 135i.

LSD - Have to see how the eLSD will perform or install aftermarket.
Brakes - From what we have read the brakes should be quite good, wait and see.
Loud exhaust and intake - are you kidding? Maybe you should add a boy racer wing and intake which vibrates at high speed as a plus.

Lets remember this is a 135i site not STI.

My wife wont even allow an STI in the driveway let alone buy one. Damn.
LOL, I didn't realize the irony in that sentence. Of course I didn't mean physically attractive--the damn thing is ugly! Very ugly.

I'm not going to touch the wife comment.

I am not a boyracer, nor into Fast and the Furious, nor the current "Driftaz" scene. I'm brand agnostic and simply buy what I enjoy driving the most. Don't twist my words, fellas, read my posts. See my drive report of the 335 vs STI above. There will be pros and cons with the 135, as there are with the 335. It's not worth rehashing it all again.
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      09-13-2007, 11:28 AM   #69
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Understood.
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      09-13-2007, 03:03 PM   #70
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Wow, the STI in graphite looks hot. The sports seats....:wub: If Subaru reworked the interior a little bit I might have to reconsider the STI. Space is starting to become a big bonus for my future car.
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      09-13-2007, 03:48 PM   #71
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so it turned out to be a good thread
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      09-13-2007, 05:15 PM   #72
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so it turned out to be a good thread
Totally. I got lots of great info from this thread, and I can't wait till both cars are out so I can test them both out on the butt dyno.

Bottom line, I want to love my next car as much as my MINI.
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WRX STI = UGLY
BMW 135i = NOT
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      09-13-2007, 08:58 PM   #74
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IMO it's all personal preference. Most 1er buyers will leave their car in stock trim, while STi owners with the HUGE/more accessible aftermarket support can more easily customize their STis. I agree that the STi in stock trim is not great, but even with a few DIY mods, the STi can appear much more presentable. Here's some pix of lightly modded STi's .... *puts flame suit on* for posting these pix here ...





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Nice pix :w00t:
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      09-17-2007, 12:45 PM   #76
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Any other young adults plan on buying this car and having a family with the same car?

Kids aren't in the immediate future but somewhere down the line. My fiance would like me to get a larger car but I'm always thinking I could just get a new car by then. (~4 years)
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      09-17-2007, 02:55 PM   #77
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I have a daughter on the way. The STI will be the de facto kid car until my wife chooses her 3er, as she is driving a VW Bug Convertible right now. Pretty tight in the rear.

Whether the STI will have enough room for you and your family is related to what your perceived or real needs are. I grew up in VW Beetles, Rabbits, Jettas, and the like, can't forget the little RX7 2+2... so my perceived space needs are much less than most "buy the minivan" families. It will be tight when the kid is rear-facing, but front-facing will be a breeze.

A 1er won't be any larger, a 3er will. Anything bigger than a 3er isn't my cup of tea. Hope that helps.
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      09-17-2007, 03:18 PM   #78
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Maybe I should of been a bit more clear, I'm sure the STi will have more than enough room for me, its whether or not a 135 will suit my needs until I have a kid and whether or not I could keep it. Never had to use a baby seat before but I'm expecting it won't fit well in the back of the 1 or just be very inconvenient.
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Never had to use a baby seat before but I'm expecting it won't fit well in the back of the 1 or just be very inconvenient.
Yes, you are right.

But then again, that's just for 1 year while it's rear facing. After that, you turn it forward facing and it stops becoming a big issue.

My main concern was actually not related to comfort, but rather to how quickly I can get the child out of the car in the event of an accident. I sold my E36 M3 Coupe when my son was born and used a 4 door 330i in the meantime.

It's only now that my son is 4 years old and can buckle/unbuckle himself that I felt truly comfortable mentally having a coupe.
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      09-17-2007, 08:25 PM   #80
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The lines on that 09 STI Hatch are wacked. It looks like they looked at an EVO's 9's front fenders to long.

? Designed by Kia...:iono:

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I was at an event tonight with a gathering of Audis (R8, Rs4, S6, etc) and a few BMWs (335i, Z4, etc) and some guy pulled in with an STI. No matter how good the performance is that STI looked like a clown car next to the Germans. He soon drove off with his juice can exhaust between his legs.

To each his/her own I guess but they are definitely not for me.
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      09-18-2007, 12:56 AM   #82
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I liked the STI pics on the last page, minus the giant spoiler. WHat's with the giant spoiler? The only company that makes giant spoiler's look good is porsche.
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      09-18-2007, 08:13 AM   #83
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Obviously you are unfamiliar with the STi. It is a streetable version of the rally car. So, it is designed to look very similar to what the WRC car looks like. Now the spoiler on the car that is pictured in this post is tiny compared to what is on the new WRC car. I think it looks quite subdued compared to my '04.
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      09-18-2007, 09:44 AM   #84
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I liked the STI pics on the last page, minus the giant spoiler. WHat's with the giant spoiler? The only company that makes giant spoiler's look good is porsche.
It's definitely not to "look good" (although neither is Porsche's). And it is ugly. Thankfully, the roadgoing car's spoiler is more subdued than the actually WRC car, which is here:


The STi wing, unlike most other "wings" and "spoilers" on the market, actually provides useable downforce. Some folks do switch to a non-winged trunk to tone things down a bit, or provoke a little more rotation from the rear. I might end up doing that, depending upon how I feel about the handling at speed at Mid Ohio.
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Maybe I should of been a bit more clear, I'm sure the STi will have more than enough room for me, its whether or not a 135 will suit my needs until I have a kid and whether or not I could keep it. Never had to use a baby seat before but I'm expecting it won't fit well in the back of the 1 or just be very inconvenient.
As I mentioned, rear-facing will force you to move the front seat up, but once front-facing it won't be a big deal. A friend of mine has a new Accord and even that car needs to have the front seat moved up a bit for rear-facing--and it's bigger than a 5er. So no biggie there.

Rear seat access on a coupe can indeed be a pain. I think how much of a pain will relate to how well the front seats move for access into the rear of the cabin; I've had coupes previously where the front seatback would tilt forward, and the whole seat come forward (electrically or manually, depending upon the car). This allowed for decent access into the rear. I noticed the new GTI doesn't do this, though, only having the seatback tilt mechanism. These types of coupes will be more of a pain for a baby seat.

Whether the car outweighs that discomfort is up to you.
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The new one testing holy smoke look at those wide fenders.

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And to think, people criticize Bangle . . . ; -)
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And to think, people criticize Bangle . . . ; -)
VERY true!

Of course, it's nice to be able to fit 275's under your stock fenders, with no rolling...
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