The deuce
#1
#2
Cheese.
Pick one...
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The deuce
Maybe 4 wheels aren't so bad after all... wickett.org
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I'm not super excited about the gill grill on the newer one, but I think the enhancements to the second gen may be worth it if you are going to ax/track it. Otherwise the first gen is more reserved inside and out.
SOLD - '91 BRG
SOLD -'99 Signal GreenLooking for my next car...
I test drove a 2012 Speed3 when I was shopping a year ago. It drove around town fine at slow speeds with no torque steer. The first time I gave it the business I had one hand on the wheel and one on the shifter as I had just downshifted... Mistake. The wheel cranked hard and violently to the side. Caught me off guard as there had been no hint of that while taking it easy. The result of that test drive is that I'm now a happy owner of a 2012 WRX hatch. It cost a bit more than the 3, but I like everything about it more. No torque steer, love the seats, love the power, love the utility. I can put both car seats in the back and still have plenty of space for me and the commander (wife). I'd recommend a test drive. YMMV
Last edited by MoonieGT; 02-14-2013 at 10:06 AM.
SOLD - '91 BRG
SOLD -'99 Signal GreenLooking for my next car...
#1 is more stealthy. The cop (and everyone else) has to look twice to see that it's not the stock version. It doesn't scream mid-life crisis quite as much.
Also, in the later models, they use the ECU to tune down the torque steer by limiting the HP to 150 when the steering angle is more than 3 degrees off center. (source either a Car and Driver or Motor Trend review).
Don't fear the torque steer, it's much more fun to get used to a car with too much power than not enough.
'99 Emerald Green - 2015 NASA Texas TTE Season Champion (showing up is really 100% of it)
FWD FTL. But #2, newer more refined version.
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More refined? Have you seen the interior of a 2nd gen MS3?
The exterior of the 2nd gen MS3 is tough to stomach, but the interior is even worse, imho. That "magma cloth" or whatever they call it is hideous, and the quality of the interior plastics certainly didn't improve from gen 1 to gen 2.
Drivetrain refinements be damned, the 1st gen MS3 is a much better looking car both inside and out. That's what I'd pick, preferably in white or Metropolitan Mica with the GT package (sunroof, HIDs, etc.)
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Gets my vote.
^That's it! Yours?
That would be too weird. I'll PM you the VIN.
Not sure if you're shopping new or used. How about this:
http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/cto/3602468950.html
Polished Turd Racing
Mick wrote: "I think Jerrett is the best autocrosser I have ever seen naked."
^Not bad...but no hatch and high miles for an '09. I don't need/want the giant hood scoop either.