STI or M3?
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From: San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Originally posted by FInality
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From: La Jolla
2002 C32
sell your car and get a C32
honestly... i think you will be very disappointed in a japanese car after driving a benz.. it just doesn't seem right when you sit on cloth seats with very cheap materials all over the car. well.. then again, maybe your coupe has cloth seats ( not an insult...)
i guess what i am trying to say is that a car like the STI or the Evo, will be a completely different experience than a benz. nothing feels better than that expensive leather and power everything stuff that comes with a "luxury car" and if you can afford it, why not get the luxury car that goes fast?
the M3 is a great choice for fun filled driving.. yet you will not want to drive it everyday to work. somedays you just want to relax in your car. the C32 is an all around car, which offers 4 doors, enough power to beat out 99% of the cars on the road, and the comfort of a mercedes.
i think that a C coupe cheats you out of the whole benz experience as it does not give you all the luxury that mercedes stands for. i would recommend you try the luxury car experience, as you will never even consider buying "cheap power" cars afterwards.
i've always believed that a superstar is worth more than two good players. and when that superstar is as versatile as the C32 is, that is the one you want.
i guess what i am trying to say is that a car like the STI or the Evo, will be a completely different experience than a benz. nothing feels better than that expensive leather and power everything stuff that comes with a "luxury car" and if you can afford it, why not get the luxury car that goes fast?
the M3 is a great choice for fun filled driving.. yet you will not want to drive it everyday to work. somedays you just want to relax in your car. the C32 is an all around car, which offers 4 doors, enough power to beat out 99% of the cars on the road, and the comfort of a mercedes.
i think that a C coupe cheats you out of the whole benz experience as it does not give you all the luxury that mercedes stands for. i would recommend you try the luxury car experience, as you will never even consider buying "cheap power" cars afterwards.
i've always believed that a superstar is worth more than two good players. and when that superstar is as versatile as the C32 is, that is the one you want.
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From: COMPTON,CA
C32
Dink,i just got back from a Laugna Seca race weekend,and i got to drive M3's smg,6 spd,my friends all have different cars so i drove quiet a few of different vehicles, tricked out wrx,new evo 8,clk 55,and a porsche 911 turbo,i had a great time had a lot of track time,but didn't get to drive the sti on the track, but a friend of a friend let me drive his car in the canyons are the track area,and i've come to the conclusion that if i can get a M3 it would have to have SMG,but that STI was the car to have for $32k,i'd rather have two entirley differnt cars.The benz has nav,leather,auto, power seats,everything except the phone cradle option,so i don't have a stripper,so the luxury u speak of is there and then some.Like i stated before i have a pulley,suspension upgrades (cupkit),and its also chipped it puts out 198 hp to the wheels with an auto,i feel that's damn fast for an auto c230 coupe 2.3L.
All in all i am planning on getting a Sti and keeping the coupe,and having the best of both worlds,a coupe with all the fix-ins,and a sedan with crazy power and AWD.Thanks everybody for your insight and opinions
All in all i am planning on getting a Sti and keeping the coupe,and having the best of both worlds,a coupe with all the fix-ins,and a sedan with crazy power and AWD.Thanks everybody for your insight and opinions
