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Dean · 2008-10-06, 11:06 AM

I am not going to quibble over 5HP, especially when we don't have '09 STI HP numbers, do we?

The performance differences are shrinking and the price difference is not or is growing = diluting effect on STI sales.

By trim, I mean finish/interior, etc... STI trim levels are not "premium" by any stretch of the imagination and yet the price is = Diluting.

This was my point...

New and associated point...

The STI should be available in a R = Race version, and an L = Limited version.

The R should make about 1/3 more power than the WRX and weigh less with all the brakes and other performance parts.

The L should be the same, but has all the luxury that a $35-40K car should have and can weigh the same or maybe a bit more than the WRX.

That would make the STI a truly differentiated car and would minimize the dilution.

2008-10-06, 11:06 AM	#34
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	I am not going to quibble over 5HP, especially when we don't have '09 STI HP numbers, do we? The performance differences are shrinking and the price difference is not or is growing = diluting effect on STI sales. By trim, I mean finish/interior, etc... STI trim levels are not "premium" by any stretch of the imagination and yet the price is = Diluting. This was my point... New and associated point... The STI should be available in a R = Race version, and an L = Limited version. The R should make about 1/3 more power than the WRX and weigh less with all the brakes and other performance parts. The L should be the same, but has all the luxury that a $35-40K car should have and can weigh the same or maybe a bit more than the WRX. That would make the STI a truly differentiated car and would minimize the dilution. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...