Hi all
Thanks for all the good info on the forums, I've done a lot of searching and am still torn on whether to go with an I touring or S touring manual. If you have experience, the following are what we're hanging up on:
Stock base stereo. Old car was a Subaru with the premium 7 speaker stereo and the sub under the seat. Not very picky on tunes, but is the base good enough for most? Is the bose that much better?
2.0L performance. Coming from a turbo car I don't expect the Mz3 to feel as quick, but I rarely get the chance to use the full power of the Subie anyway. Given that most of my driving is dinking around in city traffic, I wanted better handling and a manual to make getting around more fun. Are people with the 2l disappointed in it?
2.5L economy. Really do spend a lot of time in stop and go traffic. What are the people that spend a lot of time eating it in traffic seeing for MPG?
Snow. Obviously accel and getting around corners won't be as good as the Subie, especially on stock tires, but does the car like snow? My last fwd car was an Integra GSR which was an absolute joy in snow. Would like to get snow tires as well but curious to hear how the stockers do.
Thanks very much for any information on the above. Really looking forward to getting a new hatchback when the time comes.
Thanks for all the good info on the forums, I've done a lot of searching and am still torn on whether to go with an I touring or S touring manual. If you have experience, the following are what we're hanging up on:
Stock base stereo. Old car was a Subaru with the premium 7 speaker stereo and the sub under the seat. Not very picky on tunes, but is the base good enough for most? Is the bose that much better?
2.0L performance. Coming from a turbo car I don't expect the Mz3 to feel as quick, but I rarely get the chance to use the full power of the Subie anyway. Given that most of my driving is dinking around in city traffic, I wanted better handling and a manual to make getting around more fun. Are people with the 2l disappointed in it?
2.5L economy. Really do spend a lot of time in stop and go traffic. What are the people that spend a lot of time eating it in traffic seeing for MPG?
Snow. Obviously accel and getting around corners won't be as good as the Subie, especially on stock tires, but does the car like snow? My last fwd car was an Integra GSR which was an absolute joy in snow. Would like to get snow tires as well but curious to hear how the stockers do.
Thanks very much for any information on the above. Really looking forward to getting a new hatchback when the time comes.