Its an STI, no wait its a Mazda speed 3???

ninjaboy76 · 01-05-2008, 12:27 AM

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Man distinguishing between the two in moving traffic sure could get tricky to the untrained eye

TeknoWhore · 01-05-2008, 12:46 AM

Not really.....One has fender flares, one doesnt. I can name the differences all day long. Sure they are both hatchbacks , but then you are now assuming that all hatchbacks look alike. Its a hatch....get over it, and a darn secksy hatch.

STi-04 · 01-05-2008, 12:46 AM

Fail

ninjaboy76 · 01-05-2008, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeknoWhore

Not really.....One has fender flares, one doesnt. I can name the differences all day long. Sure they are both hatchbacks , but then you are now assuming that all hatchbacks look alike. Its a hatch....get over it, and a darn secksy hatch.

The new STI is growing on me slowly like they usually do, but I'm certainly not about to rush out an buy one. I would certainly buy it before I bought an evo X though. Sorry but I don't think all hatches look the same. I could easily tell the difference. I'm obviously not a noob to these forums, nor to the STI. I just know that if I were to purchase a new 08 STI I would just hate for it to be mistaken for a Mazda speed 3 by someone who wouldn't have a clue. I certainly wouldn't be debadging an 08 STI, but thats just me.

***RONIN*** · 01-05-2008, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninjaboy76

The new STI is growing on me slowly like they usually do, but I'm certainly not about to rush out an buy one. I would certainly buy it before I bought an evo X though. Sorry but I don't think all hatches look the same. I could easily tell the difference. I'm obviously not a noob to these forums, nor to the STI. I just know that if I were to purchase a new 08 STI I would just hate for it to be mistaken for a Mazda speed 3 by someone who wouldn't have a clue. I certainly wouldn't be debadging an 08 STI, but thats just me.

What is wrong with a Mazdaspeed 3?

I love mine as a DD...my STi pawn it though

I hear ya...

Joe

esqdgg · 01-05-2008, 02:01 AM

***RONIN*** · 01-05-2008, 02:05 AM

^^^ Lmao

MJM · 01-05-2008, 02:05 AM

Having mistaken identity with the Mazdaspeed3 isn't a bad thing. I bet the people that are bagging on the speed3 have never driven or ridden in one. It's pretty impressive and it's almost half the price of the '08 STI. Either one is a great choice for a "5 door".

ninjaboy76 · 01-05-2008, 02:14 AM

^^^

ninjaboy76 · 01-05-2008, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJM

Having mistaken identity with the Mazdaspeed3 isn't a bad thing. I bet the people that are bagging on the speed3 have never driven or ridden in one. It's pretty impressive and it's almost half the price of the '08 STI. Either one is a great choice for a "5 door".

The samething could be said about the SRT-4, but you see how much credit they get on these boards

06naSTI · 01-05-2008, 06:23 AM

Are we really doing this all over again.

kirbwrx · 01-05-2008, 06:30 AM

can i have the speed 3 tails on my new sti?

MJM · 01-05-2008, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 06naSTI

Are we really doing this all over again.

Sure, Why not? What else do we have better to do?

***Digitalfiend*** · 01-05-2008, 12:37 PM

Nope, we aren't doing this again. This thread is done and wins the most useless post award AND the repost x100000 award.

01-05-2008, 12:27 AM	#1
ninjaboy76 Spec C Club Car: 08 CBR1000RR Fav Mod: None Location: Kansas Posts: 2,456 IWSTI Addict since: Jun 2004 Trader Rating: (6)	Its an STI, no wait its a Mazda speed 3??? Photo Compare - MSN Autos Man distinguishing between the two in moving traffic sure could get tricky to the untrained eye This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

01-05-2008, 12:46 AM	#2
TeknoWhore Junior STI Driver Car: 08 SSK STi Posts: 80 IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Its an STI, no wait its a Mazda speed 3??? Not really.....One has fender flares, one doesnt. I can name the differences all day long. Sure they are both hatchbacks , but then you are now assuming that all hatchbacks look alike. Its a hatch....get over it, and a darn secksy hatch.

01-05-2008, 12:46 AM	#3
STi-04 Grassroots STI Racer Car: PSM-04-STi Fav Mod: hYDRA Location: MD by Capitol Raceway Posts: 522 IWSTI Addict since: Apr 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Its an STI, no wait its a Mazda speed 3??? Fail

01-05-2008, 02:01 AM	#6
esqdgg Professional STI Racer Car: 05 STi Fav Mod: Driver weight reduction (170 to 150 in 3 mo. ;) ) Location: SF, CA Posts: 677 IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Its an STI, no wait its a Mazda speed 3??? Last edited by esqdgg; 01-05-2008 at 02:11 AM.

01-05-2008, 02:05 AM	#7
*RONIN* aka: jnprn2003 Car: 07 STi, 07 Speed 3.. Fav Mod: EFI Logics tunage Location: The Ocean State Posts: 2,535 IWSTI Addict since: Feb 2007 Trader Rating: (13)	Re: Its an STI, no wait its a Mazda speed 3??? ^^^ Lmao

01-05-2008, 02:05 AM	#8
MJM Junior STI Driver Car: '07 WRB R1-R Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 77 IWSTI Addict since: Dec 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Its an STI, no wait its a Mazda speed 3??? Having mistaken identity with the Mazdaspeed3 isn't a bad thing. I bet the people that are bagging on the speed3 have never driven or ridden in one. It's pretty impressive and it's almost half the price of the '08 STI. Either one is a great choice for a "5 door".

01-05-2008, 02:14 AM	#9
ninjaboy76 Spec C Club Car: 08 CBR1000RR Fav Mod: None Location: Kansas Posts: 2,456 IWSTI Addict since: Jun 2004 Trader Rating: (6)	Re: Its an STI, no wait its a Mazda speed 3??? ^^^

01-05-2008, 06:23 AM	#11
06naSTI Grassroots STI Racer Car: 06 STI Location: FL Posts: 573 IWSTI Addict since: May 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Its an STI, no wait its a Mazda speed 3??? Are we really doing this all over again.

01-05-2008, 06:30 AM	#12
kirbwrx Junior STI Driver Car: 04 wrx Fav Mod: fumoto oil drain valve Location: buechel, germany Posts: 119 IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Its an STI, no wait its a Mazda speed 3??? can i have the speed 3 tails on my new sti?

01-05-2008, 12:37 PM	#14
*Digitalfiend* Super Moderator Car: 08 DGM STI Fav Mod: My wife :) Location: Brooklin, Ontario Posts: 5,696 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Its an STI, no wait its a Mazda speed 3??? Nope, we aren't doing this again. This thread is done and wins the most useless post award AND the repost x100000 award. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

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