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Replying to: ateixeira (May 16, 2006 8:38 am) Now, make it a 2-door coupe, add some more scoops in the area just in front of the rear wheels, maybe some winglets in the front valence, another scoop on the roof, a bi-winglet over the rear window, a taller hood scoop, and maybe 2-3 more antennae scattered around.......THEN it'd be manly!!! Oh, and lots more vinyl graphics. And paint-it day glo lime green. And maybe an underbody light kit. And the fenders need to stick out more. And it needs quad 18" subwoofers that go 'whoompa whoompa whoompa' to drown out the noise of that thing under the hood..... 
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Replying to: rorr (May 16, 2006 10:26 am) Even the sponsor graphics. -juice
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Replying to: ateixeira (May 16, 2006 10:27 am) Personally, that STi is (in my eyes) the definition of 'boy racer'. If one strips all the extraneous geegaws off of a car (any car), and the car has no style in it's basic form, then adding all that junk doesn't make the car any better. I suppose one could cram a dozen scoops/spoilers/wings/etc. on a GTO as well. Would it be a better car for it?
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Replying to: rorr (May 16, 2006 10:34 am) They added the hood scoops and for the most part people felt it was an improvement. Not enough, but better. The STI is a tribute to the WRC car, the people that want to buy it understand that. A few actually brought their spoilers to Miller Subaru for Petter Solberg to sign when the '06 model debuted. Like I mentioned above, the STI Limited arrives this fall, significantly toned down for folks like you that want a cleaner look. And while the GTO has 2 doors, it's still more of a 2 door sedan, not exactly adding the sleekness one expects when they sacrifice the 2 extra doors. -juice
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Replying to: ateixeira (May 16, 2006 10:40 am) Yes. The point (I think I had one) is that not everyone thinks that a plethera of spoilers (functional or otherwise) is desirable. "Like I mentioned above, the STI Limited arrives this fall, significantly toned down for folks like you that want a cleaner look." I like a cleaner look. But I also want a car to have style simply from the basic lines of the car; not tacked on. Personally, the style of the GTO isn't my cup of tea either. 
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Replying to: rorr (May 16, 2006 11:17 am) I guess your point was to frustrate me. It worked.  -juice
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Replying to: ateixeira (May 16, 2006 11:25 am) Welllllll, not entirely.... I just like to check up on what gets posted in this train-wreck of a topic occasionally....some of the stuff is VERY humorous.
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 Notice that instead of having a raised spoiler it's got the more apealing molded one. Also the extended fenders make it look a lot more muscular. This is what the GTO should look like.
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Coincidentally, that's pretty much how the one on the STI Limited looks. Here is Edmunds' coverage, though the photo doesn't show any part of the changes.  -juice |
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