Gary Mears

Thank you for all the advice guys, I guess it's time to go & look for myself, there are a couple that have caught my eye on autotrader, unfortunately none of them are local to me so a day out car shopping might be in order! Thanks again for all the help

Hi everyone, I'll cut straight to the chase, I think I'm in the market for an Impreza STi hatchback (please forgive me I don't know which model number it is!), I'm extremely naive when it comes to Subarus, I've always been a jap car guy, I've had a couple of Nissan 350Zs & 3 RX-8s over the years, however I now have a beautiful daughter, so I need something with more than 2 seats & with actual usable rear seats, whilst I would dearly love a 370Z this obviously doesn't fit that criteria so I'm seriously considering an STi, which seems to fit the bill of satisfying my love of sports cars whilst giving me the practicality I now need, the only problem is I've never driven one or even been a passenger in one. Now, in the most respectful way possible, I know you guys might be biased, but could any hatchback STi owners please give me an honest appraisal of the car, what it's like to live with both practically & performance wise? I will take the car on track periodically, but primarily it will be used for family journeys & spirited countryside drives when I'm out & about on my own! It's probably worth mentioning this won't be our (the family's) only car, we currently have a diesel Civic, but I'm just desperate to get back into what I call a 'me' kind of car! Also, if anyone is local to me (I live just outside of Retford which is basically between Lincoln & Sheffield) & wouldn't mind showing me around their STi I would forever be in their debt! Thank you for your time & for any advice/help you can give me! Gary