[Landshark]

Originally posted by Chiketkd

Alan,

The thing with the Legacy 2.5GT is that it's very hard to get one out the door for under 28K (ask Shelfy what he paid for his), as it comes with a menu list of options that can easily raise the price into the mid 30's. Mazda is offering the MS6 in two versions (sport & touring) and is making almost everything standard (6 disc cd changer, etc.). As a result, a person could walk off the street and drive away in a Sport version (starts at $27,995.00) for under 29K including destination charge, dealer fees, etc.

The MS6 is still about 40hp less than I'd want in a true turbo'd awd sedan, but it definitely has the equipment to make it much faster for little $$$.

A Legacy STI would be amazing, my only hesitation would be $$$ as base Legacy's are already in the same pricing class as the MS6.

The future does look good for auto enthusiasts...

-Chike

i believe Shelfy has the GT Limited trim - the GT gives up the power-leather seats/trim, and power moonroof. the regular GT has an MSRP of $26k, but you can get them at invoice.

doesn't really matter, though - its trivial, but the inability to put in an aftermarket stereo in the Legacy is a deal-breaker for me.