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I told many people before, I was about to buy a VA WRX before I bought the M3. I was one signature away from buying it but didn't at the end.
(under 41k out the door for a WRX Limited still seems like an amazing deal for a car like that)
I hem'ed and haw'ed for awhile and ended up ordering a M3, which to the uninitiated, is actually quite similar to the WRX in terms of utility. Relatively similar size, 4 door sedan with a decent sized boot. If anything the WRX is probably more versatile with AWD.
What ultimately made up my mind was my last car. I had a FBO and tuned MS3. It was a lot of fun but I was done with messing about with parts and figuring the best way to make everything work. Also at the price range of under 50k, there are lots of corners cut to make the car that price. The MS3 was heavier than it needs to be because it has zero aluminum. The hood and trunk weigh about 50lbs each. The long wagon format roof was also steel when it should have been aluminum. There were lots of other corners cut in the suspension etc.
I didn't want to mess about with looking for and researching for parts and wanted a complete car off the showroom floor, so the M3 won most of the battle. The bit that sealed the win for the M3 was that I hated the seats in the WRX. Swapping seats with airbags for ones that didn't and potentially messing with the SRS system, and plans for kids on the horizon was mutually exclusive for me.
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