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Originally Posted by kblake
people in the community (board politics aside, we're all one community) have done more with Gen 2's than Gen 3's, and that will change slowly, if at all. The board OWNER of THIS board is a die hard Gen 2 fan, and has experienced owning both motors.
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I don't know that I'd call him a die hard gen2 fan. I think that might have been before he drove my car. I know he was telling me he that he's been wanting a gen3 in his silver car for a couple years. Now he keeps flip flopping. His track car is going to be a gen 3. At least this is what he told me in person a few weeks ago when I visited my old car in Atlanta. To me a die hard fan of something wouldn't consider the alternative for anything of his own. You wouldn't see a die hard FL gators fan rooting for the Seminoles would you?
I have respect for the Gen2. I think if going for high HP is your goal, it's possibly the best choice. I just think that for 300hp+- ish the gen3 is perfect. Its the Newer version of the 3s, why wouldn't it be? I know the turbo is fragile at high boost, but it pulls so smooth. The difference between a gen2 and gen3 is quite astounding. The Gen2 throws you back in the seat much more than the gen3, but the gen3 is actually faster. For personal reasons, that is awesome for me. I have all kinds of weird injuries from the accidents I've been in (3 times I've been in a 45mph+ accident of someone else's fault), and riding or driving in a car that unnecessarily jerks my head around makes my neck sore. The Gen3 I owned was the fastest car I've been in that didn't make my neck sore. I'm sold.