Why would you buy the 2018,
Why would you buy the 2018, when you know that the 2019 would be so much better in a couple of months. I bought my STI last year in October. I'm so happy with my car! I drove recently a Q50 3.0t. I'm so happy with the feeling of my STI. In the next gen I would love as much as possible of the feeling of a raw mechanical car as this one has. That is one of my fears, to lose that feeling, like I felt on my 2015 WRX. Of course I would love to hear that the car became reliable beyond expectations. That people can mod it by the known tuners with no fears, that the rumbling sound gets to be better than the one it currently has. Let's say that the car can on preference sound like an STI Cobb stage 2 or quiet to be driven on the highway, if necessary. I would like to have the chance to feel it more rear wheel drive if desired. And an infotainment that does not have as many issues with my phone as the last interesting thing. Better fuel efficiency would be also desirable, but it is not fundamental. I bought my car and not a Civic Type-R when the other one was available, because of the experience, especially the combination of the engine and the exhaust sound. I love the sound on the 5.0 V8 Mustang. I feel that that car has improved a lot from the previous engine generation. It can be felt, heard, and seen inside of the car. Fortunately for Subaru a sedan works much better for me.