o2thag

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that's what I was thinking....but i guess it's better then the sunfire look .......the consumer can never be satisfied

speedman

can you guys post some pictures of the interior so we can see the differance

ddcha

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Eclipse2Lancer

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ehhhh......I like the 04-05 better. Front end looks too plain to me. Seats look too plain now too. Hope the changes don't keep going ho-hum in the next gen.

WoRkZ

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You know guys, I've been looking at the front end for a day now and I just can't find a reason to like it... I'm so damn glad I got the '04! I really have to get those front grills done and then the front of my ride will look much better. The '06 looks like misc parts thrown in together without a clue as to how the final result would look like. They could at least have matched the crease in the hood with a crease in the grill... I dunno...

I don't feel the interior either... way too bland. They should have completed the CF look (climate control trim, center console) instead of going with painted trims...

I'd like to see how the new pedals look though... maybe there is something positive somewhere and I missed it...


Well, anyway, it's still gonna be our good old RA and it's still gonna outhandle anything in it's price range + many much more expensive cars.

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ralliart86

the front grille is nice.... i dont like the huge hole int he front bumper though... and i like my 04 seats better

RPRalliart04

I'm likin the interior but the front end doesn't do it for me. I am glad i got my 04... much better than the new look open end. Who knows, maybe in 07 they will suprise us with some good upgrades... engine included !

WoRkZ

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Sorry, not a chance... they won't be changing models every year. They probably wanted to refresh the look so the transition with the '08 model (should be a new platform) is not too harsh...

It doesn't bode well for the look of the next Lancer if you want my opinion...

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CRVdrftR05

Interior = Evo w/o Recaro. that's kinda sad on the Evo's part. And the deletion of that huge hazard is a plus.

reTro

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I like our 04/05 front end better, especially the lower bumper. At least they went with mesh though and got rid of the f_ugly gills.

Interior, I'm mixed on both models. I really don't care for steering wheel on either one. I think I like their seats better, but I like our trim more. Too close, it's a toss up.

On our model, the "beak / thong / triange" (whatever you want to call it) never bothered me, nor does the haz button. I see nothing new that would persuade me to get an 06 over an 05.

At least there should be a couple more years of performance mods that fit both models.

CF-Ninja

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anybody have any creative ideas as to what we could do with our big clunky hazzard light button?

WoRkZ

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Yup! I'm with you on both statements...


BTW: Yours is an '05? It seems like you've been on here forever... when did you buy it?


[EDIT: Never mind, it's in your profile... I might just have misinterpreted what you said.]

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RPRalliart04

Ya... the hazzard light button is the only "improvement" that i actually like on the 06's. Our big rectangle button is just hideous.

bmericle

Like the way the new grill looks, but the front bumper looks like a big mouth.

Ralliartist

I love the giant hazard/race on/eject button. Really.