My brother has an ST and it rips! Mods include chip, downpipe/exhaust, suspension with decent coilovers and a bunch of smaller incremental mods that we do(cai etc)...
My e90(ya ya not a 128i) has a ton of suspension(bils, M# arms, all bushings including eng, trans and SF) headers, chip, 3 stage IM, and a bunch of smaller mods...
I would not ever consider the ST over the e90. I could see myself owning one, but not as a direct replacement. A lot of time and money was spent getting my car just right in the handling dept, and I think that sort of balance the chassis offers is exactly what I want out of a car. For me, at least, a FWD(or even AWD) chassis will never meet my expectations.
Ask my brother and he will say the exact same thing about his car. LOL.
Throw everything I have done to an e82, and you would have one helluva car.
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