Why do you love your WRX?
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Why do you love your WRX?
I was curious of why everyone here loves there WRX? is your next one going to be an STi maybe? I love both cars however I would like to know from the perspective of the forum members why not the STi and are you satisfied with your regular WRX? Why do you love it? I have been going back and forth on weather or not to get a used low mileage STi next spring or just buy one of the restyled regular WRX's brand new with 0 miles. I hear alot of bad things about the transmissions and clutches of the regular WRX however I hear the 6 speed is more than proven, I do not doubt either powerplant but there are other issues besides power. Thanks, looking forward to hearing from all the Scooby owners.
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From: Nether reach of CA delta
Car Info: 03 WRX Sedan MBP/17X7.5 SSR Comps/225 Kumho MX
1. The WRX is a fantastic performer as a sports car.
2. It's very well-made and sold at a bargain price for the performance you get.
3. It's a sleeper car. I love that.
4. The STi will probably not be my next car. For me, the only benefit of the STi is the fact that it's 1/2 second faster than the WRX Sedan on the 0-60. That 1/2 second is not worth the additional $10K in cost. The rest of the STi performance advantages are legal to use on the track only. I don't drive on the track.
5. If you know how to use a manual shifter and you don't try to launch the car all of the time, the WRX manual 5 w/short throw is a fine shifter. RPM matching to downshift to 1st at low speed takes some practice.
2. It's very well-made and sold at a bargain price for the performance you get.
3. It's a sleeper car. I love that.
4. The STi will probably not be my next car. For me, the only benefit of the STi is the fact that it's 1/2 second faster than the WRX Sedan on the 0-60. That 1/2 second is not worth the additional $10K in cost. The rest of the STi performance advantages are legal to use on the track only. I don't drive on the track.
5. If you know how to use a manual shifter and you don't try to launch the car all of the time, the WRX manual 5 w/short throw is a fine shifter. RPM matching to downshift to 1st at low speed takes some practice.
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Car Info: R.I.P 03 aspen white wrx
cause its tranny is built like glass
its cup holders suck ****
its stock tires suck in the rain
it is slower then a SRT-4
and last but not least it looks like a neon
edgar,
its cup holders suck ****
its stock tires suck in the rain
it is slower then a SRT-4
and last but not least it looks like a neon
edgar,
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Car Info: 03 WRX Sedan MBP/17X7.5 SSR Comps/225 Kumho MX
or, if you want to put it into a completely rational perspective based on the presumption that "you get what you pay for.."
the WRX Sedan is 4.6% of the WRC Impreza.
the STi is 6.6% of the WRC Impreza.
the WRX Sedan is 4.6% of the WRC Impreza.
the STi is 6.6% of the WRC Impreza.
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The WRX gets much better gas mileage than the STi and is more comfortable on long trips. My car is a commutor and the STi is not good for that. If you are talking performance the STi is better all the way around. I also like the bugeyes!
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I love my WRX because......
It's my first new car.
It's fast enough for me (just installed AccessPort last night and love it even more).
LOVE the bugeyes (previous: TVR Cebera Speed 6, too bad you can't buy it here in US).
It's AWD, never go back to FF ever again.
I can't come up with other reasons at the moment, will add more later.
It's fast enough for me (just installed AccessPort last night and love it even more).
LOVE the bugeyes (previous: TVR Cebera Speed 6, too bad you can't buy it here in US).
It's AWD, never go back to FF ever again.
I can't come up with other reasons at the moment, will add more later.
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1. I love the bugeyes
2. with a little work, the WRX, can be fastAr than the STI
3. like yzercyber said......its a total sleeper....lots of people know about the STI and its performance....so when that Mustang pulls up next to a WRX, The driver thinks, "oh, just a regular WRX...noooo problem." Then gets his azz handed to him by a "just a regular WRX," Then the mustang driver is like
, and I am like.... 
hahahaha
4. its UBER sexAy, sometimes I just sit there and stare at my car, taking in all of its sexyness.
-Ted
2. with a little work, the WRX, can be fastAr than the STI
3. like yzercyber said......its a total sleeper....lots of people know about the STI and its performance....so when that Mustang pulls up next to a WRX, The driver thinks, "oh, just a regular WRX...noooo problem." Then gets his azz handed to him by a "just a regular WRX," Then the mustang driver is like
, and I am like.... hahahaha4. its UBER sexAy, sometimes I just sit there and stare at my car, taking in all of its sexyness.
-Ted
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Originally Posted by the doktor
I love how no one ever thinks of the other Subarus out there, only the WRX & STi.