I am working on a blog post, but first I wanted to get some feedback.
If you own a WRX, be it STI or otherwise, but specifically If you have bought a WRX265, or thinking of buying one. I would like to know why?
What is the main motivation? what do you expect from the car?
For me it was the ideal combination of speed, handling, comfort, reputation and price.
Comment by cata_o — May 23, 2010 @ 10:00 pm
I bought mine because for the price ($325 a month for the lease) as there really wasn’t anything near it for the price to fun factor. Its an absolute blast to drive, and yet has a split personality that lets it put around town, and get me to and from work.
Comment by Brian — May 25, 2010 @ 7:57 am
One juss cut me off the other day and it scared the crap out of me with the exhaust note….I always wanted one since the bug eyes gen but it didn’t have a moon roof and now that it is faster than an STI and has a moonroof w navi for premium…….I’m deft lookin forward to a test drive
Comment by John — May 27, 2010 @ 9:04 pm
I have always wanted a wrx, ever since the ps2 came out with grand tourismo. I’ll admit that I’ve had a couple issues with the car; 1) failed pcv valve @ 3000km, all the front seals were blown out, covered under warranty. 2) The paint for this car is absolute crap, I’ve already had 1/3 of the car painted already. It was admitted to me by the western Canadian warranty rep that Subaru has issues with impreza paint. Still didn’t get me a paint job though.
Bottom line, you can not beat the performance and functionality of this car for the money, fast in the summer and a drifting fun machine in the winter. It is THE super car for Canadians forced to deal with snow and ice.
Comment by Craig — November 12, 2010 @ 11:18 pm
I felt it was my responsibility to post my experiences as an owner of a 2009 WRX. First time owner and posting.
Background:
I’m a 40 years old VW lover, I have driven and/or owned so many of them since I was 16 ( I still have 1984 Rabbit GTI and it’s in pretty good condition–under 85,000 miles) and will always be but I had to try something new.
Don’t care that the WRX isn’t aesthetically pleasing to my eyes (car is plain on the inside as well, music is wack) or others but the car is no-joke, even stock. For the price, you get a beast: not an adult beast, but not a baby beast either.
I purchased mine with 1729 miles from a dealer in NY on Halloween 2009. The dealer sucks but the price was at just over 25.600 for the SAT/GPS version and 6-year warranty included in the deal, so I purchased it. It was being used in Illinois by a “Subaru-suit” and the dealer in NY got their hands on it in July 2009. Carfax showed that it had 3 oil changes between July and October 31st.
I used my car for everything from Oct 31st 2009 to December 2010, so I put on about 33,000 miles since I bought it. I am now using it sparingly. I did all maintenance as suggested in the manual except the brake fluid flush and one oil change–the dealer did this because there was just too much snow this winter.
I don’t care about voiding my warranty so I bought a Cobb stage 1 map around April 2010 and I just put on an AMR Performance turbo back exhaust (stealth black), intake, and Stage 2 map (Feb 2011). Holy smokes, Batman! Car is no joke. When I was running it stock (curious to see what awaits in the future) I have kept up with some serious V8s on the NY highways and freeways, blew away posers, and saved my gas on those in the “PULEEZE” category.
The AMR stuff was close to $2200, but if you can swing it, it’s worth the money. So for under $3000 dollars you can have a real nice upgrade and still be under the price of a 2009 STI (I wanted a 2009 STI but did not want any more hatchbacks). I’m happy with my choice before and after the upgrades. I definitely think my car will be an adult beast whenever I have to change the turbo and intercooler.
So, if anyone is skeptical about WRXs, I hope this long post will have you leaning more on the positive side.
So contrary to being bought on Halloween, there are no horror stories to tell as of the date of this writing. If there ever is, I will remember to inform you all. Peace.
Comment by ELInfiniteMaths — February 27, 2011 @ 7:46 pm