2009 Subaru WRX 265

April 11, 2009

6 Month Review – WRX 265 2009

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , — Samer Forzley @ 10:31 am

Where does the time go, it has been 6 month since I got my WRX 265, and I thought it will be fun to do a review. I was thinking, I will give this car a grade, you know how fancy car magazines say this car is an A or a B or a D. And so here is the grade a B+

The ride: A+

This car is fast, do not buy this car if you are in the market for a slow Sunday stroll, this car wants to go, and will go. I am shocked that I dont have more speeding tickets. The ride is tight, Subaru did an amazing job with this car. The seats are comfy, the handling is perfect, the AWD is also awesome. BUT again, the speed, man o man

Subaru: A -

Even though i had some issues, the dealership i deal with where great, I have to say that they treated me fairly and well. Except for that horrible survey they sent out, and there not so great road side assistance program. So far my dealing with Subaru has not been painful, and that is more that i can ask from any dealership

Interior: B-

Dont get me wrong, the car is nice, and they did and excellent job with the dash. But the car can use a few fixes. For example:

The sound system is sub par

The Mechanics: D+

That is expected, what can i say, a blown engine. I mean I wont give them such a bad mark if I was the only one, but i am not, there are a lot of people out there with bad engines, so something is off, and Subaru needs to fix it

Overall the car is great, a lot of fun, and real fast. Do I love it, YES. Would I buy it again, YES.

WRX owners, do you agree, was I fair in my assessment?

March 9, 2009

Out of Touch – Subaru don't ever do this again!!!

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , , , , , — Samer Forzley @ 10:08 pm

Are companies really listening to you?

I was not sure where to write this post, on this blog or on my personal blog. Ultimately I choose this blog. True to the purpose of this blog, I am documenting my entire experience with my car and Subaru for the term of the lease, and the post belonged here.

I picked up the mail today and in there is a letter from Maritz Research, Intrigued I opened it and found 2 items inside the envelop.

1) A Survey: “2009 Customer Satisfaction Study”

2) A Check, my reward for completing the survey.

The survey which can be filled online http://www.maritzarg.com/ca/ has 8 pages packed with questions. You name it, they asked it. I honestly dont mind filling surveys and giving feedback. But this survey pissed me off. Why? two reasons.

1) This survey is not from Subaru, there is no indication it is. I swear it looks like Subaru gave my data to this weird company who now wants to collect more information on me.  I quote from the letter.  “The manufacturer from whom you acquired your vehicle provided your contact information to Martiz Research. Martiz Research is committed to protection your identity”… Then the kicker “Your involvement is vital to the success of this research; therefore, enclosed is a token of appreciation for your reply” (The check is the token).

Subaru if you sold my data, shame on you. DO NOT EVER EVER DO THAT AGAIN!!!!!!!

2) The check, is for $2. yes two dollars. Now dont get me wrong, two dollars is two dollars. But come on, what planet do you poeple live on, what an insult, 2 dollars? I dont know who is worse this Martiz scam or Subaru?

In anycase, I am so annoyed. How dare you Subaru sell my data for 2 dollars? How out of touch are you people. Do you not have a product manager who knows what a blog is? Do you not have someone who looks at the survery web site and say this is wrong?  (See the link, i urge you, does this Maritz company and its website look trust Worthy?)

You want my feedback on your car read my blog or other blogs and news groups where Subaru owners are giving you good meaningful data. Be involved, reply to a blog post, be human. Dont sell my data and send useless surveys attached to a $2 check. Want feedback on your engine, you got it here. A review on your bad radio – check, a review of the interior – check, feedback on gas consumption – yup got it.  On and On, its there; you just need to listen.

Many people read this blog, Many have sent asked me directly about the car before they bought. Even thought I had a garbage engine, I still said this car is great, But this survey totally changes my perspective. Subaru the world has changed, those tactics dont work any more.

Subaru/Maritz, you can take your $2 check and stick it.

What do you guys think, do i have the right to be upset? Am I making a big deal out of this

December 5, 2008

Read Defrost – Not so defrosty

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — Samer Forzley @ 9:15 am

Well, I am back in the saddle and wouldn’t you know it, its super cold. In the morning, I gotta scrape me some ice of the windshield to get going. Today was a bit colder than has been in the last 2 days. I scraped the windshield, but though going Id put on the defrost to get the back window defrosted. Yes i am lazy.

Off i go driving, 5 minutes in, Nothing, not a thing, its as if the defrost button was not even checked. i pressed the button 3 times (its on a timer) NOTHING.

Then i blast the heat up, and point the vents towards the back, boom instant meltdown. I wonder if my defrost is defective, I swear our other car defrosts faster.

Anyone else have that issue with their wrx 265?

Oh one more thing, their is a rattling noise coming out of the engine, sounds like something is lose and making a crackly noise, I gotta figure that out as well, will keep you posted. I wonder if having it parked for so long hurt the car.

November 12, 2008

More Subaru WRX 265 0 – 60 Stats

Filed under: Drive,review,WRX — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — Samer Forzley @ 12:34 pm

Thanks to Phil Ingratta who wrote in and sent this info. Thanks Phil for sharing.

Here is an article I found on some 0-60 times far better than
the ones you have on your site, and I think are more accurate.  PHIL

2009 Subaru Impreza 

Here is sample text

"Out at the track, the new and improved WRX launches hard; all four tires
spin as the car leaps forward as if it were rear-ended by a bus. A mere
1.6 sec pass before 30 mph is reached, a time on par with the new BMW M3
and Cadillac CTS-v. Sixty mph comes in 4.8 sec, and the five-door, five-passenger hatchback
we tested covered a quarter mile in 13.5 sec at 101.1 mph. That's near
a second faster than last year's model and just a tenth slower than the
2008 STI. Consider the $10,000 difference between the base WRX and the"
homologated rally car, and you'll be asking yourself, "STI why?"

October 15, 2008

More compartment complaints

Filed under: Drive,Enhancements,review — Tags: , , , , , — Samer Forzley @ 1:23 pm

Ok, so yesterday i head downtown for dinner with some friends, got to the parking lot and it is one of those no attendand parking lots. You get it, get a ticket, hang on to it, and then when you leave you walk up to a machine, put your ticket in, and pay. Once you pay you get another ticket which is what you use to scan yourself to get out.

I get in, get my ticket, no place to put it. As you know i already posted about the lack of compartments in the car. There is a compartment under the heat controls a good portion of it is taken up by the 12 volt adapter. I put my ticket there, kinda toss it in, and off i go to do my thing. I come back, i try to get the ticket, but you think i can get my hand in? nope, so this compartment is shallow and deep. I don’t think i have giant hands either.  Anyway i managed to get the ticket out and get going, but those compartments or lack of, is getting annoying. I have now resorted to using a (well i wont call it compartment) more of a side thing, that is on the door, its working Kinda, but not the best solution.

October 14, 2008

WRX 265 Test Drive / Road Test

Filed under: Drive,General,WRX — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , — Samer Forzley @ 1:14 am

It took a few trips to actually get the test drive going. The first time I went, I just showed up to dealership and asked to test drive one, unfortunately they did not have any in stock yet and I was told to come back in a month.

In mid Sep I called, and was told that the first of the WRX 265 a Black one, had arrived and sold already, and to check back. Success finally came at the end of Sep when the dealership told me they had 2 of them on the lot, a 5 door WRX and the sedan, however only the 5 door was ready to test drive.

I thought I would go and test drive the 5 door, got there it was later in the day and it was getting dark. In any case, got in the car and the salesman told me to let it rip, and so I did, and was sold in the first minute.

As we drove along, and it did not matter if we drove on a local street or a highway, that car just wants to fly. It cornered well, handled well, sounded great, and again the main attraction, the speed. I mean it just takes off. The fact that it is an all wheel drive helps kick it even more and gets you up there in speed pretty quickly, and the best part, you always feel in control of the ride.

I did a quick look around the car, visibility was great, and its size was perfect for me, and the dash board and controls where simple and easy to use.

And so with that, I decided to go for it, I wanted to get the sedan in White. Subaru did such a good job on this years white, and the car looked awesome in white except they only had a white GT. If I wanted to get the 265 in white, I would have to wait for one to make its way from Japan, and I was not waiting. With that we made the deal on the silver, the only 265 sedan they had on the lot.

Come to think about it, the test drive went really quick, I did not really bother looking at the details of the car, the drive sold the car. I mean performance wise; one can not expect a better ride at that price.

October 11, 2008

Domain Available

Filed under: WRX — Tags: , , , — Samer Forzley @ 7:05 pm

When I thought of this blog today, I hoped but was not expecting the wrx265.com domain to be available, but it was. Shocking, since the 265 was guarded and not many reviews of the car where available. Sure, I thought Subaru would have grabbed the domain, but no, it was out there, so I got it, and glad I did.

Funny, Subaru did not even grab the wrx.com (parked) and the wrxsti.com domain which is a fan site. Come on Subaru, you need to get with times, At least grab the Impreza.com domain, its parked but for sale.

Different WRX'sff

Filed under: General,WRX — Tags: , , , — Samer Forzley @ 6:58 pm

There are different types of WRX’s, and a slight difference in how they are named in Canada and the USA.

The WRX is of course from the Impreza family.

In Canada There are 3 types for WRX’s: GT, 265, and STI, while in the US, the GT is classified as an Impreza and WRX’s are only classified as WRX (265) and STI

The GT is a 228 HP engines, the 265 (WRX) is obviously 265 HP, while the STI is the super crazy ride at 305 HP.

What is this blog about

Filed under: General,WRX — Tags: , , , — Samer Forzley @ 5:54 pm

I wanted to start a blog about my 2009 Subaru WRX 265 experience, I just bought bought the car, I think I was the 3rd person in my city to get one, certainly the first one to get the sedan.

This blog is about that experience and the journey in the WRX for the next few years

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