Subaru WRX

CrazyFig said:
Aww dude...was just taking a stab at a BMW fanboy....I myself am a Scooby nut (and I wouldnt buy the WRX for that price...ppl are right with regards to the price and what you get) :p Pls dont take it personally ;)

Here's that link to some better choices

PS: I couldnt resist... :D :p
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I'm not... just saying.

I'm not a BMW fanboy either. Golf R is also R430k, if you are looking for the performance.
 
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@ OP,

I once made the mistake to test drive the old 2.5 RS Subaru. Had the day off and just went to do it for the heck of it.
Ended up buying it.

I once made the same mistake when I took a test drive in the 'hawk eye' WRX....ended up trading in the 2.5 RS for it.

The, I once made the mistake, yet again, test driving a buddy's somewhat modded STI...ended up getting myself one.

Long story short. Subaru's, particularly the Impreza range, are drivers' cars. They're not the prettiest, they don't have all the bells and whistles, their build quality is also not the best, they are thirsty, they are expensive, but they put a smile on your face each time you drive in it.

I personally don't regret the 3 'mistakes' I've made in the past :D

Some more things:
The 209 speed limit is not due to the gear ratio's. It gets limited on purpose (you can remove this limit and reach 230 odd, but that will void your warrantee obviously).
You can always extend the maintenance plan for another two years and XXXXX km; it's usually worth it.
A just wait until you install the 'sports exhaust', not too noisy, but oh so beautifully sounding.
 
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"They're not the prettiest, they don't have all the bells and whistles, their build quality is also not the best, they are thirsty, they are expensive"

Fazda where are you?
 
Brawler said:
"They're not the prettiest, they don't have all the bells and whistles, their build quality is also not the best, they are thirsty, they are expensive"

Fazda where are you?
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I am surprised they sell any at all :D
 
Lol only 209km?
Is it their gear ratios that then make them so quick?

Bit silliy, a BMW 325 can do 250.
Guess you wont find alot of Scoobies on the Autobahn
 
astro250 said:
So I took a new WRX, the 195kw not STI for a test drive last week. Thoroughly enjoyed it so went back and drove it again a day later.

Now thing is, I really want it, but I also really don't, if that makes any sense.

It drives beautifully, but I cant get my head around how many flaws it has that prevent potential buyers like myself from actually buying it. Its begging for a sixth gear, this is what bugged me the most, it has no highway cruising ability. A top speed of just 209km/h. In town it's perfect, and on the highway its just frustrating.

Interior quality is lacking, seriously Subaru, at that price R430k you'd expect better. And only a 75000km service plan, and according to the salesmen you'r looking at around 14K for the 100 thousand service. Ouch.


Problem is, I just cant stop liking the darn thing, its gorgeous.
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Do yourself a favour and test drive the 135i; the standard model (with no extras) will cost you R450k - and compared to what you get in the WRX, you wont need extras.
You will pwn scoobies at robots, and still be able to cruise on highways :) I had the convertible a few years ago; and for a while even a plonker like me had street cred. :D
 
The myths of the WRX.

PLEASE NOTE: It comes witha 3 year/75 000 FULL MAINTENANCE package, and NOT a service plan as the OP stated - there is one hell of a difference.

As for bling - you are looking at the wrong car. With Subaru you pay for engineering and not bling. BTW that "plastic" interior will still look like new when the car has 200 000 on the clock.........

As for performance, the"low" top speed was good enough to have one of my customers locked up last year - the car is capable of cruising at 200 plus day in day out, but whoever wants to do that is nuts. Possibly the most important thing about the performance is that it is able to keep up a very high speed, no matter how crappy the roads are - something you are not going to be able to do in your BMW or AMG Merc.

OK, end of my preek for the day, I don't sell them any more, but but still don't like people running them down for the wrong reasons.
 
Fazda said:
As for performance, the"low" top speed was good enough to have one of my customers locked up last year - the car is capable of cruising at 200 plus day in day out, but whoever wants to do that is nuts. Possibly the most important thing about the performance is that it is able to keep up a very high speed, no matter how crappy the roads are - something you are not going to be able to do in your BMW or AMG Merc.
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Can't speak for the others, but I'm not advocating doing that speed on public roads. Heck even a generic 1.4i can get you locked up, but that isn't the point. The point is that if you're forking out that much for a performance vehicle, you want it to be as good as it can be, and a top speed of 209 on a vehicle producing 195 kW is not as good as it can be. If I want to take it to a track, I certainly don't want to top out at 209 :)
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
Can't speak for the others, but I'm not advocating doing that speed on public roads. Heck even a generic 1.4i can get you locked up, but that isn't the point. The point is that if you're forking out that much for a performance vehicle, you want it to be as good as it can be, and a top speed of 209 on a vehicle producing 195 kW is not as good as it can be. If I want to take it to a track, I certainly don't want to top out at 209 :)
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Blame the speed limiter - it's governed to top out at 210...:(
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
Can't speak for the others, but I'm not advocating doing that speed on public roads. Heck even a generic 1.4i can get you locked up, but that isn't the point. The point is that if you're forking out that much for a performance vehicle, you want it to be as good as it can be, and a top speed of 209 on a vehicle producing 195 kW is not as good as it can be. If I want to take it to a track, I certainly don't want to top out at 209 :)
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Funny thing, top speed. The Nissan Skyline GTR was governed at something like 185km/h in Japan. Talk about spoil sports.
 
Fazda - Your "drive one and you will understand" in your sig seriously doesn't have the same impact as the Subaru one did. :p

Toyota "Drive one and you will understand why only old people buy them" :D


/dons flame suit
 
Grimspoon said:
Fazda - Your "drive one and you will understand" in your sig seriously doesn't have the same impact as the Subaru one did. :p

Toyota "Drive one and you will understand why only old people buy them" :D


/dons flame suit
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LOL :p I thought I would leave that there for a little shock action!! :D

Should I change it to Everything keeps going right? ;)
 
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