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Old March 14th, 2007, 11:27 PM   #1
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So after 16 years of faithful Pontiac driving, mr. predictability Jayhawk decided to go off on a weird tangent and buy a 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX.
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And I bought it at a stupidly good deal because I work for a Subaru dealership. I know the pictures are pretty bad, but like anyone who buys a new car, you want to show it off.

How do I like it? Love it! The interior is set up much like a GM product, so stuff like HVAC and wipers were easy to figure out. I havent yet flogged it, not until I have 1000 miles on it, but I can tell you it has sharp turn in and predictable, neutral handling. The turbo comes in pretty early, about 1800 rpms, and gives a nice smooth surge. It came from the factory with a short throw shifter, and the shifts are precise, and the clutch pedal has just beautiful actuation.

Sometime in the next week I will put on this thread more quality pictures for the subie lovers. images/smilies/biggrin.gif
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Old March 14th, 2007, 11:42 PM   #2
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Old March 14th, 2007, 11:42 PM   #3
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Old March 14th, 2007, 11:43 PM   #4
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Sweet! Shame it's not an STi though... images/smilies/happy.gif
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jayhawk, Try not to listen to people like Viper007bond. The WRX is a traffic car to have/drive. The STI is nice, but too much for most daily drivers.
I sure miss my 05 WRX.
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Old March 15th, 2007, 12:03 AM   #8
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Congrats!... I thought you were getting an S2000!?!
I was, but I weighed the cost of ownership, insurance, blah blah, and I thought this was a good compromise. I forgot to mention Monday I took home a 2006 6 liter, 6 speed GTO with 9000 miles on it. I could have bought that for $23,000 USD (not a typo!) but the seats were very painful for my arthritic back and it just wasnt happy doing everyday commutes.

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An STI would be nice...but the insurance quote was staggering, even though I am well over 25 and married.
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I sure miss my 05 WRX.
Has anyone ever given viper backtalk before!?

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Congratulations... the Impreza is a very nice car to drive, drove an STi Ver8 in Malaysia about a month ago, loved it to bits... I don't know if you'll have a chance to feel this, but the car feels like it has a never-ending throttle pedal, when i was doing 180kph on the highway, a Evo7 came up behind me, so I thought I would go faster and stepped on it harder, surprisingly, I still had a long way to go before I reached the floor images/smilies/lol.gif... The car felt so effortless at 180kph... one of the best cars I've driven images/smilies/biggrin.gif... so great choice Jayhawk images/smilies/biggrin.gif
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I was, but I weighed the cost of ownership, insurance, blah blah, and I thought this was a good compromise. I forgot to mention Monday I took home a 2006 6 liter, 6 speed GTO with 9000 miles on it. I could have bought that for $23,000 USD (not a typo!) but the seats were very painful for my arthritic back and it just wasnt happy doing everyday commutes.
I know, the resale on these GTOs is about the worst I have ever seen. But then, I usually make a more informed purchase so I havent had to worry. The GTO is fun, just plan on keeping it. Forever. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

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