For those of you that have been lucky enough to not be exposed to this crap, read this brilliant review of the WRX. Send emails, call, etc :evil: I posted the link, and then below that are some wonderful snippits from Mr. Rundles well researched and thought out article. 
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2001 I mean 2002 WRX
Be gentle guys... 8) :evil:
2001 WRX...
Subaru and Fast don't belong in the same sentence...
For those of you who like racing, and especially this Rally type of racing, then look into the sport seriously and then consider the obvious strengths of the WRX. For everybody else, get a different car. Maybe even a Subaru Impreza....
It is as rugged as any Subaru – which is to say, fairly rugged – and it is somewhat fast. But who cares. It’s a Subaru. As I said in the earlier review, “Subaru” and “fast” don’t belong in the same sentence, or in the same car, because no one really cares. Oh, there are a few enthusiasts, of course, but then Yugo, Chevettes and Pintos had their champions as well.......
I hold that my point is quite valid in that the WRX is the worst selling model for Subaru for many, many model years....
The cars grip and hold, handle extremely well, and they are so easy to drive that even novices, like teenagers, or people pushed into tough conditions without the background to handle it, like Texans in Colorado, will feel confident in a Subaru......
Why? First because it’s too expensive for what you get. The regular Impreza, as I said, is under $20k; this one has a base price of $23,995 which does, it should be noted, include a ton of nice extras. But when you add in the rear spoiler for $395, and the destination charge of $525, the sticker on my test drive model was $24,915. That’s $5,000 too much for a Subaru Impreza, and way too much to pay for a turbocharged engine........
:roll: 2001 I mean 2002 WRX
Be gentle guys... 8) :evil:
2001 WRX...
Subaru and Fast don't belong in the same sentence...
For those of you who like racing, and especially this Rally type of racing, then look into the sport seriously and then consider the obvious strengths of the WRX. For everybody else, get a different car. Maybe even a Subaru Impreza....
It is as rugged as any Subaru – which is to say, fairly rugged – and it is somewhat fast. But who cares. It’s a Subaru. As I said in the earlier review, “Subaru” and “fast” don’t belong in the same sentence, or in the same car, because no one really cares. Oh, there are a few enthusiasts, of course, but then Yugo, Chevettes and Pintos had their champions as well.......
I hold that my point is quite valid in that the WRX is the worst selling model for Subaru for many, many model years....
The cars grip and hold, handle extremely well, and they are so easy to drive that even novices, like teenagers, or people pushed into tough conditions without the background to handle it, like Texans in Colorado, will feel confident in a Subaru......
Why? First because it’s too expensive for what you get. The regular Impreza, as I said, is under $20k; this one has a base price of $23,995 which does, it should be noted, include a ton of nice extras. But when you add in the rear spoiler for $395, and the destination charge of $525, the sticker on my test drive model was $24,915. That’s $5,000 too much for a Subaru Impreza, and way too much to pay for a turbocharged engine........
