a friend has a WRX wagon & I drove it around the neighborhood & it was just OK to me. Power wasn't anything to amazing but I thought the steering feel was descent as well as the overall feel of the car, not a light feel to me. Yes it definantly has some cheap interior pieces but you can't have it all for 25K! The 9K aero is a sweet car however to many people they do not want to worry about repairs even if they have a extra 10K in their pockets which is why I went with a vggen. They would prefer something with zero miles vs 50K to 100K++! Would I buy a WRX definantly not & I doubt a 9-2 either. My friend & I parked out cars next to each other (WRX wagon & my new to me viggen) & it seemed my car had more interior room with the hatch then his wagon, he was shocked! Power wise, my car is a LOT faster from 40mph + however at a stop he would eat me up which I don't care about. I took my friend for a ride & when I stepped on it in 3rd gear he stopped talking & said DAM this is fast. Cant wait for a new ECU :o)

You actually get a LOT of cars for that 25K & most of it is in the drivetrain & engine. Just like the STi (31K) & evo 8 (29K) they are econoboxes tweeked to to give excellent performance numbers for the $$$. For any pricepoint be it $5K or a $660,000 enzo there will always be items which cannot be fitted due to the pricepoint the car is attempting to be sold at. On the WRX you sacrifice interior for the AWD system, 227 HP (although seems over-rated) & a well designed suspension for the cheap interior. However if they would of put a nice interior to compete with saab, bms, audi, etc would you pay 30K for the 227 hp wrx? Kind of defeats the purpose of the car :o)

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• Subaru WRX really SUCKS, will the 9-2?+, roman, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 07:21:05
  • Your last point is a very VALID point nm, PaulYVR, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 19:52:09
  • Coming Soon to NINES, Stephen Goldberger, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:29:29
    • Re: Coming Soon to NINES, JimBlake , Thu, 4 Dec 2003 06:39:42
  • You pays you money and you takes you choices +, NOel, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 13:52:24
  • Re: Subaru WRX really SUCKS, will the 9-2?+, GM, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 12:56:58 <-- Viewing This Message
  • In all fairness..., LAGene, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 09:48:57
    • All is fair but in love and war+, roman, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 10:07:38
      • Don't mean to argue. Sorry., LAGene, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 10:51:36
      • don't think you can really compare those two either, Adam , Wed, 3 Dec 2003 10:29:18
        • Again its all true on paper BUT+, roman, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:10:05
          • "my absudly gorgeous girlfriends comforbably", nt moore, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 22:32:44
            • " polygamy is now illegal in the United States"+, roman, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 07:09:58
              • I went to "urbandictionary.com" and pasted your last,, nt moore, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 14:49:13
          • buy a used WRX, MO, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 14:15:10
            • Re: buy a used WRX ??, Noel, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 07:24:14
              • not to mention..., Bob M, Fri, 5 Dec 2003 11:14:50
          • correction: 5 year old AERO, circa 1997/98 n/m, roman, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:16:11
  • WRX is not "so light", STICKMAN, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 07:54:31
    • Facts shmacks, roman, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 10:12:47
      • I'm a loyal Sabber but..., George, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 10:35:02

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