I bought an auto WRX just before Christmas 2022. I found one in a used Toyota yard with only 531 kms on the odometer. I’ve really grown to love this car. It’s soft & sedate if you want it to be or quick & agile at the touch of a button. I wanted a Supra but found the WRX & saved $50K. I’m looking to ad some body kit pieces & coilovers to improve the stance but no engine mods. The only bad thing I think is it has equal length headers whereas if it had unequal length headers a simple CAT back exhaust modification would improve the exhaust note & give that boxer engine rumble the WRX is famous for.
what good luck to have found such low k's. feel free to drop us a few paragraphs and some pics if you'd like your story on the site. we love hearing about buyer experiences. gaycarboys@outlook.com
The nicest Subaru’s I’ve seen in a long time, both look decently made, the sedan more attractive in my view, but less functional than the wagon. I don’t like CVT’s however, the sedan seems more fun on the road and handling looks great. I do think I’d ride in comfort mode ALL of the time. If I wanted another ICE car I’d consider, pensively around the CVT and would have to drive it to be convinced. Great review/s of both cars gentlemen. I like them. Thank you both.
A wonderful manufacturer of cars which, over the decades, were often quite superior to others in their respective classes. To me, Subaru have lost there way a bit over the past 15 years. I wish they’d re - do a Brumby! They are SO popular on the second hand market (still) and a small, economical turbo diesel Ute would sell like hot cakes in Australia
believe it or not, buyers have all but turned their backs on diesel in all but the largest of SUVs and utes. most car makers have dropped them. i'm in a BRZ this week and it has been joyous. it owuld be my pick
Good review as ever but I wish Subaru would abandon the CVT transmission. They may now be a different beast to the early configurations but I have read and watched too many comments, warning of their limitations enough to stop me ever buying a car with one, especially a performance vehicle.
I've asked that very question. Subaru's engineering bloke is very cluey. he said, "all i can tell you is how they work, not why we use them. That's a question for the project leads".
It's a shame just how expensive Subaru cars are. Seems like the boxer engine, AWD system make them much more expensive than competitors. Apples to oranges but you can get a bloody top spec Rav4 Edge hybrid for almost $2,000 less than the Ts sedan, and a whopping $6,000 less than the wagon. Makes it hard to justify methinks with this price nipping at the heels of entry level luxury brands
that's true of course, but they're in a completely different class. no one could argue the Rav is a performance car. A WRX buyer isn't a RAv4 buyer and vice versa. a Golf R maybe, in which case the WRX looks like a bargain
I bought an auto WRX just before Christmas 2022. I found one in a used Toyota yard with only 531 kms on the odometer. I’ve really grown to love this car. It’s soft & sedate if you want it to be or quick & agile at the touch of a button. I wanted a Supra but found the WRX & saved $50K. I’m looking to ad some body kit pieces & coilovers to improve the stance but no engine mods. The only bad thing I think is it has equal length headers whereas if it had unequal length headers a simple CAT back exhaust modification would improve the exhaust note & give that boxer engine rumble the WRX is famous for.
what good luck to have found such low k's. feel free to drop us a few paragraphs and some pics if you'd like your story on the site. we love hearing about buyer experiences. gaycarboys@outlook.com
The nicest Subaru’s I’ve seen in a long time, both look decently made, the sedan more attractive in my view, but less functional than the wagon. I don’t like CVT’s however, the sedan seems more fun on the road and handling looks great. I do think I’d ride in comfort mode ALL of the time. If I wanted another ICE car I’d consider, pensively around the CVT and would have to drive it to be convinced. Great review/s of both cars gentlemen. I like them. Thank you both.
the CVT works really well and i'm sure most people don't notice it isn't a torque converter auto
That’s excellent, thanks!
Which one has smooth ride/suspension??
Wagon is a softer smoother experience
A wonderful manufacturer of cars which, over the decades, were often quite superior to others in their respective classes. To me, Subaru have lost there way a bit over the past 15 years. I wish they’d re - do a Brumby! They are SO popular on the second hand market (still) and a small, economical turbo diesel Ute would sell like hot cakes in Australia
believe it or not, buyers have all but turned their backs on diesel in all but the largest of SUVs and utes. most car makers have dropped them. i'm in a BRZ this week and it has been joyous. it owuld be my pick
Good review as ever but I wish Subaru would abandon the CVT transmission. They may now be a different beast to the early configurations but I have read and watched too many comments, warning of their limitations enough to stop me ever buying a car with one, especially a performance vehicle.
especially as they have an excellent 6 speed in the BRZ
Why do they persist with the CVT in mainstream cars ok but performance should have used a DCT
I've asked that very question. Subaru's engineering bloke is very cluey. he said, "all i can tell you is how they work, not why we use them. That's a question for the project leads".
I wish they would these sell in Hungary. Nice engine, awd and hopefully made in Japan
certainly is:)
The wagon is so much better looking
that was what i thought too
It's a shame just how expensive Subaru cars are. Seems like the boxer engine, AWD system make them much more expensive than competitors. Apples to oranges but you can get a bloody top spec Rav4 Edge hybrid for almost $2,000 less than the Ts sedan, and a whopping $6,000 less than the wagon. Makes it hard to justify methinks with this price nipping at the heels of entry level luxury brands
that's true of course, but they're in a completely different class. no one could argue the Rav is a performance car. A WRX buyer isn't a RAv4 buyer and vice versa. a Golf R maybe, in which case the WRX looks like a bargain
Rav 4 or a WRX? The mental image of that buyer makes for an interesting sight.😂