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  1. Thanks! I'm hopping in every chance I get! Spiritually, this is a follow-on to my 205GTI I had back in the mid-90's. Compared to the Golf GTI, it was a bit lighter, not as well made, not as refined, but with 100x the soul.
  2. Well after getting an SRT-4 which never let me down in 8 years, and a brief time in something dull... here's my 2013 WRX.
  3. Thanks for the replies so far folks !! Especially WRX Chic, any more feedback ? I am wavering on the car, but may go down to check if it's still available this morning. Check out my web blog at http://watmough.blogspot.com/
  4. You might want to clearly explain how much a replacement transmission costs, and the fact that if bits of chipped (ground up) gears get into the oil, the fact that the transmission could self destruct randomly on the highway at any time. "Honey, do you really want us to be stranded on the highway then stuck with a $4000 repair bill ? If you agree with this, then what you do is simply press the clutch, count to three, THEN put it in reverse. Agreed ?" Make the woman see sense. If she still doesn't get it, a used Corolla auto shouldn't run more than $8000 for something decent.
  5. Yeah, as the above posters have said, you always hear more bad news than good news. If the bad news is to be believed, the initial Miata engines have a desperately weak crank that self destructs if you even look at it in a funny way. In fact my 90 Miata has 150k miles on it, and there are plenty out there of a similar age with 180k - 200k miles. Enjoy your car, look after it, don't abuse it and I'm sure it will serve you well. I'm from Scotland, and Subaru have the same kind of reputation for reliability and ruggedness that Toyota Trucks enjoy here in the USA.
  6. MTX transmission on Ford Transits (uk Van) had synchros on reverse 10 years ago. My MX-5 Miata has synchroed reverse. No crunching engaging below 20 miles per hour, errrrrr just don't ask. 150k miles and transmission still in one piece.
  7. I just drove a used WRX wagon. 2002, 35k miles, $17k, Blue. Engine, looked about right for a couple of years old. Air intake from pass side wheel well. (standard ?) Didn't look like it had been cleaned up specially or anything. Inside, pretty good condition with boost gauge. Some button on mirror (outside temp ?) didn't work, and compass was wrong. The car had a slight baseball glove kind of feel, maybe a bit too used feeling for only 35k miles. Seats very comfortable. Driving, clutch was pretty heavy feeling. First gear kind of crunched in a couple of times, though all the other gears were fine, including backing it up in the parking lot after driving it (first gear synchros?). Gearshift was short throw and pretty foolproof on the go with a slight notchiness, but definitely fairly quick shift. Engine felt very strong with most power above 4000rpm or so. Plenty of turbo whistle on full throttle. Boost typically showing 0.06 I think, though it was hard to note with stuff coming towards me at high speed. Impressions, well worth $16k unless someone else knows different. In which case, please post a reply. Background, I am looking for a fast car. I already test drove a new Dodge SRT-4, which felt stable, solid and a heckuva lot faster, but the Subaru is fast enough and more machine for less money.
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