Story
I picked up this 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX on December 6th, 2008. Oddly, on the way home, it snowed and the roads were quite bad. People were off the side of the road and 2WD vehicles were spinning tires. However, my fiancé was driving the WRX and I was behind her in my 2.5 RS and we just cruised. In all honesty, it was a bittersweet moment knowing that I got a new Subaru, but was going to have to sell my first Subaru. My eyes were watery the entire ride home with the radio off so I could just listen to her pur.
We were in the market for a new car… something with lower mileage. We have been unofficially looking since June of 2008. I craved more power, and with children planned in our future, the coupe just wouldn’t cut it for us. We came across a 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX at Fred Beans Nissan (it was a trade-in) and while I wasn’t all that fond of the automatic it had, the fiancé and I talked. We made a deal, we get this car and later down the road, it will become her car and I will get a new STi. I’d be stupid if I didn’t agree with that!
We went down the look at it. The thing I loved most about it was that it was clean. A 17 year old kid owned it previously, but with the work that was done (good name-brand parts and not eBayDM), I felt comfortable knowing that he spent the money to get the right stuff and didn’t just want to beat the crap out of it. I talked to our sales guy who said the kid was crying when he traded it in and that the kid called him up once a week knowing if it had sold or not. I gave our sales guy permission to let the kid know that another Subaru enthusiast got it… I know that would be comforting to him.
For the work that was done (which I would have done anyways), as well as the condition of the car, I felt like we did well.
Right now, I don’t have any engine related performance mods because it is an automatic and it will become my fiancés car down the road. However, I do have a few plans :).
Current Mods
Current Mods- Borla Exhaust
- STi Interior
- STi Spoiler
- Auto Meter Boost, EGT, & Oil Pressure Gauges
- VF39
- STi Pink Injectors
- STi Blowoff Valve
- STi Floormats
- STi Floormats
- JDM Hazard Switch
- STi V-Limited Replica Front Lip
- STi Corner Splitters
Timeline
12/09/2008 - Found out I have a VF39, Pink STi Injectors, STi blow off valve.
12/16/2008 - Was almost in an accident during a snow storm. Car pulled out infront. Hit the stupid curb, bent a rear lately link. Fixed it the next day.
12/18/2008 - Ordered BF Goodrich g-Force SuperSport A/S (205/45 R16) and Eibach Lowering springs.
02/13/2010 - Installed General Altimax HP tires, EBC Red Stuff pads, and re-installed stock springs.
