I bid farewell to the Porsche about six weeks ago. It was a fantastic car to drive, but nagging and potentially expensive issues convinced me that it was time to let it go. Coming as a surprise to absolutely nobody, I bought a 2015 WRX STI. Here she sits, dirty and about 2 miles outside of the break-in period on one of my favorite driving roads:
It's good to be back in Scooby. As an prior owner of a GD STi, I can say this is a very different car. The interior is a much nicer place to be and they finally sorted the chassis tuning. The steering feedback is great, turn-in is fantastic and the car is a much more competent handler than any prior stock STI. Actually, this STI is *almost* as composed in the twisty bits as the Evo X (yeah, I had one of those, too). The inside of the STi is a much nicer place to be. It's not luxurious, but it's far better than the late sixties eastern bloc motif sported by the Evo. In addition to higher quality materials, it's also much quieter than the Evo. That's unfortunate, because I love the sound of a boxer motor. Agricultural it may be, but it's much better than noise emitted by the 4B11T. Due to the lack of sound deadening, the Evo sounded like a vacuum cleaner in passionate embrace with a sewing machine riding in the back of a C130. Nope...didn't like it.
Anyway, I'll post updates detailing what it's like to live with the STI on a daily basis. So far, it's been good. It's a surprisingly good daily driver and loves the twisty bits in our neck of the woods. Other than a short shift kit and exhaust, no mods are planned. I'll drive it for a year & decide what needs to be addressed after that.
It's good to be back in Scooby. As an prior owner of a GD STi, I can say this is a very different car. The interior is a much nicer place to be and they finally sorted the chassis tuning. The steering feedback is great, turn-in is fantastic and the car is a much more competent handler than any prior stock STI. Actually, this STI is *almost* as composed in the twisty bits as the Evo X (yeah, I had one of those, too). The inside of the STi is a much nicer place to be. It's not luxurious, but it's far better than the late sixties eastern bloc motif sported by the Evo. In addition to higher quality materials, it's also much quieter than the Evo. That's unfortunate, because I love the sound of a boxer motor. Agricultural it may be, but it's much better than noise emitted by the 4B11T. Due to the lack of sound deadening, the Evo sounded like a vacuum cleaner in passionate embrace with a sewing machine riding in the back of a C130. Nope...didn't like it.
Anyway, I'll post updates detailing what it's like to live with the STI on a daily basis. So far, it's been good. It's a surprisingly good daily driver and loves the twisty bits in our neck of the woods. Other than a short shift kit and exhaust, no mods are planned. I'll drive it for a year & decide what needs to be addressed after that.
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