Welcome Wells.
The
best thing you could possibly do is buy a non-turbo Impreza – say a 1997 RX... in red... with crappy paint – and then spend tens of thousands of dollars modifying it to bring it up to the level of a standard WRX STi.
Do that and find out how long your 'warm welcome' lasts!
But seriously, it's good to have a youngin' who seems to have his head screwed on. We need more Lachies on this forum...