Hello everyone,

Just became the proud owner of my first WRX and with all the questions you have about a new car, Google soon becomes your best friend. Your forum kept popping up and I figured might be worth joining.

Now I have already watched the mandatory video , read up on the rules and feel this is definitely the place for me. All hail rule 5! I have also familiarized myself with the search button. I was an admin on other forums a long time ago, so I know where you are coming from.


So anyone who wants to hear my acquisition story it goes like this;

Once upon a time a good husband took his wife new car shopping although he did not own a car himself. The wife already had a car but wanted a new one. They went to the Nissan dealership where the wife got to test drive a new Navara ST on road and off. She loved the car sat down with the dealer picked all the accessories and got a final drive away price.

The husband did the math put forward his A1 credit rating and made sure they could justify it. The only catch was she must sleep on it and bring her father along for approval the next day.

The wife spoke to her father and he agreed to come along but questioned why the husband was not getting a car first. The wife agreed to go visit other car dealers before returning to hers.

The next day, after a bit of hunting the 3 found themselves at the Subaru dealership, where a very nice, young, enthusiastic salesman showed them around, answer all the dumb questions. The husband, wife and her father were all quite impressed and took one for a test drive.

When they got back the salesman even showed them some used ones. His evil boss tried throwing in some hard sell tactics "I've just had a call and someone else wants this car." and the like.

The husband refused to be swayed and left the dealership for lunch. During lunch, greatly his surprise, the father stated he thought they should buy the car. The father was a well-respected man with a good logical sense and not prone to fast decisions. The conversation continued until the phone rang.

The young salesman had called to say he had managed to source the car in the colour that was no longer available even after he was told no 3 times by the evil boss. The wife and he father agreed and persuaded the husband to take it. The trio went back to the dealership and after a lot more hesitation the husband walked out with the signed contract for a brand new car!!


So that's the story and if you’re still reading I'm sure you’re wondering what model? Well... I managed to grab one of the last 2013 WRX S Edition in WR Blue

The dealership offered the X-Pack which was $1800 for Paint, leather, plastic and carpet protection and would throw in free tinting too. I said no and from what I can gather it’s a complete waste. Anyone disagree?

Also looking at the accessories catalog, are there any that are a must have? Or I should look at??
I did like the Side sill plates and think the STI wheel nut lock kit might be a good idea.

Well I look forward to meeting you all, hearing you opinions/ experiences and thanks for having me