Originally Posted by WRXGuy1
I am still in the same boat as a lot of people here. I used to have a 2009 WRX which I traded in for a 2011 Legacy. Last March when I did the trade I was originally planning on trading in my '09 WRX for a '11 WRX, simply because I needed new tires and brakes and felt it was time for a new car anyways, so why not now. Of course the dealer only had a few premiums in stock which were above my price range, so for the fun of it I test drove the Legacy. I was actually surprised with the quick get up and go it had, it was very similar to the WRX before the turbo kicked in, combine that with the great interior and gas mileage I was sold. Of course only a few months later I was regretting it and desired something faster, so I test drove a MazdaSpeed 3, which was a great car for the price, and had a lot of features compared to the WRX. Of course it wasn't financially a wise move since I was already in debt on my car since I just bought it. I lasted through the fall and winter and i've been overall pretty happy with my Legacy, but I figure that because I'm 23 and single I may not have a chance to get a 2 door sports car in the near future.
I haven't test driven a BRZ yet, but I am remembering all that was wrong with the WRX. Back in 2009 I was looking at the Evo (which had great deals at the time and was only a few thousand more) and the WRX. I was all smiles driving the Evo, from the great handling, fast acceleration, quick breaking, and nice interior. Later that week I drove the WRX and I was actually pretty disappointed in the experience, it was slower, the handling was much worse, and the shifting sucks. Now why did I choose the WRX? I trusted Subaru more the Mitsubishi for their reliability, I figured parts/repairs would be cheaper, it got slightly better gas mileage, cheaper, and more economical for a DD. I'm hoping the experience of the BRZ makes up for all of that, the only thing that concerns me is really getting down on the accelerator only to be gripping the steering wheel wishing it would go faster. I really like the new style of the WRX, but with a new model coming out next year most likely I don't want to buy one now as it will probably handle the same way.
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