I've been running on adrenaline since taking delivery earlier today just before noon. Definitely very pleased in every way with my new WRX TR: the purchasing experience at Pence Subaru was A+; my salesman Bill Fallon was straight forward an honest throughout the entire process; we were in-and-out in roughly 75 minutes; my new car looks amazing and moves like lightning!
Only issue that arose was with a sales manager who took the car on a long business trip, so when I picked her up today she had a tad over 2,000 miles.
However, the price was reduced and with my 30% deposit and 5% interest rate, my monthly payments are less than $300 for the next 5 years!
I bought 2 oil filters while at the dealership and picked up a 5 quart container of Mobil 1 5W-30 synthetic oil. I'll do an oil change tomorrow and then gradually start taking the revs above 4,000rpms over the next few weeks.
Here are a few more pics!
The new 2.5L turbo engine in the '06 WRXs is a torque monster and makes the car a breeze to drive off-boost around town and on the highway. I took her along a few twisty backroads and there's definitely a lot less body roll compared to my former SVX. However, the driving position doesn't feel as *sporty* since I'm sitting more upright in a 4 door sedan compared to a low slung SVX.
I also doubt I'll be allowing anyone else to drive my car anytime soon - the clutch is still brand new and extremely grabby. I definitely would hate for someone inexperienced to damage the synchros or the trans itself while she's still brand new.
Looking forward to SCCA D-stock autoX competition this year!
-Chike