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I bought my WRX STI without worrying about bothering to drive it.

I already had a WRX I was trading on it, but still. It was kind of neat buying it like that.

I remember briefly flirting with the idea of buying a new WRX back in 2000 or so. Went to a few dealerships and asked to take a test drive, and none of them would even let me. They said "If I let you test drive this car, it would end up with a non-zero mileage, and I have buyers lined up for blocks demanding zero on the odometer."

Well, okay...

Yeah, it's kind of goofy.

In my experience of owners, including myself, people are super precious about their WRXs and they are pampered and fawned over beyond all reason. Mine was festooned with aftermarket parts, stickers, lighting, sound upgrade and DVD, noisy muffler etc.

OTOH, my STI is more of a 'no fucks' style tool, no mods, not even a sticker. Great car, probably way too much car for me if I'm honest, but safe and predictable. Just fast. Was nice to get one straight off the truck, 8 miles on the ODO.

And if anyone doubts the mettle on one of these, take a look at the following showing a not heavily modified standard car: https://youtu.be/mejMde6z1Nw?t=861 [Top 20 Finish in a WRC Event - Almost Unheard Of!!]

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