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6-19-2013
Update: This car is no more. It was totaled and is now gone. Thankfully no one was hurt.
I have replaced it with a 2012 Forester (2.5L NA with auto tranny) for day to day use. I plan on starting a new project car when time permits (and I find the right vehicle to start with). In the end, I think this is a much better scenario for me and my family. A good daily driver (that I won't be tempted to do any power mods to), and a weekend car that I can make much faster without having to worry about day to day reliability and comfort or having to put on 10-15k miles a year.
I have a feeling some people will be skeptical because of how I've implied things like this in the past, but this time it has already happened. The WRX is gone and the Forester is my daily driver. I will post a thread with photos and info on the Forester sometime soon, but it will not be an extensive build like this one became. Thank you to everyone who followed along with this project and provided support and insight. I learned a lot with this car and met a lot of great people along the way. There was a lot of time and effort into the WRX, but in the end it's just a car, and I do plan on continuing on to something else in the Subaru world in its place.
Here is a shot of the Forester:
Sorry, that's not the head unit I have. Mine is identical to the WRX, and actually sounds a lot worse.
No parts were taken off the car. I'll only have the stock parts to sell.
Right now the plan is to get another Subaru. It is a familiar platform with great local support from NF, and I like the idea of AWD. No point in having power if you can't put it down. Coming from a nearly 600WHP car that would grip even in 1st gear, I just don't think a RWD car would be as fun when it can break loose at highway speed. Watching Supra speedo videos and seeing them spinning at 150mph just doesn't seem worth it. I want to actually be able to use the power without needing slicks and a prepped track.
Forester thread is up here:
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2519163
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2078765