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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey
How have you (or anyone else with an 09+ wrx) liked the car after you've had it for a while now? I don't know that I'm going to keep my jeep more than another year or so, and I think I'll want something like a wrx for a dd when I ditch it.
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There are only a few downsides to the newer WRXs IMO. First, they're a little small, plus the interior is a bit lackluster when compared to other cars at the same price point (which has always been true with Subarus... you get less luxury for a better drivetrain). Also, it seems like the newer cars aren't quite as mechanically reliable as they used to be. Not to say they're bad or anything, just not quite as stout as generations past.
The first two issues can be addressed simply by getting a legacy or outback. They're the same drivetrain as the WRXs (so the reliability issues may still apply) but they're larger and nicer. And they draw less attention.
Also, the whole reliability thing may be trumped up in of itself just because more people are modding the cars more extensively, so it just seems like they break more often. YMMV.
Either way, it's hard to find anything more all season capable, fun, and useful than a Subaru. IMO, the best buys right now are '09 WRXs and Legacies. Thats the first year of the 265hp WRX and the last year of the better looking Legacy body style. The 2010 Legacy isn't terrible (the interior is nicer and bigger) but the LGT and OBXT peaked in '09 IMO.