2011 WRX STi finally here

[DierwulfBL]

Hey guys, so I posted a good while back that I was in the market for a used STi in the for sale/trade forum. I had been looking for months and every car I thought would be decent ended up not being as advertised. My parameters were too narrowing and I finally realized the car did not exist(except in Maengs driveway). So around September 16th or so, not sure exactly, I went down to Johnson Subaru of Cary and ordered myself a stripped down 2011 WRX STi Sedan in WRB, no additional options.

Fast forward to around October 20th or so, I get a call from the sales manager car came in that morning with another STi, great news. Bad news was the wing got caught on the clam shell or some shit and got ripped off, mangling the trunk in the process. I go to the dealership after work to check out the damage and there was no way I was driving that off the lot with 6 miles on the odometer and a Carfax report. This is when I place order #2 for the exact same car, I wanted the SPT boost gauge but its back-ordered til at least March.

Fast forward to Monday, I pick up my shiny new WRX STi sedan in WRB after work. Here's my experience so far, things I like that I haven't ever had/haven't had in a while cause the CRX is stripped down:

1. Heated seats/Engine heats up super quick - WOW is all I can say, all these mornings ive been shivering on the way to work cause the little 1.5l couldnt warm up fast enough.
2. Power steering/Power windows/Power Locks/Remote/CD Player/Cushy Suspension/Engine has torque - You know all those little things most people are accustomed to that I've gone without for years
3. Boxer Grumble - The stock exhaust note on the 2011s is noticeably more grumbly than previous years at idle, the dual mufflers setup might have something to do with it, UEL headers FTW!
4. HIDs - WOW, shoulda put some on my cars previously helps so much seeing at night

Things I don't like so much:
1. Hill hold/Incline hill start assist, w/e the hell they're calling it these days: This function is horrible, Ive been in an old Subaru that had this and it was great, the brakes let go as soon as you engaged the clutch and off you went no rolling back. This is some electronic crap and if you're too soon off the brake then engaging the clutch the brakes aren't done holding, caused me to stall twice. Luckily in the STi you can disable this, if I had gotten a WRX I would be stuck with it.
2. Gas mileage: theyre claiming 23 highway, people averaging 18/19 mixed, Ive gotten 120 miles out of a half tank and I'm taking it super easy on the throttle for break in. I've never owned a car that gets less than 30mpg so itll take a little more getting used to but it'll def be worth it

I've only put 120 miles on it since I got it but plan on doing some cruising around this weekend to help with the break-in ensuring to vary rpm and gear consistently. Most of my driving is pretty busy so once its broken in it'll probably be hard to find an open on ramp to really see what its got 0/10-70. My plans with this car are to keep it 100% stock until the warranty is up and to just finally enjoy a decent car since I've been driving piles of rice for as long as I can remember . Also, anyone in the Triangle, NC area that wants a ride post break-in lemme know.


Cliff Notes: Took 3 months but it's here and I'm super excited!!!!