Great choice! She's a beauty.
So, tell me what exactly made you decide on the WRX over the S3 or 3-series!!
No manual in the S3? 3 series too expensive and bloated these days? Both cost about 40% more than the WRX.
Sorry I meant to say 2 series...M235i to be exact.
This all started back in October of last year when the M235i was THE car for me. However by the time December rolled around, my wife and I reconsidered a 2 door car. We know we want kids soon and even though my wife has a hatch (Elantra GT), I don't want the hassle of a 2 door car when dealing with car seat.
Next best option? Audi S3! It was really everything I wanted; small 4 door, AWD and ~300hp. The only thing that was crappy was the fact that it didn't come in manual but I was willing to overlook that cause of all the other things it had going for. So in Feb. I put an order for an S3 in Sepang Blue, with mag-ride, 19" wheels and the Super Sport seats. Fast forward to June and word is that the SS seats are being delayed, so I contact my sales guy for confirmation and he confirms...however now we don't know when the car will be delivered or with which seats it will come. Will it come with Nappa leather or the lesser A3? So after countless emails to my dealer and lack of info (partly their fault and partly Audi of Canada's fault), I got fed up and got my deposit back.
1 week later I go into Subaru dealership and test drive the WRX (CVT version) and it was a blast! I put a deposit on the spot and 2.5 months later the car is my hands.
The GTI was considered but I really wanted to try something different. I always drove FWD and I've had an MK4 Golf and I know that the MK7 is light years ahead but I felt like it was time to try something else.
So far i'm extremely happy...the car is really powerful (at least to me) and the interior is worlds better than the last generation. The most powerful car I've owned is an Altima coupe with 170hp so having 270hp on tap is really foreign to me
Funny enough a friend of mine just leased a new GTI so now i'll get to try it out haha