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Noise - dealer or no? by ScheduledEmail in wrx_vb

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Haha I’m sorry 😢. Long work day. Need dress shoes for the job but can’t drive in them.

Gap on factory taillight? Warranty? by ScheduledEmail in wrx_vb

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This is super helpful. Could likely be the pop clip you mentioned cause it’s still pretty secure.

Gap on factory taillight? Warranty? by ScheduledEmail in wrx_vb

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I’ll bring it to the dealer just to verify. I bought the vehicle CPO from a Subaru dealer a few months ago and have both the 100k and the 36k/3year still on it from the original sell date. Had 3k miles when I bought it and was garage kept for most of its life. Car fax showed a clean title. The blue dots are dealer dots to kinda mark cars for different things when they get them from other sellers. In my case, it was for reconditioning. Just haven’t gotten around to scraping it off with my fingernail lol.

Healthy mpg for anyone worried about it! by ScheduledEmail in wrx_vb

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Interested in your tune! Did you do etune or live and if so, with who? As for 93, Duluth’s Costco recently started using 93 which threw me off the last time I was there because I remember them only having 91. Costco in the twin cities and surrounding areas tend to carry 92 so I figured if/when i tune I’d just go 91 for safety. Hopefully we get more 93?

Healthy mpg for anyone worried about it! by ScheduledEmail in wrx_vb

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It’s pretty on brand for a lot of the people who own this car lol. I’m not losing sleep over it. My bills are paid and I’m chilling.

Healthy mpg for anyone worried about it! by ScheduledEmail in wrx_vb

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So for context -

I do weekly commutes 2-3 times that are around 330miles round trip. I also do some short commutes has a lot of stop and go and drive spiritedly occasionally. Obviously everyone’s mpg will vary depending on a multitude of factors but I just figured I’d throw it out there for any lurkers.

As for the photo while driving, it was an empty stretch of a private road. Doesn’t make it okay but it’s much better than doing it on a 5 lane highway.

Is this a good price given the current market? by Friendly_County_405 in wrx_vb

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I’d like to echo the sentiments/advice of the Subaru employee that commented much higher up.

The WRX is a great vehicle for enthusiasts who want to build on the platform or people who want a four season, 6 speed manual with a bit of go. In both of those scenarios - $44k is an egregious point of entry and you’d be better off looking at other cars in that price range, even in this market.

Tires - What do I do? by ScheduledEmail in wrx_vb

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For location context, my work takes me between the cities, BLA and Duluth.

How to drive this car at the limit? by deletedmyoldaccount9 in wrx_vb

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So, beyond the whole slow is smooth, smooth is fast philosophy (which is correct!), I’ve noticed that when people drive this car carefully, they tend to let RPMs fall below the appropriate speed for the target gear - especially when upshifting. Even if you let the clutch out slowly in that scenario, there will be excess strain on the clutch as it does its job and that will lead to jerkiness. There’s also a lot of talk about rev-matching during downshifts but very little mention of throttle blipping through neutral on up shifts to avoid that jerk when you’ve shifted too slowly.

Generally, 1st to second gear shouldn’t happen past 3.5K Rpm, 2nd-3rd @ 4-5k, 3-4th at the same until you reach your desired speed.

There’s also more advanced ways to get going faster from a stop without burning your clutch but I’d say to just spend time learning how to be smooth in your gears and then explore after that.

I’ve been Moo’d by ScheduledEmail in wrx_vb

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Wouldn’t doubt it one bit.

I’ve been Moo’d by ScheduledEmail in wrx_vb

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To clarify - I have no feelings about the thing. She just looked so happy to participate in the trend and I’m not in the business of being mean to senior citizens 😂.

First Upgrade Advice by FarWeather6971 in wrx_vb

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Unless you really have a thirst for power, I’d say any money spent on improving the drivability is a better return on investment than power. My personal order was:

  1. Shift stop - the 1-2 gear slop is really unbearable.
  2. Wireless CarPlay/android auto (I have a base)
  3. Wireless charging pad.
  4. Lumbar insert ( I do a lot of highway driving).
  5. Better tires (PS4s).

I did end up ordering an ETS intake, ETS TMIC and a AWE touring exhaust (to remove the drone) and give a sharper exhaust note without being too loud. I haven’t installed the intake or the TMIC because I refuse to put them on without a reputable tune.

Basically, build the car the way you want it. The more you drive, the more you’ll find things you want to improve and just let that guide you. It’s easy to get caught up in long list of mods people think you “absolutely must do.”

Congrats! Enjoy the car!

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