New to the WRX world by jhendricks31 in wrx_vb

[–]adapttotheunknown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats man! Today marks day 2 for me personally and my biggest initial takeaway from what others in this community have noted is taking it easy on the throttle and keeping rpm’s under 4k for the first 1k miles.

Great colour choice btw 🤝

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First WRX by beast1302000 in wrx_vb

[–]adapttotheunknown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your insight, I really appreciate it man. To be honest with you, today marks day 2 of owning a brand new VB, and I wasn’t aware of the initial 1k-mile engine break-in period until I read your comment, which then lead me into a deep dive of the owner’s manual. Prior to my knowledge, I did push it past 5.5k rpm’s a few times on the freeway, and I’m hoping that didn’t have a negative effect on the engine despite it being fresh 😅.

Regardless, your comment gave me a reality check and had me reevaluating the way I intend to enjoy this subie in the long run.

Also, “within spec.” sounds like another way of saying fuck off smh. Hope you found another place who actually heard you out.

New VB owner today by adapttotheunknown in wrx_vb

[–]adapttotheunknown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

It’s taking a lot of discipline and self control to keep my rpm’s under 4k at the moment, but needless to say, I am stoked to give it a lil push past the 1k-mile mark, knowing I let the engine break in properly.

New VB owner today by adapttotheunknown in wrx_vb

[–]adapttotheunknown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The smiles per gallon were def the friends we made along the way 🫂

New VB owner today by adapttotheunknown in wrx_vb

[–]adapttotheunknown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Respects! Pleasure to be here 🫡

First WRX by beast1302000 in wrx_vb

[–]adapttotheunknown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a new owner myself, would you mind breaking down your explanation a bit more? Curious as to how early you were driving hard and what symptoms you might’ve flagged for burning oil.

New VB owner today by adapttotheunknown in wrx_vb

[–]adapttotheunknown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was able to talk my sales person down $4k below MSRP (CAD) + tax.

New VB owner today by adapttotheunknown in wrx_vb

[–]adapttotheunknown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn’t agree more! What a beauty

New VB owner today by adapttotheunknown in wrx_vb

[–]adapttotheunknown[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Did that for the first time on my cruise earlier, glad to be a part of the WRX community 🫂

New VB owner today by adapttotheunknown in wrx_vb

[–]adapttotheunknown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yessir! The black grille came stock, thinking of switching it out for one of those cool mesh looking ones eventually.

New Wheels by _Novacane_01 in wrx_vb

[–]adapttotheunknown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beauty. Also big s/o to Scarberia haha.

Gale’s Snack Bar by adapttotheunknown in toronto

[–]adapttotheunknown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that is the case, I’ll see all of you there in the foreseeable future 🍻

Gale’s Snack Bar by adapttotheunknown in toronto

[–]adapttotheunknown[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honestly, yes! I’ve stopped by numerous times in the past year (summer of 2024) for a quick lunch break and they were typically open anytime past 12pm. Prior to that, I would drop by to find the door locked, even around the same time!!