Minding 2004 WRX

Tonight I'm minding a mate's 2004 WRX.

Its pretty funky. Just like any of the typical jabba ones you see on the street. Big cannon muffler, bright blue etc.

Almost brand new, its pretty nice. Very smooth and refined. Its actually quite a big car compared to the micra.

Smooth power delivery, very nice engine note, nice throb from the boxer engine. Seems to pull very well in the top gears like 3rd and 4th etc.

Definately lacks the same big g-force pushback that bluey has, but its just so smooth and refined. Very nice to drive in.

Quite jam packed in the engine bay, I'm thinking even worse than the micra. Not a lot of room in there.

I love factory refinement sometimes. You can just buy one of these, do nothing to it, and everything works, everything's modern and reliable and well thought out.

Cars have even improved aethetically and usability wise I think in the past 10 years.

It still doesn't feel as nice to me as sitting in blue monster. But perhaps that's just a personal thing heh. Can' t beat that feeling of knowing your car has so much grunt under the hood ready to use any time.

Power delivery of the WRX feels very similar in smoothness and boost threshold to my old S14 200sx.

I have to drop it back tomorrow morning. What a fun adventure.

Same as this model: (but not an STi like the photo is)

One of my mates has one of those..

Can easy make 300bhp with just upgraded exhaust, STI intercooler with waterspray and remapped ecu!

Haha, I was just watching a comparison between an Evo and Noble on topgear, like 5 minutes ago, Although its not my cup of tea, I wouldnt mind driving it around for a day :)

A friend of mine had the WRX (2002 model i think), he swapped it for a 2005 cooper S now...

Glas to see you are not tempted Cisco.
IF I ever sold my Micras I would buy a Cooper S.

I too would kill for a Cooper S.

(preferably with a john cooper works kit, but lets not be picky...)

I wouldnt mind one of those overseas new (mark5 i think?) 3dr VW Golf GTi's either..

I could never possibly sell blue monster I don't think. Maybe one day many years down the track.

But as a second car I would get either:
- immaculate S14 200sx, and modify everything so it made big power.
- Something very luxurious, i.e. brand new maxima, celsior like Sean's, or a phat new fairlane v8 or xr6turbo or something, who knows. I reckon I'll end up getting something like that not too far down the track, once bluey is finished and all working reliably. Need a main reliable car basically. heh. Something I can just drop off at the place for servicing and not worry one bit about it.

I love those Ignis Sports too, but pity they don't make them any more. That was a fizzer.

Well if you do want a Celsior then give me a call, I can organise something

Sean

Good onya Seano.

Is that jabba suspension aftermarket?

Don't they have air bag suspension from the factory, but the height adjust must be aftermarket??

I wouldn't have an Impreza, I hate saloons and the fuel consumption would kill me! I'd quite like an Ignis Sport, though; cheap and fun :)

Yeah I think the fuel would add up in that thing.

Fairly heavy, not extremely aerodynamic..

Great fun for city jabbing though. But honestly, not as fun as driving the blue monster. The blue monster is just kind of off the scale, like its a funny little car with too much power. You can't beat the feeling of being able to break traction in 2nd gear. haha.

Yeah it has airsus stock (on some models, mine's the C-F which is THE model to get)

The height controller is aftermarket though...

But I wouldn't be driving anywhere near that on the stocko sus though as you can damage it pretty easily and with second hand airsus struts costing $880 minimum...

When mine go I'm going aftermarket suspension so you can drive with the bags aired out

Sean

Celsior pix please, Seano.

Imprezas are beautiful cars, but the engine bay is a nightmare. You've got to take off the radiator and a bunch of ancillaries to swap the plugs... unless you're friendly with Mr Tickle.

i want an evo 7,8 or 9. any evo will do me