After a couple years with my Fiesta ST, in early July 2017 I placed an order for a brand new WRX; a 2018 Premium in Lapis Blue Pearl. This was something I had dreamt of doing since shopping for my very first car as a teenager!
The WRX neatly filled the void left when I sold my Fiesta ST, and proved to be a much more practical daily driver, without sacrificing too many of the fun-to-drive qualities that made the ST a great car.
I had a great four and a half years with the WRX, but as I hit 30, my priorities shifted drastically, and I needed a car that better suited our families needs. So in March 2022 I decided to trade in the WRX for a 2022 Legacy Touring XT.
I’ll always consider the WRX my “attainable dream car”, and absolutely loved every day I was able to drive it!
You can read more about the process of ordering, taking delivery, and the nearly five year journey with the car here or via the list of posts below (chronological order).
Posts
- Buying a WRX
- Taking Delivery of My WRX
- Perrin Shift Stop Review
- XPEL Ultimate Review
- Sound Deadening the WRX
- Blacking Out the WRX
- Cleaning up the Rear of the WRX
- Carbon E-Brake & Perrin Drift Button Review
- JDM Dual Console Armrest Extension Review
- WRX Oil Change
- WRX 10k Review
- Morimoto D2S 4.0 HID Retrofit
- WRX Taillight Blackout
- Bayson R V-Limited Lip Review
- ProClip Phone Mount Review
- ProClip USA Visit
- WRX 25k Review
- DIY Carbon Fiber
- XPEL Ultimate - Long Term Review
- WRX Clutch Issues
- COBB Accessport Review
- DIY Carbon Fiber - 5 Tips and Tricks
- Powder Coating my Wheels
- WRX Brake Upgrade
- Goodbye to the WRX
Mods
- Weathertech floormats
- Grimmspeed front plate relocate
- 30% tint
- XPEL Ultimate paint protection film
- Perrin Shift Stop
- Front & rear door sound deadening
- Gloss black badging
- Enkei YS5 (17x7.5 +55) + General Altimax Arctic 12 (235/45R-17) (winter wheels & tires)
- Subiebros F1 rear fog light
- Subiebros LED license plate lights
- Carbon fiber e-brake handle
- Perrin Drift Button
- JDM dual console armrest
- Blacked out headlight housing, Morimoto D2S 4.0 HIDs, Diode Dynamics c-lights
- Blacked out taillights, Diode Dynamics Tail as Turn module
- Diode Dynamics interior LEDs
- Morimoto LED foglights
- Bayson R V-Limited front lip
- Billetworkz custom shift knob
- JDM coin tray
- JDM grocery hook
- Custom carbon-wrapped shifter trim
- Blacked out vent trim
- Rays Gram Lights 57DR (18x9.5 +38) + General G-MAX RS (255/35ZR-18)
- HT Autos side skirts, rear spats
- OLM LED black turn signal housings
- COBB Accessport V3 w/ MAPerformance Stage 1 Tune
- KNS Brake Rotors w/ Hawk HPS 5.0 pads
- COBB SS 3” cat-back exhaust