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01-17-2013, 09:40 AM | #301 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 327505
Join Date: Jul 2012
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I am a 20 year old college student and bought my WRX last April when I was 19.
Right out of high school I decided to take a year away from college and work offshore in the oil fields where I knew I would make some STUPID money. I've had my eyes on a Subaru since I can remember and knew that this would be my opportunity to get one. The entire year I worked offshore I browsed and browsed the online ads looking for my perfect REX (I knew an STI would be out of the question insurance wise). And after many almost-buys I started to get discouraged that I would come across a worthwhile find and started looking into other cars.... But then, on my second to last week of working offshore before starting school I found it. There she was, an aspen white 2002 WRX on Prodrive P1's. Bone stock engine. Exactly what I was looking for. And the best part, the guy only wanted 7k for it (pocket change at that time) since the radiator had a crack (big surprise on the 02's haha). I called him up and told him I would be at his door the day I got off the ship with cash in hand. The day came and I went and picked up my baby, and so the love story began...
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01-17-2013, 11:32 AM | #302 | |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 341881
Join Date: Dec 2012
Chapter/Region:
TXIC
Vehicle:2013 STI WRB |
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No I only put that because a page or two ago some guy got all mad that younger people were driving STIs and he wanted to assert his place as a responsible adult by claiming that no one who is younger than him and owns an STI pays a mortgage. His comment went something like, "I wonder how many of these young STI owners pay a mortgage? Yeah... That's what I thought". Just thought it was a funny, sarcastic retort that's all. |
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01-17-2013, 11:37 AM | #303 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 343299
Join Date: Jan 2013
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Vehicle:05 Impreza wrx Rally blue |
I'm 20 and own a 02 wrx and a 05 its called workin your ass off! Iv worked in a garage sense I was 16 and I saved money up and paid in cash for both cars not that hard to do it just takes time
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01-17-2013, 11:43 AM | #304 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 107617
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: lost in the sticks
Vehicle:2003 STi ej207 the silver bullet |
21- 04 WRX
25- 06 STi 29- 02 WRX with EJ207 Im military so dont have to worry about money for college......... |
01-17-2013, 11:45 AM | #305 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 335146
Join Date: Oct 2012
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: LaPlata, MD
Vehicle:2004 STi PSM |
This. I bought my STi when I was 19 after saving for what felt like forever.
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01-17-2013, 12:57 PM | #306 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 333855
Join Date: Oct 2012
Chapter/Region:
RMIC
Location: Denver
Vehicle:1995 STI v2 Type RA white |
26. Six years after I started my career and three years after I bought my first house.
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01-17-2013, 01:09 PM | #307 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 70710
Join Date: Sep 2004
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: Quakertown/AREA1320 391whp
Vehicle:2002 04STi Swaped RS w/PPGS & 02 Wagon w/PPGs |
In 2002 I was 25 and bought a new 2.5rs Bugeye. Took out a 6 year loan and payed it off in 2-1/2 years, then 04 STi swapped the motor in 2006. Still have it to this day as a show car.
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01-17-2013, 01:11 PM | #308 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 343299
Join Date: Jan 2013
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Vehicle:05 Impreza wrx Rally blue |
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01-17-2013, 01:12 PM | #309 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 320976
Join Date: May 2012
Vehicle:2012 WRX white |
I was 20 when I got my job when I finished school
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01-17-2013, 01:54 PM | #310 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 115350
Join Date: May 2006
Chapter/Region:
TXIC
Location: San Antonio
Vehicle:2018 STI Type RA White |
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I do not like to heavily mod. I enjoy spirited driving stage 2 max with some autocrossing here and there. My 05 Sti was stage 2 on coilovers, I did all the maintenance myself and it was my daily driver /family hauler as well. I drove that car like i stole it every day and i never got tired of it. Loved it. Paid it off and planned on using it as a track only car. Never had a single issue with it outside of normal wear after about 5 years. Then my wife's explorer well.. exploded. So at the time we were in a bit of a financial crunch and i decided screw it the STi might go any day and then we would have no realible cars. So i traded her in got myself the 12 wrx hatch and my wifey the 11 outback. We had just purchased our dream home and i figured i could sacrifice the old STI for 2 reliable cars under warranty. The 12 wrx was okay, it was left unmodded and for 10,000 miles took me from point a to point be. The hatch styling felt very blah, no one ever asked me what kinda car it was. When people rode with me they never mentioned the car or the ride. It was a very blah experience. Fast forward to last month, hard work lead to a new job offer without getting into details the wifey was pleased enough to tell me go get your baby back Impressions from the 13 Sti over my past subies is pretty much straight forward. Very familiar to the 05 STI, heart pumping, familiar handling and awesome little touches that improve on the old girl. The S# drive feature is neat, the DCC is awesome to just hit + or - and the styling is much improved and now brings on many a double takes. I feeling I can go stage 2 through on some coil overs and hold on to it as i wanted to my 05 years ago. I was spolied by my first STI and even after test driving some higher class cars out there (BMW,Merceds, Audi) I felt that with a couple mods the STI is just the perfect fit to me between all around performance, reliability and a very familiar engine that I that I have no problems jumping right into if any repairs are needed. Anyways sorry to highjack thread but to sum it up, if you can afford an STi then by all means get one. A WRX is a great car with awesome value! For me though the STI holds a special place in my heart that I don't think a lot of people would agree with our understand. My wife loves her Outback and my 13 year old son is excited about his base impreza he will be getting his senior year if he keeps up his awesome grades. |
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01-17-2013, 02:05 PM | #311 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 115350
Join Date: May 2006
Chapter/Region:
TXIC
Location: San Antonio
Vehicle:2018 STI Type RA White |
Nobody's bitching or moaning, more power to you. The problems come from wrecked/horribly modded subies killing the resale value/insurance rates for said older guys.
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01-17-2013, 03:48 PM | #312 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 241254
Join Date: Mar 2010
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: NJ
Vehicle:2015 Scat Pack |
22 when I bought my 2010 STI brand new paid in full.
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01-18-2013, 11:08 AM | #313 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 181047
Join Date: May 2008
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: South Jersey
Vehicle:2015 CWP WRX 2015 SWP Forester XT |
22 when I purchased my 2010 WRX brand new. Put $20k down and financed the rest. My dad cosigned the loan, which was the only help I received from my parents. If you have the extra money, go for it.
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01-18-2013, 11:44 AM | #314 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 205881
Join Date: Mar 2009
Chapter/Region:
E. Canada
Location: Moncton NB
Vehicle:2013 CGM STi 2015 Denaii HD |
22, 5 years into my career, bought the 11' STi
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01-18-2013, 12:52 PM | #315 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 317893
Join Date: Apr 2012
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: shermansdale pa
Vehicle:2013 Sti Se Orange |
20 and bought my 2012 wrx hactchback. Financed 10k and looking to trade in May for a orange 2013 sti and owe around 10k again
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01-18-2013, 03:22 PM | #316 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 306479
Join Date: Jan 2012
Chapter/Region:
SWIC
Location: Arizona
Vehicle:2012 WRX Limited Satin White Pearl |
Age: 24
Car: 2012 wrx new I graduated college.. Got a job and bought the car 15 days later. I always wanted a wrx or STI but could never afford it.. I do not have any student loans so that's a plus. |
01-18-2013, 05:44 PM | #317 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 289470
Join Date: Jul 2011
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: West Chester, PA
Vehicle:2010 Forester XT |
Bought my 2011 WRX new after my 25th birthday as a gift to myself. I had always wanted one but couldnt afford one and my parents wouldnt let me own one. After a couple successful years in the workforce I decided to pull the trigger and bought the car I had always wanted.
The worst part, now I want a bugeye or a GC8 to fix up on the side and add to the stable lol. |
01-18-2013, 05:49 PM | #318 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 21328
Join Date: Jul 2002
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: Pittsburgh
Vehicle:2007 STi limited UGM 1995 GF wagon project |
20 srp wrx wagon. Been through many expensive cars since then and now I'm back to a bug eye because I'm old now and realize expensive car payments suck even if you can afford them. I have 3 cars and money left over for what my sti monthly was.
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01-18-2013, 05:50 PM | #319 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 131737
Join Date: Nov 2006
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Mass
Vehicle:2006 STI OBP 2013 Tacoma TRD OR |
I was 24.
I saved up for 6 months after graduation until I had 25% to put down and then went and bought it 1 year used. Ended up paying it off early when I moved out of my Mom's house just to have one less thing to worry about. Bought my most recent truck at 29 with a 50% downpayment. Set my payment equal to what I was spending on student loans so my monthly budgeting didn't change. Hopefully I get 15 years out of it. Working on planning the jump to a house next. I wish this economy was more stable. |
01-18-2013, 09:00 PM | #320 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 331734
Join Date: Sep 2012
Chapter/Region:
TXIC
Location: Barracks
Vehicle:2002 WRX Turbo World Rally Blue |
20. After my 1st deployment in affdurkastan.
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01-18-2013, 09:23 PM | #321 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 300342
Join Date: Nov 2011
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Near Worcester, MA
Vehicle:2002 WRX PSM |
16-2002 WRX
A lot of saving and help from my parents. Still paying them back. Owe just about 1.5k left. |
01-19-2013, 04:10 AM | #322 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 302889
Join Date: Dec 2011
Chapter/Region:
TXIC
Location: Mabank Tx
Vehicle:2004 Wrx Blue |
18. 04 wrb wrx
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01-19-2013, 08:14 AM | #323 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 241668
Join Date: Mar 2010
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: Emerson, NJ
Vehicle:2006 Impreza 2.5i OBP |
I was 22 when I got my 06 2.5i right out of college. Monthly payments nothing close to what a wrx would of cost me but student loans hurt any chance of upgrading to my wrx soon. My plan is to pay this car off and just save. Hoping for that 300000 mile impreza!
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01-20-2013, 12:49 AM | #324 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 247030
Join Date: May 2010
Chapter/Region:
International
Vehicle:Stop Looking At Me Swan |
There are A LOT of young people buying a wrx or sti I am very surprised. I am 19 freshmen in college and have a job and my parents bought me a 06 2.5i a few years ago, even if I sold that I still dont feel like I'd have the money for an older model wrx +insurance.
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01-20-2013, 09:33 AM | #325 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 122043
Join Date: Aug 2006
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: RomeoVille
Vehicle:n/a n/a n/a |
I was 20 when i purchased my 1st brand new 2.5ts
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