WRX kill story
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From: CNY
I was driving to work one day when this WRX comes screaming up on me, I'm like "Oh man I don't need this Sh*t now." Turns out it was my brother in law. We pulled up to the next light, not another car in sight, and then green. I thought his car would hold up a little bit but man when the rpm's reached 5K it was no contest. That so far has been my only experience with the 996 and 0-60 type pull. I really thought the wrx would have had more of a chance with all wheel drive and turbo spooling at 3k, but no our little 996's are deceiving,well, maybe not ; )
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From: Nashville, TN
Originally Posted by BBHelms
What's a WRX anyway?!!?!
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From: Anglo-Irish Mongrel in Delaware
Originally Posted by mostserene1
I've always wondered, do these rice rockets' engines last 100,000 miles plus (like P car/bimmer) or do they live fast/die young (engines, not drivers)?
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From: St. Louis, Missouri
Originally Posted by Twinned
Hate to put a damper on the fun in this forum - and it was a fun story, but I thought from the subject line the tale was going to have quite a different twist. 18 year kid in the North Shore Chicago suburbs got a new toy - $35,000 WRX Sti for graduating top ten in his class and doing all the right things in high school. Ran it into the back end of a big American boat at 100 mph last weekend and was killed instantly. I see way too many kids in those things who haven't learned how to have fun while respecting the laws of physics. God, I'm getting old.
As a WRX owner (daily driver), it feels easier to drive fast than my 993, but far less rewarding (requires less skill). I enjoy driving it every day, but I'm already tired of it - bought it in Nov. '05. Every other ricer on the road wants to run me, the cops like to stop me, and insurance is high. I think I'm going to get an Audi A4.
The WRX forums are pathetic. Every other thread is titled "I wrecked my WRX today!" or "How can I make my WRX faster?" or "I tried to race a Porsche today but the puss wouldn't run me"
My $0.02.
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Well... she is definitely rubbing off on me on her driving style. I always try to use every opportunity while I am driving to explain to her what an apex is and how to dissect a turn before you get to it, and when to accelerate out of an turn...etc....Recently I noticed that she is aiming for all the apex of a turn and cornering at much higher speeds than before.....
One night she came home all pissed off, something about people that didn't know how to drive was driving too slow on a turns and forced her to miss her apex. I was telling myself, oh **** I created a monster....
One night she came home all pissed off, something about people that didn't know how to drive was driving too slow on a turns and forced her to miss her apex. I was telling myself, oh **** I created a monster....