GTP Cool Wall: Subaru WRX (GC). Voting Open!

[Murcie_LP640]

Uncool, WRXs are the magnet of attraction to all the ricers and know nothings of cars in Australia. It seems they think it's cool and they buy it as a fashion statement and nothing more. Very few seem to buy them for legit performance reasons. Evos fair a hundred times better for the type of owners that buy them.

- Considering that it's illegal to drive fast almost anywhere except the middle of nowhere in Australia, I'm nowhere near surprised that people only buy 'Rexes because they look cool and sound awesome.
- "Very few seem to buy them for legit performance reasons." If it's a daily driver, doesn't that really go the same for ANY performance car?

 

[Paulie]

- Considering that it's illegal to drive fast almost anywhere except the middle of nowhere in Australia, I'm nowhere near surprised that people only buy 'Rexes because they look cool and sound awesome.
- "Very few seem to buy them for legit performance reasons." If it's a daily driver, doesn't that really go the same for ANY performance car?

They're called track days, you should look them up.

 

[Prosthetic]

Maybe it's because Evos are generally quite a bit more expensive here too, and the WRXs have that mad tyte exhaust burble note yo.

Evos are much more expensive then normal WRX's here too... But I live in Marin County which last time I check was in the top three wealthiest counties in the US. Where I went for my last year of high school, one of the many high schools in the area consisted of an insane student parking lot. V8 Vantage's, RS6, X5's, Evo's, STi's, one kid had a SL 55 AMG. Etc.. etc.. Lots of money in this county... and further proof... When my sister went out to lunch this afternoon, Carlos Santana was eating at the same spot.

I agree that WRX's have been crowded by the ricer community, but here Evo's seem to be so much more looked at... Odd. But not nearly the level that BMW, and Audi have now.

 

[Paulie]

Hmm, can't say I'm in a very wealthy area. Your area just sounds crazy rich.

PS- No idea who Carlos Santana is.

 

[homeforsummer]

PS- No idea who Carlos Santana is.

He's a guitarist, you should look him up

 

[Murcie_LP640]

They're called track days, you should look them up.

Once again comes to the daily driver point. And I know exactly what a track day is, you don't need to remind me.

 

[Keef]

Definitely uncool. I love them and I want one, but because of what it is, not what people think it is. Famine's description crosses the Atlantic intact. Nothing is lost in translation. The car has become a symbol of douchebaggery.

But I'd still drive these uncool things because they're BA.

 

[Paulie]

Once again comes to the daily driver point. And I know exactly what a track day is, you don't need to remind me.

What comes to the daily driver point? You buy a fast car to take to the occasional track days, or even a race series, not to look cool like, as others have said, a douchebag.

 

[Joey D]

22B
This is the image that should be in the first post, best Impreza so far.

Except we are voting on the WRX, not the 22B.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

What comes to the daily driver point? You buy a fast car to take to the occasional track days, or even a race series, not to look cool like, as others have said, a douchebag.

Unfortunately in 90% of cases that is not true at all. Many people buy flashy/fast cars because they want to look cool. It's the douchebags who don't know how to HANDLE said car and park it right in to a tree at 160kph that don't deserve to have a flashy car. And the people who rice them..that's just wrong. And then there's the fact that the owner of a fast car that they just so happened to buy as a daily driver may not WANT to ruin their car by taking it to a track day or a race series.

 

[MarinaDiamandis]

Definitely uncool. I love them and I want one, but because of what it is, not what people think it is. Famine's description crosses the Atlantic intact. Nothing is lost in translation. The car has become a symbol of douchebaggery.

But I'd still drive these uncool things because they're BA.

This. The Impreza is probably my favourite car, but no-one can deny that it has become a chav-chariot. I rarely see nicely modified examples, but luckily I do still see a fair few mint cars (Including a ludicrously delicious P1).

 

[Paulie]

Unfortunately in 90% of cases that is not true at all. Many people buy flashy/fast cars because they want to look cool. It's the douchebags who don't know how to HANDLE said car and park it right in to a tree at 160kph that don't deserve to have a flashy car. And the people who rice them..that's just wrong. And then there's the fact that the owner of a fast car that they just so happened to buy as a daily driver may not WANT to ruin their car by taking it to a track day or a race series.

Which is my point, which makes the WRX uncool.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

Yes but that goes the same for any performance car, which is a bit contradictory.

 

[Paulie]

Yes but that goes the same for any performance car, which is a bit contradictory.

Not as much as the WRX, it's not really the same for other cars at all. Evos especially in Australia are far more likely to be a track car, I'm not sure if I ever see blinged Evos on the road, but I see plenty on the track. Commodores for example are more likely to be drag strip capable than a bling-mobile. Porsches are all part of a Porsche club that do track days. So many sports cars are more likely to be bought for the right reasosns, but not WRXs.

 

[nk4e]

Unfortunately in 90% of cases that is not true at all. Many people buy flashy/fast cars because they want to look cool. It's the douchebags who don't know how to HANDLE said car and park it right in to a tree at 160kph that don't deserve to have a flashy car. And the people who rice them..that's just wrong. And then there's the fact that the owner of a fast car that they just so happened to buy as a daily driver may not WANT to ruin their car by taking it to a track day or a race series.

Opinion about rice? I have a manga-flow exhaust and A injen short ram, does that make me a ricer?

 

[Murcie_LP640]

No. No it does not.

 

[Jay]

Commodores for example are more likely to be drag strip capable than a bling-mobile.

Commodores? VE = full crome 20+ inch rims minimum

I see way more "blinged" Commodores (old and new) than I see WRX's, but there is way more Commodores around, unfortunatly WRX's are usually riced out though yes.

I voted cool because the glory days of these cars (both rally and street) before they fell into that hands of....

 

[Famine]

I have a manga-flow exhaust

The tips look like ^ ^ ?

 

[Nicksfix]

Going with cool.
True a lot of these have been fed a steady diet of "rice" ,but overall from a stock standpoint,the WRX coupe is rather cool looking and it performs descent.

 

[Jim Prower]

I dunno. You may shoot me for this, but I rather like the GD generation better. stronger chassis, arguably better looks...very arguably...and it was actually sold in the U.S. with a turbocharger.

Whenever i see this gen, I think (a) of a car in a videogame, or, (b) the Impreza GLs and Outback Sports that are the only ones I've seen 'round here.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

Commodores for example are more likely to be drag strip capable than a bling-mobile.

Once again, not true. I see about 20 blinged Commodores for every one riced WRX. Not to mention nobody really buys a JAFOC for a drag strip. They buy it for their mates to all pile up in and for them to do mainies, pumping out rap tunes through their crap stereo, and dragging off the occasional Rex and losing miserably. Like Sic Em, my mum's old '05 Rex.

 

[High-Test]

Cool.

Although they are almost always badly molested and horribly abused around here, I still love them. I'd love an Impreza wagon with a cosworth mill and mudflaps.

 

[Paulie]

Commodores? VE = full crome 20+ inch rims minimum

I see way more "blinged" Commodores (old and new) than I see WRX's, but there is way more Commodores around, unfortunatly WRX's are usually riced out though yes.

I voted cool because the glory days of these cars (both rally and street) before they fell into that hands of....

Once again, not true. I see about 20 blinged Commodores for every one riced WRX. Not to mention nobody really buys a JAFOC for a drag strip. They buy it for their mates to all pile up in and for them to do mainies, pumping out rap tunes through their crap stereo, and dragging off the occasional Rex and losing miserably. Like Sic Em, my mum's old '05 Rex.

Have you ever seen how many of those chrome rimmed Commodores have another set of wheels at home for drag strip use? A LOT of them. Plus, rims alone don't make it fully blinged out yo.

 

[Prosthetic]

Have you ever seen how many of those chrome rimmed Commodores have another set of wheels at home for drag strip use? A LOT of them. Plus, rims alone don't make it fully blinged out yo.

I'm sure if the person could afford it they would do it.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

Have you ever seen how many of those chrome rimmed Commodores have another set of wheels at home for drag strip use? NONE of them.

Fixed. While I'm sure that MIGHT be the case in Queensland, almost anywhere else in Aus it doesn't happen anything like that.

 

[Paulie]

Fixed. While I'm sure that MIGHT be the case in Queensland, almost anywhere else in Aus it doesn't happen anything like that.

I'll ask you not to modify my post like that, and I'll just leave you with your incorrect assumptions and ask you to move along.👎

Edit: By that, I mean move along from this conversation between you and I, not this thread or forum. I'll be the one moving along from this thread.

Edit 2: Hang on a sec, it doesn't matter if a Commodore has chrome rims and a big stereo, they're allowed to qualify as cruisers. Garish body kits and other such questionable modifications are never acceptable though, and that's the point here. WRXs are designed as sports cars and nothing but, therefore as such they should be kept.

 

[Jay]

Have you ever seen how many of those chrome rimmed Commodores have another set of wheels at home for drag strip use? A LOT of them. Plus, rims alone don't make it fully blinged out yo.

I know a lot of people with them, none of them have drag wheels or ever go to the drags in their life. A few friends of mine have actual performance Commodores, they would touch those chromies with 100 foot pole.

 

[Paulie]

I know a lot of people with them, none of them have drag wheels or ever go to the drags in their life. A few friends of mine have actual performance Commodores, they would touch those chromies with 100 foot pole.

No, that's because they have taste and chrome rims aren't tasteful any more. Why do you think I don't have chromies? How many of your friends have a seperate set of rims for street use to strip use though?

 

[Jay]

How many of your friends have a seperate set of rims for street use to strip use though?

None really, most of them are track only, except one, which is street only.

Actually one has seperate tyres for his burnout comps, thats really all he cares about and he has been through 4 engines doing it, currently is attempting to build a 8000RPM injected 304 (hold on limiter) cause he thinks it will sound awesome and doesn't care if he blows it up... but will brag forever if it holds out.


Oh and chrome rims have been nasty for a long long time (in most but not all cases), despite the popularity of them in the US

 

[Paulie]

None really, most of them are track only, except one, which is street only.

So then how's that relevant to this?