Thread 28604793

>45k for a wrx
Is this a joke?

when a civic costs like $35k it's not a joke

>>28604793 (OP)
>you will own nothing

cars are dead anon

You don't understand it's Tuned by STI lmao

>>28604793 (OP)
Automotive perfection

>>28604793 (OP)
remember back in the day when people thought the WRX nameplate was the shit, and now they just get clowned on by economy spec pony cars.

Why do they make them so ugly now? FFS subaru

>>28604793 (OP)
looks like a legacy to me

Its not 2010, anon. Are you lost?

>>28604870
Yeah that was maybe like 3 years when it first came out and the pony car was only just as fast. They also had a reputation for stripping gears and exploding transmissions if you actually tried to get the magazine times

>>28604889
Lol this.
I could maybe think about buying one if it looked better.. a LOT better if i'm honest. this thing looks pathetic.
but good lord, subaru (and toyota, and honda, and nigsan) have REALLY lost their way.

>>28604793 (OP)
Uh, dude, the cheapest new cars on the market are like $20k. It's 2025. Were you in a coma?

The trump economy is no joke

>>28604793 (OP)
hp is simply too low, especially because AWD drivetrain losses means its real horsepower is even lower

>>28604870
Early to mid 10's was peak subaru, the last impreza wrx's, a car that was almost the same as the top spec sti for a lot less. Well the sti was never as good as an evo, but at that time the wrx gave you more speed than anything else going for 25k - and a fair few things for more too.
I'm not sure where I was going with this, but I guess the takeaway is that it's a shame most cars have gotten worse, and to ford's credit that they've improved the mustang.

I got this 2020 premium new for 27k
After 3 years of ownership I sold it for 28k.

I known inflation and shit but fuck dude, an over $10,000 price increase for an equivalent trim? This year has the tariff excuse but last year didn't and a premium started at 36k. I wouldn't be surprised to see it start at 40k for 2026.

>>28605607
Pretty sure it's inflation plus greed. The manufacturers know it will sell even at increased prices. I bought a car 2024 MSRP was 131k. Now the 2025 car's MSRP is 148k plus I can sell my car for more than I paid for it

>>28604866
literally looks like a chinese rc car copy
what the fuck how did we get from the 22b to this shit

>>28604793 (OP)

Bottom tier shitboxen are now $20K (were 10K)
"Affordable" spurty cars are now $40K (were 20K)

It's easy, just 2x every price you were used to. Same thing even happened to the chocolates I buy at the store

Don't tell me this is the one where it's CVT only that's even worse

>>28604793 (OP)
Attracting JCs ain't cheap

>>28604793 (OP)
>anon learns about inflation, 2025, colorized

eyesight is cringe
touch screen center console is cringe

>>28606970
I thought WRX owners preferred JKs.

>>28604793 (OP)
Makes sense.
It's an on paper nice car that non-car people like. Especially programmers who has disposable income but no personality.

>>28606974
Inflation isn't the issue. The issue is you can spend just as much on a much faster and more fun to drive Mustang or lightly used Camaro. You can spend another $20k and get a mid engined supercar with a V8. Meanwhile you're paying $45k for 220hp and 3600lbs.

>>28608323
because it has a niche (awd manual sedan) and its a fully loaded model, the base is closer to $35k

the next cheapest awd sports sedan is $50k starting (audi s3/bmw m240xi/golf r). nothing comes manual.

its closer to 250-260whp/3400lbs which is why its as fast as a last gen wrx sti, it was intentionally gimped so you have to buy a gr corolla for real lsds

>>28608339
>gr corolla
I need 4 cylinders and an engine that isn't trannyverse.

>>28608339
Explain why you need a sedan when you're single and only need to haul a anime pillow around?

>>28608397
the average buyer for wrxs in japan is 50+ (usually with CVTs, the same demographic who bought chasers/jzx cars 20 years ago)

in north america the target demographic is millenials with kids who owned wrxs 10-20 years ago. theyre as big as a 2000s midsized car inside (accord/legacy/camry) and easily fit 2 car seats for toddlers. trunk is huge too. new legacy is the size of a 1990s panther car

>>28608421
in north america the target demographic is millenials with kids who owned wrxs 10-20 years ago
lmao they need to adjust their sights because they missed that target by a mile. I have yet to see anybody else than a IT twink driving a WRX.

>>28606970
>buying a WRX will give you an Ayano wife
Brb buying one right now.