Didn't see an intro thread so I hope this will do.
Well after being in the Honda scene from 1997 my wife and I decided we needed a nice everday car, and in the future a familycar. So as newly weds we decided to make our 1st huge purchase and get a brand new 2011 World Rally Blue STI.
I hope my stay here will be good and not like a typical Honda forum
Here is a pic of our car

 

Welcome to the forum. Nice looking car you have there. Where abouts in the USA are you?

 

Thanks. From Buffalo NY. I am very new to the Subaru platform. I've been dealing with Honda's since 1997 and know them in and out. I hope to gain some knowledge on here along with other Subie sites for our Subaru

 

welcome mate , lovely car enjoy it

 

Thanks. Trying to. Very different from a Honda. Very different from a turoboed Honda as well. Needing to teach the wife how to drive this as well, but will teach her on the civic before driving this beast

 

Welcome dude, very nice car and a good choice,shame about them putting the steering wheel on the passenger side.

 

Thanks. Ha I know. Very different.

 

It's simple just don't lift off the gas, and thats not a joke....

 

Welcome to Scoobynet and nice car dude. I lived and worked in White Plains, NY a few years ago .

 

Thanks mate. I drive through White Plains NY every time I got to NYC. How did you like it? By the looks of it not much since you are back home now

 

Welcome mate, I know where youre coming from as I spent the last 7 years with Mazda MX6's then woke up and got a real car. Only thing I miss from my Mazda is the 4 wheel steering, the look on peoples faces when parking was classic.

 

Once again thanks. Never had the chance to experience 4 wheel steering and in all honesty never drove a Mazda. When I drive the subie it feels great to feel the accelaration and over take someone, especially this USDM muscle junk over here

 

welcome to our site

 

Welcome and very nice car. You are going to have to put up with the import grief you get over there I suppose just remember it all jealousy.

 

yeah, and you're getting double the mpg!

 

Thanks lads. You guys over there get better stuff than we do over here. I seen that Cosworth STI in Belfast and that is a BEAST compared to the crap we get here! Will be looking for bits for the sti from over there that we cant get here so I hope some people can help me out.

 

Spot on. Too bad petrol has gone up once again here

 

Try buying petrol over here mate at over £1.40 per litre for 99 octane.

 

lol, you have no idea mate!

We pay £1.40 a litre ($2.10) and would love to fill up over there. Thing is we get the golden juice, 99 RON Vpower!!

 

Oh trust me I know. Just got back from visiting my mate in Northern Ireland. Seen the cost of petrol. You guys are still lucky though. Over here even if I want to go buy a loaf of bread I have to start up the car and drive 10 minutes away. At least over there some shops are close within walking distance.
Its hard all in all though

 

Please don't use that word. Use scooby instead

Any ways welcome 2 the forum and don't be shy yr family now.

 

Nice Car you got there

 

Thanks mate

 

Will use scooby from now on. Over here yanks say what I said. Sorry

 

fair play maybe its the light but thats one of the cleanest, fresh looking blue imprezas I've seen in a while........

enjoy every minute of it bud........and as for parts etc, you may not have to look too far.......the US have a growing number of tuning elements that are seen in high powered imprezas over this side of the pond........things like billet turbo's came from blouch who are US.......the US cosworth side of things are also developing some good things........and even my WRC drive shafts are from the US.........speak to a few on here as some guys get parts from the US and can help you source them............. you may find yourself getting them cheaper than what we can get them for........

welcome to subaru ownership

 

Dead on mate. Will not be looking for too much preformance upgrades as the wife has made that clear already! Mostly will be looking for some exterior enhacments that we do not get here like the boot wing, visors and such. I think the 305 hp that it comes from factory is sufficient for a family car. Obviously will get some suspension upgrades but that is down the road. Don't want to upset the wife too much! Are there headlight protectors offered my style STI?

 

No need 2 appologise lol. yr car might be USDM but we will sort that out so it is SNDM (Scooby net domestic market)

Lads I had 2 fill up 2 day. Trust me when I say I felt like crying.

 

Yo undercover lol. Put some hench turbo like a 50g (joke) and some crazy injectors like 1400cc. She won't notice lol she is a girl lmaoooooooo.

 

Dead on mate. I like the abreviation! Trust me I will probably cry as well when it comes to filling up. MY sister who just bought a brand new WRX says she paid 50 USD to top off!?

 

I actually just LOL with this comment. I can only wish mate. In all honesty I just want to enjoy this car as I have 3 civic's that are still in a current build. One is a all carbon fibre EK hatch with a JDM spec GSR motor with GT35r turbo, other is a EK4 clone with a K24 build, and the next is a EG6 clone with a b18c USDM spec GSR motor