I was also thinking that if I ever move on to another car, the WRX would be it. What made you decide to switch back? Any thing you miss from the WRX?
There wasn?t one thing that made me switch back, as much as a bunch of small things. Some were not specific to the car so I won?t get into that. I love Subaru and what they stand for, but I think I just got bored of driving a 2011 that was essentially an early 2000?s car. I had springs and adjustable shocks on mine and had it handling pretty well, until I drove a FiST again when I started to get the itch. Made my WRX feel like a Camry. There?s no reason the car should have a 5 speed still at 2011. All said and done it was that at the end of the day the car is a regular Impreza with a turbocharged engine.
Don?t get me wrong though, I absolutely loved my WRX. It really does a lot of things very well. Looks mean as heck with the widebody, exclusive type of car (don?t see many around), fast, sounds good, simple and low maintenance, turns decent mpg still (was able to average 27 mpg consistently), and even the back seat has plenty of room rivaling some mid-size sedans.
The FiST checks a ton of boxes though too, and for me it was a better match. Superb handling, great straight line acceleration, Recaros, interior quality better (than a Subaru), newer tech throughout, better mpg. Plus I have an 03 Cobra for when I want to get out and have my more straight line fun