Had an 06 WRX before it was totalled. Basically I had it narrowed down to the 370z vs. 09 WRX sedan. The Z won out but only because of person prefrence in styling. I wanted something more grown up and wanted a sports car, not a sports sedan. It doesn't help that I'm not a huge fan of the newer body design either. I can honestly say that if it still had the 06-07 body but with all the upgrades of the 09 I would probably have gone with the WRX. For 25k you can't do much better, not to mention that with 2k or less in mods you have a car that will break into the 12's.
The current STI is not my cup of tea being that it's a hatch. Plus for the money I can't see why it only has 305hp. Not to mention that for much less money the WRX is only .1sec slower in the 1/4 mile and pretty damn close in cornering ability. About the only thing the new STI has over the WRX is the 6-speed tranny that is much stronger. In general the subaru community is puzzled as to why the WRX was made so much better closing the gap between it and STI when they should have also increased the STI's performance.
The WRX is a nice car and aside from the more subdued looks of the newer design it really is a good bang for the buck.
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