Wrx's are like black holes for money....

 

your might be, but thats because its a hacked apart 2 tone peice of junk.

my subaru is fairly easy on my wallet they are very reliable cars.

 

And to all you WRX owners, should I throw a lot of money into the car when I first get it, or is the stock WRX excite the driver enough to hold out on mods?

It would honestly depend what you're stepping into the WRX from, to be honest. A lot of people do the StageII (TBE+EM) upgrade, and are content with that. A modified car is worth less than a stock car, so if you do decide to mod it, keep all stock parts so you can return it back to stock when you decide to sell it (and then sell the aftermarket parts).

 

my subaru is fairly easy on my wallet they are very reliable cars

consumer report says that the most reliable cars on the road today are Acuras' and .............drummmmmmm rolllllll please..........thats right SUBARUS'

 

And to all you WRX owners, should I throw a lot of money into the car when I first get it, or is the stock WRX excite the driver enough to hold out on mods?

That all depends on what you're expecting from the car and what you're used to driving. I was stuck in a POS Cavalier for 5 years, so I still get excited just thinking about driving my WRX! I have a 2004 WRX and live in Nebraska...so AWD is the way to go out here. Love it in the snow and on dry pavement.

I will be modding it, but starting off light ... UP/DP/Cobb Stage 1 and then we'll see from there.

 

UP/DP/Cobb Stage 1 and then we'll see from there.

why dont you just get a TBE then you can go stage 2...

 

why dont you just get a TBE then you can go stage 2...

You can go StageII with just a DP+AP

 

Buying a modded wrx may be cheaper in the short run as you will not have to pay for parts, but modded ones tend to have history of hard driving. I bought mine stock but I wanted a dd. It is very reliable but the modded ones look great and seem be easily available.

But I say go with a stock one.

 

My 2003 WRB WRX will be for sale in about a month

Hi, Please look for my threads and you will see that I have a 2003 WRX that is for sale in about a month. It has good mods, was not abused, looks super and has about 13,000 left on Subaru extended Gold Plus Warranty. about 87,000 miles , $10,000 Go check it out or PM me...I will answer any ? you need an answer too.

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