Update: This car is no more. It was totaled and is now gone. Thankfully no one was hurt. For now I would rather not go into further detail. I have replaced it with a 2012 Forester (2.5L NA with auto tranny) for day to day use. I plan on starting a new project car when time permits (and I find the right vehicle to start with). In the end, I think this is a much better scenario for me and my family. A good daily driver (that I won't be tempted to do any power mods to), and a weekend car that I can make much faster without having to worry about day to day reliability and comfort or having to put on 10-15k miles a year. It's hard to believe, but this has really happened. The WRX is gone and the Forester is my daily driver. I will post a thread with photos and info on the Forester sometime soon, but it will not be an extensive build like this one became. Thank you to everyone who followed along with this project and provided support and insight. I learned a lot with this car and met a lot of great people along the way. There was a lot of time and effort into the WRX, but in the end it's just a car, and I do plan on continuing on to something else in the Subaru world in its place. Here is a shot of the Forester:
FUuuuuuu... I was still holding out hope it was some kind of elaborate hoax since you hadn't posted here yet and all I got from Nuke was "Lol".
Thanks guys. It really sucks that it is gone. There was a lot of time and effort into the car from many people, but in the end it's just a car and it can be replaced. This is the only one I took last night. I'll have more soon. 2011 WRX Wheels w/OEM Forester Tires 2011 WRX Struts and Springs (~3" Drop) 2008 STI Rear Sway BAr (18mm vs. 16mm stock) OEM Mesh Sport Grill
Nice looking Forester Ben. I had stock WRX suspension on my 11 Forester and it blew in a few months. I since replaced it with Koni inserts, much better. Sorry about your car, but like you said it's just a vehicle and can be replaced. Glad everyone is fine. P.S. we should race Foresters.
You'd kill me with the 5 speed. I thought you were selling the Forester? If you're keeping it my brother wants the Bugeye. lol.
Glad to hear everyone is ok. I was going to text you and ask if this transition meant you were potentially going to sell it off because I would have been interested. Guess not. Sorry for loss and I look forward to what you have in store.
