Hey guys, joined here awhile back but haven't made any posts yet haha.
Anyways, my names Mike, I had a 99 grand prix gt which I still kind of own and doing a big turbo build on. But that's not what this thread is about.
I used to work for advance auto parts for around the past 4 years. Well 2 summers ago armor all and stp gave all team members these tests to take online about their different products. If all courses were completed, you were entered in a contest to win some prizes. Prizes included Ipads and cash prizes with a grand prize of 35,000 dollars for a new car.. Soo, out of 50,000 employees in the US, 2000 took the courses, out of 2000, I won the 35k.
So, when they told me I was probably in shock for a couple weeks. But, it was time to figure out what I wanted to buy. Had a few choices and my main criteria for the new car were to have something manual and/or something that was 4 cylinder/turbo platform.
First choice was the new regal gs. I love the design and the cars are pretty enjoyable to drive. Well, the dealers I spoke with would not make the 35 in cash work... No clue why, they must have sniffed paint as kids. Who knows.. Oh well, let's move on.
Next choice, focus st, which if anyone reading this works at advance and looks through the front runner magazine, If you saw the article about me, it says that this was my choice... Well, it was the current car I was looking at, not my final choice though. I loved the st as well as the gs. It was very strong and a nice car to drive. And price wise, it fit the budget with flying colors. But, I needed something more... And as I was having dealers look for a 202a package focus, my friends told me to check out a subaru or evo... So I did...
I made a trip after class one day to a subaru dealer about an hour or so away. When I got there they didn't have anything new in stock, but they had an 11 sti hatch in stock.. So I drove it and let me tell you, what a blast it was.. Easily topped the gs and focus in power and gave me the biggest shit eating grin.
So back to the dealer we went to talk stuff over and I told them about the contest. After looking over numbers, an sti wouldn't be able to fit the bill either since subaru is tight on their prices. Which is understandable with the sti and what comes with it. So I left the dealer that day kind of sad and rethinking the focus. Until my buddy who bought his 12 wrx from that dealer told me that we were gonna go back and talk to his salesman. So two days later, we go back in his car, and at that time he had the 12 and it had some work done to it. Basic stage 2 parts with a front mount. Car dynoed 310/330. Felt amazing.
We get to the dealer and talk to his salesman. We discuss a wrx instead of an sti. He tells me that 4 are coming in but they are all hatchbacks and not sedans.. I didn't really like the hatch body. So I was sad again... Until he told me that there was a sedan on the list.. He told me it was orange.. I knew that it was the special edition 13 and got a giant smile. The computer said December delivery for it and we decided that was my car. The next day I put 200 down to hold it and I waited. This was early/mid November at the time.
Well, November went by and we were nearing the end of December already... Still no car.. After some digging and calling SOA.. The special edition wasn't coming out till may.. I was pissed.
I called my salesman that day and told him to forget about the special edition and find me a dark gray metallic limited sedan, fully loaded. He texted me the next day saying he had the car and would have it there the next week.
That next Saturday I went and picked my new baby up.
And here's where the fun begins.....
Anyways, my names Mike, I had a 99 grand prix gt which I still kind of own and doing a big turbo build on. But that's not what this thread is about.
I used to work for advance auto parts for around the past 4 years. Well 2 summers ago armor all and stp gave all team members these tests to take online about their different products. If all courses were completed, you were entered in a contest to win some prizes. Prizes included Ipads and cash prizes with a grand prize of 35,000 dollars for a new car.. Soo, out of 50,000 employees in the US, 2000 took the courses, out of 2000, I won the 35k.
So, when they told me I was probably in shock for a couple weeks. But, it was time to figure out what I wanted to buy. Had a few choices and my main criteria for the new car were to have something manual and/or something that was 4 cylinder/turbo platform.
First choice was the new regal gs. I love the design and the cars are pretty enjoyable to drive. Well, the dealers I spoke with would not make the 35 in cash work... No clue why, they must have sniffed paint as kids. Who knows.. Oh well, let's move on.
Next choice, focus st, which if anyone reading this works at advance and looks through the front runner magazine, If you saw the article about me, it says that this was my choice... Well, it was the current car I was looking at, not my final choice though. I loved the st as well as the gs. It was very strong and a nice car to drive. And price wise, it fit the budget with flying colors. But, I needed something more... And as I was having dealers look for a 202a package focus, my friends told me to check out a subaru or evo... So I did...
I made a trip after class one day to a subaru dealer about an hour or so away. When I got there they didn't have anything new in stock, but they had an 11 sti hatch in stock.. So I drove it and let me tell you, what a blast it was.. Easily topped the gs and focus in power and gave me the biggest shit eating grin.
So back to the dealer we went to talk stuff over and I told them about the contest. After looking over numbers, an sti wouldn't be able to fit the bill either since subaru is tight on their prices. Which is understandable with the sti and what comes with it. So I left the dealer that day kind of sad and rethinking the focus. Until my buddy who bought his 12 wrx from that dealer told me that we were gonna go back and talk to his salesman. So two days later, we go back in his car, and at that time he had the 12 and it had some work done to it. Basic stage 2 parts with a front mount. Car dynoed 310/330. Felt amazing.
We get to the dealer and talk to his salesman. We discuss a wrx instead of an sti. He tells me that 4 are coming in but they are all hatchbacks and not sedans.. I didn't really like the hatch body. So I was sad again... Until he told me that there was a sedan on the list.. He told me it was orange.. I knew that it was the special edition 13 and got a giant smile. The computer said December delivery for it and we decided that was my car. The next day I put 200 down to hold it and I waited. This was early/mid November at the time.
Well, November went by and we were nearing the end of December already... Still no car.. After some digging and calling SOA.. The special edition wasn't coming out till may.. I was pissed.
I called my salesman that day and told him to forget about the special edition and find me a dark gray metallic limited sedan, fully loaded. He texted me the next day saying he had the car and would have it there the next week.
That next Saturday I went and picked my new baby up.
And here's where the fun begins.....
... After that break in though, I loved it even more. 
Welcome and nice ride!
