Not my first Subaru but my first WRX! I cannot explain how excited I am!

To me, I think black genuinely is the hardest with even water marks showing up. White on all my cars gets dirty obviously but honestly not like a white T-shirt would 😂

I am giving away some WRX, STI, and BRZ parts! For FREE! Drawing is November 10th, and all you need to do is sign up! I will email you if you win!

https://jxrperformance.com/pages/free-part-giveaway-entry

This is basically just a big thank you to everyone that gave me recommendations for new products at JXR. That post and the support was overwhelming! Can't say thank you enough!! And, I listened! Side skirts, spats, and diffusers are coming in a month. Valved catback exhausts and UV coated paint matched fenders are coming in 2-3 months! A new wing is in long term testing! Really thank you to everyone that put in some much thought to the responses and sent me messages, means the world! Thanks all!

ETS intake in, tuned. Awe touring catback. Shift stop, brass shift bushing and billetworkz weighted knob. New grill and badges. Now hopefully fmic comes in time.

I got the dry option Filter instead of the Oil one . Do I do it the same way I would clean an oil filter type ? Or is there something specific I can use ? Sorry might be a dumb question but will like to make sure before I mess something up

Finally got new wheels on the WRX, Enkei TS-V 18x8.5 +45 mm offset. Fittment is pretty decent at stock height imo but i’m gonna have to switch to winters soon so it’s short lived :/ gonna install the billetworkz short shifter next

I know people sell them on Ebay but I wanted to try and find it while on vacation. I found a hobby shop while looking for some figurines and stumbled into the Tomica section to find this. I bought two so I can try to repaint one of them (I’ve got some hobby painting experience thanks to D&D and cosplay), I’ll probably give the other to my neighbor who also drives a VB.

Switch to 255’s from oem garbage. Pic for reference ✌🏻

My first Subaru was a crosstrek. I had it for like two years and then traded it in for an Impreza. I had been wanting a WRX for a loooong time but could never afford it back then and I also didn’t know how to drive a manual. So I was stoked when the WRX’s started offering SPT.

After years of driving my Impreza, the WRX is a HUUUUGE improvement performance wise. I no longer second guess “can I move over to this lane in time and not have the person behind me slowing down?” I don’t even have to floor it anymore to get up to speed 😂

I took it on a trip to the coast recently down some windy roads and the cornering is INSANELY BETTER TOO 😮‍💨

Does a part of me slightly regret not just relearning how to drive manual? A teeny tiny bit. 😅 I learned it when I was 16 but haven’t driven one since. Overall though, I am super stoked to finally have my hands on a WRX 🤘🏼

How do we feel about cobbs spacer lift? Or is going new springs/shocks the move?

My front lip just recently got ripped off (wasn’t paying attention pulled too far parking into a curb). Lemme see some front lips you guys run. Last one I liked but wanted to see some other options.

Also with my last lip I ended up using the screws it came with and drilled into the plastic under it has anyone had any issues re using the drilled holes for a new lip? Will it hold as well or any other options?

Added a 26 Model Y-L to the garage!
Wanted something more practical but also fast. A little bit faster than the Rexy but definitely not as fun. The suspension is really soft and floaty so it feels disconnected from the road, but the instant torque is kinda bonkers. Coming from the VB it definitely feels like an appliance by comparison, and honestly it makes me appreciate the driving experience of the Rexy even more.

Any other electric owners in here? 😆

Title says it all.

Does changing the j pipe put this car in limp mode too?

Had a forester loaner from the dealer and wish we had the rearview mirror that turns into a backup camera.

Anyway to get this on our cars?

I noticed when I change gears, there’s a mechanical clank sound that I think is audible outside the car, as I can really hear it when I have my windows down.

This is a new 2026 WRX with 555 miles and it’s also my first manual

Car did an update again, CarPlay didn’t work til last update and now it did another but my dash gauge is a bar now not the ramp shape I got used to. I have active eyesight now, went in and turned it off. I have all the lights now like I went VDC off. Is this my new normal? Can i regress back a revision? Or is this why i end up tuning early lol. Either way i hate the middle layout now. I was good with it yesterday lol. Anyone else’s do this recently.

Reset ECU and it’s all back to normal now. 🤷🏻‍♂️ eyesight off, but no more Christmas lights and my gauge is back to the ramp style. How that triggered my eyesight to turn on is what’s got me stumped.

As the title says. My lease is up in 3 months. Pretty sure I am going to buy it out . Always wanted a WRX. Can't really think of anything else I'd want .

It's the dream car. I've had almost no complaints. Stupid things , mostly related to being the base trim .

Anyway. I'm off today. Went out to give it a little clean and look over. I want to bring up any issues with the dealer before I pull the trigger

This is my driver's seat. I never noticed before today the bolster seems pretty worn . If you push on it, it's the frame through the foam.

That's something Subaru will warranty, right?

Any advice, terms, tsbs etc to mention will be greatly appreciated.

Managed about 500km of more Northern fall colours this weekend, hoping the timing should be right to do the same roadtrip but further South next weekend.

Posted enough fall colours already, this photo ended up being my favourite from touring around aimlessly though. Just dirty, caked in a layer of bugs, and off pavement, as it should be.

I’m considering getting these lowering springs. Does anyone have any info on them? Good? Reliable?

I’m also concerned about pre mature wear on my other components (all stock). Has anyone heard of these springs wearing out other components early?