Drove a WRX...

[Mr. Pockets]

A friend at work was recently contacted by SOA. Subaru R&D has a facility here in A2 where they conduct their emissions testing. SOA asked my friend if they could borrow his 2001 OBS for a month and, in the meantime, give him a brand-new WRX to drive.

It really is new. I just drove it and it had all of 702 miles on the odometer. I won't give you a full review of the car, because I don't feel like I've really driven a WRX. Why? Because this one is an auto.

Ick.

Don't get me wrong - I like the auto in the SVX. I just don't think it belongs in the WRX.

Anyway, it was fun. I really like the car. It's a really nice car with an auto, but it's also pretty obvious that the car can be so much more fun with a 5-speed.