Fiero Kept, New Car Acquired (Page 1/4) RWDPLZ DEC 20, 07:58 PM Just picked up by brand new 2014 Subaru WRX STI in World Rally Blue, with 8 miles on the odometer. Rented a car at Detroit Metro Airport this morning, drove 4 hours east to Pittsburgh, did the deal, and I'm now sitting in the hotel room at the Holiday Inn. Picked up the car at 5:00, just in time for rush hour, in an area that is nothing but hills. Hills and bumper-to-bumper traffic forced me to learn the car fast. I just about have the clutch figured out. First manual transmission car I've owned. Now that the car has 15 miles on it, I think I've driven a total of 30 miles in a manual ever I'll get some better pictures when the sun comes out. craigsfiero2007 DEC 20, 08:15 PM Congrats! Looks like your hard work in the search for one paid off! Thats a pretty Subi. GreenPlatypus DEC 20, 08:51 PM Nice, they are on my shortlist for replacements for the Mini when the time comes. Now get some gold wheels and Monster stickers on it, asap rbell2915 DEC 20, 09:11 PM I like it! Way to be persistent Is driving a manual hard? RWDPLZ DEC 20, 09:21 PM quote Originally posted by rbell2915: I like it! Way to be persistent Is driving a manual hard? No, just takes practice. I think a month from now it should be second nature. Driving it to work every day should be good repetitive practice. RWDPLZ DEC 20, 09:27 PM quote Originally posted by GreenPlatypus: Nice, they are on my shortlist for replacements for the Mini when the time comes. Now get some gold wheels and Monster stickers on it, asap Gold wheels, yes. Thinking of the OZ Ultraleggera's or the Prodrive GT1's. I'm leaning towards the OZ's because they're slightly lighter and would be easier to replace if one is damaged. Going to put winter tires on the stock wheels and the current summer tires on the gold wheels. Need to figure out how the TPMS sensor are paired to the car so I can swap them out as weather dictates. nitroheadz28 DEC 20, 09:28 PM quote Originally posted by rbell2915: I like it! Way to be persistent Is driving a manual hard? It can be exhausting doing bumper to bumper 80 mile a day commutes in/ out of NYC, apart from that its an absolute joy and like RWD said it doesn't take long. I taught myself at my local airport in 3 hours, 2 weeks later and I don't remember stalling the car/ mis-shifting afterwards. Congrats Bob, she looks sharp!!! Stubby79 DEC 20, 11:32 PM You shoulda rented a stick to get you there and save your new baby some wear & tear! skuzzbomer DEC 20, 11:50 PM quote Originally posted by rbell2915: Is driving a manual hard? The first vehicle I drove with a manual transmission was a 2006 International 8600. That was... Interesting. My daily driver is a 6 speed RX8. I'd never driven a car with a stick prior to buying it so I learned pretty quick. Not much to it, really. I'd like to try out a WRX but I sat in a manual Imprezza (2007 model) before I bought my Mazda and it was seriously cramped for me. I'm sure the higher trims aren't so bad as they have better seats anyway but that did make me reevaluate whether I'd be comfortable with one for a daily driver. I can't see the pic RWD posted (PIP and myfiero images don't show up on my carrier anymore) but I'm sure it's a nice car and I'm glad the guy finally got what he was after considering how long he's been searching for one V8 Vega DEC 21, 12:20 AM You have your brand new car out in the rain?