Hi Foggy. It was a WXR i had blobeye. Had it remapped to around 270-280bhp, so was a quick car. But in all honesty, drive a DC5, much better can in everyway, would out handle the WRX and is probably just as quick in a straight line(thats at 270bhp), due to the excessive weight of the WRX. The standard WRX would not even come close in the power stakes to the DC5.
I Certainly did enjoy the WRX, the build quality was second to none, and wet weather grip was immense, but in my opinion Subaru's are vastly overated, and your right, they are all too easily accessable now to the chav's, which is a shame.
If i had to go 4WD again, it would be an EVO, or at the least STI PPP.
This is my 3rd Type R honda, i can see past them, the sound from the engine, the Type R ethos need i say more
DC5