Whats up guys so I've finally gotten around to writing Part 2 of my story of I ended up with my car. In all honesty I totally forgot about the whole story time with Justin thing I started a month or so ago because of school but better late then never right? So here it goes!
Part II In the couple years after the whole ticket situation with my Uncle's STi the joy of riding in the car had died off and quickly became a distant memory, at the time my Dad and I were just finishing off rebuilding my Uncle's 240z so Subaru's were nowhere near my mind but in late 2007 I heard that another one of my Uncles ( Phillip) had just purchased a Hawkeye WRX thus reigniting a spark that had been out for the last couple years. I finally saw Uncle Phil's new WRX in person in the summer of 2007, upon seeing the car I feel in love once again with Subaru's. The car looked fantastic, he purchased it in Steel Grey Metallic and had it lowered on a set of Mate Bronze Work XD9's and had also added on the STi roof spoiler. Coupled with the factory WRX trunk spoiler the car had a simple but aggressive look. Under the hood the car had a STi VF39 Turbo and STi intercooler, APS Cold air intake, HKS downpipe, GReddy Exhaust, TEIN lowering springs, GReddy turbo timer, Cobb short shifter and a pro tune by Clark Turner
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Justin Chan, on Flickr.
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Justin Chan, on Flickr
By the time my Uncle had finished modifying his WRX he had turned it into a 350hp monster to this day I still refer to his car as the “STi Killer.” It is very fair to say that it was because of my uncle getting his WRX that my whole dream of owning a Subaru became a permanent goal in my head. In fact from about the time I actually got my licence I bugged and bugged my Uncle to sell me his WRX, it’s a car that I loved then and still love to this day.
Fast forward to the beginning of 2016, I was in my final year of high school and I was working a part time job at the mall for the soul reason of saving up money so I could by a new car. This was the period of time that things had actually started to shape together toward my dream of owning a Subaru, as I and my parents knew that my current vehicle, my beloved 1998 4Runner Limited, was starting to show its age and that they also knew that I wanted a fun car to drive in the summer as I was not legally allowed to drive my Camaro because of insurance reasons. Naturally I began looking at my options for a new car that would be fun to drive in the summer but that could also possibly replace my 4runner as a daily driver. I immediately brought up the Subaru STi as a possible vehicle as it was a car that me and the whole family had a mutual liking for however at the same time I had began looking, Ford had unveiled its brand new 350hp AWD Focus RS and was instantly taken by it… on paper at least. By the time spring of 2016 rolled around I had thought that my mind was made up and was set on getting a Focus RS however by this point I still had not seen an RS up-close so I was merely basing my decision on early reviews of the car and photos. To my benefit my family had built a fairly strong relationship with Cam Clark Ford in the past so naturally I went to see the sales manager who had sold my mom her truck, a number of years earlier. I told him about my interest in ordering a RS and he put my name down for the first one that was due to come into the dealer. By the time June rolled around I received a call from the sales manager at Cam Clark saying they're first Focus RS had just rolled into the dealer and to come down and see it ASAP. My dad and I raced down to the dealer as soon as we were of work, excited to see what all the rage about the RS was all about. When we arrived at Cam Clark we were greeted with 100% disappointment. In the weeks prior to seeing the RS we went and looked at all the competing cars in person. The Evo X, Golf R and of course the Subaru STi. So far the top 2 cars were the Golf and the Subaru so I was egger to see if the RS could top those. The RS that had rolled into the dealer was in a disgusting gloss grey color, we were very underwhelmed by the interior quality and the overall fit and finish of the car. In our minds the car lacked any sort of character, we didn't like the exterior styling and we didn't like the way the exhaust sounded.
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Justin Chan, on Flickr
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Justin Chan, on Flickr
So we walked away from the Ford dealer having completely wasted our time in waiting for the RS to arrive only to be let down by it. My dad and I debated in the car about the other 3 cars in the running and agreed that the Evo and Golf were also out of the running. So that evening we agreed that we'd come full circle and arrived once again at the Subaru STi.
Stay Tuned For Part 3!