WRX/sti to Tacoma

Nothing better than having both! I need to get them together for a photo.

 

I still enjoy my 2015 Sti and 2016 Tacoma DC Sport 2wd. Problem is deciding which one to drive more..

 

I regretted buying my '15 WRX about six months in.. I should have either gotten the STI or the EVO X (although the EVO trunk is so small, I could not fit my golf clubs)

It had strange fueling, and was not that fun of a commuter. In the twisties, it was awesome though, but pleasure driving was far and few for me.

The Taco, I actually enjoy driving everyday. I like how high I sit up and just the way it sounds and feels. I don't really miss having a fast car at the moment, but I already told my wife a 996TT is in my future! Just waiting for my kid to get a little older and out of a baby seat.

 

I went from a 2011 WRX to a tacoma. I loved that car to death, just not practical enough for me. I think the attraction is both wrx/sti and tacoma are "lifestyle" vehicles with large cult followings and they are easy to tinker on/fun to modify. I will also say the amount to rod bearing failures/ringland failures scared me once I started getting up there in miles. Last thing I wanted to do was fork over 6k for a new engine.

Here is my 2011. I miss her everyday

 

I've had a '02 Tacoma Prerunner for years that I still own. Bought a '15 STi about a year and a half ago that I'll be trading in for '17 TRD Pro Tacoma. The STi has been my dream car for years but I guess that was just when I was a younger man. It's a blast to drive, kinda like a crotch rocket with four wheels, but I'm just not in love with it. The new '15 body style just never grew on me. Can't get past the "Corolla with a wing" look. I think the older WRX's just had more charm to them. Had more of a unique look.
Over the last few years I've been spending a lot more time outdoors as well and not having 4x4 is killing me. Can't wait to get the Pro.

 

Getting my new Tacoma in stick wasn't even an option for me. It's a slow truck and I won't be rock crawling or anything so why get a manual?
Back in college I had a '98 Tacoma 2x4 that was manual but that's only because it was an econo-truck. I prefer manuals in sportscars, that's it. A manual in a truck, for me, is just a burden. Then I started reading these forums with all these guys singing the praises of a manual so I considered it in my new truck but I don't think I'll go that route, just stick with an auto.

 

Regretted buying my 16 WRX after about four months, sold it about 10 months after initial purchase. Took a hit seeing as how I dumped a decent amount of money into AP, tune, boost controller, intake, and exhaust. Not that it's a bad car, but it did have things about it that started to drive me crazy. All in all, guess I just realized I'm not a car guy anymore. Very happy with my Taco.

 

I went from an 2005 STi to a 2012 WRX to a Tacoma. I regret ever selling the STi. Seriously, there was nothing like it. Vicious, bucking, and raging to jump on the throttle. Feeling completely connected to the road. I do miss it. However, being able to go on adventures in Colorado offroad to mountain bike, camp, and do 'outthere' landscape photography is something my STi could never do. I'm enjoying the new lifestyle in my Tacoma.

Seems like WRX/STi to Tacoma is a pretty popular move. Do you think it's the young 20/30-something age group?

 

I still own a 11' LGT -- sitting on it until August until it's time to pull the trigger on a 16' Tacoma. Been a member of TW since February (waiting patiently). I think that's one of the major things I've enjoyed about the Tacomas so far, have a similar following as Subarus. Also they both fit my lifestyle. I hike/camp, etc a lot.

 

I still have my 2013 wrx.. But was getting tired of putting things on the cliched roofrack.. Mtn bikes were no big deal but kayaks got old quick and could only carry 2.

Also 2 cracked bumpers trying to go slow on mildly rough dirt roads..

Now i easily carry 4 people with 4 kayaks only using 2 straps. Just carrying two kayaks on the subarus roof took 8 eight straps and 10 minutes.

I still like the subaru but thinking about trading for a brz/gt86.. But i dont know if i can go back to an NA engine after the wrx..such a fun car but worried about reliability of the 2.5L engine.

 

Gets places much easier now.

 

I went from WRX, to STi, to Titan, to Tacoma. With a few others in between. I'm a truck guy now because of lifestyle (work, family, hunt, fish). Sometime I miss the STi and how fun it was to drive.

 

Yeah I've been a little underwhelmed with my '15 STi. Considering it cost me almost $50k after options, tax and licensing it doesn't feel like a $50k car. It's basically a $20k econobox WRX with $15k in parts in it. It's a blast to drive but that's about it. These aren't nice cars or very great looking ones either. Kinda a tough pill to swallow.

 

yep, once you get past the 'newness' factor, you realize it's really just an econo car.

For near 50K, you can get a CLA 45, which is a pretty awesome ride, but different class.

 

Your not alone. Traded my 15 WRX for my Tacoma.

Didn't trust the wrx to last that long after the engine recall. No doubt a fun car but the Tacoma is sooo much more useful and I am not worried about it making 250k.

 

When I bought my WRX, I knew what I was getting. A cheap econo car with a badass drivetrain. And because I knew that going in, I enjoyed every second of owning the car. Mind you I paid 26K out the door for my WRX, STIs are overpriced IMO. Unfortunately the EJ25 is just not reliable enough to warrant keeping it. Too many even stock cars were spinning rod bearings anywhere from 10-60K miles, not having that and having to eat a new shortblock on my dime. I put a lot of money into my car, I kind of regret that, but then again I never thought I would sell it. I won't hesitate going back to a WRX at some point in the future, just a lot of fun and a great community for the money paid.

 

I prefer to just have both, I drive the Rex the wife drives the taco, maybe people switch because skewp?! Oh btw manual Rex and manual taco

 

3 years later and no one even addressed the fact the drivetrain in the WRX by comparison to the STI is garbage

 

Yeah I didn't feel like calling his baby ugly lol. It's true though, the 6-speed, DCCD and limited slip rear/front diff is far above anything the WRX offered