cheers for the welcomes heh.

i've always had a soft spot for the my00 wrx, the front view also receives a second look from me.

yes, 17 is a bit young to be driving a rex, but hey, imho i haven't got the mindset of a hoon.

after reading about the gc8 and looking at specs from redbook compared to the newer generations, the gc8 looks the goods on paper. it has a better power to weight ratio than all the newer versions except for the monstrous my09 model, and it also uses unleaded fuel, the last of it's kind in the wrx lineup (so says redbook)

so it's light, economical (for a car of this type), AWD would imply it's 'safer' than fwd cars, and it's got some grunt too! 160kw at such a light weight would be more than enough for a young-gun like me. it's too good a car to turn down.

just have to find a well-treated, 'un-riced' gc8 which would last me many more years to come.