Having lusted after a Cossie in my early teens, a certain Mr McRae changed all that in 1995. From then, there was only one car I wanted. Passed my test in 1996 at 17 but didn't get my first car until I graduated in 2001 when I bought a nearly new 1.6 Astra SXI. 100k miles later the Astra reached the end of its useful life in 2006.
By then, insurance was just affordable and I bought my 2002 Impreza WRX. 4 Years old at the time but with less than 15k on the clock.
Had it ever since. Even early on, I discovered it was too thirsty for the daily commute and in 2007 I bought a 1996 Pug 106 Diesel with only 19k on the clock for £900 which took the commuting off the Impreza. Traded that for a 2004 Corolla 1.6 with just 11k on the clock 2009. Almost 7 year later the Impreza has only done 60k miles.
I hope eventually to get a Subaru as my daily runner and I have no plans to get rid of the Impreza. Still regret not buying an STI so you never know. The WRX has always gone very well for a near standard car and I am never quite sure if it really is as standard as I think.
Pic taken by Mr Hatrick on this years Fling.