ORIGINAL: Riptide

What about the price? A base WRX is around 24 grand. Seems like quite a good deal to me for the money. Not to mention it's more practical as a daily driver versus a RWD car - for those of us in the snow.

That said I agree that there is more to a car than just the power and performance for the dollar. The look of most 4cyl turbo imports just isn't something I get all that excited about. Ditto on the exhaust sounds. But you have to give them credit for their performance and the cost at this point.