Don’t have a STi, but do have a stock 2005 WRX wagon with only 76,000 miles. Bought it brand new off the lot and has been my daily driver for 13yrs. Even wrote Doug Memuro about it when he had a column here. I am still debating garaging it.

For the love of God and all that is holy, NEVER run the Carfax if you sell it. I made that mistake, and it can be far far worse than some Jersey-gremlin putting underglow and comically large pink eyelashes on it...

Same thing happened to me with my beloved 2007 Volvo S60 R. This thing was a garage queen, and many people could attest that it was one of the cleanest they’ve seen in awhile.

Keep it and sell it when there aren’t any left. I’ll bet some Subaru enthusiast with a lacking of common sense would buy this for double what it’s worth now in 2036. Just you wait.

If I had the finances, I’d make an offer in a heartbeat. This is pretty much exactly what I’m looking for, and my beloved (piece of shit) Bonneville is rapidly disintegrating around me. I’ve already been warned off of buying a WRX in the northwest because they’re all beat to shit, so finding a respectful owner who’s…

another option 3

Ok-heres another outcome. You keep it. You drive it a 1000 miles the first year after you get the new car. Only 400 the next year. The batteries dead the next time you go to start it. It sits a year un-used. You start to notice rust forming around the wheel arches. ( I know you kept it nice-but it IS a Subaru.) A kid…

OUTCOME 1.5

I live in Parker, CO (suburb of Denver) and will be looking to get out of my ‘05 Civic coupe into something with 4 doors in a year or two. If there is anybody you can trust, it’s a fellow Jalop!

Eldridge - solution 3 that Doug left out because it’s April fools day and he’s drunk.

This is why I plan to keep my ‘16 STI forever, and also continue with the restoration / building of my ‘04 WRX wagon.

Okay i’ll bite. I was looking at the only nice Audi Allroad left but this is much more sane, right Doug?

I’m in CO, I would be very happy with a WRX wagon, I like to keep my cars heavily waxed.

Im in the same scenario right now only you might have a little more insight on it. My second car that ive had for a long time is 03 evo 8 that ive done quite a bit to. Thanks to you and others on the net ive gotten the R32 GTR bug and i want to sell the evo and use that money to get one. Now i am afraid that someone…

Doug, please forward my comment to the letter writer.

OUTCOME THREE: Write a letter to a well- semi- sometimes-respected blogger. Outline your concerns. Elicit sympathy. Get him to paint your tragic picture with his word-brush. Let him share it with his focused audience. Step one is complete.

Secret option 3: Put the car on the market but make potential buyers fill out an application to purchase. I can imagine it now- “I need your past 5 years work history, a detailed list of previous vehicles owned and their modifications, 3 references, and you will need to take a drug test. Also, and be completely…

Outcome Three - Keep the car and don’t buy the new Subaru. You’ve already said you’ve taken good care of it since new, and it’s good for many years to come. Scratch the itch (or get some creme for that), keep your faithful WRX wagon, and take the money you were going to spend on the new car and put it into something…

I have a mint 1999 e320 with all service records, window stickers, and 140k miles I propose a trade.