I was driving past my local subaru garage today and there was a nice big green RS staring at me ! so i went in for a look, and started talking to a salesman about it.
Im not a fan of anything that isnt german TBH and the only car ive owned that wasnt german lasted 3 months, so to find myself wanting one of these came as a bit of a shock !
The Good Points.
Looks wise the RS is with out a doubt the most aggresive Hot Hatch ever made, totally stunning ! and it has a very big boot for the mountain bike
The panels feel reasuringly sturdy Germanesque, and the interior is a nice and bright with a lot more technology than my golf. The engine note is great and and there is a few nice pops and bangs and induction noises on lift off. The RS is quick, it just doesnt feel as quick as the golf at any part of the rev range, which i was quite surprised about. When you get this car on to a twisty stretch of tarmack though, attacking the corners, and powering out with that thumping 5 cylinder, just feels so exciting, special and very addictive and if im honest probably one of the most special cars ive ever driven
The Bad Points
The exterior paint finish is pretty crap, the gloss black parts mark really easily, the normal body paintwork chips very easily and there was a little paint bubble under the rear arch that i burst with my finger as i was inspecing it, which is now going no need painting before the winter and rust moves in, the rear spoiler wobbles about like its not fixed correctly and the general build quality is not a patch on the golf, some of the materials used seem a little bit flimsy too and im not sure how well it will hold out on the winter roads as fords are pretty rubbish when it comes to under body rust.
Despite all of this i still really love it and was offered 10K for my golf so Im seriously thinking about it
