Originally Posted by bluetwo
The biggest thing I'd want would be a little more power. I don't want to end up kicking myself because I didn't go with the big gun so to speak. (teh STI)
The shifter, exhaust and suspension would be fun bolt ons though.
If you end up getting the 06 WRX, I think you get the 2.5 L block, which will at least put you in the position where you don't need to do a whole STi engine swap to have the STi engine.