I realize this thread has gone on a bit (and it seems onto a slightly different tangent), but back to the OP, I feel you 100%.

I'm still driving a 2003 WRX as my daily, and it has been, and continues to be, a great car. But I am so tired of the kind of attention it brings and the stigma associated with it in many people's minds.

It's funny, because I remember back in high school and college thinking how it's going to be so awesome once I have a fulltime income and will have money to modify whatever awesome import I would undoubtedly have. Now I cant wait until I get a daily that won't associate me with the "scene" anymore.