Evo or STi

[Lextreme II]

Which would u get? I am up for a new car next June. Here are the specs from Car & Driver:

 

[MikeMan]

Well.

IF the EVO IX ever comes to the US get one of those.

Apart from that the Mazda6 MPS is another option maybe.

 

[V8TOY]

Personal opinion, i prefer evo's but sti is fast, but a bastard of a engine to work compared to the evo.

My choice....
EVO

 

[pinoiryder]

go for the evo, to many WRX i see around,

 

[Lextreme II]

Its funny.. Car and Driver... rate Evo #1....

 

[V8TOY]

but its not a v8

 

[Cobolt]

The EVO any day of the week!

MUCH stronger drivetrain, more rugged engine and any performance parts can be bought of the shelf.

Basically - much more power / $ when you start to tune it.

 

[JBrady]

David,

Planning some offroad adventures?

For the price you may want to at LEAST test drive a used C5 Corvette or possibly even a Cadillac CTS-V if you want 4 doors.

 

[Lextreme II]

Early 30s is what i can afford right now...... I think the Vet is in the 50s and i need 4 doors. I am trying to stay away from American cars this time.....

 

[turboandrew]

Personally I like the STi. IMO, the quality is a little better in the Subaru. Have you considered a G35, or the new IS350? Or a 3-4 year old LS400?

 

[Lextreme II]

Possible GS400/430 or LS430 second hand of course. This will be my daily driver.

 

[JBrady]

Early 30s is what i can afford right now...... I think the Vet is in the 50s and i need 4 doors. I am trying to stay away from American cars this time.....

That is why I said used.

I understand the hesitance to buy American. Reliability and dealer service is not Lexus standards (is anything?) That said the Vette is a LOT of performance for the dollar new or used. The Caddy CTS-V has the Vette drivetrain complete with the 400hp LS6 engine, T56 6 speed manual tranny, 14" Brembo brakes and only 3500+ pounds. The CTS has never been my favorite bodystyle but neither is the Sub or Mitsu. Personally I REALLY am interested in how the rest of the V series Caddy's turn out with the STS packing a new bodystyle, RWD, supercharged 470hp engine, IMO very NICE styling. Gotta tell you, this one is on my radar.

 

[cribbj]

David, it's hard to go wrong with a 2002-2004 GS300.

4 doors, Toyota/Lexus quality and it won't even hit your early 30 mark.

I can't think of a better 4dr import daily driver unless it would be the G35 Infiniti as TurboAndrew suggested. But then I'm pretty partial to Toyota/Lexus.

And you KNOW the resale is going to be better than either the Mitsu or the Sub.

John

 

[TundraEddie]

Of the two cars,I prefer the Evo. I just don't like the sound of a Subie flat-4 motor...reminds me a lot of a broken inline-4 engine.

But since I'm also partial to Lexus,I'd get a used 2nd-gen GS. How about a Lexus SUV Dave?

 

[Lextreme II]

No more SUV.. We have a 2001 Acura MDX and 2004 Honda Odessey. Enough van and SUV......

 

[ja3dawg]

Evo... the 4g6 lineup has been around forever... also heard about tranny issues when you do a dump over 6k on the wrx...

 

[V8TOY]

i heard the wrx boxs are strong,i havn't seen one blow but i have seen a few mitsi box's **** themselfs doin a launch.

 

[Cobolt]

i heard the wrx boxs are strong,i havn't seen one blow but i have seen a few mitsi box's **** themselfs doin a launch.

The STI has the stronger subaru tranny, but take the wrx or the GT box... brakes like glass.

The EVO tranny is very rugged unmodified, and if modified, the housing is very often used to build extremely strong modified gearboxes for all types of racing.

 

[V8TOY]

yeah thats a more detailed version of what i meant to say.

 

[sniper]

Id go with a STi no question. IMO the quality is better and the SEMETRICAL AWD is nice, along with a bigger motor making more power stock with less boost. Yes that evo engine has been around for ever but id go STi, no dought about that. Plus i like the STis looks over the evo.