Lee_K

I've used my 03 Evo as a daily driver for almost two years now, and it does absolutely fine. I have two teen-aged boys and they appreciate the back seat room, something the WRX STi simply doesn't have. I take my Evo to the grocery store (the Evo's trunk easily swallows up a week's worth of groceries), drop the kids off at school, fill the trunk with sports equipment, and occasionally drive down to the coast for beach trips. The Evo accomodates all of that very well. Thre is a lot of talk about how stiff the Evo's suspension is, but honestly, it really isn't that big a deal. You get used to it pretty quickly. I replaced my Advans when they wore out with Pirelli P-Zero Nero all season tires and noticed a significant reduction in interior noise, plus a sightly smoother ride. The all season tires made the Evo a year-round car, and the reduction in cornering performance is not noticeable in everyday driving. I replaced the audio system to make my long drives even more pleasant. I am debating the installation of an aftermarket cruise control, as that would make the beach trips more comfortable. Other than that, the Evo is a suprisingly good daily driver that does everything I could reasonably ask of it.

My wife loves driving the car, plus freaking out the local car enthusiasts when they see a forty-five year old woman tooling around town in an Evo. As they say, the looks on their faces is priceless...

nj1266

iTrader: (6)

Well put...Do you have any links to aftermarket cruise control retailers. Please share with us. I also want to install a cruise control system.

strikethree

actually, the g35x does not come in a coupe. a coupe is a 2 door car.

to be honest with you, i have been considering the pros and cons of the sti/evo/g35x/audi a4-6 for several months now. i ended up going with neither of them since i have a friend who is a mechanic and loves to work on cars. i now have a 92 Talon TSI.

I would have eliminated the g35x eventually based on the fact that a supercharger would be a $5k investment and a naturally aspirated engine sucks in the mountains. i would have eliminated the audis as well because they cost too much for the performance.

Ultimately, it boils down to sti vs evo. the wart on the hood of the sti eats up too much of my vision to be tolerated but many other things are better than the evo, such as interior, 6 speed (5k more for an mr), dccd, more miles per gas tank. but, why is the evo still an option? handling. modability. more rear legroom. the evo just seems like it was designed by someone with a philosophy near to my own. the evo is such a sexy beast.

your question is unanswerable by anyone except yourself.

strike

Lee_K

Yes, Rostra:

http://www.rostra.com/cruise-control.htm

shadow1

iTrader: (38)

Test driving both cars made up my mind. I couldn't stand the STI seats for more than 10 minutes before my back hurt. The EVO was heaven. The STI has a nicer interior though - automatic climate control, cruise control, nicer and easier to read gauges. Also the EVO's steering is night/day better than the STI's. Quicker and more precise. I say drive both and decide for yourself. They are both fast, handle well, and both ride stiff.

Laggrider

Unmodded id go STI
Modded id go Evo

midnightsuns

iTrader: (13)

like he said mods go evo, keeping it stock go sti