Got a call from a salesguy saying his dealership just took delivery of a black Jeep SRT8. He knew I was interested and invited me to come drive it.

Being an impulsive fella I saddled up to take him up on the offer. I've been feeling a little aged to be driving the Evo and I figured this might be a good solution.

Bottom line: I wasn't impressed.

I have to admit it's a plush deal (very much like my wife's 300C) and has a great exhaust note. A serious rumble. Real touchy brakes, though.

It was decently quick but didn't take my breath away though w/ only 19 miles I didn't wanna flog it too hard. I hated the way it handled - boaty. Probably really good compared to other SUV's but a complete pig when you're used to an Evo.

It honestly didn't have the rear-seat legroom the Evo has (or it certainly wasn't any better) which is a reason I have this car in the first place. Also, I don't think I'd be crazy about 12 mpg, either.

I'd been on the fence re: upgrading my car. No more. I'll be ordering the Warrtalon/Buscher package first thing Monday morning.

 

Smart man! If you like your Evo now, you'll love it after installing the package.

 

are you the other white evo VIII i see driving on 196th going from bothell to lynnwood every now and again? btw, sweet car

 

nice choice on keeping the evo

 

dump the 8 for a 9!!!

 

the jeep is pretty sweet but its still a jeep at the end of the day....but an EVO.... well you know how that goes

 

I also drove the jeep and found the suspension lacking compared to the ss trailblazer (Which makes sense cause the ss was tested at the ring) that i had just driven, but unlike you i drove the **** out of that thing and must say that it is rather fast and feels like it makes most of its power up top. With that auto tranny that you could select gears by tapping the stick i found if you punched it in the wrong gear it just felt slow but if you got it right it was damn fast. The jeep is also faster then the grandfathers srt10

 

I was interested in driving the jeep. I want to see how it compares to most other SUV's.

 

Hey my gf lives in mill creek. I was just there this past weekend. Cool place.

 

Naw... I've got a silver one.

 

After owning an EVO I don't see how its possible to switch to an oversized SUV. Handling sucks, acceleration sucks, braking sucks, gas mileage sucks. Just plain sucks!

 

Why the HELL would you want to do that?

 

How much were they asking for the SRT-8? My wife and I just purchased a Trailblazer SS and the reason it was so much more attractive than the Jeep is we were able to get it with AWD out the door for $31K, where the Jeep seems to be in the mid $40K range!

I love the SS and even though it is alittle slower stock, with most people running mid-high 13's, you can get alot of mods for the LS2 for the $14K price difference. One recently ran a 12.6 with a tune, K&N filter, and torque converter and 12.1 with 50shot , not bad for a 4800lb SUV. Im lucky we needed a new car for my wife cause it meant I got to keep my Evo

 

Plus Ive been getting 16mpg which is alot better than the SRT-8 and about equal to other SUV's with "less performing" engines

 

test drove an inf. g35 coupe, sedan, sti, mazdaspeed 6, bmw 330iw/sp., legacy GT,350z track,. 03ZO6w/13k on itw/ magnaflow ex.When i got back in my evo to go home every car i test drove felt like soft, slow crap compared to the evo.