Any evo owners regret not getting the sti?
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I had short list of cars at the time.. Yet I still don't regret the Evo for a second.. I even like driving it better than my race car, and that says alot.. cars are like ***** envy.. some brag theirs are longer or harder.. But in the end, the right tool does the job the best.. The rest are just tools..
all joking aside, I have a hard time saying anything bad about another car that I just don't have enough experience with.. But I have beaten 2 STI's from a roll, and from a Dig, and my personal opinion is its cheaper to make a car faster than to make it handle better..
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Originally posted by YellwTyper
I remembe sitting in an Evo and then the STi... hands down the evo feels a heck of alot better just from that angle.
I remembe sitting in an Evo and then the STi... hands down the evo feels a heck of alot better just from that angle.
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Originally posted by MalibuJack
all joking aside, I have a hard time saying anything bad about another car that I just don't have enough experience with..
all joking aside, I have a hard time saying anything bad about another car that I just don't have enough experience with..
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No question in my mind I made the right decision, and every day I drive it I become more convinced! I like the STI and have nothing against Subaru, they make good products, but I have to laugh every time I see one with no sunroof, giant ugly hood scoop, and the fact that they spent more money then I did. I won't even get into the driving experience...
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If I planned on leaving my car stock, then the STI might have been a better choice. But who would buy an Evo or STI and leave it stock? When it comes to modding the car, the Evo is much the better choice, and handles better anyway. Looks are always subjective, but my Evo will definately blow any STI's I've seen into the weeds. (Or snow)
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for me...ive driven both and had a terrible experience reliability wise with my galant VR4 but its neck-neck. I like the looks of both, i like the power of both. I like the colors they come in. I like both interiors. Etc etc etc. I like the evo for things like its rear wiper believe it or not and the more soulfull driving experience so i will probably go that way....but i could still go for the sti. Either way im waiting for a used 03. Ive done very well in my automotive life by finding people with auto-attention deficit disorder and buying their toys off them once they get bored and move on.
as for people on the nasioc board ragging on the evo and vice versa....theres a lot of young minds on both boards seriously.
Honestly im just happy that we have the ability to buy these cars.....i was pretty sad when the VR4 Galant and Celica AllTracs went away in the early 90s
Mike
as for people on the nasioc board ragging on the evo and vice versa....theres a lot of young minds on both boards seriously.
Honestly im just happy that we have the ability to buy these cars.....i was pretty sad when the VR4 Galant and Celica AllTracs went away in the early 90s
Mike
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I test drove the STi again 2 months after I bought the Evo.
No, I never regret buying the Evo. I was waiting for another car serviced and pretty much bored. So, I walked down to the Subaru dealer right next door.
I still hate these from STi:
1. Styling is still offensive
1.1 Pink STi badging? A salesperson argued that pink symbolizes power in Japan and it is a cultural thing. Hell, I live in a country where pink symboilizes something else.
1.2 I still hate those golden calipers (I can get the car with silver wheels, but still with golden calipers).
1.3 Rear end styling is even more offensive than the front one.
2. The seat is too soft and doesnt hold well.
3. Too many gadgetry.
4. Shifter feels totally ackward.
5. Doesnt manuver as well as the Evo.
6. Extra $$$ for stereo.
The car is torquey the way it is, though
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No, I never regret buying the Evo. I was waiting for another car serviced and pretty much bored. So, I walked down to the Subaru dealer right next door.
I still hate these from STi:
1. Styling is still offensive
1.1 Pink STi badging? A salesperson argued that pink symbolizes power in Japan and it is a cultural thing. Hell, I live in a country where pink symboilizes something else.
1.2 I still hate those golden calipers (I can get the car with silver wheels, but still with golden calipers).
1.3 Rear end styling is even more offensive than the front one.
2. The seat is too soft and doesnt hold well.
3. Too many gadgetry.
4. Shifter feels totally ackward.
5. Doesnt manuver as well as the Evo.
6. Extra $$$ for stereo.
The car is torquey the way it is, though
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right, i remember i went to Subaru Dealer, you know just to see the STi the salesman was a dick... He said Evo can't keep up, evo is using engines which are 10 years old technology ---ahh and he pointed at my previous car (eclipse) which he knew it was 4g63 engine...lol
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haha, i went down to the mistubishi dealership one time with a friend in my sti, and all the salesmen came out and looked at the car...
first thing they said was
"hey wheres the stereo?"
haha, i replied "oh, wheres ur 6 speed?"
then they go "ouch, u know u get out handled by ours"
i go "yeah, but im quicker
"
they go "no your not, because of our 5 speed our 0-60 time is much quicker than yours"
i go "wtf? mine is just barely quicker than evo 0-60"
then they go "our 1/4 mile is at 13.1 stock"
then i go "k, id like to see you pull that off right now, oh? ok bye"
holy ghetoness
first thing they said was
"hey wheres the stereo?"
haha, i replied "oh, wheres ur 6 speed?"
then they go "ouch, u know u get out handled by ours"
i go "yeah, but im quicker
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they go "no your not, because of our 5 speed our 0-60 time is much quicker than yours"
i go "wtf? mine is just barely quicker than evo 0-60"
then they go "our 1/4 mile is at 13.1 stock"
then i go "k, id like to see you pull that off right now, oh? ok bye"
holy ghetoness