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iTrader: (15)

An Evo is the life of the party, the STI is the bouncer at the party. I know it sounds weird but owning both, this was the best way to sum it up.

Adrenaline718

LOL it's so funny you said it like that. I have been considering the STi vs. the Evo recently, and when I test drove the STi, I thought it was a beast. Raw, crazy power with a more luxurious interior. Where the Evo has a spartan interior with more controlled power - but the control being in MY hands.

I thought of the STi just like you said, a big brute street fighter, while the Evo is more like a well-trained martial artist - ready to unleash hell at a moment's notice.

That's how I experienced them anyway. In the end, I'm a vain man and decided on the Evo mostly for the sexy-as-hell looks. On the outside. For the inside, maybe after some time goes by, I would mount sport gauges on the a-pillar, do the double din console conversion and put in an avic z1 navi system. Have many people done this? Hopefully I will be ready to pick up a Graphite Gray '06 MR within about two months!

creamevo8

i got 43k on my 04 evo 8. i love this car. but get a car that you would enjoy and love to drive. good luck

Kapalmuks_EVO

"And they lived happily ever after" .

I sold my '05 STI thinking of getting the '07 but I ended up getting this '06 EVO IX SSL. I just liked the feelings of driving an EVO, IMHO EVO is just the way to go.

CBRD

iTrader: (60)

well

here is my story line..

bought 05 sti, then 05 evo mr, then sold 05 sti, then bought 06 evo ix...

sold evo ix... still have evo 8 mr, tech had an 04 wrx, he bought an o6 sti, sold o4 wrx... still has sti..

we love them all..

evo is the scapel.... sti is a hammer... or.. rubber mallet

cb

EVOlution561

iTrader: (13)

I have drove about half a dozen of STis modded and stock and they do not compare to the EVO. I will say this though, the STi is much more quieter and smoother daily driver.

As far as the cars falling apart at 30k, my friend's EVO has 80k or 88k and it still runs very strong. I guess it all depends on how well you maintain it.

rdevorjr

I have 46,000 miles on my car and have not encountered any problems yet. They are both awesome cars and no matter what car you go with, something is bound to break eventually.

evilevo22

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the sti feels like a beast but the evo is a beast

Spoonie G Funk

It's a hard decision but I went with raw looks and potential rather than a beast. I like well trained martial artists better and therefore, I'm a proud evo owner with 18k on the car.

Spoonie G Funk

I didn't really like the exhaust sound from the STI it sounded bubblely if you want to call it that. a deep bubble. not my pick.