you definitly wont reget the evo.......sig says it all lol

 

Its the only thing i look forward to after a hard day at work... ***** and other **** can wait i just wanna drive my beastie...

 

Well, after test drives in 3 Evos today, one 135i, the Evo wins hands down. Amazing rig. I like the 135 better than the new M3 in terms of driving dynamics, although the M3 is faster. So, there isn't a new bmw that even remotely gets me high.

I'm off to the porsche dealer to drive the new DI cars tomorrow. Obviously they are better quality machines, from materials to how they are screwed together. But, I'm not down with the steep depreciation either. You can buy an evo for the first year's depreciation of a 911. But I'm very curious as to how they compare from a drivers perspective, once you strip away all the pomp and circumstance of the badge.

BTW, I'm NOT impressed by my local dealer. Whoa, what a shock after spending time at Lexus (wife's SUV) and the bmw and porsche dealerships.

 

Few people have good things to say about Mitsu dealerships. I couldn't remove the advertisement from my trunk lid fast enough.

My last car was a 325xi so I know what you're talking about. The BMW dealer would take me to work and pick me up afterward...the Mitsu dealer was quick to tell me that an air freshener could invalidate my warranty. Buying the nicest car from a down-market marquee has its downsides.

 

This is kind of interesting. Granted I am only speaking from my opinion and in no way mean anything negative about your opinion. I recently met up with a friend of mine that has a 08 STi and let him take my X for a drive. He was really surprised at how my X had more low end driveability and spooled quicker than his STi. Afterwards I drove his STi and really noticed what he was talking about. His turbo felt like it did not begin to spool untill around 3300 and then took off really fast. In the end he is considering selling his STi and getting a 2010 X. Granted his STi has a generic reflash and my X has a custom tune.

My wife and I sold our E39 528i and purchased our X. Granted the BMW was very comfortable on road trips but in the end we are very glad to have made the change. She daily drives the X and truely loves it. She would not agree on a 8 or 9 but she liked the X. We got a base GSR as she did not want a tall wing on the car and now I totally agree with her on that. Only thing I wish the X had was a sunroof.

Hope you make the purchase as it has been the most fun vehicle I have driven. It is more fun to drive than my old Gsxr.

 

So, after a little less than a year my X is going in for trade; and I'm basically indifferent.

When I sold my IX, I was sad......

The IX was a thrilling car to drive all the time...any road/corner/ramp could be made fun.

The X is a very nice car, don't get me wrong, but did not have the same "rush" the IX had; less edgy, less raw.

I don't know if there was a better car for the money than the IX. It's not for everyone, but for the pure driving experience the IX would still "do it" for me; the X, althought still fun, will be not have the same lasting impression.

 

Thanks fellas, been a big help. Seriously.

 

My .02 on the Evo decision.

I had an 03 Evo 8 for almost 5 years. Loved every minute of having it and driving it. Wonderful experience driving and actually owning the vehicle. Very few problems with it.

I got slightly bored and purchased a 2008 Nismo 350z. This was probably by far the best handling vehicle I have ever driven. This was no sloppy standard 350z, its suspension was far superior with the seem welded chassis to pair but did no good in the winter. Again, this is my daily driver.

I turned at this point to purchase at 2008 STi for practicality reasons. Hatchback, hauling my big dog, just a little more useful at times but still had the power and handling aspecs of my old Evo. I had it tuned, intake, downpipe to get rid of the 2 cats it had. Very fun to drive and very practical but still yurned for another Evo. The Evo X's style finally got to me and I wanted another one.

I traded my STi in 2 days ago for now my Evo X. WOW . . . . this car handles about 98% as well as my Nismo did and just feels so much tighter than the STi. The Subaru had a lot of body roll. When my wife can tell the difference . . . . there is something to be said about the way the car handles. I haven't fully broken in the car yet so I can't really compare on the turbo lag of the 2 vehicles but will know soon enough. I am very pleased with my current decision of moving back to another Evo.

In hindsight of all of this, I should have just purchased the Evo X after letting go of the Evo 8. Could have saved a few bucks but wouldn't have been able to truly appreciate what I had before.

Now I know you are headed to Porsche to go check out their fleet of vehicles and agree with your statements about depreciation and quality. My father has an 07 Carrera 4S Cabriolet. Unbelievable vehicle. Power all the time, handles . . . . and rides like a dream. But as it should, it was near 3 times the sticker price of my Evo x.

Good luck on your decision. I'm sure either way, you will be satisifed.

 

Thanks for your post.

Your last statement made me laugh a bit though.

My friends thinks I'm nuts since I've had so much hardware. .. some of it not long enough to do an oil change. It seems that as I went for more expensive cars, my tolerance level for warts grew thin and I just kept moving up the chain to solve 'what ails me'. In the evo, it's hard to really complain about certain things in a 30k car. I guess that's the beauty of the evo.

I also miss the tuning aspect of cars I've had in the past. Looks like no shortage of stuff to bolt on with the evo!

 

I fully agree with all your comments on both cars here as well. The STi's styling got me from the start. The STi definitely has more body roll than the VIII and the X and definitely feels looser. It feels a whole lot less loose once you get going faster and heat the factory tires up (though you may not have even had factory tires), regardless it still feels more loose than the VIII. The X I didn't drive for long enough to really get a feel, but it was certainly tighter than the STi in the short run. I also am mainly comparing the lag to the VIII since the two Xs I drove didn't get to be driven much (but on both I did a top gear 60 to 80 run on the freeway, and it certainly seemed slower than the STi). The looseness in feedback is actually a plus for me. When I want it to, the car handles brilliantly and does what I say (assuming I'm not driving like an idiot I don't even have much understeer problem) but when I'm cruising around or going to the supermarket, whatever, I'm not forced to grip the steering wheel and fight the tires/road like I was on the VIII or like I am in the Mini.

 

my wife laughs at me now about the same statement . . . am i really satisfied??? only time tells. the nismo lasted 6 months while the STi lasted a big 8 months . . . . i think the Evo is just home for me.

there is definitely plenty of parts and fun to be had with the Evos . . . and arent grossly overpriced either (compared to some of the german parts)

 

I have a feeling i will agree on the 60 to 80 pulls. the extra 1/2 liter makes a big difference up there. from the what little i have driven the X so far (225 miles) it seems to have a little less lag than my old 8 . . but that could be all mental. dont get me wrong, i liked my STI . . . .it just wasnt an Evo.

 

At my age Ive owned a few cars, all the way from V8 Vegas, muscle cars, off road, street bikes. And Ive driven some high end euro cars that I could never afford.

This car by far is the best Ive owned. Ive driven it all around the country in the past 5 months Ive owned it, and have demanded of it all Ive heard and expected an Evo to be.

It has yet to dissapoint.

And not one hiccup. Not one issue. Ever.

My wife once told me the WRX was like a "Real fast matchbox car". She refers to the Evo as a "Monster"-

 

I just got mine, i also come from a long list of sports cars..... B5 audi s4, seat leon cupra-r, supercharged 350z, b7 s4, 240sx with sr20 engine. I also bought the x on an impulse thing. I was going to legalize my s4 to the states when i was living in canada and i found out it was a big hassle so i decided to sell it and buy a new car, i came across the x and bought it without even driving it.... Ive had it for 3 weeks now and i have to say im impressed, im also impressed on how cheap it is to mod this car. Trust me unless you are a grumpy old man you wont regret it.

 

Sold my 335i 6spd that I tracked on a regular basis. Although it has only been a week since owning my recent aquired evo x, when I get out of the car I look back at it and think man, can't wait till I have to go somewhere again!