Why didn't you buy the STI?
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I bought the Evo because they came out before the Subaru did.
If I had to choose right now, between an Evo or a Sti, I'd still probably go Evo because I don't like the new front end of the Subaru. The cruise control is very tempting though.
If I had to choose right now, between an Evo or a Sti, I'd still probably go Evo because I don't like the new front end of the Subaru. The cruise control is very tempting though.
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I doubt you'd be disappointed with either car, especially if it will be your first turbo. Just do the research and weigh the pros and cons of both. I've only seen a few STi's around where I live and 1 was being driven by an old lady. I was still driving my truck at the time or else I would have seen if you was up for a race.
I had friends that owned and drove the STi. Many of them were happy with what they had, but they all seemed a little jealous of the Evo owners. Previously, I was a dedicated RSX owner and since the first time I saw an Evo in person I was drooling. Then I would drive by the
dealership every two weeks to see if they got one in so that I could look at it and dream. I finally got one, and I haven't stopped smiling since 
The evo may be too raw for many, but if you're addicted to pure acceleration, surgeon-like steering precision, and a chassis with intuitive handling behavior, go with the Evo. If you want cruise control, and an interior without squeaks, go with the STi :-D
... besides I heard the stock STi pushes quite a bit (more than the Evo) in hard cornering
Last edited by truDriver; Apr 9, 2007 at 06:57 AM.
Easy how many really moded sti do u read about not too many. But evos u here about all the time evos better to mod sti have better lookeing interior more for just cruseing and evos better for raceing
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Cuz you can only go as fast as you can afford.. and for me to spend 5G's on a STI and get less HP if it were spent on a Evo is money wasted for me..! I love the handling my evo provides.. and how i can manuver through a mountain quicker than If I were driving an STi<-- am talking both out the box and dropping 5G's on each.
I am a middle class man.. in the military.. and some of my peers have taken a hit in their pockets just to try and match my evo with their STi's<-- am talking same rank, location, and martial status.
I driven a 06 STi.. and if I weren't into craving speed and raw acceleration this would be the car for me.. Just a TBE with a tune would do it for me.. Great communeter, with nice sound, and the comfort required to communte, Cruise control, 6cd changer, etc etc.. get the point.. so maybe when I become a 40 to 50's man and not wanting the crazy things i want now.. this would be my car.. a STi..
I am a middle class man.. in the military.. and some of my peers have taken a hit in their pockets just to try and match my evo with their STi's<-- am talking same rank, location, and martial status.
I driven a 06 STi.. and if I weren't into craving speed and raw acceleration this would be the car for me.. Just a TBE with a tune would do it for me.. Great communeter, with nice sound, and the comfort required to communte, Cruise control, 6cd changer, etc etc.. get the point.. so maybe when I become a 40 to 50's man and not wanting the crazy things i want now.. this would be my car.. a STi..
agreed
I was actually on the STI bandwagon for a while. I bought a 2.5i that i had before I got my EVO and honestly, I love the exhaust note of a Subaru even over the EVO's.
However, that's where the line is drawn. The EVO looks a lot more aggressive, has a much stronger, time proven engine in it, and hell, the car is just fuggin sexy
The STI is a nice car, but it's just not as fun to drive as the EVO is. Very hard to explain until you drive them both.
However, that's where the line is drawn. The EVO looks a lot more aggressive, has a much stronger, time proven engine in it, and hell, the car is just fuggin sexy
The STI is a nice car, but it's just not as fun to drive as the EVO is. Very hard to explain until you drive them both.
On paper the STi seems marvelous, much better than the Evo.
I wondered how much mitsu paid all the magazines to say the EVO was better (C&D, R&T, M&T,sports compact, and others).
I thought : If the Sti has more power, more torque, same weight, less lag. How come the evo is faster/equal in the road course?
I almost bought the Sti. I drove it and felt loose inside it, steering felt disconnected.
yada yada yada, that until I drove the Evo, got hooked and bought it.
I then understood the difference and why the Evo won in all those comparos.
I wondered how much mitsu paid all the magazines to say the EVO was better (C&D, R&T, M&T,sports compact, and others).
I thought : If the Sti has more power, more torque, same weight, less lag. How come the evo is faster/equal in the road course?
I almost bought the Sti. I drove it and felt loose inside it, steering felt disconnected.
yada yada yada, that until I drove the Evo, got hooked and bought it.
I then understood the difference and why the Evo won in all those comparos.
Well I had an 03 Evo and after I blew the diff and was very dissappointed, I traded it in for an 05 Sti. Well to say the least my ex-girlfriend got tired of me just constantly complaining about the Sti. It wasn't a bad car but I was miserable with it since it was so tame compared to my Evo... In any case, the Sti got totalled (blessing in disguise) and I got to get back in an Evo IX!
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I was in the same situation, actually worse off. My lust for high performance rally cars started with the Impreza STI 22B. I've always been a fan of subaru, and will always be. For some reason or another I ended up in an Evo, and to this day I still can't pinpoint why I chose the EVO over the STI.
Either way, you really can't go wrong because both cars are fantastic to own and drive.
Either way, you really can't go wrong because both cars are fantastic to own and drive.
I had a 1971 Porsche 914 w/68' 327 that was built to the hilt, 652hp, 1780lbs I loved that car, but when my wife and i test drove 06' Evo IX MR SE, I was hooked. It's not as fast as the Porsche, but you can actually turn, in the EVO.
