View Poll Results: 2005 WRX STi vs Evo 8

2005 WRX STi

13.64%

Evo 8

86.36%

Voters: 44. You may not vote on this poll

2005 WRX STi vs Evo 8

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Apr 9, 2014 | 05:45 AM

#31

Viegasjuice

Evolved Member

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Jan 2013

Posts: 1,358

Likes: 0

From: Northern virginia

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiller35

My brother has an 05 sti and I have an 05 Evo. Like people have said, transmission and engine are the main difference. I bought my evo after having 2 wrx's and the aftermarket support of the evo is a fraction of the size of the Subaru.

I have also completely stripped a Subaru and have no got that far with the evo... yet...

Please explain how the aftermarket support for subarus is far greater than that of the Evos?

Apr 9, 2014 | 12:42 PM

#32

mrbjefferson

Newbie

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Jan 2014

Posts: 0

Likes: 0

From: Minnesota

I purchased my 05 Evo from Queens, New York and drove it 23 hours back to Minneapolis, MN. The seat comfort was never a problem. I actually had so much fun driving it home, I was a little dissapointed the next day when I had to go to work

Apr 9, 2014 | 12:55 PM

#33

rongdoer

Evolving Member

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Mar 2006

Posts: 340

Likes: 2

From: northern virginia

keep in mind the difference between those two cars is a lot more than just the engine. The extra weight on the sti is from performance oriented additions like braces and chassis stiffening. Wider wheelbase, bigger brakes, 6spd transmission, lsd's. To get the same performance out of a 2.5rs swap you're going to end up spending more than you would for just an sti.

Apr 11, 2014 | 12:25 PM

#34

Addison Hesser

Newbie

Joined: Jul 2013

Posts: 19

Likes: 0

From: Las Vegas, Nevada

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bhsj13

you can find a lightly modded evo 8 with 90k around 15k in my opinion.

I got my 05 evo 8 with 68k miles for only 12.5k.

Apr 22, 2014 | 03:22 PM

#35

stuckintheruff

Newbie

iTrader: (2)

Joined: Mar 2007

Posts: 3

Likes: 0

From: wisconsin

Did you decide? It should come down which best suits your style and needs. Test drive em both. Both will be exciting, so if you are just looking for some fun go with the best deal you can find.