acd is nice its good for road racin' u'll never spin out on a turn if u know what ur doin' i wish i had it. it sux that my evo doesnt have it

 

o really, its that good, well i wont be road racing that often, but i will be taking corners and having fun. and how do u know a used evo is going to be beat up? it depends on who was driving it, ive driven a couple used ones and they are strong as ****...... i thought that all evos have a center differential? or do they only have front and back.....?

 

the 03's and 4's have a passive center diff, and no front limited slip ( minus the RS ).

the 05's have the acd, and the front limited slip.

 

what is passive center differential? the have no limited slip in the front? only 05's have that ? does that help out a lot?

 

i'm just wondering how many 8's will you see on a lot when the 9 gets here.i'm sure they'll still sell a used 8 for low 20k when the 9 is here

 

Hope the value of the eight holds up when the IX goes on sale.

 

when is the nine gonna be here? late fall early fall?

 

My thought is that maybe because for $5K more, the STI has about 70 more hp than the WRX. Just a thought, but if the MR's came with like 350hp, they'd be more likely to not hate so much since the price hike is "quantified". I think (solely from observations) that the common consensus is that the upgrades it does have do not justify it's price.

Seems that most people on here don't believe in paying more for "exclusivity", either. I can't say that I blame them, though. I paid $26,900 for my '03 in '03 with 11 miles on the clock. I don't need the car that bad....and wasn't willing to pay out the nose for it. Just a few months ago, my friend was offered a new '05 for $27.1K.

If I can get that type of deal at the peak sales period, you can certainly get a good price on a new and/or used 8 once the 9's come out. Especially with all this talk of trading in 8's for 9's.

 

my thoughts exactly, the reason people pay more for an sti is cuz there getting a whole different engine and drivetrain, mr's get a different turbo woopty doo!!

any yes the 8's price will go down

 

get a used 04 rs if your trying to save money, youll get a front diff.

and off topic dont hate on the MR if you dont even know what it has. just trying to save you the embarassment
Derek

 

you dont think i know what the MR has? are u kidding? rs is junk, id rather have more luxury then a front diff, and yea the mr is nothing special, if you feel otherwiese explain it . . .

 

for starters it has the MR badge

 

no im not kidding and for seconds it doesnt have a different turbo which is why i responded with that (last post)

 

You don't know. *ALL* the 05's have the upgraded turbo, ACD and front LSD.

You where wrong on the STi too, the USDM STi doesn't have forged internals like the JDM one.

You come in here asking a question, and when everyone doesn't give you the answer you want to hear you start freaking out and disagreeing with everyone.

Rock on.

 

Since I paid the crazy price of $35,900 for my MR vs. the 33,200 they wanted for the bby Evo8, I must be insane! They would not budge on either price much, although I did get $1,300 over bb for my trade. If you guys think $2,700 more for the 6-speed(proven to quicken acceleration), Bilstein shocks(proven to help cornering on uneven surfaces and smooth out ride), BBS rims(light as ****), and graphite grey paint, among other MR upgrades, I think you might be insane. I admit the lack of sunroof sucks, but I would rather have the other things I stated. JMO of course.