The 06 STis (and I'm assuming the 07s) definitely shift more smoothly than the Evo IX. That's one of the few things that I missed while I was still getting used to the IX

 

just like me.. the gixxer and the EVO live in the garage....



and all the subarus stay outside...

 

my wife is look into a white STI too for this coming spring.... i m not sure what to say but well its her money!

 

wait, so let me get this right. she has to drive 100 miles round trip and she got an STi?? are you kidding me? last time i checked, the gas mileage on both evos and sti's weren't that great. how come she didn't think logically and get a camry or sumthen...

 

bro, let me give you some history on my girl

her first car ever was a 97 gst 5 spd she bought stock. She then did TBE, intake, rc 550's, fuel pump, 16g, safc and h&r springs


DIAMOND STAR in the rough




next car was a 98 tsi awd 5 spd also bought stock. When she was done it had a built 6 bolt with wisecos/eagles, evo 3 16g, springs/retainers/valves, 550's, fuel pump, dsmlink, eibachs, tokicos 19" wheels, eclipse front end, spearco fmic with short route piping, etc...






Then she had this car, 2005 5 spd white is300 that remained stock for the 10 months she had it





Then she had this 2006 g35x, first auto car she ever had, this also stayed stock for the 12 months she had it but she hated not being in a manual car






after all these pics i guess I gotta post a pic of her, here she is on the right






As you can see, my gf likes to have nice cars, she's 23 and doesnt want to be driving an accord or camry. She just graduated college and got a job as a junior accountant. Shes taking her CPA exam soon and will have it after 2 yrs experience. She works for everything she owns and deserves the world in my eyes. She wanted something fast, fun to drive and reliable. She really wanted an IS350 but they're automatic and too expensive


-Steve

 

lol... i wish my girl appreciate cars like that.... she cna't even drive and she's 25... but w/e ... i don't reely care because i drive her around anyways... lol

 

Hehe, my gf has a black 06...she's fuming that they upgraded the turbo, heads, gearing etc for 07...

I'm surprised you commented on the handling, cause I think stock for stock the STI is too vague, that slower steering rack kills me. I love the low down torque, I thought the mivec evo's made power down low but this thing feels like a na v6 down compared to my evo, but the trade off is felt upstairs.

 

get over your evo hype..... thats the ONE thing that no1 evvvvver argues about lol the sti shifting better than the evo.. its a possibilty that the car was beaten up.. but the sti i drove shifted as nice as bmw.

cheers!

 

yea i still think the evo handles better, but the sti seems to ride softer and smoother

 

ok update, after driving the Sti now on weekends and at night I def think it hanlds well, but the EVO still handles better IMO. we'll see when we lower each car how they handle then

 

acctualy i drove a 05 STI about a week ago with about 30k miles on it and the shifting was pretty smooth a lot smoother than my evos

 

What can I say, the woman has great taste in cars!

 

Mine shifts better than any Evo I've ever driven. Maybe some people make statements without actually driving a car. It certainly happens a lot.

 

a lil late but u are one lucky man...lol nice cars and a girl who is hot and likes nice cars..lol

 

Vey nice car hope she enjoy's it. Keep us posted on the mod's