Talk me out of buying an EVO IX !!
02-19-2007, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Krinkov
haha, didnt think this thread would have turned out so lopsided 
02-19-2007, 11:12 PM
#17
Originally Posted by subie OCD
Ive parted out my heavily modifed bugeye wagon and Im thinking about buying an EVO IX. Ive dreamed about an STi for sooooooo long....but after test driving the EVO VIII and IX I think Im hooked.
EVO pros: The fact that out of the box it handles so good and reacts so well to power mods is selling me on the EVO over the STi.
STi pros: Im thinking Subaru reliability and daily driver comfort.
Why shouldnt I buy the EVO?? What do YOU think?
EVO pros: The fact that out of the box it handles so good and reacts so well to power mods is selling me on the EVO over the STi.
STi pros: Im thinking Subaru reliability and daily driver comfort.
Why shouldnt I buy the EVO?? What do YOU think?
For me I'd get a STi purily on the basis that I love the Subaru burbble out hums out of the tail pipe.
Last edited by newyorkreload; 02-19-2007 at 11:15 PM.
02-19-2007, 11:52 PM
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maybe this site can help ...
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...6/pageId=68445
It compares the 2006 sti and evo 9, but the evo IX is very tempting if you ask me becuase it would more fun to drive.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...6/pageId=68445
It compares the 2006 sti and evo 9, but the evo IX is very tempting if you ask me becuase it would more fun to drive.
02-19-2007, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by XkrazyAsianX
I'd stay with subies. Better sound, better safety, better looks and definitely better interior.
that is true Subaru does have a more comfortable interior ... and did get better crash test ratings than the evo ..plus who doesnt like the boxer sound.
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02-20-2007, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 4URABUS
This is a SUBARU site. WHERE IS ALL THE SUBARU LOVE!?!?
02-20-2007, 07:09 AM
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I'll give you the best reason:
2009 nissan Skyline GTR. Should hit desalership this time next year. Say it's all marked up for a whole year and msrp is . Depending on how much you save up for two years, that 70k purchase price becomes more like 30-40k, and much more affordable.
I think that's a pretty damn good reason not to buy an evo.
A friend and I worked together throughout school to buy a car. 4 years ago I absolutely had to buy something so I bought a WRX. He kept low until last year and bought a new Z06, mostly in cash.
2009 nissan Skyline GTR. Should hit desalership this time next year. Say it's all marked up for a whole year and msrp is . Depending on how much you save up for two years, that 70k purchase price becomes more like 30-40k, and much more affordable.
I think that's a pretty damn good reason not to buy an evo.
A friend and I worked together throughout school to buy a car. 4 years ago I absolutely had to buy something so I bought a WRX. He kept low until last year and bought a new Z06, mostly in cash.
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02-20-2007, 11:16 AM
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The funny thing is... I have an Evo IX and I'm considering getting an 07 STI. They both have good local communities (I-club & Nor Cal Evo) and they both have some not-so-great wider based communities (NASOIC & Evolutionm.net). I think both are great cars. IMO, the Evo IX's looks > 06/07 STI looks. They both have the same general feeling when you drive them. It just may be cheaper to mod an Evo and make more power than you would an STI. Stock for stock, I'd probally get an STI. The STI did seem much more comfortable and the interior was much more nicer than my Evo. In turns, the Evo does feel a bit more predictable than the STI when I drove both. To each his own... I dont think you'll be dissapointed with either choice.