Evo Or Sti

[zthumper 10+ year member]

stated like a guy with a dancing bear in his avatar.

Evos=looks

STI=performance

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[89montero 10+ year member]

yeah test them but IMO the STI is much much nicer! Although I HATE the new style. But the STIs from a couple years ago were sick!

 

[99gtxgolfer 10+ year member]

new evo;s are tits

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

if you ask me, the 2008 sti's look like ****ing srt-4 neons. for brand new, i'd go with the evo. older, sti, those things look badass.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

as much as i love mitsu go with the STI

the evo has crappy turbo lag. blow off valve to small. easy fix but the Sti you dont have to do anything other than put the gas in and go

 

[Ferendon 10+ year member]

The Mitsu has fewer typical problems, such as Subaru and their habitually exploding center diffs and third gears. As far as the Evo having too much turbo lag, that's sheerly opinion. And you're right, in such a case, a BOV will help it greatly. Either way, I hope you have experience with a turbo car, as they are a whole different animal. Lots of new stuff to learn in order to keep 'er on the road. And for the record, if you get a BOV, for the love of Bob, get a ****ing recirculated. The BOV noise is played out, and get all kinds of gunk in the intake tract.

As fat as the Suby goes, with it's shorter warranty, and typical problems, it does have a boxer engine. It's got a MUCH better sound, and smoother accel. It's also going to build torque in a far superior manner. Out of the box, the previous gens performed about the same. The Evo's AWD system receives a LOT of acclaim, because it's Mitsubishi. They talk about how great it is, but they fail to mention that they're using the Eclipse GSX and other brands as a comparo. The Suby AWD system is considered by most, to be better. If you want a good straight line car, just grab a used SRT-4. That's a whole different can of worms, but they are awesome cars, and the World 2.4 is a rock solid engine, when it's taken care of properly, which you should do anyways.

Personally, I'd drive them both, see which one you like better, and take the price stand point from there. You're probably going to be happy with both cars, but if you don't try them both, then always have that suspicion that the other one was better.

 

[Ferendon 10+ year member]

There have been all kinds of "creative comparisons" of the new STi. Fact of the matter is, it's different, and in this case, different is heinous.

 

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go to dealer. driver both cars. buy one.

now stop replying.

 

[TribeX85 10+ year member]

wait for the EvoX

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

i like the way the sti sounds with little mods.

 

[lookitsjim23 10+ year member]

if you have to ask then the dealer probably wouldnt let you test drive either one

 

[Max_Power 10+ year member]

something tells me the evo is cheaper to repair than the sti.... something to consider I spose

 

[vibebreaker 10+ year member]

get the new evo hatch.

 

[docutech 10+ year member]

Try to find a dealer that will actualy "let" you test drive the car. I test drove an STI a couple of years ago and the salesman insisted to ride with me. He was such a pu$$y, didnt want me to rev the engine higher than 4K rpm's. I was like, what ever dude... the fun begins at 4K rpm's. Needless to say I didnt buy it.

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

The 2008 STI looks NOTHING like the SRT-4 ...

i didnt say they looked identical. i said they look similar.

they do //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

IMO the old sti was a much better looking car, that new front end just sucks.