FurbiesAndBeans
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subararu wrx sti > mazda speed 3
35k > 25k
For 10k less you get a car that has a little less performance off the line, but better performances in turns and slaloms. There's been tests where they pit the WRX and the MS3 (i know its not STI, but its more comparable that way). The only thing the WRX beat the MS3 was in the launch. MS3 is a much better looking car than the WRX.
And for 35k...
Evo > STI