Evo X to get a DSG
08-24-2006, 11:06 AM
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sat, for some reason i thougth you had a MT 
. And i also like shifitng with left hand Moviing to US i found it harder to control wheel with left hand vs my right hand. I am use it to now, but my brain still thinks im suppose to shift with left hand.
. And i also like shifitng with left hand Moviing to US i found it harder to control wheel with left hand vs my right hand. I am use it to now, but my brain still thinks im suppose to shift with left hand.
08-24-2006, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by alfy28
sat, for some reason i thougth you had a MT . And i also like shifitng with left hand Moviing to US i found it harder to control wheel with left hand vs my right hand. I am use it to now, but my brain still thinks im suppose to shift with left hand.
. And i also like shifitng with left hand Moviing to US i found it harder to control wheel with left hand vs my right hand. I am use it to now, but my brain still thinks im suppose to shift with left hand.
08-24-2006, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by saturn
Not only do I not have a MT, I don't even own an RX-8. I just wandered in here off the streets for the free food and sarcasm.
08-24-2006, 11:45 AM
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Yes the EVO X is a hot looking car, so much better than the current one. Combined with the performance and a DSG option it could be a monster seller.
And the Rx-8 meanwhile has a slightly different new blue color coming I hear...
08-24-2006, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by alfy28
opps lol. im trying to remember who are the STI and Evo owners on this forum. i can only think of ike being the evo. but others i cant remember. can you by any chance be one of them :P
08-24-2006, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Ike
It's not SMG like because it's not sequential which makes it far better and very different. The SMG is crap IMO, the DSG is very good, almost so good that it will bore you out of your mind. Besides, only a pansy would buy an Evo with a DSG tranny (see Saturn <not the planet>) 
That pansy who buys a DSG EVO, is also gonna smoke a lot of manual Evo owners right out of the water, due to no real skill involved in going fast. I personally wouldn't mind a DSG STI as a daily, but as a daily driver putting lots of miles, and expecting many years of reliability, I wouldn't trust any EVO as far as I could throw it long term. From a fun/sports car standpoint, I can see how a DSG EVO would not suit well with diehard enthusiasts. I wouldn't get a DSG unless it was more of a commuter car then a fun car.
Coming from heavy traffic, and lots of driving (25k+ miles per year), not only would it be very convenient, but it would also be nice to have a car that you just gas and go, and could take out most manual drivers with no skill necessary. That right there will have manual EVO owner's panties in a bunch. I'd always have to have a manual fun/sports car though. I couldn't imagine owning an auto or dsg, if I was my only car. I'd be all over an STI DSG though as a daily. That would be really nice.
08-24-2006, 08:45 PM
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I think BlueEyes has an Evo.
08-24-2006, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueEyes
That good sir, would be quite impossible given that I live in Canada. Where EVO's are outlawed. I am currently rideless until I find the deal I'm looking for.
Originally Posted by teh interweb
And like every Evolution that has gone before, it will remain off-limits to Canada, at least for now. Officially, the reason the Evo IX isn't coming to Canada is the same as before. Its intercooler, mounted down in the bottom half of the front bumper, is vulnerable to damage in our 8 km/h frontal crash tests, which stipulate that a car should be able to hit something at that speed and not be damaged. The same test in the States is less stringent.
08-24-2006, 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by KJ238
Firstly, i would have to say that driving a real manual transmission car is so much different. I know because i get really annoyed at the tiptronic on my merc/porsche. It takes time to shift DOH!
I'm in asia btw.. How da hell do u people drive with your left hand controlling the wheel? You think this would make a difference in our driving styles? That said, I suck at left handers..
Now that's for spirited driving, tracking and racing... just cruising around... one-handed, left or right... it doesn't matter.
On the other hand... how the hell do you shift left-handed?! My first car here was a stick and getting used to shifting with my left-hand was a bitch. Even after I was used to it, it always felt odd and I never could shift as smoothly as I could right-handed.
08-24-2006, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by alfy28
sat, for some reason i thougth you had a MT . And i also like shifitng with left hand Moviing to US i found it harder to control wheel with left hand vs my right hand. I am use it to now, but my brain still thinks im suppose to shift with left hand.
. And i also like shifitng with left hand Moviing to US i found it harder to control wheel with left hand vs my right hand. I am use it to now, but my brain still thinks im suppose to shift with left hand.and let's not get into the left-side of the road Vs right-side of the road thing... especially since the Japanese are all confused anyway... drive on the left, but walk on the right.. or is it left... or maybe the middle...
and don't worry about looking before crossing the street... 
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08-24-2006, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by saturn
Sounds like someone's offering to teach me how to drive stick on their car!!
If it makes a difference I do press my left foot down everytime I use the shifter lever thing. Makes me feel like a big deal I guess.
And I think if I were going to get a stick I can't imagine having my first one being an Evo. My friend has the VIII and the clutch on that thing weighs 97lbs.
If it makes a difference I do press my left foot down everytime I use the shifter lever thing. Makes me feel like a big deal I guess.
And I think if I were going to get a stick I can't imagine having my first one being an Evo. My friend has the VIII and the clutch on that thing weighs 97lbs.
08-24-2006, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by MazdaspeedFeras
i likely will be an STi owner in about 6 months. i need more car than the 8.
08-24-2006, 11:27 PM
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I'd buy the Evo X with a DSG and I'll tell you why. My commute to work involves A LOT of stop and go traffic and working the clutch gets old real fast. However, once I'm free of the stop and go, I love to open up the 8 and fly down the turnpike as fast as traffic (and the state PD) will let me. So if I could have a car that would let me have the convenience of a slushbox in heavy stop and go, and the "choose your own adventure" of a stick, I'd take one in a heartbeat.
Now if my daily drive was clear sailing, then I'd take a manual. Depending on how the whole recall thing goes, if I keep the 8, I will probably buy an automatic for my commute and use the 8 on the weekends and take up autocross.
Savy?
Now if my daily drive was clear sailing, then I'd take a manual. Depending on how the whole recall thing goes, if I keep the 8, I will probably buy an automatic for my commute and use the 8 on the weekends and take up autocross.
Savy?
08-24-2006, 11:47 PM
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Wow, you learn something new everyday.
What cars are you shopping for? How do you get around? Do you just stand on the side of the road and let the first chick that drives by get all excited and then stop to drive you around town?
What cars are you shopping for? How do you get around? Do you just stand on the side of the road and let the first chick that drives by get all excited and then stop to drive you around town?
08-25-2006, 01:46 AM
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Steniner owns an Evo, he came from an SRT-4. StopNturnFreak owns an Evo and I believe his wife owns an RX-8. There's another Evo owner I'm forgetting... There are a few members that traded their RX-8 in for an Evo but I don't see them around here much anymore.
08-25-2006, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Ike
Steniner owns an Evo, he came from an SRT-4. StopNturnFreak owns an Evo and I believe his wife owns an RX-8. There's another Evo owner I'm forgetting... There are a few members that traded their RX-8 in for an Evo but I don't see them around here much anymore.
08-25-2006, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Ike
Steniner owns an Evo, he came from an SRT-4. StopNturnFreak owns an Evo and I believe his wife owns an RX-8. There's another Evo owner I'm forgetting... There are a few members that traded their RX-8 in for an Evo but I don't see them around here much anymore.
08-25-2006, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by MadRonin
Ike, since you've had the WRX and now the Evo, how do they compare reliability-wise? I realize the WRX is not the same as the STi, but I'm still curious.
