Ike

Hrm... look what I just found!

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...p=y&cardist=16

rx8wannahave

Do you like that HUGE rear wing?

Anyway...$27,500 (without having checked edmunds/blue book/etc) seems a little high??? How much is a new one?

Gambit

OOHH I like that car in white...a new one runs in the low 30's

G8rboy

$33k or so. That's a little high on the mileage dept for 1 year old, at least for my tastes... but that does look great in white. Much better than the ricer "electric blue" :D

Ike

White with gold wheels would be exactly what I'd want. I'm indifferent to the wing, they look a little funny without it to me now. Originally when they came out I didn't care for the wing and intended to do a trunk swap should I ever get one. But now I just look at them as balancing out the huge hoodscoop.

Bluebook on that car is 30,600

Steiner

Hey Ike...check this out...

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...3&aff=national

That car is being sold at the Mitsu dealership I'm getting my Evo from. I'm good friends with the fleet manager/internet sales guy. Look at the mods on the STi. It's been built to handle much better than stock...pink springs, stiffer sway bar, etc. Thing is the owner traded it in on an '05 Evo RS. Furthermore, the dealership is in absolutely no hurry to sell it because they have been letting people test drive both the Evo and STi in succession to make up their minds. He said a lot of guys will come in, take a spin in one of their used Evos (they don't allow test drives on new models) and then go down the street to the Subaru dealership. Now they have everything in one place. Apparently they've sold more than a half dozen Evos in the 3 weeks it's been there.

rx8wannahave

Kinda good point...lol

Well, do they make different tails for it? But, that is off topic...I think you have the "buy a new/ish" car sickness...and it's VERY hard to get over that...lol

Ike

So I just called about the STi and told the guy my situation. I mentioned that I was driving some Evos on Sat. and he said I should stop in later that day and he'd be interested in hearing what I thought about the Evo. Then he went on about how much he liked the Evo as well and told me it would be a tough choice. The two times I've stopped to check out Evos the guys were full of crap/misinformation and did nothing but make underhanded remarks about WRXs and STis.

Stuff like that just makes me want to not own a Mitsubishi. Every person I've ever dealt with at a Subaru dealership (3 of them) has made me happy I own a Subaru. Every time I've been to a Mitsubishi dealership I've had to like the car despite the jackasses I have to deal with. Looking at the Mitsubishi dealership on my desk I just noticed they are a Mitsubish, Kia, Oldsmobile dealer, that's quite the lineup! No wonder they don't exactly have the best salespeople in town...

Ike

Hahahaha, you guys won't believe this. My dealership just called me to remind me of a recall on my car and also to let me know that they were looking for used WRXs. He then invited me to come in and testdrive a new Legacy GT or STi. I haven't had any contact with my dealer in the last couple months and there is no way they could know I was pondering a trade, just a very freaky coincidence. I need to go drive my car and remember how much I like it pronto before I make an impulse decsion. Off for a drive, catch you guys later :D

Steiner

Salespeople are scum. I yell at them all day. It's my job. I'm in contract administration. You know more about either car then any Mitsu/Subaru sale rep anyhow. Either way you can't go wrong IMO. Both cars are amazing. Anybody who tells you one is better than the other doesn't know what they're talking about and/or is just obsessed with their own ride. Both cars can outhandle and outperform 99% of their owners.

Good call with the White on Gold. That would be my choice too. The rims will get dirty from brakedust and be tough to clean but that package is the best looking to me after the car has been washed.

If you have any thoughts of replacing the STi trunk w/a WRX trunk make sure the color of the STi is offered on the WRX. I believe white is, but the pewter color they released for the '05 model is specific to the STi.

Ike

My WRX is aspen white <sighs>

P.S. Leaving for real this time :p

Steiner

So what did you decide Ike?

termigni

IkeSTi

sounds much better than IkeEVO to me.

Ike

Decided against the Evo for now, going to be in the area today of the white STi I posted and am going to stop in to see it. Most likely I'll wait a year and get an 05 as the 06 STis are coming out, or wait for the Impreza redesign and see if it looks better than the concept drawings.

Steiner

Sounds like the responsible thing to do. Who knows. In a year from now there might be a 3rd and maybe even a 4th choice for the Evo/STi crowd. I hear Audi is supposed to bring over the RS3 eventually and who knows what Daimler Chysler will slap an 'SRT" package on next. Rumors have flown around for a while now that an AWD Dodge Stratus SRT-6 will see the light of day before that nameplate is retired next year. Plus you never know what the Evo 9 will be like when it hits the USDM. Have you seen this video yet of the prototype tearing up Nurburgring?

http://www.rbrally.com/Download/EVO9_Nurb.wmv

Doctor Bob

Ike-just do what makes you happy-that way you never regret your decision. Thread was informative other than "Mr. BMW Pompous A**". I recently got 2005 M3 but hate to be judged like some of the yuppie owners just by being seen driving one. I appreciate any brand of car from their performance division for what they represent.

Good Luck,

Bob