Which car should I buy and why?!?!?

Fredstar · Post by **Fredstar** » 29 Aug 2004, 23:43

I've recently come across this problem, which one of these two cars should I buy:

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ-340
Subaru WRX STi

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » 29 Aug 2004, 23:58

If you like a cool looking car then the lancer! If you like heavy and powerful cars then buy a WRX.

VPNeverLoser · Post by **VPNeverLoser** » 30 Aug 2004, 00:52

i would get the WRX since it is more powerful and a really good car to rally and other stuff

Sp3aK · Post by **Sp3aK** » 30 Aug 2004, 00:57

Both cars have their own qualities. I personally would take the Evo over the STi based on looks and what not. Plus you don't see as many Evo's around here, so you'd be more unique looking. Anyways... I've heard from several people that the STi is a straight up beast all around. My dad drove one and he said it wasn't the fastest car he's driven(he's been a mechanic for 20yrs

), but it was one of the best handling cars he's ever seen. He's driven all sorts of cars and he's very experienced as a mechanic so I trust his judgement.

I heard there was a new rally edition of the STi out, go for that

But a 300hp handling monster sounds good to me. Plus you can always mod it some more

Drewb99 · Post by **Drewb99** » 30 Aug 2004, 01:02

WRX STi

I've heard nasty stories about body rust on some of the imported Evos, not to mension the recent corporate state of Mitsubishi Motors as a company-

Mitsubishi Corp. dropped from 10th to 389th with $14,116 million while Mitsui & Co. fell from 11th to 177th with $26,385 million.

Whoopsie

http://www.aiada.org/article.asp?id=19610&cat=Industry

I don't know if Mitsu would be around long enough to even hold their warranty up.

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » 30 Aug 2004, 01:04

I you can afford, get a Toyota Celica. (If you like sporty cars) Toyota is a great company and makes great cars.

Post by **TheStig** » 30 Aug 2004, 01:11

and you get anough money left to get some nice performance parts...

but I personally would go for the EVO VIII, looks better IMO...

but that's just me...

UrQuattro · Post by **UrQuattro** » 30 Aug 2004, 01:13

Is this your first car? Can you drive a ~330hp 4wd car? You planning to buy it now, or like you just thinking you will sometime someday?

Anyhow, Evo is the better pick afaik.

@ Stereo - if the guy says he wants to buy Evo/WRX Sti, he can definately afford a Celica, may be two Celicas.

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » 30 Aug 2004, 01:18

whoops sorry how much money he can afford i don't know.

@Fredstar: How much money u wanna spend? Whats the maximum amount?

Sp3aK · Post by **Sp3aK** » 30 Aug 2004, 01:48

Stereo all your going based upon is looks. The rest of us can actually drive.

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » 30 Aug 2004, 01:59

nope i'm going upon performance too. I'm just asking how much money...

Sweeper · Post by **Sweeper** » 30 Aug 2004, 12:10

I'd take the WRX personally if the choice came down to that, even though I like the Evo.
Why? Because the Evo 8 looks crappy in my eyes, I liked the Evo 4 and 5 a lot more than the 8.
Maybe not so powerful, but the front fender lights screams beast at me.

Post by **TheStig** » 30 Aug 2004, 13:47

Sp3aK wrote:Stereo all your going based upon is looks. The rest of us can actually drive.

yes and soo what...

that you have a licence doesn't mean you can drive...

and the rest of us also go for looks and stats cause simple we (most of us) never driven one of the cars.
So our opinions are just as worthless as Stereo's!

Just opinions of style!

think about it before trying to take out a younger kid!

_SHARKY_ · Post by **_SHARKY_** » 30 Aug 2004, 13:54

I prefer better the EVOIII.

^Sparco^ · Post by **^Sparco^** » 30 Aug 2004, 14:57

uhm... I only have to say I like the visually of this Evo version (yeah, it is the MR FQ-340) :

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » 30 Aug 2004, 15:07

yeah it looks so cool but not in gray paint. Thats my opinion tho. Pearlescent dark-blue would look better IMO.

UrQuattro · Post by **UrQuattro** » 30 Aug 2004, 15:33

Almost every magazine I've read, everyone was like 'I want to give Subaru the higher score but I just can't because EVO is more of a sports car that it tries to be'.

JD · Post by JD » 30 Aug 2004, 16:18

I'd go with the EVO as well.

leg0man · Post by **leg0man** » 30 Aug 2004, 16:34

i don't like the look of the lancer at all
couple things i've heard about the EVO/mitsu is that they're really picky about warranty service if you do any mods, and that the EVO runs high boost stock, things don't hold up so well under modding.. it's a lot easier to get big power modding the subie.

i doubt he wants opinions just on looks, he wants opinions from people who actually know things about cars, whether from driving them or reading magazines and reviews. even if he didn't say how much he's spending, anyone with a clue about cars knows an EVO and a WRX STI are a lot higher on the food chain than a Celica.

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 30 Aug 2004, 16:36

You can just take a normal Evo 8, since the MR version is a 'Mitsubishi Racing' one, but it isn't much different.

I've seen the Evo and the WRX on Top Gear, and that WRX got whacked big. Mitsubishi's Active Yaw Control owns. Simply go trough the corner with no fear.

The WRX understeered like a maniac. And put them next to each other, and the Mitsubishi owns the WRX again at a sprint.

Fredstar · Post by **Fredstar** » 30 Aug 2004, 17:29

Hey guys, thanx for the replies, yeah I saw the test on Top Gear as well, the Evo VIII (MR FQ-280) here costs $5000AUD more than the STi so I guess its the racing stuff thats pre-fitted into the Evo that makes it a tad more (is it?!?!?) how good are those big pre-fitted Enkei rims?
Anyway, the budget is around that $56000-$62000AUD, I really like the grunt these two cars produce but also looking at how realiable they are.
I don't really mind the differences in looks (they both look great) but I just want to find out from the experts here on what they think.

marshallpre1 · Post by **marshallpre1** » 30 Aug 2004, 18:25

get evo cause theyre hot, but a supra would be my #1 choice...

Drewb99 · Post by **Drewb99** » 30 Aug 2004, 22:48

On that Top Gear show, was it the baseline WRX or the WRX STi?

Fredstar · Post by **Fredstar** » 31 Aug 2004, 07:15

Drewb99 wrote:On that Top Gear show, was it the baseline WRX or the WRX STi?

It was the Evo FQ-300 vs. WRX STi

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 01 Sep 2004, 18:46

Mitsubishi are infamous for their bad customer skills and cheap build quality. However, I would still personally opt for an Evo8.

But it all depends on what you want the car for.