Moving on, Goodbye 6gc!, bought a new car Options

[Chrobis]

Most of you probably don't know me as I haven't been on 6gc in awhile. Well those that do remember me this is goodbye. The site and community was good to me, mainly helping me through my swap (except the ever evil qatar who screwed me over on my wiring). I have bought my self a brand new 2007 STI, there is no beating the 300HP (soon to be more), 6spd tranny and AWD with the driver controlled center diff.

Only reason you will see me here is to sell my celica, which if I can't sell it whole I will part her out, and I might broswe through every now and then.

Here is some pics of the new car. Its kinda dirty as it rained the night before I took these.















Once again, thanks to everyone that helped me learn a lot of what I know today of cars and the tuner market!

This post has been edited by Chrobis: Oct 22, 2007 - 9:38 PM

[Chrobis]

Have you ever driven a 350z? you feel totally disconnected from the car... it feels like your just floating down the road. And the 0-60 time is almost 1 second slower.

Between the EVO and the STI.... I have a buddy at work who has an EVO 9 so its somewhat easy for me to compare the cars. First of all both companies have ruined the new ones (the 2008/9 models). They have made the cars heavier by adding plush accessories like bigger radios, navigation, etc so it seems they have lost the idea of what they are trying to do.

2007 STI is more polished then an EVO (more put together, more comfy). It is a little slower and tends to understear from the factory. Both are easily remedied. You get the driver controlled diff which you really wont end up using unless you want to screw around and whip the back out. You get the crazy boxer rumble which sounds beefy as hell, especially with exhaust.

2006 EVO 9 has a pretty flimsy boring interior, but it has truer racing seats (They are deeper and hold you in more) made by recaro. Has active yaw control which automatically shifts power to the wheel with the most traction (The STI does this a bit with the diff set to auto but the EVO does it better). The EVO is easier to get into crazy numbers territory (500+hp) but the subie can make it there and beyond also.

Ohh and you will probably die if your t-boned in an EVO as it got a poor rating for side crash tests. Personally I like the look of the STI better, but that is pure opinion. Before I got the car I was swinging back and forth between the two. One more thing, resale of the EVO drops faster then the STI.