My Ferrari Killer WRX!

Just lovely.

 

These are cool cars - I remember when we got the first STi 2-doors in Australia. Cops had to get a couple as their other cars couldn't begin to keep up!!

Love the WRC blue - these look good with Simmons FR wheels with gold centers on them if you want to upgrade the wheels and have that WRC look as well.

Cheers
Kevin

 

Wow nice car... they so beutiful... one her in olofström drive än impreza to. Same color but he has an 2002.

An the evo is good to... makinen edition

 

Nice. I took an STi out for a test a few weeks ago and what a completely insane car! From the factory no less. My wife drives a Baja so she has a friendly outlook towards Subarus. I would think seriously about the rally look, blue/gold, but would probably lean more stealthy. Black with silver wheels and swap out the trunklid for the WRX spoiler. I like sleepers.

Mark

 

Great color. My buddies got a WRX and loves it!

 

EXCELLENT CAR FOR THE MONEY!

Is WRX better than EVO VII or EVO VIII??

this arguement never stops.....

 

Well its a good car. I think of all the Japanese manufacturers, Subaru is the only one that stands out. But it's no Ferrari killer. Good color!

 

and I love it too. For the money it really is a wonderful car. Did you get the short-throw shifter? If you didn't, I highly recommend that you do. You will not be dissapointed. I really like the blue color on your WRX.

 

I will get some pics taken as soon as I can. check out this site if you haven't yet: www.clubwrx.net

 

Ryan, there is no way I could own a WRX and not chip it. I realize some companies have gone too far with chips (sacrificing reliablity/durability), but you could try www.VishnuTuning.com, he has an EXCELLENT repuation for being a high quality tuner (though I have no first hand experience).

Enjoy it!

 

Howz about an adjustable boost valve inside the cabin? Our WRX is an absolute hoot, and it kept good company in a garage with a 550 barchetta, a 740i Sport, a Porsche GT-2 and a Ducati. It was never a downer to be forced to take the Subie. It is, in my view, the most underrated car here in the states. (Ours was ordered with short shifter, rally gauges, but not trick exhaust or suspension. We used it as our local errand/bad weather car; i gave it to my 78 year old father recently:- he loves driving it).

 

IMO, the Evo is better than the STi as I did ALOT of research before I purchased my Evo about a year ago. I was also debating between these two cars and of all the magazines I read about the battle and comparison between these cars, only 1 magazine said the STi was better. So I bought the Evo.

Here's pics of my Evo.

www.angelfire.com/mech/axis90701

 

The Evo is definitely a better handling car than the STi. However, the STi may prove a little faster in a straight line (in the standing quarter mile).

I would love to have an Evo MR, that's a truly awesome car. Between that and the JDM STi Spec C we get here, I would have a very hard time choosing.

One thing about the Evo scares me though. A lot of the great handling comes from sophisticated electronic aids like the "Super Active Yaw Control (AYC)". I've heard of at least one report of an electronic failure on an Evo causing total loss of control with the result that the car flipped over during a track session. This is an unverified account, to be honest, but it still scares me if it's true. In contrast, the STi's stability comes largely from tried, true and predictable mechanical means, and I'd rather trust to that on the track.

 

Great car Ryalex. Ive been considering selling my Supra and getting one. 4 doors would be better for college and carting friends/dorm stuff around, plus it would be less of a target on campus. My friend has one (bout 3k in mods) and it really is a blast to drive around in.

As for EVO8 vs STI. I've heard its so close that it doesnt really matter. Alot of it comes down to personal preference on different things.

 

Not to be an @rsehole but you do realise Mitsubishi has a reputation of ignoring customer complaints and building cr@p. Recently they admitted that for 20 years they had ignored customers and not fixed faults that other companies would have implemented recalls for. Some of these faults were potentially dangerous IMO. One I believe was to do with a safety belt ...

While I appreciate an EVO is probably better put together than Joe Average Mitsi ... I'll never ever buy a Mitsi because the whole being of Mitsi is simply to sell steel as Mitsubishi is a gigantic steel company and wanted to increase their sales so made a few cars ... fair enough I guess, but I have long been aware of Mitsi not caring whether their product kept moving or not. My father used to be a service manager with Mitsi many years ago.

When ever I smell a smokey exhaust in Sydney I bet my passenger that it is a Mitsi ... I would say that 95% of the time I am right, and many times it is not an old soldering on Mitsi but something under 10 years old.

Personally while I appreciate many jobs will be lost, I for one think Mitsubishi deserve to close down their Australian assembly factory because they have built cr@p and treated their customers like fools.

Pete's saying it like it is
ps: Note: the views I have on Mitsubishi and points I have made may well be only relevant to the Australian division of Mitsubishi ... but I think these attitudes usually come from the top. No tears will be shred from me when the Mitsubishi car company disappears ...

 

Yea, I don't know why Mitsubishi is using regular lancers instead of Evos at the rallies. That's why they're losing so badly.

 

I used to own a 22b but that got sold quite a while ago. Now i own an STI.
I have driven an Evo at a track day once and i must admit, it does feel like the faster car. I thought that was because of the different suspension setting but as it tuns out it was stock. But i love my STI because of the higher level of class in regards to the car as a whole. In fact iv'e got another impreza coming at the moment, mind you it's an RS model so it's got the N/A 2.5L. But still, Subaru's service sold me on that one. I dealt with Mitsubishi when my brother was after an Evo 6.5 TME, and the service was shocking. I agree with Pete:
Mitsubishi Aust will not be missed.

 

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