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Stock for stock, an Evo X will eat up an STi in almost every quantitative performance test (and most qualitative ones too). I came off an '08 Evo X MR (had it for 3 years) into my E90 M3 and they are worlds apart. I say test drive all 3 back to back (same day) then make your decision.
If you can "easily" afford an M3, then get one and slap on an ESS blower kit... you'll never have to look over your shoulder for 99.999% of the STis behind you.
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If you've owned a BMW or other high-quality European car, forget the STi. It's built like utter garbage. My 09's interior was falling apart at 9,000km. They have bus-sized steering wheels, horrible steering feel, and a peaky, fragile engine. Also the paint is such garbage that the first mod 99% of people do is massive RA mudflaps.
Just search up how many people have tuned their STi to Stage 2 (often with an OTS tune.. suicide IMO) and had the engine blow up because they did too many "in-gear" pulls up a hill or something.. it's a joke. Made me scared enough to ditch my car at 11,000km. Loved the AWD system though. Oh well.. it's not worth it one bit IMO.. for the odd time you want "snow or gravel" performance.. That said, if you're looking for bargain basement AWD performance with a warranty (sort of) and you don't plan on pushing it past Stage 1, I'd just get an Evo not an STi. The Subaru modding community is delusional. They spend insane amounts of money modifying their cars to be hardcore performance vehicles when they probably just should have bought an actual performance vehicle (or at least cut down on the costs by starting with an Evo).
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...how is this thread even still alive? I think all points have been proven. |
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The STi is a great car, cheap to mod and a lot of fun. I think there are a lot of guys like me who had a GD STi and moved on to a 135/335 and in my case now moving on to an M3.
The STi will forever go down as one of my favorite cars ever. I learned so much in the six years I owned that car. It gave me a whole new level of passion and love for cars. But I'm realizing there's a big difference in what I wanted when I was 22 and what I want now that I'm (almost) 29. The M3 is just a dream come true to me. |
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You know, all of this makes 0 sense. In terms of all-round performance, autox, straight line speed, the Evo/STis are maybe even better cars than the M3 and are quite easy to drive fast. BUT.. the quality is light years apart between the two, and the M3 has an intangible appeal that can't be explained with performance specifications. I would think most of us did NOT buy an M3 for its quickness...
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Wildly different cars. The best thing about the STi (and I've had one for a few years) is that it is a blast in the winter. Love driving it in the snow!
As much as I like the Subie, it does not match up with the M3. |
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idk about sti's but lightly modded evos will kill any near stock m3's on the track, hands down - you guys must not pay too much attention to that 'scene.' IDK how M3 owners are claiming otherwise except for the fact that it just doesn't make any sense to them.
Tuned evos with upgraded (but still stock sized turbos) will run with r35 GTRs, and always run at the top of the pack in time attack series races. Few examples, include the RyanGates EvoX, any AMS TA car, and for more extreme the HKS evo and the sierra sierra Evo (which are a couple of the fastest time attack cars in the world, and would destroy the ALMS M3). if you guys are talking about drag racing though I have no idea. And obviously stock, in terms of performance they are not in the same class, and they will never be in the same luxury class. |
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:: I'm not saying the M3 isn't a better car - IMHO it is. I still want to get an M3 fully knowing my evo is already faster than an M3 (to 60, on a track, auto-x, and in the 1/4 mile), and always will be unless I do pretty wild things to the M3 like going bigger displacement. I really couldn't care about highway racing/speeds - and if I did, I'd want a Z06. If OP is looking for outright speed on the track, this is genuinely something to consider. If he's looking to race on the highway the choice is obvious. If he's looking for a nice overall package, and IMO the greatest overall sports coupe in current day production, then the choice is obvious again - M3 all the way. Last edited by kyoo; 06-06-2011 at 05:50 PM.. |
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I just think the difference in class is enough to completely ignore the rally platforms, which is why I'm an evo owner on an M site ...this could be a life decision (haha) for some people... im tired of the boy racer scene and getting revved at by every car out there and 17-28 year olds popping boners on my car in the parking lot. I bet you guys get all that with the M, but at least chicks know what a BMW is ...and fold-in mirrors?! cmon that's just classy! |
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Haha I wish bro, I'll be stretchin close to thin paying for the M. Already got a buyer lined up for my evo, I just gotta get a beater for DD then get myself an M!! i don't track anyway being from hawaii we don't have one, so i don't have much desire to have a dedicated track car... maybe when i hit the lotto i'll get a lotus or something for that haha!
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you in hawaii now? Evo X keeping up with GTR @ Streets of Willow: http://www.insideline.com/mitsubishi...mprobable.html
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I started the sti vs m3 thread a while back. Let me start by saying my STi has been the hugest pile of crap. It is on it's 4'th engine (it was just lemoned, all my money back yaay!). The stock suspension is wobbly and unsure, the steering is lifeless, it pulls like it's dyno graphs are the rocky mountains and it rattles like you cant believe. Do not buy one.
With all that said, when this car is gone I will dearly miss it. It gets under your skin. It has the intangibles and soul and character. On anything twisty it is a monster. In the real world, it is seriously fast. It has so much grip, it is really forgiving, and the awd makes the condition of the surface irrelevant. I have handed many m3's their lunch on the canyons. If you push through all the body roll there is seemingly unlimited grip and w/ swaybars and some trail braking it is perfectly neutral and will rotate at will. Up to 60 the sti's will stay even w/ the m3, and even the m5. After that it will fall back like you threw a piece of paper out of your window. A couple of mods on an STi can very easily make it pull on an m3 at lower speeds. But as many people have said, the m3 is a different class. The sounds, how things feel to the touch, stuff like that is on another level. I just HATE it when m3 owners get on their high horses and act like on a purely performance level an m3 vs sti comparo is not even worth a discussion. One last note, I am in the market for a car due to my subie being bought back, and guess what I'm searching for..... An e46 m3 |
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Then you should have posted in the thread you started:
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...428696&page=11 E46 M3 is a good choice
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the guy who said that has a X just fyi. I've got a IX GSR with shep trans and evo8 3rd and 4th gear, and up til the top of 4th it pulls pretty damn hard. Im assuming you have a 8/9 from your s/n
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LOL @ anyone modding their Subaru's. Good luck. Depending on what stage you go to, I'll place a bet on when your engine spins a rod bearing.
This is the kind of insanity that comes out of those communities. Visit Subaru boards. One such thread warns not to "push it in a low gear while driving uphill". Wow. Pretty much sums up the price difference. Also, with regard to modding, if you actually do it properly, you will be in M3 territory cost-wise, except the M3 will have warranty and won't blow up.
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