Met Petter Solberg last night at 06 STI unveiling

[libila]

From my driving impressions of all three (WRX, STi, and a non-MR Evo) I like the Subarus more. They feel more comfortable around town, they are great at the track in stock trim and a blast to drive with a bigger rear sway bar and better tires, and Subaru has a better reliability/service record than the Evo. The horror stories about the Evo owners getting their warrenties revoked for entering their cars in track days and auto crosses is just painfull too.

In my area (Sierra Nevada moutains) Subarus are very popular and they make up the majority of the cars out at our local auto crosses. This all may be bias coming from a Subaru owner but I'm just telling it how it is (or how I see it ).

[LOAF]

Lib,

What kind of scooby do you drive.. curious?

I agree with all your coments.. Also seeing it thru the scooby glasses.. but I also have heard the same stories about EVO warranties..

I did the swaybars and that made a big difference at the track.. to the point that I had to loosen the rear before I hit Watkins.. I was a little afraid

I wonder if anyone else sports a scooby here?

Got some tasteful mods coming.. will post pics when she is done..
Alex

[libila]

I drive a 00 2.5 RS. The guys I race with all drive Subarus too- www.seccs.org

[zen]

well i test drove a Evo and a STI. the STI got it hands down for me. just didn't like the feel of the Evo nearly as much. then found a nice deal on a R32. hard decision, but wanted something slightly different (for me) and just wanted the gut wrenching power...got me an '05 STI last weekend. they are getting an '06 this week, but just didn't care for the looks nearly as much as the '05. got the one-year only grey as well. pretty cool color.

thanks for all of the advice. the car is an absolute beast and a thrill to drive...and that is all under 5,000 RPM for now.