WRX owners? Questions...

[FHDelux]

I took a quick look at the Evo today after work, and though I haven't yet done a test drive I do have a couple of observations: The front seats seem like they're considerably better. They have more lateral support, and just seem to be more comfortable. I'll have to compare again to the STI. The Evo also has a significantly better audio system, with a subwoofer in the trunk, among other things (they advertise that it's a Rockford Fosgate 700+ watt system, and it blows the STI away there). Music is important to me, so if I go STI, I'll probably be hitting up the aftermarket.

The Evo has no roof mounting points for a ski rack. The sales droid said something about magnetic clamps, but I'd have to research that. The Evo also has very little trunk space.

Sounds like the utility value of the STI is higher, given that it's a hatchback.

It looks like I can buy an '09 Evo for ~30K if I'm willing to drop bluetooth integration, as that's new for '10.

A good female friend of mine wants me to look into one of the new AWD Taurus SHOs (which would sort of ruin the "gee whiz fun factor", but the car doesn't look all that bad in pictures). She also wants me to look at used Audis.

As I think about it more, I'm getting more convinced that getting out of the M3 is a good idea.

It is true the EVO X has crap for trunk space, and you cannot have a moon roof or roof rack (that i know of), the WRX/STI make much more sense in that respect. My only point in talking about the EVO X, is the driving expirience, the handling really does blow both the STI and the WRX out of the water in my opinion. That is coming from someone who has owned all of them at some point. I'm not a professional driver and i do not race, but the things i notice in the EVO compared to the STI. The steering is much quicker and more responsive in the EVO. There is little to no turbo lag in the EVO it feels more like a NA car. The STI is totally dead below 2500rpm then you get all that power in one big whollop at 3krpm.

Go test drive the EVO, get the thing up to highway speeds and give the wheel a little shake, it'll put a smile on your face in a way that the STI can't.