My mom's '07 STi was a thing of beauty, and her '12 STi handles like a dream. The Evo is much more spirited, but is a pain driving long distance (I drive from NYC to upstate NY every weekend, and my back hates me). If you are interested in driving daily, I would check out STi's. Get used to cutting holes in the bottom of your pockets. Did he also have tea with the Dalai Lama on the weekends? Get a 3rd party inspection. "never tracked and light tasteful modded" - yeah, sure, okay. You have no idea what Jim Bob and his group on misfits did to the car. I do not need the LSD as I am not launching the car anytime and rarely do track days, so if you want to track it, go with '04/05.ĭon't buy someone else's project. If you want to rebuild a transmission, go MSR. If you want to build the block and get large amounts of power, go '03. Perfect examples of these cars come and go, there is always a market. I have already dumped $2K into it, with another $2K or so to go before I can even start adding in performance mods. I spent 8 months looking, and nearly closed the deal 2 other times on 06's with ~20K miles for 25K-27K before deciding to go with an '03. I just picked up an 03 with 70K miles for $14K, and it needs a ton of work. 8/9's still go for 17K-30K (depending on mileage, condition, etc.). Factor in the cost of the car as well as maintenance. Just because Evo's have depreciated and are now seen as "affordable" doesn't mean it's affordable and a smart financial choice. These cars, as with many performance based cars, cost a lot money to maintain. Then we get into the 06s, is the addition of the Mivec system worth while or is it one of the oh yeah it made a whopping 10 more horsepower but doesn't actually make a real difference. So it is not safe to drive with a bad camshaft sensor. This will cause engine misfires, acceleration jerking, and constant trigger warnings. Then, 5 vs 6 speed, I keep hearing the 6 speeds suck, but is that only when people are making insane power on these things? or can a prolonged track day destroy one as well? A worn-out or dysfunctional camshaft sensor will send wrong information to your engine’s electrical components and hinder it from working properly. You definitely don't want to risk letting this go for too long if you know there's a problem. There is the potential for a lot of inconvenience, and even accidents if your camshaft sensor goes bad when you're in the middle of a drive on the highway. Second, the 2004 RS still no ACD, but has the front limited slip, vs say the 2005 RS and MR and GSR, these all got the ACD, does it make a difference? When your camshaft position sensor goes bad it can cause some serious problems in your vehicle. Do these have a significant impact on both driving and track day use? And I'm trying to determine if the difference in cost between an 03, an 04 RS, 05 MR or RS and an 06 MR are worth it.įirst, the 2003s, all were GSRs, kinda heavy, no limited slip front diff, and no active center diff. My plans are to use it as 90% daily driver with the occasional track day, nothing overly serious. I've run into a few things that I am trying to weigh as pros and cons, and how important they are or if they make any real difference. Basically I am looking to purchase an Evolution in the near future, I am looking at the 8s and 9s.
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