Subaru gc8
nissan skyline r32 gtr
Mitsubishi evo 6

Looking at buying one of these 3 cars next but can't decide which one to go for

The car won't be my daily but looking for a good drivers car with great power

What would you pick and why?

 

Its a subaru forum, what do you think people will say? lol go ask on MLR and guess what answer you will get lol

Alot is dependant on budget i would say and also what you want form it. ***** out performance or comfort/performance

 

V5-6 Type R Impreza GC8 easily.

 

No idea....go and drive and see which one YOU like?

 

This, its all down to personal preference and you wont know that until you try

 

It's a fair request to ask people on an internet forum to share their driving impressions of different cars, no?

Have you tried obtaining a test drive lately on a Scoob, Evo or R32? Please point me towards the dealers who are happy to lend you the keys with no strings attached. As for private sellers - it's impossible to obtain temporary insurance on these cars so unless you happen to have a policy that offers you fully comp on any vehicle then forget about it. Most private sellers don't allow test drives without proof of insurance, and why should they.

Okay - let's say you can actually get a test drive. Ten minutes running around the block isn't exactly going to deliver a strong impression of the car. Ideally you need a couple of hours, on a variety of roads, with the opportunity to extend the car properly (which again most sellers will understandably wish to avoid).

Back to OP's question - I've not driven an R32 but my understanding is there they are not as nimble as a Scoob/Evo, thus better suited to A-roads than B-roads where the Evobaru comes into its own. However if you want a mega power car than the RB26 is pretty hard to beat from a tuning perspective.

 

I've had a 53 evo 8 fq300 and now have a 53 wrx sti with 330bhp
I can tell you the evo 8 was faster especially at high speed because of its handling
Comfier bigger and it went through 2 sets of disks and 2 diffs
the scoob is much more fun to drive better built looks better sounds better more reliable attracts more positive comments
And was 3k cheaper to buy!
It's a coin toss it really is Id say scoob but if it breaks owt I lean back towards a evo

 

I never had a problem getting insurance for test driving cars. Any of the specialist brokers I have dealt with have always been accomodating. You have 14 days to cancel an insurance policy.

But as you say, it's very difficult to get an impression from a short drive. You're best going to some Model specific meets and see if you can get some extended passenger rides to get a feel for the cars.

 

I'd have a look at what used parts go for on the r32 forum I.e. gearboxes etc.

Don't think they'll be cheap. Parts are plentiful for the Scoobs.

Evos have boring more linear power delivery In my eyes.

Also the power to weight of the r32 I'd imagine youd need 400 bhp to keep up with a 320 bhp scoob. Although easy to get that power I'd imagine...