Ah memories, I remember watching this when I'd just passed my test...
YouTube - Subaru Impreza P1 Ltd Ed WRX STi Vs Evo6

Which would you choose

 

I chose the P1

 

P1 Please

 

Chose the P1 but would like an Evo now to join it....lol

 

It would depend on what you wanted from a car...
Obviously this is a subaru forum so the fanboys will all automatically say P1.

Looks, about the same really, maybe the evo looks more agressive
Performance, Evo pips it, both 280ish bhp but the evo as standard will take a bigger power hike.
Electricals, well the AYC is a moot point regards longevity however you have to agree the Evo is an easier car to drive very quickly.
Price, no contest, with P1s down to £6k you could get 2 for the cost of a fairly clean E6.5 Mak.
Tuning, P1 gets it, so many more scoobs and so the tuning is easier and the availabilityof parts is ten times more.
One thing though, a lot more Scoob owners do their own mechanical work, most Evo fanboys put their cars in the shop for work.

If I were starting again, I'd have to look at an early Evo, say a E3 as a track car basis rather than my 96RA.
If I had to choose an E6 or a P1 then it would have to be the E6 no question, sorry.

 

Peanuts have you driven a evo 6? After driving a couple they just dont do it for me there is something lacking and it is difficult to put into words.

Banny

 

Banny, my best mate has a gorgeous E6.
The hardest thing for me to get my head round was that you let the car drive you through the corners, even when it feels like its going to go horribly wrong just trust the diff to pull you through. NEVER try to correct it yourself
When you get used to that, the E6 will be a doddle to drive imo, however it was odd at first

 

What swings it for me every time is servicing, I have a local Subaru specialist that does all my work and saves me £hundreds a year. I could not justify the costs of running an evo against a Subaru.

 

yeah the 4.5k mile AYC servicing is shocking, coupled with the fact that its only a matter of time before it goes kaput and costs c. £2k to replace

still, a lot of people junk the AYC and fit RS diffs, much better and increase the service interval to something sensible.
Mind you, the 40L tank is a bit of a killer too!

 

had a evo and it was sweet but now i got a scooby and to be honest if i could put a scooby p1 engine in to a evo 6 tommei shell i would that would be the ultimate for me but i will stick with the scooby better engine note

 

that'll be due to the unequal headers b19man, if you changed to equal length tubuler headers in the future there would be nothing in it