Daily Driver

[Taco]

Not sure if people on this board know but Toyota did a recall on a lot of trucks for improper frame rust protection and they ended up writing off my 1998 Tacoma and now i need a new daily driver so i can save my skyline from driving Winnipeg's crappy winter salted streets.

I was thinking of either saving some money and getting an 04 WRX or splurging and getting the new Lancer EVO X.

Just wondering if you guys have heard anything good or bad about either. and don't forget this is supposed to be a reliable daily driver not a project.

Chris

[VicSkylines]

this is pretty OT i would say..

[GTR-Dad]

Moved to OT.

Mazda 3.

Handles great, fun car, reliable, great fuel economy.

Or BMW 330xi. Great for winter too!

Dan

[Wolfattak]

get the subaru... way more reliable and has more "potential"... get the subaru even though it's not a project

[Shadao]

stay away from the evo if you have a heavy foot, the pedals could snap on ya while driving...

for winters id go for the WRX can go wrong with subies in winter they love it

[derk]

stay away from the evo if you have a heavy foot, the pedals could snap on ya while driving...

for winters id go for the WRX can go wrong with subies in winter they love it

yup!

[aaronisonfire]

Moved to OT.

Mazda 3.

Handles great, fun car, reliable, great fuel economy.

Or BMW 330xi. Great for winter too!

Dan

That's strange because I've heard the Mazda 3 handles like garbage.

I will have to second the 330xi though, I love my 320i and I can only imagine they get better as you go up in numbers (although something like a 325xi would probably be just fine)

[superdaveosbourne]

Buy my '94 Audi S4, it's a tank and loves the winter

[GTR-Dad]

That's strange because I've heard the Mazda 3 handles like garbage.

325xi would also be great. The 330 just has a bit more punch. The better for putting SUVs in their place.

Source info for the Mazda is

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....article_id=221

Road and Track Handling Shootout.

Mazda MP3 places last, but look at the company it's keeping.

1. Ferrari 360 Modena
2. Lotus Elise
3. Porsche 911 Turbo
4. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII
5. Chevrolet Corvette Z06
6. Porsche Boxster S
7. BMW M3 coupe
8. Mazda MP3

Dan

[Taco]

sorry about posting in the wrong part of the forum, don't usually make it to the bottom of the page and saw general discussion.

all you help is really helping, thank you

But for winter car was really wanting something all wheel drive hence my choice of the evo and wrx. it seems pretty apparent that Subaru wins over Mitsubishi.

I don't know much about the BMW's but are they AWD?

also do you guys know which would be better price to performance ratio the 04 WRX or the 06 WRX?