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There are so many idiots posting in this thread that don't know what the hell they are talking about

R32:

Stay away from dealership R32's and expect to pay a premium just because, they make a fantastic noise, have a nice interior and are fun to drive but don't expect a rocket ship. They can be finicky because of course they are VW, will always have a high resale value due to scarcity and blue is the best color. They do not respond well to mods and getting any serious power out of one is tough and pricey. Buy this if you want a sweet toy and don't care about whos faster than you.

EVO VIII or IX:

You can get one from $10,000 and up but expect the mileage to be lower with the price being higher. They are a tough car to buy and never buy one from a dealer. Pre purchase inspection is highly recommended, check fluids for metal shavings and go through it well, stock clutches are weak and don't last very long but they were designed that way, transfer case issues are present but some have issues in low mileage and others have 130k and never an issue however that is nothing a Shep Stage 2 T-case can't fix

The 2003 models all came with HID's however only in 2003, 03-04 also had a brembo brake and wing peeling issue. 04+ they were options for HID's in the SSL packages. The RS model is a scarce gutted version of the EVO with next to no sound proofing, aluminum roof, no wing, stereo, speakers, or power anything, it is lighter and tends to carry a higher/better resale value than the VIII and IX's. They only came in rally red and wicked white. The IX will be faster out of the box and with bolt ons than the 03-05. If you plan on getting serious you might at well go with an VIII because it is an easier 4G63 to tune and play with. 05 is a solid year but I like any year.

Get one of these if you want a really fun bin liner that becomes stupid fast stupid easily, it is a raw car with anything but a linear power band but the 4G63 is an iron block and can hold up to about 600whp on the stock block

STI

A fun car to drive and honestly a better town car than the EVO simply because of the EJ25, a more light to light friendly powerband with less lag, depends what you want to do with it but these engines are a lot more finicky and not as strong under stock internals. Expect about 400whp max before you need serious work done to make more. It will cost you almost twice as much to make power as the 4G63 will but still a fun car none the less. However both the EVO and STI attracted a lot of Dbags who said "AWD?! NO SPIN?! CLUTCH DUMP!" and disregarded the driveline components... transmissions and t-cases are not cheap.

SO! With that being said, if you have any questions I suggest you ask ME because you are getting a ton of bullshit responses. Hope this helps.