I'm sure people have at one point discussed this, whether among themselves, or at meets. So let's hear it -
1 - Why did you get the Evo?
2 - What was your first car?
3 - And how did it lead up to getting the Evo?
4 - If the Evo didn't exist today and all the others did, what car (realistically) would you own instead?
I'll start...
1 - I wanted it because growing up I had seen it so many times that I swore to myself that one day I would try and buy one. It just looked mean and intimidatig, and was one hell of a WRC car.
2 - Mitsubishi 3000GT.
3 - I think a good number of Evo owners that knew this car growing up at least has seen it in WRC, Sega Rally and of course, as Jackie Chan's steed in a few of his movies. I am no different. So after seeing the 3000GT as his hero car in "Thunderbolt", I saw the Evo III there as well. Then the Evo IV in "Who Am I?". From there, I saw it subsequently in WRC stages on tv and of course as one of the option cars in Sega Rally Championship.
4 - If it didn't exist today, I probably would be driving an STi, just because of the influence of media and gaming. It's an okay substitute for a world without an Evo. But if someone did come up with a car that would be the Evo I'd still trade the STi in a heartbeat.