My 'other' car is anna's GLI at the moment. it's a 2.0 turbo, but just FWD. Seems like I am at 'the wall' of what to do with the car at the moment: intake, exhaust (cat delete downpipe is all), uprated bov, and a chip/tune. The car makes about 200whp, and is fun as hell. It's a different ride than the evo, that's for sure. Ride is more comfy, it cruises at 80mph on the freeway like nobody's business, the car just wants to go long distances at high speed. Handling is decent out of the box, steering is pretty responsive, stock all season tires are just ok. Trunk is massive, all four seats are comfy and roomy.
All in all for about $20k, it's a great car for Anna, and for me to have a little fun with. I have an old 83 vw gti that was my first car so I have some vw luv in the blood, this kinda fills that gap for me. Ultimately that's what I think 'other' cars should be for, making you happy. You will be hard pressed to find a car that can make more power or smiles than a dsm/evo per dollar invested. So yea, keep the mitsu and find something else that makes you smile as well.
I have thought a lot about getting a second car in the next year or so (well third, you know what I mean), but in all honesty, my gut reaction was to just get another evo! I could build the crap out of it and keep my car for the DD, or vice versa. But, when it came down to it, I'd rather just build mine and drive mine!
Hope you have deep pockets, sounds like this could get expensive pretty quick
Have you considered a 996tt? twin turbo 6-cyl, AWD..and a lot easier to work on than a 3/S....one of those is still in the back of my mind...