People who are saying a 1g dsm can't be a DD aren't correct. You have to keep your overall goal for your car in mind when you mod it/do things to it. People put a huge laggy turbo on the car, do tons of mods that detract from reliability and streetability, then complain about how it sucks to DD it. If you are smart about how you mod, a 1g can be a great DD.
The point about the cars just being old, is very correct. Even doing good maintenance on a car, the age will just start to catch up with it and you'll just be changing/replacing everything to keep it in tip top shape. Pretty soon you've replaced all the mechanical parts of the car just to keep it going.
I have been DD'ing my talon for 2 years. I don't mod it much, any time spent on the car is just getting it maintained/replacing stuff to keep it as driveable and functional on the street as possible. It has a few mods to be a bit faster than stock as well. Its a practical and fun DD. I even autox and rallyx with it on the weekends. I do put up with some naggy problems though, but nothing too big.
You just have to be smart about things, and know what you need in a car.
The advantage of an Evo is its faster with OEM components, and in general newer so you dont have all kinds of stuff just going bad from age. I'll be going to an Evo before too long, but i'm cheap
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