ahhh, didn't even cross my mind it was an older STi. For some reason I thought you were in a new 2008+ STi
I like the 06 STi's styling. best one imo with that front grille. But they can definitely get expensive to mod - an engine rebuild isn't exactly cheap
I really thought the STi vs Evo was actually close, but after learning more with my tuner - those subie motors are nowhere near as strong as the Evo's. Getting past 350whp gets costly on subies apparently, where it's just a matter of bolt-ons with an Evo (4g63 or 4b11)