Which one???
Over my time I've either owned or driven all of the cars you mentioned. With regard to the R-33, it all depends on its state of tune. I personally didn't think it was up to much in standard guise and only really came into it's own under a stage 2 or stage 3 conversion. For value for money, the Subaru wins hands down. I've had a long love affair with Subaru and got fully into the Scooby tuning scene before discovering the Skyline. I believe a tuned Subaru gives a driving experience quite like no other. It's as if you are part of the car and due to it's short gearing, it gives the impression you are travelling at warp ten!
Mitsubishi's are a slightly different beast from the Subaru, being more manic and slightly more raw. I'm not so much a fan of the Evos as it always sounds like I'm thrashing the poor car to death just to keep the pace up. It's somewhat similar to driving a Cosworth. That said, a highly tuned Evo is a very effective piece of weaponry.
So to conclude Rupert Jarron's assessment (for what it's worth - work is slow today):
Skyline GTR-33
Pros: It's a Skyline
Cons: Has to be put on a course of Steroids to build its muscles up before it can really mix it with the big boys.
Impretza Sti Uk
Pros: It's the new shape
Cons: It's the new shape, plus it has less power than the old model AND it's considerably slower than the EVO 7.
P1
Pros: Fantastic value, a real bargain against what it originally cost.
Cons: None really, apart from it may become an even better bargain for someone else when you come to sell it. Why not get a WRX Sti Type 5 Grey import for the same car and performance for almost half the price?
22B
Pros: The King of the Subaru's. Very rate - a real head turner. No depreciation
Cons: If you purchase a standard 22B for £30,000 ish, you will have to spend another £10,000 ish to get it to the spec it should be - almost the same issues as with the Skyline GTR-33. If you're spending £40,000 ish, what the hell are you doing buying a Subaru???
Evo 6
Pros: Another bargain - Incredible performance for very little outlay.
Cons: Things do start to go pop if you try to get any more oomph out of the tiny block. Limits tuning possibilities…
Evo 7
Pros: Refined Evo 6
Cons: Expensive refined Evo 6
Any way, I'm at the end of my ramble! No conclusion, just the wanderings of a bored sales guy mind!!!
I hope it helps a bit?!?
Regards,
Rupert