i dont recall anyone saying either one is "better".. its all been they rather drive a suby which is personal preference...
and as for modding well once you mod any car you loose reliability regardless...
and im betting that if you do an age pole on nasioc, iwsti or club wrx that the majority of people owning stis are over the age of 28
each car has its downfall and i do agree theres a lot more high hp evos but hasnt the 4g63 been around for around 20years? so yea theyve had plenty of time to know what makes it go fast
apples and oranges