Trade it and then you will be dreaming of the tl again.

 

TL all the way, especially if you plan on keeping both stock. Stock for stock, a manual TL will give it a good run and likely pull it from a roll. I pulled a couple inches on an EVO in my stock 5AT in a 50-120mph run. We all know what would happen from a stop and we all know the TL would get destroyed if you threw $1,500 in mods at both cars.

The TL is classier, in fact it's in another class and performance is very close. The EVO is a much better platform for mods. IMO, for the cheap interior and econobox look and feel, it would take a lot of hp to overlook the shortcomings.

Not bashing the EVO, I would like to have one in addition to the TL but no way would I trade.