Mitsubishi Evo 6 worth buying ???

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Evo 6............it's done only 26000 miles and only £15000, what do you think guys, advice please:cool:

i've seen the other photos and it's perfect condition
 
you're joking right :eek: it looks great to me

i saw the new Honda Type R yesterday at our Honda garage, but i didn't drive it, just sat inside tapping the throttle :D....it was the Type R GT....Blue

it looks pretty good, miles better than in the photos, it's very comfy inside, great seats, very well engineered, she only offered me 1.5 grand for my car so i thought ``**** you`` .... it's worth at least 3 grand, but £30 000 is too much to borrow
 
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rodenal said:
The type R is a bit sterilento drive - it also doesn't have the interior of a £30k+ car imo
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you cant get the Type R easily anyway, they're only going to import a few, a better bet might be the Seat Leon Cupra, same price but it doesn't look so outrageous....

BECAUSE the Type R definitely looks outrageous and aggressive, especially the GT
 




what it looks like maybe depends on its condition, but i deffo think it looks better than the Type R....much faster too !!!!!

the Tommy Macks are more collectable but are much more expensive and a higher mileage, i dont like the Evo X, but the Evo 8 looks great

as for driving it, definitely not in this crap weather, only on a bone dry day.....many of the roads here in the New Forest are either flooded or totally waterlogged
 
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rodenal said:
For the same sort of money you're not looking at more than about 50k though are you? If you'll put next to no miles on it then that should still be as collectable in a couple of years
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the really cheap Evo 6 are all over 50 000 miles, but they look scruffy and are thrashed to hell, but this one is in brand new condition.... this one will be worth a fortune in 5 years, just like a Tommy.

the Evo is a Bitch to service, it costs a fortune, so it's best not to drive it too much, so maybe only 4000 miles a year

dont buy a 650hp Evo, because nobody will want it, it'll be thrashed to hell and back again
 
Will said:
They suffer badly with rot though, like most Jap tin.

I'd happily drive an Evo but if I was buying it to drive then I'd get an Evo 8 or 9, a 6 TME is more and more of a collectors piece as time goes by I feel, especially if standard (ish) and with very low mileage like that one. Depends what you want to use the car for....if its an investment, get a 6 TME and baby it (dry driving only etc), if its a car to enjoy on a more regular or even daily driver basis then get a newer one.
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all of the best Evos are becoming collectors cars, because the low mileage ``standard trim`` Evos are selling within 2 days.

you wont get a low mileage TME for less than about £17000, could be much higher..... it'll only be cheap if it's over 70 000 miles
 
it's hard to know what to do, because Honda and Hyundai both said to me today....``nobody wants fast cars anymore, they all want small GREEN motors``.

``i can get you the new i30 Turbo, but it'll be to order only, we wont stock them`` ( type R is the same)

i saw some really cheap cars today but nothing over 1.4 litres, i saw a year old Hyundai.....2000 miles...........only £8000, but it was only 1.2 litres.

so if you want to go fast, brand new and small, you're looking at 30 000........or slower with the i30 turbo..and maybe 20 000

what about this Evo? it's old, costs a fortune to service and from these posts something tells me, ``watch out, this car could be trouble``:eek:

safest bet looks like the Honda Type R, with me working more Shifts :eek::eek:
 
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[RXP]Andy;29026689 said:
Damm!:eek: They have increased quiet dramatically then!
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i saw an Escort mk2 RS2000............. it was for sale at £75000.........the original Mini Cooper 1300..........£45000.

my Mini Cooper cost £800 :)
 
i've just seen a really nice 2002 Integra Type R....

i've just taken a look at brand new spare parts for the Evo.....well, it's much cheaper than the Honda Jazz to fix that's for sure.... :eek::eek::eek:

starter motor for the Jazz cost £350 to fit, the garage almost refused to do it, too hard to get to.....just saying that's all:cool:

i'd describe the Civic Type R as feeling Heavy and well constructed, real quality, but of course with way over the top styling, it shouts at you......but it does look good after you get used to it.

the R Type looks pig ugly from the side in the photos, the styling of the side panels are a total mess, but in real life it looks great........this is very odd :eek:

infact, The Type R looks similar to the Evo 6.....aggressive front end, silly rear spoiler and flared side panels.

conclusion :- if you buy the Type R, only get it in Grey and deffo not the GT version, black wheels, because this car needs toning down .............obviously :D
 
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dessimpson said:
That's a myth. Servicing an Evo is not that expensive. Yes, it's every 4500 miles, but every second one is just an oil service.

The main worries I'd have are...
Rust, which this shouldn't have if it's only been in the country a year.
Normal wear and tear on what is a 16 year old car. ie bushes etc

Oh. And the fact it's at least £5k too expensive.
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that Evo has no rust, i've seen the underside, it's almost perfect
 
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P.B said:
Do you actually know what you want ? :p
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no and i'm not supposed to, that's why i started this thread :p

that Fiesta ST looks really nice, fairly quick too......you can buy a tune up kit for it as well, which makes it close to a Type R but for MUCH less cash............0-60 in 5.9
http://www.mountune.com/index.php/services/performance-upgrades/fiesta/fiesta-st-2013

all it needs is better wheels and tyres and maybe lowering, so maybe 20 000 with the tune up, but it's not exactly slow without the tune up is it..........so now i'm starting to get somewhere :D:D:D
 
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The Running Man said:
Owning an Evo 6 is a million miles away from a ford siesta...They ain't in the same ball park.

Out of curiosity how old are you?
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too old, i'm so old that the Evo only costs 320 quid to insure :cool:

but i think the Fiesta is powerful enough for me, i've always wanted an Evo, but i think it's too extreme and attracts too much attention....

i think i'm going to have to take a look at this one next week
 
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dessimpson said:
Mine is £240 a year with all mods declared :D

If the evo you linked to is standard then they're really not that fast. Don't get me wrong, they're quicker than most normal cars but a standard evo 6 will need a few tweaks to feel really fast.

You don't get that much attention. At the end of the day. It's just a 4 door jap saloon. You only get attention if you drive it like a buffoon.[/

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mitsubish...055703?hash=item4af6bb6357:g:WPsAAOSwLN5WiwFC

is this one fast enough !
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i can afford the Civic Type R, but it means i'll have to do a 4 day week..... because if i was going to drive a fast car all the time i'd go for that.... it is a much better car in real life than in the photos..it's just awesome

i have doubts about buying the 4 Star Evo for weekend use only, because it's just an expensive toy isn't it, plus for driving every day it's simply too old, because you cant beat the reliability of a new car

if i order the Type R i wont get it till April, because it's imported by order only, it wont be stocked in the U.K

it's so hard to work out what to do
 
EddScott said:
I don't have first hand experience of them but Clives Performance don't have a particularly good reputation. Least not on Scoobynet.
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that Evo is worthless.... it is non-standard, you should never mix and match the bodywork of a modern classic, it totally devalues it...........only the engine and running gear
 
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