Mitsubishi Evo 6 worth buying ???

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For the love of god use Shift&2 for inverted commas!

Either use this "Yer right"

Or this 'Yer right'

I'm not sure what you're pressing to make it look like that actually? (Edit - ah it's the button to the left of 1, random)

That's easily the most annoying thing about this thread :p
 
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Mal X said:
you can deffo see the cars history when you look at it, it's original paint for sure, original mileage too, it might actually be good that it is scruffy !!!! because at least i know that it is original.

but i'm not messing around with this much longer, i'll buy another car next week from Honda
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The Honda Jazz 1.2 SE Pension+ pack is a great car, good choice!
 
right, he wouldn't take my reduced offer for the Evo 6, he wants 14.5K for a car with a scruffy exterior........goodbye

not a huge problem, because there's quite a few on the Evo forum
 
i'm quite odd.....no sorry i meant quite old ;)

right now what, well it looks like i have to go for broke and buy something from the Evo forum, i'll be busy over there from now on.
 
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Sounds like you have decided in the last few days you want an Evo and want one now.

Any evo is not a car you go in blind to buy. Never mind a 15+ year old £15k-ish Evo.

Have you come into a bit of money and got over excited? Going by your posts, it looks like it.

What do you want from a car?
 
Rybo89 said:
Sounds like you have decided in the last few days you want an Evo and want one now.

Any evo is not a car you go in blind to buy. Never mind a 15+ year old £15k-ish Evo.

Have you come into a bit of money and got over excited? Going by your posts, it looks like it.

What do you want from a car?
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i'm not going in blind, if so i would've brought that car today.

the problems i'm having and they still remain :-

1..... i'd rather replace mine with something much faster and reliable, that i can drive all the time

2.......i'm not happy with the Type R at 30 grand, but it would be a good replacement for mine

3.......i'm not 100% sure about a car for weekend use only

4.....the Evo is not be a smart car to buy for everyday use, because i need total reliability.... but if it's a weekend car it's ok, because i'll have my other car to get me to work.

this is strange, writing this makes me see sense, forget the Evo, either get the Type R or another new car that's faster than mine, but not as expensive as that.

this would be something like the Fiesta ST with the Stage 2 or even 3 performance mod.....
 
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Fiesta ST and Evo in the same post baffles me. Two totally different beasts. The ST just doesn't compare to an Evo!

Does it have to be an Evo, what about other 'rally heritage' cars? Scooby? The WRX STIs can be had for the money your looking to spend, newer and if used as a weekend car then it's great.

M3, etc too, the list goes on. To jump between those two, seems insane!
 
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Fiesta ST and Evo in the same post baffles me. Two totally different beasts. The ST just doesn't compare to an Evo!

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yes i know but it's a more sensible car to buy, i need a few days away to clear my head, i would have brought that Evo today if he had only come down to 11 grand, because i loved it as soon as i saw it.

this has bugged me
 
I've had 3 evo's in the past 11 years. The only thing that's gone wrong is a clutch on my first one (in 3 years). Nothing with my second (just over a year) and a clutch & MAF sensor on my third (6+ years).
They're pretty reliable cars if you look after them properly.
 
I've just seen the other evo you're looking at on the MLR.
Now that is a very nice car!

I got my first evo from the same company in Bristol and it was in absolutely mint condition.
That said. This one has been in the country since 2004 so you're right in asking for pictures of the underside. Especially near the rear subframe mounts and above the petrol tank if at all possible.

I'd be tempted to ask MG Auto's if they'd do an inspection of the car for you while he's up there on Friday.
 
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I've just seen the other evo you're looking at on the MLR.
Now that is a very nice car!

I got my first evo from the same company in Bristol and it was in absolutely mint condition.
That said. This one has been in the country since 2004 so you're right in asking for pictures of the underside. Especially near the rear subframe mounts and above the petrol tank if at all possible.

I'd be tempted to ask MG Auto's if they'd do an inspection of the car for you while he's up there on Friday.
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that 530HP one has a full 15 page rebuild thread from a previous owner, he's selling it to buy another Evo.

the Evo i saw 2 days ago he's dropped his price, but it's still 1k too much, lets see if he drops it again, that Evo is a genuine 26 000 miles.
 
the Evo to me is a dream car, i first wanted one years ago when i was only 30 but i couldn't afford it..... i'd much rather have an Evo than any other car, the car wont be driven too hard anyway because i'm not that sort of driver anymore, but it's there if i want it.

he's dropped his price again and he's agreed to polish out the marks, but as an escape clause, i'm seeing that other Evo next week.

the other guy at MG is much friendlier and to a degree i trust him, he's an Evo nutcase (money no object) so my guess is it's in very good condition.....they probably all are, (who are regulars on that forum).
 
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trust no one especially when parting with money.99 percent of evos like subarus are hammered.

evos probably more.
 
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trust no one especially when parting with money.99 percent of evos like subarus are hammered.

evos probably more.
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yes i know and i'm very worried about this

i've read this :- You can tell by the wear on the steering wheel, floor carpet, pedals, gear knob and seats. watch out for Turbo Boost Controls, Clutch play....engine mods

therefore, the only one i trust is the one i saw, because that was totally pristine inside ( same as a new car), stock engine bay and no engine mods....but even then it could still have problems, e.g it had a new exhaust tail section, no Evo 6 Stickers on rear, new tyres and refurb wheels ...........why for only 26 00 miles :eek:............maybe just to sex it up for selling only.

to me it looks like this, the original owner was just starting to mod a low mileage car, but he decided to sell it instead.

the best thing is to take an Inspector with me next time but if the showroom sais no, then one can forget it
https://www.clickmechanic.com/pre-purchase-inspection
 
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