Mitsubishi Evo 6 worth buying ???

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bradUK said:
Have you got any experience in owning and running a heavily modified car? If you're after an Evo get yourself on MLR and lurk for awhile doing your homework, there's some proper good lads on it.

My brother has had five Evo's on the trot now and every incarnation has it's foibles, he's just sold his 670bhp TRL Developments Evo X as he was sick of the CONSTANT issues with it. His favourite was his 8 MR apparently.
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yes, i had a Firebird Formula 400 and two Drag cars.... the big difference is that the Yank V8 engine lasts forever, it's a very strong block....

600 HP from a 2 litre engine is really straining it, but 600HP from 7 litres is dead easy.

the Evo guys i've spoken to are fine, i spoke to one tonight, he's selling a 520HP Evo, he's spent 25k on it over the past 3 years.....he warned me to be careful of the expense.... he's replacing parts all the time, i saw his receipts, SCARY :eek:
 
AndrewNR said:
Pretty much.

£15k should be mint TM Evo VI money? Or it was 2/3 years ago.

Also £16.5k for a P1? They were about £8-10k 2/3 years ago too. Looks like I missed the boat on that one.
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no, a mint TM Evo is about 22k to 24k, 15k is for a Mint standard EVO 6, because they're all price competitive with each other
http://www.4starclassics.com/mitsubishi-lancer-evo-vi-tommi-makinen-edition-for-sale/

a much lower quality EVO 6 is about 5k to 10k, but the difference is quality and mileage is massive.

that Evo 6.....26000 miles......15K is definitely worth it, but i wont offer him that much, i'll go no higher than 14k
the thing is, there's loads of Evos being imported all the time, there's about 5 new ones every day
 
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rodenal said:
You're bangimg on about the type R, but have you driven the thing? It's not a patch on a well sorted evo (imo),- no drama yet double the cost of even that one you've linked

Incant believe for a second anyone serious about an evo would consider a fiesta st. If you are serious about something that might appreciate slightly there are some other good suggestions here too
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the advantage of the Type R is it's new, the Evo is old.....but we'll have to wait and see, because that £15000 Evo is rare............it looks brand new!

http://www.ib-e.co.uk/our-stock/evolution-6-5-tme-tommi-makinen-gsr.htm

this one is fantastic and it's a TOMMY, this is maybe the one to go for but it has a higher mileage

people say it looks old and ugly.........it looks brilliant to me
 
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i'm seeing the Evo on Tuesday :cool:............my mileage will be about 2000 per year.

all modern cars loose value, i saw a year old Hyundai on Friday......2000 miles and only 7k.......down from 15k in a year :eek::eek:

have you seen inside the boot of that Silver Evo 6...... IT'S PERFECT :eek:

i've just seen an Evo 8 FQ 360 with only 800 miles on it, yes 800 miles, it is for sale at £30 000............now that car is better than PERFECT, if there's such a word....flipping sodding heck :eek::eek:
 


those wheels and tyres are brand new, this looks like one hell of a car, i bet it's been resprayed too :eek:

they've found an Evo over there in really good condition and then restored it, not that it matters a damn.....brought it for 6k, spent 3k on it...........6k profit, a respray normally costs about 2K, but maybe it only costs them 1k
 
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lemonade said:
Unless your buying it as an investment I don't see the obsession with it looking brand new and whatnot, if your car is overly clean or you spend half your time cleaning a bloody car then your doing it wrong, cars are meant to be driven and enjoyed, life is too short to have a garage queen and spend hours detailing a bloody car. I haven't washed my car in 2 months, and its muddy stained, the thing gets thrashed everytime I get into it, can't beat the smiles per miles. :)
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that's what my other car is for ;) and i cant see myself driving the Evo slowly either....well definitely not ;)
 


this is what's called a Street Sleeper :eek: it'll blow you away, under that hood is a Dodge Viper, that is so damned cool :D
 
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there you go, the whole idea is to disguise the car, make it look as bad as possible.......It's 8.4 litres 645HP...........maybe more. Street Sleepers are fairly rare but if you meet one you'll loose, i saw one at the Drag Strip, it wasn't rusty he painted the rust on :eek:, it was an old Morris Minor with a big block Chevy, it even had skinny tyres.
 
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The Running Man said:
Why waste their time? It's pretty obvious you have no intent to buy an evo. Might sound harsh but this thread is one of those cries for attention when you'll end up with a fiesta or a jazz...

Hope I'm wrong but 'loose value' 'brought' why even look at Hyundai? 90% of naff cars lose value as soon as you leave the forecourt. Had you entitled this thread to be about hyundais and not even you would have received about 4 replies. It's just odd!
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yea yea we'll see...........end up with a Jazz, i already own 2 .... yes 2 :eek: why do you think i want something much quicker :cool:

no, i went to Hyundai because i was inquiring about their new Coupe Turbo, i went on the same day that i drove the new Type R.... i then strolled around their car lot

what do you know about cars, because the Hyundai and Jazz and 100% reliable, yea it's as slow as hell, but it's still a damned good car.

i had fast cars years ago and now i fancy another one, but i wont buy anything without loads of research
 
Diddums said:
This one's been marked down too, the price in the actual text is £15k. Aren't Boxer engines more expensive to maintain though?
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dont buy it......see it first and then buy it.....i always say this ``if i win the bid, i'll only give you the money after i've seen it and only if it's as good as advertised, i'd like to see the underside as well please``....

if you get no reply, just delete it from your ``Watch List``..... i get about 50% no replies, so this just goes to show that you need to be careful....

i do this with Electrical household goods too
 
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The Running Man said:
When looking at 15 year old cars costing over 10k be sceptical about everything and I mean, everything.
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but to know who to trust is very hard, i'd be most careful of a Car Importer, because they're bloody good at tarting up an old heap.

the best to trust is someone that's proud of his motor and has spent loads of money on it, but you can always tell what he's like if he starts chatting to you at home.

if he ignores you or only gives you quick replies to your VERY LONG email then WATCH OUT, basically you have to be a pain in the Ass and if he doesn't like it, then forget it
 
Evo8 said:
I have an Evo 8 FQ-300. If you want a capable car to drive quickly then buy a 8 or 9.

My 8 was nowhere near £15k and I bought it with 35,000 miles on it. I've only replaced the belts for peace of mind, had it serviced twice and replaced the fuel filler neck. They're expensive to run and maintain (to an extent) but they're worth it.

Mine is also completely standard which is nice.
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right back on track

i've seen a really nice yellow Evo 8.........BUT, he hasn't sent me a photo of its engine bay, just a poor excuse..........so this is a NO straight away
 
The Running Man said:
Guy at work buys cars from Japan and sells be them on, you can get some decent motors at auction over there, he just had two scoops and a r34 gtr.
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i tell you what i dont understand and you see this all the time......``it's an import, so it has no rust at all``

but doesn't it rain in Japan too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Diddums said:
I don't understand the whole JDM thing. Certain cars have different specs which makes sense but some people seem to think that a JDM car is somehow a magical unicorn despute it being 99% the same as a UK car :confused:
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yea, you need to see the Engine Bay and underside before buying it
 
The Running Man said:
They don't salt the roads like here in winter and Japanese cars tend to be cared for to a higher degree than your average motor here.

Hence they can be cleaner outside and underneath.
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yea, the Japanese are nuts about cars, especially Street Racing, it's really big over there
 
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