For me, I wanted a car with AWD that can be my daily driver. I know that I will want to upgrade some parts - brakes, perhaps engine (300hp, MR territory), and new tires. I don't see myself spending a ton of money on it. Most of my money will be going to my other car whether I like it or not.

Theres no point in trying to make it an EVO, and I don't believe that there will be many people attempting this, though there will be some. For the most part I think the car will serve more as an entry level tuner car, for those of us who haven't had a boosted car yet, but don't want to go "hardcore" and buy an evo whether due to finances or whatnot. The car provides a fun factor that many people are missing when driving their ford focus or some other mundane, unattractive, same-old car.

 

there is only one thing that i hate about the people who own evo's (not all)
all they care about is numbers and how much things cost, and not to love of one car to another.
wanna hear number..ok here are some
one of my friend own a 240sx with an rb25 swap, fmic, full exhaust, pistons, rods, and lots more. and it will spank any evo, any day. yes even the one owned by the baller black dude who claims his evo is the Sh$T.
that my friends only cost 9,000
if i wanted a fast as sh*t cari would just do that. but i love the ralliart and that what matters

 

unfortunately i think mitsu messed this up....again

 

+1

 

To the OP,
Your gonna have to wait till the car comes out.
Just test it out yourself.
The car is going to be for certain type of people.
I stopped coming to this forum temporarily and will be back online regularly when the R/A is ACTUALLY released.
The magazines have their own opinions and their own standards.
The people on this site has their own standards and you will end up getting a lot of mixed thoughts.

You asked the right question, just at the wrong time. It should wait until the R/A is actually released.
ROBISPEC's team have nothing to say but good things about the performance and the potential of the R/A. Because they have one and they are working on trying to find problems with it for MMNA. So as of right now, I am going with their opinions an no other because those guys are giving you 'real-time' feedback. The rest of these guys just have opinions on the car's performance. AND all those guys are basing it on what the magazines have reviewed it on.
Not one person here has referred to ROBI's team on their progress with the R/A.
I would wait.
Everyone here has nothing but speculation and it's based from the magazines who tested the R/A.

 

finally something to agree with, i will to that

 

Your first post and you post that crap? For one, it is fully loaded, navigation bla bla bla. Do not compare a fully loaded car with options up the wazoo to a base model of anything. And yes it is expensive for what it is, especially considering the competition. This is not a GTS vs Ralliart thread. This is a Ralliart, what it has to offer and at its high price when put up against others.

 

News Flash -- if you have limited means and want features, then buy a loaded cheaper car; if you want power, then buy the bare-bones version of the next model up. Nothing new here -- I'm buying a loaded Ralliart because I prefer that to a bare GSR, but some people don't care about factory-installed features, and that's their choice. Comparing a base Ralliart to a loaded GTS is perfectly fair, just as comparing a loaded Ralliart to a base GSR is perfectly fair. That's the whole reason that the Ralliart exists in Mitsubishi's lineup -- duh.

[I love where you say this isn't a "GTS vs Ralliart thread" but you want to "put up [the Ralliart price/features] against others" -- nice take on being self-contradictory there]

 

"one of my friend own a 240sx with an rb25 swap, fmic, full exhaust, pistons, rods, and lots more. and it will spank any evo, any day. yes even the one owned by the baller black dude who claims his evo is the Sh$T.
that my friends only cost 9,000 "

well if he can spank any evo , with the 240 SX wich is cost $9K...then, he got to be a hell of the driver... i cant recall when in road course the 240 sx passed me, maybe when i was pitting...

he should go out those RTA events and make bets with the evo owners , he could have make a lots of money...

also i'm sure he is running at least 8.4 sec at 1/4 mile too.

 

the pricing sucks when you can get an EVO X GSR base for 28k and an SSS for 30.

 

Even if the Ralliart was getting its *** whip out of the factory, not like many of you guys are going to keep it stock anyhow...

 

exactly

 

people keep talking about this maintenance and upkeep bull****. i've been driving my EVO IX MR like a madman for 104k miles now (got it in Oct 05) and so far the maintenance on it hasn't been any more expensive than what i dealt with with my 2000 Honda Accord since i bought it. the only difference is the insurance.
my insurance on the Accord (since it's older, and so am I) is about $90 a month full coverage.
the insurance on my EVO is only $170 a month full coverage.

both cars need to be serviced every 15k miles, and the services if done by the dealer for both are around $300. if you do these maintenance checks yourself, you can probably do them for $50 or less depending on the fluids needed at the time.

oil needs to be changed every 5k miles in both. oil changes for both are around $50 bucks.

people keep talking about clutches and stuff. how often do you replace a clutch? i replaced mine at 70k miles, and the one in there now will go AT least another 70k-100k before it goes out.

brakes for both cars are the same price, and i actually come out cheaper on the EVO because i've always done them myself because it's actually easier to change the pads on the EVO than it is on the Accord.

the only thing you really have to worry about is the timing belt, but that's not until 60-90k, and that's with any car.

there aren't any NORMAL operating expenses i've ever had with the EVO that i haven't had with any other car, and the operating expenses i've had haven't been any more expensive than any other car i've ever had. most have been cheaper.

the rate at which things wear out and break on a car are directly related to the way the driver uses/abuses the car. if you go through a set of brakes in 20k miles on your honda civic, you're gonna go through them at 20k miles on an EVO. if it takes you 70k miles on your civic, it'll take 70k on your EVO. the EVO doesn't eat things any faster than any other car. it's all about how you drive it. you put the same tires, brakes, clutch, etc on an EVO as on another car, and drive them the exact same, the parts will last the same amount of time.

 

I clearly do because I've got 6k in my mazdaspeed 3, 10k into my celica and 4 into my bike, and I havent added up my 300zx.

I know how these things work

 

No you don't. $6K in a FWD car is a waste of money. I learned that years ago with an Eclipse GST.