Anyone else actually in Korea?
 

I know of one other evo owner in Korea? Anyone on else? I only been here a little over a week, been out and about but haven't really noticed anything but stares and stuff. I call Sun Auto in Seoul to see what they have - which is nothing for us. I also asked about a dyno - again, nothing. Anyone?

mump - there is an awd dyno in kangnam. the store is called peak. website peakpoint.co.kr. they are always working on high end cars. i was there the other day and saw 4 porshes a brand new us spec vw gti, and a ferrari. some guys have seen lambos and stuff there. dyno time is 200 bucks. its the only awd in korea from what i hear. when it warms up a little more alot of cars meet up at namsam tower. (seoul tower) and alot more drive the mountain (hill) road out at yumyong mountain just northeast of seoul. kind of a drive from osan though.
send a pm if you need my cell number for some more info on some of this stuff.

I am currently in Korea for another 10 months. Im in the Airforce stationed at Osan AFB. My evo is currently in California. IF you live close to OSan let me know I would give anything to get a passenger ride.

im at yongsan. i only make it down to osan for a shopping trip every once in a while.

mazdryk - I am at Osan, 303IS.

if you make it down here - i have an extra room; well, as soon as my household goods come.

hey was that your car parked at the main gate this afternoon? if it is it looks pretty bad ass. i only got one month left here in osan {thumbup}

once it warms up you can swing by here and we can make a run up to namsan or to yanpyang. ive got an extra room also and namsan is just around the block.

if you referring to me, yes it is usually parked at the front gate - don't be afraid to wave me down for a ride, beats taking a taxi.

yea taxi sucks 3 bucks to 1448 {thumbdwn}. i never rode in an evo yet and im planning to get one once i get back to cali in a month :)

yep, this is my 4th time here. my 1st tour i was in 1447.

if you want to check it out sometime, i can met up with you.

hey mump, I don't know if I mentioned this but I saw your evo when I was in korea, I saw another one when i was at Yongsan to go shopping. How is your evo doing? i will be at ramstein so I wil get to go to the nurburgring!

evo is doing great here. miles per gallon sitting in traffic sucks though, but the 98 octane is a beautiful thing.

Was there is 1979-1980 and 1984-1985. LOL US Army

you just made me feel a lot younger. {thumbup}

unfortunately if osan is the same as yongsan which im guessing its 98 octane r+m/2. which is about 93 octane.

btw i saw the pics you posted of your car a little while ago. looks real good.

thnaks man. let me know when something is going on up there and i'll try to make the trip up.

have you seen any other evos...wondering if you 've been able to get involved with the local street scene

i know me and mump have ours. there is an evo 5 that is sometimes parked near yongsan electronics mart. ive got the guys phone number somewhere. there is also a race prepped evo nea k-16 at a gas station. hes also got two skylines there. ive seen a blue and white 8 rhd before but its been a while since ive seen them. the guy at yongsan e market said there are less than 20 on pen.

i've seen a rx-7 on the track at everland about a month ago and a newer supra painted up like the fast and furious going through songtan. a guy i met invited out to a 1/4 mile, never got to go yet but he said there is an evo 6 that is always out there. he also will probably be buying my car as soon as its SOFA status runs out on it. he offered $35k for it.

damn....35K??? Might as well score yourself an evo 9 with that money. Jacko, are you at yongsan? I saw a silver evo, looked stock that had bumper damage. Is that you?

3 more months until Ramstein and the Nurburgring. Can't wait...

haha. yeah thats me. someone got me when they pulled into a parking spot next to me. or pulling out. but they drove off. one of these days ill get the scrapes fixed correctly. i just threw some touch up paint over the scratches because it was down to the black panel.
i ran into a navy guy at the yongsan gas station today. looks like there will be yet another silver evo in 2 months. guess silver is the color to have.

mump- i dont have any word on this weekend yet. ill shoot the guy an email in the morning.

wow didnt know there were evos running around in korea :)

yes, but very very rare.

went to a namsam this weekend. not too many cars up there. s14 rhd, bmw 5xx and z3, nsx and my evo. later in the night a few tuscanis rolled through and also a porsche. the guys up there said most of the guys had gone to the west coast to drag. none of the skylines showed up. we also got a few of the korean cars like matiz and accent. i laughed at first about the matiz but the guy driving it is a maniac. he can drive. the hyundai guys are doing the best with what they have. which isnt much. from what i hear they are old school and fabricating stuff themselves. so its cool seeing the cars out there. plus they are all very friendly and interested in cars.

good to hear about the local scene. DId you guys meet at namsan towers? What did the locals say about your evo?

yeah, we meet up right there near namsan library. theres a good sized parking lot up there. they liked the evo. but the nsx stole my thunder. lol.
today i saw a dark grey supra w/ vielside kit at yongsan e-mart. and an s14. also saw a bunch of tuned hyundais. dont know if i just started noticing it more or if the scene is korea is blowing up but there are somewhat tuned cars every where i look now.

i will be here for 3 more days and i am pcsing back to GA, my three years are done. i am in 1st SIG

is the track at everland 1/4 mile? haha wats the average time of the cars that go?

no, its a circuit track. i havent heard of any drag strips. most of the guys i hear about drag out on the west coast near ocean city.

Evos in korea.... that is awesome... only been to korea once in my life and i need to go back... my parents are there rite now....

there is a 1/4 mile west of osan.... i pulled off a 12.4 there - where anything in the 14's are "super fast"

an evo V guy i talked to, said there were only about 20 evos in country. most of them are V-VII.

i might have to go there. with my lack of drag racing ability it may be my only chance to be one of the faster guys at a track. lol.

haha im in korea for vacation right now! im at gwangju in gyung gi do. i miss my evo at home!

Hott ride thats all :)

how long are you in korea for? the korean auto salon is july 13-17 at coex. a few of us might be planning a trip over there sometime. (dont have any real plans so im not sure if it will be a group of us or just a couple of us.) if you feel like tagging along you are more than welcome.

very nice. Anyone run faster?

no. not that i seen. there were a good amount of cars there - well, more than i expected. mostly older things from america, 2 non turbo supras and well, of course a butt load of hyundias. i took 6-7 passes and they were hooting and hollering it up esp. after the 1st run - the lone white guy in this foreign thing shocked the hell out of them. their jaw dropped when it launched off the line and ripped down the lane. pretty cool.

Wassupp mump..this is Hyrev....its been a while man...I'm putting in for Korea also n bringing the yellow beast there....hope to see u soon.

BTW what was the trap spd, 60 ft n is it at sea level.... might be a better track than SA...later man

hey, im at osan, ive been here for about 3 weeks. email me at ikanc_u@yahoo.com,let me know whats up

What's up man? Here some advice to you. Do not bring it here - it will be messed up. My car was hit the 1st month by a drunk parking next to me. If you come to Osan command sponsored you will live off base where the is no parking and no respect for other's stuff.
As far as trap speeds, I have no clue. Everything is metric, you don't get a slip or anything.

Where you at? I am at the 303rd - I am sure you will see my ride around the base - just stop me.

That sucks about the drunk drivers and If I go there unaccompanied I definetly will bring it n live in the dorms. If not I'll take the supra....

I just want to do a tour there so I dont have to do one when I have kids....

You should try the new G-tec (I dont know if its accurate) but at least you'll have an idea. Peace out man.

If you are there unaccompanied, well you won't be bringing sh!t... unless you put on a lot of rank since I last saw you. Only E-7 and higher are allowed.

Then I'll take the wife with me hehehe. I made tech n I can study hard to make ^....until then the evo is aight....I need time to add more go fast parts anyway.....so when I get there I dont have to worry about it. Then again winter is harsh there so that means a garage is a must.

garage....ha. that's funny. no such animal here.

That really sucks dude..I have a friend who just got orders to Korea n he is debating to bring his 9..... I want a 9 but I just paid mine off n dont want another car payment.....he's already in the 11s....400 hp. I'll tell him to buy a car cover if he does bring it there.

Take care man.

ive got a garage. i actually lucked out and got my own 2 car garage instead of a big parking garage with tiny spaces. i just dont like parking out on the town because, like i said, the spots are tiny and scratches and dings have a tendency to show up. i havent had as much bad luck as mump though. i just got my rear bumper right behing the wheel well scraped up.
if you dont come over command sponsored you can do like i did. extend for 2 years on top of the year you are already doing and then get an exception to policy to ship. your family would probably kill you though if you stayed away for 3 years. lol.

USAF is different though. You can get command sponsored pretty easily if you are coming to the 303rd - which you probably will be. And command sponsorship is only a 2 yr tour..and once you get approved for comand sponsorship, you are guarranteed to ship a car.

My friend is Mil to Mil and they are both going there.

I'm going to bump this!

Anyone else in the ROK?

I just got to Kunsan a couple weeks ago.

i am still here

mump, how is your evo running?

going through kunsan city anytime soon?

it would be nice to talk shop to fellow evo enthusiast over here or even better, see one. :mitsu:

my 9 se doesn't even have 1k miles on it back in vegas. my wife gets to have all the fun.:( i'm getting withdrawls!

it is going good except for a scratches here and there. i got a bunch of goodies to put on it when the weather get warmer. i am also thinking of getting a new paint job but i am trying to hold out for awhile. i know as soon as i do it, someone will give it a tappy tap.

Is the consensus here that you can only bring your EVO with you if you're in the military? Curious cause I'll be working out in Korea for a bit and have been trying to find out if I could take my EVO there...

Anyone have any input on this matter? Thanks in advance.

Military can bring them in because they are under SOFA status - meaning they are duty free, no taxes. The Korean Government will hit a Japanese car with an ungodly amount of tax - it is like 30-60% the value of the car. I can't remember the exact amount but it is the reason why 90% of the cars here are hyundia, kia, dawoo and why everyone stares as the evo rolls down the street.

Thanks for the info mump....Currently in Korea checking out the new gig.. :) Where you located? So I can keep an eye out for the LONELY EVO wandering about. :)

I am down in Songtan, Pyongtaek.

Taxes are about 30%. It used to be about 100% and as Mump explained it, why imports are rare. Any import is probably a good sign they are wealthy. For example, I saw the list of a BMW 530i at about $80K..ridiculous. Hope you can bring your evo into Korea.

Yeah, I just renewed my insurance. The US value of my Evo is $24.5k according to them, the Korean value is about $42k.... now add 30% to that for taxes.
Now don't quote me on this, but I think that 30% is for european and maybe us cars, i heard somewhere that the tax on a japanese car might be more.
Now the insurance on my car is sweet. $1092 a year. Insurance is based on value... so my AWD, turbocharged, rip up the road, race car is the same as any other $25k car on the road. tee-hee.

seen a silver evo 8 at osan bx about a month ago. :cool:

that be me... do you see the beautiful evo 1 around too? i love that car.

I guess I figured out who's EVO I saw putting around Osan then. I've seen the EVO 1 multiple times, never moving though.

yup, still here..... only 8 more months to go.

2 year stay? 5.5 months for me. Then off to Germany.

yup...life as a korean linguist sucks. 2yr tours here about every other year.. ughhhh.

i left osan a few months ago... i think i inprocessed with the guy in the silver evo. now i'm in japan and looking into getting a evo 5 or 6.. only seen one evo on base and a few nice hooked up off base.. oh and some hooked up evo wagons in tokyo too.. pretty sweet.

Mump, can't wait for you to get here. I have saved a parking spot for you at the evo corner on post!

I have seen the infamous Evo 1 twice. Found out he's an F-16 pilot.

that is the new owner of it. the guy that bought it over was a MSgt

When did they start an evo conner? A lot must have changed there since I jumped ship to Northern VA in 2005