Well if you think about it by the time you buy this evo that has been sitting around for years you'll end up spending around 3,k to get everything up to par..For around 14 k you can find a nice one with under 100k.

 

Sounds like a STEAL to me....Do a compression test (and a leak down if you are uber ****) to see how well the motor seals. The other items - tires, fuel filter, etc. are cheap and standard maintenance items. The '03 had some tranny issues, but other than that are solid.

 

blaaa blaaa blaaa... /\ /\ /\ sounds like a great deal. run dont walk. you are just lucky to find a deal like that, most would just sell it like it is at full price and not tell you any diff

 

Hi, if it's any help, my car sat undriven for 18 months approx. while I lived abroad...when I got back, I replaced the battery, took out the plugs, removed the fuse for the sparks and fuel pump, spun it over for a minute to get the oil pressure up, refitted the plugs and fuses and started it.

The tyres were flat spotted, but after 100 miles or so the heat in them got them circular again, and it hasn't done the car any lasting harm.

I didn't see anywhere where you say where the car was left, but if it was in a garage or somewhere out of the weather, it would have a better chance of not causing you too many headaches. What you have to spend on it will be dictated by how the car was running when it was laid up and what precautions the owner took when he did so.

Cheers, Andy.

 

That's strange. All that work he had done, cams, exhaust, tuned, but he couldn't afford to fix a simple $50 iac or have a simple $200 retune done? That doesn't make a whole lot of sense at all, I'm surprised nobody else has brought this up...

 

^ what he said, defenitly sounds shady. There has to be a better reason to abandon 20 thousand dollar car for 3 years than idle issues. As for maintenance, oil,tranny,coolant,brake,transfer case,diffs,filter,plugs,belt,ps, fuel filter. Check for leaks. Was the car indoors or outdoors for the three years?

 

I would also look the vin up (more in depth than carfax). Sometimes things don't show up on carfax. Seems odd he hasn't fixed it and sold it for more.

 

Do a compression test. If all is good buy it, do your 60k service, plugs, fluids tires and you're good to go.

 

If you take all the recomendations you've gotten so far, then add several more you'll have a recipe for a healthy Evo. Engine seal and gasket kit, bushings, ball joints, vac lines boost hoses, t-body shaft seals, exhaust gaskets, fuel pump, fuel lines, injectors, flush gas tank, brake lines, rebuild brakes, replace all fluids (trans, t-case, rear diff, power stearing, coolant, brake/clutch fluid, a/c recharge and anything I may have missed), new tires.... That's if the car was stored indoors. If outdoors, I'd replace everything that isn't metal (within reason of course), pull the block, tear down everything and inspect everything, do the same for the tranny, t-case and rear diff, inspect the entire chassis.....
There's probably going to be someone who thinks of even more stuff than me. If you've got the time it would be a really fun project. I have a couple friends who have build their evos up from a shell, in one case several shells. They love their cars more than anyone I know and their evos truly are theirs. Something to be said for knowing every single nut, bolt, screw, clip, panel, piece and part.
Good luck!

 

serious? I wouldn't waste my time replacing exhaust gaskets and half the crap you said. What is going to get harmed if and exhaust gasket fails? don't waste your time swapping things that aren't going to hurt anything when they fail.

I'd rather drive my car than needlessly work on it. even if your unemployed i'm sure you have something better to do.

 

If you really love cars and love your baby, probably not...

Im into many sports and other hobbies but id love to get to know my evo a bit more personal than i do...

 

Parked for three years due to an idle problem sounds goofy to me. So, if I were the prospective buyer, I'd be looking for something else wrong. That being the case, I wouldn't be afraid to buy it just because it has sat for three years. I don't believe gaskets go bad in three years.

So, all I could suggest is dumping the gas in the tank and adding some injector cleaner to the next fill up. I'd also suggest checking all the gear boxes to make sure some screwed maintenance hasn't left one of those near dry.

After that it might take some sorting but this isn't an ordinary car.

 

Can you lose your drivers license for 3 years for "enthusiastic" driving in Minnesota?

 

I know that if you get busted for driving with no DL in Pa they add on another year so maybe he has bad luck

 

Sounds like a good deal to me!