yea... and if you get an 05 you can join the rest of us and say "I like the looks of my 05 better" when the 9 comes out. It will be fun

 

no. Except for the ducts see if they will throw those in to seal the deal.

 

My only problem has been the dealers. They won't let you test drive ANY EVO.
I'm 34 and have a Cobra Conv. If they are qualifying me, I should meet the criterion. They are actually pretty dicky. I don't get it. Is it that they don't want to sell a car? I didn't even get to the price yet, so it wasn't like I walked in the door and said "I will give you 5000 cash right now! C'mon I said cash!!!" (I sold motorcycles for a long time and this story is not far fetched. People think that everything has a 500% markup and if they offer you cash, you'll say "Cash, Wow!! Screw my margin cuz we gonna have us a cash shower, in singles, tonight")

Anyone know a cool dealer in Chi? (Tom Noe's sucked and Woodfield wasn't much better)

 

hey if they wont let u test drive it, then tell them u get the car from someone else. *** that how can u buy a car without driving it first. Thats BS, no just tell them u have to drive it to know and if they give u $hit then go to the manager cuz that has to be wrong. I dont car how much the car is worth or how great it is u have to test driv it and i think if u give them enough BS they will let u. They did that to me at first but i told them stright up that if they didnt i would go somewhere else and they make no money. They let me test drive it. U got to be ruthless to this ***s, cuz most of them are dicks. Good luck to u and happy hunting.

 

You do not need to test drive the car. It is all that and a bag of chips. Just decide how much you are willing to spend and that will dictate which flavor of EVO to get. If you are into having all the bells and whistles, owning a "limited edition" car, get the MR. If value is important to you and getting the most for your money, get the VIII. If you want the cheapest possible way to own a brand new EVO, get the RS.

 

Hey man, that sucks.....When I was looking to buy an EVO, I got the same crap from a couple dealers. Greanted I'm 19 years old, I guess they assumed I would mess up the car, but thats not true cause I'm a great driver ; ). Anyways, I bought my EVO from Libertyville Mitsubishi and they're great! The salesman was cool as hell and told me about how he smoked an STi and an '03 cobra in his EVO. I hope that helps and good luck with your search!

 

Thanks for the tip, although I woulda called BS on the cobra.

Don't ask me why though, this thread will get locked.

 

Sorry man, some people like some cars and others don't. I drove my friend's 911 and HATED it. The peddles were hinged from the floor and it sounded like a Volkswagen at low RPMs.

I have to drive the car first. 35000 is a big leap of faith.

 

if you go to buy a new sport bike, 90% of the dealers are not going to let you test ride a bike. And if its me buying the bike, i would not care and never have. Why? Because ive done my homework and i know what bike i want. When i bought my evo, i didnt need to drive the car, i knew that i wanted it. And why would you want to test drive it?? To rev the thing to the moon so you can see how it performs. Im glad my dealer would not let people test drive the car i purchased.

but with all that said, you know the techs were seeing how fast they could get it in the back parking lot..... so all that typing was probably in vein

 

I worked in the bike industry for years. I can test ride Aprilias, Ducatis, Kawasakis, Hondas, Suzukis and Triumphs.

Anyway, the difference is that car insurance is much cheaper than bike insurance for a dealer. Considering that there have been quotes of over 6000 dollars per 6 months I have seen on a GSXR600, it's a no brainer for a dealer not to carry test ride insurance.

The bike costs a dealer 6800 dollars and the insurance costs almost the same, why would you screw your profit margin like that. Most bikes have fairly small markups when compared to cars.

Also, again, 35000 > 6800.

Also the GSXR won't lose 5000 of it's value if I drive it off of the lot.

 

depends.


if you want to not worry about getting warranty (or not worrying as much), then go stock, and don't do ANYTHING aftermarket or give em ANY reason to void your warranty.

otherwise, performance-wise, go aftermarket.

keep in mind it depends also on the attitude of your dealer. i have a great dealer so they take care of me with warranty issues if i have any at all, including clutch and syncro replacement on my old '03 (traded in for my MR).

benny

 

kneedragger,
When I got my Evo, the dealer had a used Evo that they let me take out for a test. Once I decided that I liked it, we haggled over a new RS....and once we had an agreement on the price, then I took the new RS out for a drive.

That seemed fair to me. I agree with you that no way do I buy something for $30+K without driving it.

 

I agree about the dealer. I have my Cobra modded to hell and my dealer never gives me a problem. Stuff like Strut braces will void your warranty?