Well, beyond my wildest dreams it seems that I may actually be able to afford an EVO!!!! I recently discovered that I'll be getting AT LEAST $10k dollars a year in scholarship money for college. I've also been saving for college/car/ungodly high insurance, so all I need is about an additional 5k per year in scholarships (and I'm applying for a ****load of them) to afford my evo. (I'm looking forward to owning a new car since my current car is almost constantly in need of repair (all of which I perform)

Now onto my newbie-style question:
All the reviews I've read have said that the car's fitted with "High Performance" tires.... I couldn't find much info on these particular tires, I assume that they're summer tires? (A big concern for me, since I'll be going to school in New York)

 

The tires are Yokohama ADVAN high-grip tires,
the size is P235/45 R17 93W
They are quite soft, and require rotation every 5000 miles.
You should probably change to winter tires during winter in NY

 

if you go to college somewhere in west buble f@ck in new york then you are pretty much f#uck but if you go near manhattan or any surrouding area then you should be good then

 

Look at it this way, the stock tires will be good for 20k to 30k miles since they are a very soft compound. Depending upon your driving habits, this may be good for 2-3 years before you have to buy a new set anyways. Why not buy a set of good winter tires thereby doubling the life of the stock Yokohamas. Not to mention that a good set of winter tires will make the Evo a blast to drive when the white stuff starts falling!

 

I go to school near albany and I make my home in NYC. If i could afford to i would put a set of snow tires on my lancer. With the evo having awd, it will get better traction than the lancer, but snow tires are invaluable up here, especially studded tires. At home, in the city, snow tires arent required and studs are illegal. I get around fine at home. They do an awesome job of salting and plowing all the roads.

 

Thanks for the help, I figured I'd probably have to get some good snow tires for the long winters. One reason why AWD is so nice, my current RWD car just doesn't cut it in the snow and there's no way I'd be able to take to school with me up there. By the way right now it looks like I'll be going to Rochester (Rochester Institute of Technology).

 

Rotchester gets even worse weather than we do here in troy. I have a friend that goes to RIT, and secretly, I wish i went there too, but thats a totally different story. Anyhoo, awd will come in handy here. Just last weekend i went out to cooperstown and on the way back i totally lost control of the car turning onto a highway entrance ramp. It was scary but there wasnt much i could do. The roads were really nasty, it was snowing and I was going about 10 mp when i made the turn.. er didnt make the turn. But, driving up here has made me accustomed to pumping the breaks.

 

20-30,000....dream on ....you will only get 10,000 out of these puppies......mark my words!!!

 

10000 at most! The summer tires that came on the Type R's in many cases didn't even last through a full summer!

EvoWannabe, So you plan on buying this car with scholarship money? If yes, expect to not get your scholarships renewed the following school year. That money is meant to pay for school expenses.

But if you are not using it to pay for your Evo, then carry on!

SC

 

Man, as cool as it would be to be able to have an Evo in college, that is quite an abuse of scholarship money.

Think "have a penny take a penny". If you dump the whole dish out on the counter to buy a pack of gum for yourself, you're missing the point of why its there in the first place.

Same with scholarship money. Its there to help put you through school; ie pay for classes, books, meals, housing, and basic transportation.

 

I live around Albany, NY and I can tell you the winters can be very bad (especially this one). The Thruway between Rochester and Albany shuts down quite often due to the weather. I use a set of steelies and Blizzaks for the winter and they are awsome. If you decide to keep the Yokohamas on during the winter the car will end up in a ditch and probably totalled (reguardless of driving experience). My suggestion is get snows and steelies.

 

If you need a car. Buy a Lancer, and use the money you save to have fun fixing it up, or even better, save it for an Evo. There would be nothing cooler than having a Lancer all through school, and on graduation day, getting yourself an Evo. It'll give you something to work for, and just in case you loose your scholarship for WHATEVER reason (and I'm not implying you will), you won't have to sell your car.

 

Yeah remember, scholarships are nice bonuses, but they can come and go quite easily, depending on your GPA, use of the $$, major, plans after graduation, change in fiscal situation, sponsors backing out, going out of business, etc. I had quite a nice scholarship for a couple of years, but lost it due to bull**** reasons... I had to move out of the dorms, live at home and commute up to 4 hrs a day, and work my *** off, making my classes suffer.
I know you probably wont listen to anybody, but I was in your situation like 4 yrs ago (graduated last may thank god), and think that buying a 30k car with scholarship $$ while attending college is a horrible idea, even if mommy and daddy are footing some of the bills. Scholarships are bonuses, but are not secure enough to get into a long term debt counting on them to be there 5 yrs down the road. Use the $$ on classes, books, housing, food and beer, study hard, keep your grades up, and affording it upon graduation should be a snap, Plus you're not in debt from student loans, etc.
I drove a beater all through college, and it died on me about 3-4 months after graduation, but hey, now I can afford an evo, so its all good.

 

I'm not using the scholarship money to directly pay for the car. If I get another 20k in scholarships I will be able to use the money that I have saved towards college for other things. (as in evo) The only way I'll be buying the Evo during college is if I don't have to go into ANY debt with tuition or the car. I'll also being doing 7 co-ops while I'm getting my BS, since that's just the way the program is set up. I don't plan on getting this car until AT LEAST my second year of college, and at that point I'll decide how much longer I want to wait. The last thing I want to do is get into debt before I leave college, and if I can't afford this car up front, I'm not going to but it. Simple as that. I have thought about getting a lancer and then modding it, or perhaps just waiting until I had enough for the evo, but then I would lose money on the lancer selling it or trading it in.

 

Sounds like you've thought it out. Good luck with your decision.