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Severe Usage of your Evo - definition by Mitsu

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Old May 1, 2005 | 03:46 PM
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Severe Usage of your Evo - definition by Mitsu

Right out of the service manual:

Severe usage conditions:
1. Driving on dusty, rough, muddy or salt-spread roads
2. Towing or police, taxi or commercial operation
3. Extensive idling and/or low speed operation
4. Repeated short-trip operation at freezing temperatures (engine not thoroughly warmed up)
5. Extended use of brakes while driving
6. Driving in sandy areas
7. More than 50% operation in heavy city traffic during hot weather above 32°C (90°F)

I especially like number 3, hehe.

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Old May 1, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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Wtf?! Is That Bull****?! Or Your Serious?!
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Old May 1, 2005 | 03:51 PM
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i believe that came straight from the manual
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Old May 1, 2005 | 03:58 PM
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8. Anytime you start the engine.
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Old May 1, 2005 | 04:02 PM
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8. Anytime you start the engine.
haha..
9 . anytime you sit in the car
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Old May 1, 2005 | 04:05 PM
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What they mean by severe usage is they want to to follow a different maintenance schedule. It's not like they are saying that any of this will damage your car.
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Old May 1, 2005 | 04:05 PM
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Those are the justifications for reccomending the severe maintenece schedule. (every 3,000 mi)
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Old May 1, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by bdking57
haha..
9 . anytime you sit in the car
10. anytime I think about driving my Evo

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Old May 1, 2005 | 04:58 PM
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that's crazy. wtf.
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Old May 1, 2005 | 05:55 PM
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11.)purchasing a mitsubishi
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Old May 1, 2005 | 06:21 PM
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11.)purchasing a mitsubishi

Haha, edit that and put driving it off the lot.
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Old May 1, 2005 | 06:25 PM
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severe **** rapage of consumer = trying to get warranty work
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Old May 2, 2005 | 05:28 AM
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Old May 2, 2005 | 06:45 AM
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I'm going to convert my Evo into a taxi...
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Old May 2, 2005 | 06:47 AM
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12) Browsing the Mitsubishi website
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