It wasn't brand new, but I finally got 1
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From: Frederick, Maryland
Originally Posted by mchuang
Well I use to own a 2000 turbo honda civic si ..fun, fast on the roll, and very likely to get stolen if left in the wrong spot overnight..Got tired of looking out window everynight praying my car did not get stolen...Someone offered me 10000.00 without the turbo kit..So I said Japanese supercar or pick my car up from storage lot stripped one day.....So now I got a 2003 evo 8 rally red
I had a 00 Civic Si, it got broken into 3 times, twice to steal stock wheels.
The 3rd time, they tried to steal the whole car, broke the steering column and had a screwdriver jammed into the ignition. Only thing that prevented them was the car alarm hidden back up siren going off, someone saw it and yelled at them and they ran off. Oh, and it happened at 10am in the morning at my office parking lot.
I don't think Evos are necessarily hard to break into, its just that there's no demand for stock Evo parts to put on other cars. And that's a good thing.
The 3rd time, they tried to steal the whole car, broke the steering column and had a screwdriver jammed into the ignition. Only thing that prevented them was the car alarm hidden back up siren going off, someone saw it and yelled at them and they ran off. Oh, and it happened at 10am in the morning at my office parking lot.
I don't think Evos are necessarily hard to break into, its just that there's no demand for stock Evo parts to put on other cars. And that's a good thing.
the new trend for theives now adays, is the K motor. they love stealing rsxs and even tsx for the k24 motor. to drop into their civics. that was one reason i was ready to get of my base rsx. i mean i know it wasnt the potent k20a from the type S but you always get the moron crooks that think because it looks damn good its a type s or r. im happy with my evo. alota faster and i have no worries of people vandilizeing it.
Originally Posted by ZK
I had a 00 Civic Si, it got broken into 3 times, twice to steal stock wheels.
The 3rd time, they tried to steal the whole car, broke the steering column and had a screwdriver jammed into the ignition. Only thing that prevented them was the car alarm hidden back up siren going off, someone saw it and yelled at them and they ran off. Oh, and it happened at 10am in the morning at my office parking lot.
I don't think Evos are necessarily hard to break into, its just that there's no demand for stock Evo parts to put on other cars. And that's a good thing.
The 3rd time, they tried to steal the whole car, broke the steering column and had a screwdriver jammed into the ignition. Only thing that prevented them was the car alarm hidden back up siren going off, someone saw it and yelled at them and they ran off. Oh, and it happened at 10am in the morning at my office parking lot.
I don't think Evos are necessarily hard to break into, its just that there's no demand for stock Evo parts to put on other cars. And that's a good thing.
Originally Posted by trinydex
i think the only way to keep yer civic safe is to wipe the key holes and then take out hte ignition and then use keyless entry euro style and remote ignition. but then you still have to worry about them breaking hte window and tearing up the steering column... i was gonna a a light car for a daily but man... too much stress with any honda.
Since owning the Honda I'm paranoid about any car I own, only park in certain places and always keep at least 3 different forms of security armed. As with any security, it only slows them down. A pro will get through about anything.
Originally Posted by wh03lse
nice ... i would like to be another person who goes from Si to EVO *preferably the IX*
yeah the Si is a nice car to drive *in fact my first manual car* ... no mods or anything to mine although i would like to get a body kit, tint, rims, new dash unit ... little things like that
nothing on the engine simply cause i dont knoe anything about that hahah ... but maybe anything that would increase air passage and get me better mpg would do?
but @ this point i could care less because i would be more than happy to pay my gas for the new evo ix ....
congrats on the evo ... big diff from the Si eh?
yeah the Si is a nice car to drive *in fact my first manual car* ... no mods or anything to mine although i would like to get a body kit, tint, rims, new dash unit ... little things like that
nothing on the engine simply cause i dont knoe anything about that hahah ... but maybe anything that would increase air passage and get me better mpg would do?
but @ this point i could care less because i would be more than happy to pay my gas for the new evo ix ....
congrats on the evo ... big diff from the Si eh?
Originally Posted by Sinister Subaru
I'd worry more about an Evo than a Honduh.
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Congrats and I am also coming from the world of Honda with b18c5.
There was nothing else could worry me more than the car during all those years. The car was broken into 3 times with stealing of stereo. I was too lucky for not getting the motor stolen by those stupid thiefs.
Finally decided to sell the car. I did not want to because the motor is just amazing, but I am living in an apartment where they only allow to park 1 car. The main concern again is the thiefs. Would you rather to park the Evo on the street and leave the Type R in the apartment complex or the other way around? (Sure most of you would say the Evo inside and the little ricy Type R out) I do not blame on those of you who said this because once you have driven a Type R on tracks (circuit), you will be amazed how that thing moves around the track with its superior motor.
At last, decided to get an Evo with less thief attention, but gained a lot of other attentions at the same time.
Good luck and take care of the new baby. Make sure bring her down to tracks.
There was nothing else could worry me more than the car during all those years. The car was broken into 3 times with stealing of stereo. I was too lucky for not getting the motor stolen by those stupid thiefs.
Finally decided to sell the car. I did not want to because the motor is just amazing, but I am living in an apartment where they only allow to park 1 car. The main concern again is the thiefs. Would you rather to park the Evo on the street and leave the Type R in the apartment complex or the other way around? (Sure most of you would say the Evo inside and the little ricy Type R out) I do not blame on those of you who said this because once you have driven a Type R on tracks (circuit), you will be amazed how that thing moves around the track with its superior motor.
At last, decided to get an Evo with less thief attention, but gained a lot of other attentions at the same time.
Good luck and take care of the new baby. Make sure bring her down to tracks.
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From: New Zealand
lol I remember when Evo VIII's were first released here, the first two official imports were at Mitsubishi's main HQ, one was stolen (and recovered later) and another was stripped of its wheels and side skirts (don't ask.) An automotive mag had to find one to use in their road test since the one they had booked was stolen and ended up using one from a used car yard that had been imported from Japan.
The cars with the highest theft rate here are WRX's and the twin turbo Legacy's. Yet so many people still insist on buying them.
Evo's are in pretty high demand too. One guy had his 6.5 TME stolen where they had actually broken into other cars prior to pushing it out of the driveway and into a trailer lined with tin foil to prevent the owner from tracking it via GPS.
.....some people.
The cars with the highest theft rate here are WRX's and the twin turbo Legacy's. Yet so many people still insist on buying them.
Evo's are in pretty high demand too. One guy had his 6.5 TME stolen where they had actually broken into other cars prior to pushing it out of the driveway and into a trailer lined with tin foil to prevent the owner from tracking it via GPS.
.....some people.