who is on your 2nd evo - why?
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From: Bakersfield, CA
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I'm on my 3rd Evo (see sig with links for all of them). No major catastrophies except for a blown TC on my black VIII - which was drag raced. I sold it and picked up an '03 Cobra that I found to be a terrible daily driver / drag racer - especially in Indiana winters. I then picked up a new RR VIII. That one I gave up as I started a very high travel job and literally only spent weekends at home; the need for the "fun" car was no longer worth the cost. Now that I'm back to working local, I picked up an MR and am back in the game. 
I have 2 now, does that count? 
Had a '03, sold it to a buddy, bought an '05 MR, buddy totalled '03 by hitting a deer doing 80, bought it back from him and his insurance Co, rebuilt, now have an Evo Family.
Had a '03, sold it to a buddy, bought an '05 MR, buddy totalled '03 by hitting a deer doing 80, bought it back from him and his insurance Co, rebuilt, now have an Evo Family.
I had a WW '03 VIII and got a IX GG SE. I was tired of trying to take care of the cheap paint on the '03 and I liked all the features of the SE (Alum. roof, BBS's, HID's, bigger turbo, tunability, etc). I noticed that I had to "relearn" how to drive the SE because of the ACD. I can definately feel the difference when driving the SE vs. the non-ACD VIII!
BTW, did you get it at Antwerpen?
I went from 04'RS to IX. I don't really notice the ACD. Maybe becuse my RS had front LSD.
What diff. do you feel?
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From: Sioux CIty, IA
technically i am on my second Evo but i still own my first one. I have two 2005's. i bought my second one for a daily driver because i have a BR Stage 5 on my first one, and i still drive the Stage 5 Evo about 5 times more than the daily driver. I have 26,000 miles on the Stage 5 and 6,500 miles on the daily driver.
Wouldnt trade either for the world
Wouldnt trade either for the world
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From: الرصاص والمدافع والخنازير يا بلدي!
When getting onto the beltway, i can feel the tranny/ACD kick in...kinda feel it "pull" (for lack of a better word) me around the corner. Not that its bad...I just know the exits I take to and from work and how to take them in my 03, but when I took them the same way in the IX, I almost ran into the guardrail because of the mild oversteer. It will take me some "practice" to perfect the turns the same way. I now know how much understeer was built into the '03's!
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From: Butt**** Nowhere
If I could convince the soon to be wife to buy and evo too, then we would have two. We already test fitted her 1 year old niece's baby seat in the back, and it works out fine. Got my fingers crossed. 8 for me.... MR for her?
Yes, I got mine from Antwerpen.
When getting onto the beltway, i can feel the tranny/ACD kick in...kinda feel it "pull" (for lack of a better word) me around the corner. Not that its bad...I just know the exits I take to and from work and how to take them in my 03, but when I took them the same way in the IX, I almost ran into the guardrail because of the mild oversteer. It will take me some "practice" to perfect the turns the same way. I now know how much understeer was built into the '03's!
When getting onto the beltway, i can feel the tranny/ACD kick in...kinda feel it "pull" (for lack of a better word) me around the corner. Not that its bad...I just know the exits I take to and from work and how to take them in my 03, but when I took them the same way in the IX, I almost ran into the guardrail because of the mild oversteer. It will take me some "practice" to perfect the turns the same way. I now know how much understeer was built into the '03's!
They had two of our GG SE and one Red MR still on sale. I need to talk to you about that 3M clear coat! Sent you PM! Small world...
oh yeah, GO Ravens!
on my 2nd evo aswell. was home on leave from iraq, drove to indiana bought a 03bby for 20,500 from a private seller. had the car three days and on the third night was on my way home from the club and this car comes out of nowhere and runs me off the road, hit a sign, curb, and a fence. clipped the oil filter lost all oil pressure. did about 9k external damage, did some crazy engine damage. from what the dealer said i scorched a piston and did something to a cyclinder. oh well got totalled out and now got another 03bby waiting for me in my garage when i get home
Since were on the topic, I plan to get a 07 335I sedan at the end of 07. Keeping the EVO and the S2K.