ok guys, ive searched, read alot of posts and test driven the car . i am so ready to buy, but do i go with the IX, a cult classic, the last of its kind, with huge aftermarket options and of course the 4G63. Available NOW.

OR, do i wait for the hidden potential of the X, global styling, handling with SAWC, a cohesive interior and the 4B11T, albeit an aluminium block could possibly produce more HP. NOT available for at least a year.

i plan on modding the car for a blend of performance and looks. i like the IX becuase it is proven. I like the X becuase quite frankly it could be stunning. i am sure there are others in this position, what do you think?

 

well it would be mainly up to you.. if you wanna wait or not...personally i would buy the IX, since i am sure the availability of the aftermarket parts for the X will not be immediate....

 

I am still kind of torn. I don't quite like the X's bodystyle. But it is begining to grow on me.

 

I have never been a fan of buying 1st Gen cars. Every car i bought that was the first one that year was a MAJOR pain in the azz.

 

Bingo! Get a IX at a great price now, then trade it in a few years, once they've got the bugs worked out of the X and an after-market exists.

 

Well the price on the two will be different as well. I betting the "modder" in you would prefer the IX.

That being said, i plan to pick up a X in yr. 2 and keep my VIII as a beater

 

Also to add....1st gen cars usually come trimmed down as far as standard features. As a car progresses optional features become standard at usually the same price point.

Example: the Special Edition IXs out there which have a bit of the best parts from all the options. The front lip, aluminum roof, 5 speed, etc!

 

I had the same issue as the OP - but waiting till the end of the year, car being a first gen, etc., I just figured to go with the IX MR for now, and then after the 2nd or 3rd year of the X, go get one at that time.

 

Evo IX!!!!!!!

 

go get the IX... NOW!

 

I'd say go with the IX

 

i am in the same situation as but i have made the decision to wait and see i would hate to spend 30k on the 9. Only for a year later for an X to pull up to me and blow me away with its looks. Its best to wait and see, if the X flops get a used 9 for cheaper and mod the hell out of it.

thats my plan wait and see

 

I agree with you but, it's not a first gen... It's a 10th generation. Hence, the Evo X.

 

get the 9.
After I had a 03 (first evo in the US), I don't think I would buy another 1st gen.
There is always going to be little problems with new models.

If you really want to buy the 10 after it's launched, I would wait a few more years and let them fix all the little problems first and trade your 9 in.

 

EVO IX is gonna be a classic JDM car. last of the 4g63 with the MIVEC. Also Evo X is gonna be clutchless not as fun IMO. Id wait for the last of X's to get one. So you get the tweeked version. buy both. Buy a IX now and buy a X in 5 or 6 yrs. =)