whenever somthin new or "the next best thing" comes out the old always drops a bit but who knows how much

 

So, I guess picking up a new GG SE would be impossible on the east coast at this point? Am I stuck ordering from SO CAL and shipping it?

 

Something "new" and "the next best thing" are two completely separate things. When the 2000 Eclipse came out, it was new, but it was terrible compared to the previous 10 years of Eclipses. It's value was awful, dropped quickly after purchase, and older Eclipses maintained value very well.

In this case, the Evo X may both be new and the next best thing, but it's also going to be in a different price bracket, which will make the 03-06 USDM Evos very valuable, imo.

 

Hell no, the Evo is the gretest supercar since the Supra.

 

No matter what happend the EVO 8-9 will never lose their value..... but I think that in the 4-5yr the value might even up up like what the Supra did.

 

they already are - that's deppreciation.

that's certainly a bold statement without justification.

 

The Evo X will be an entirely different machine. It's designed this time around to not be so raw and edgy. I'm sure that there will still be consumers looking for well taken care off pre-Evo X's to modify.

 

He said "might" - not that bold...

 

I have had a lot of rare cars over the years including several Hemi Cuda's and as of now I have my 04 RS on jackstands with less then 6k on it just to see what the market does for the next ten years.

I love the Evo so much I just bought a nicly modded 9 to go with the 8.

As a well known collector once said "think of the car that all the high school kids dream about now and hold onto it for 30 years" thats what will be going for top $$ then.

 

I'd love to purchase a brand new one, but I really don't know if I can justify the extra cash to my significant other. If it's really worth buying a brand new one then I could probably hold out for a while longer and save up some more $$$

 

Well, you have quite a dilemma then, because:

1) A used IX will cost less, but the risk is much higher, and the potential for many thousands being thrown towards repairs is very real. You could end up paying more for the used one than for a new one.

2) if you wait until you save more money, then the supply of new IXs will have dwindled further and perhaps raised the price back up to near MSRP as opposed to at or below invoice. The time spent saving would be a waste.

 

www.southcoastmitsubishi.com is I believe selling IX's for a little more than MSRP..

 

A little more than MSRP? Do you mean invoice? They've been selling for UNDER invoice for quite a while. Over MSRP would be a huge jump...

 

http://www.southcoastmitsubishi.com/...oryId=16197197

http://www.mitsubishicars.com/MMNA/j...0005&loc=en-us

 

i think it really depends on the dealer you go to. if they are selling well, then the price is pretty firm. i was able to get a new 2006 MR SE for 34.5k last week. they told me it was about 1k less than invoice. i don't know if that is true, but i feel it was a pretty good deal at the moment.

ideally, i would wait for a evo x, but my car got stolen so i chose to buy the evo 9 MR SE.